Volunteers needed for Spring Fling; deadline extended to May 8

The Boilermaker Special parked by the Engineering Fountain.

The Spring Fling committee has extended the deadline to May 8 for employees to register as volunteers for the annual faculty, staff, graduate student staff and retiree appreciation event, set to take place from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. May 23 at Memorial Mall.

Multiple volunteers are still needed to fill food service shifts from noon to 2:30 p.m. and trash shifts from 11:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Each shift lasts one hour, and those who register to volunteer will receive a Spring Fling T-shirt and three additional entries for door prizes.

Employees interested in volunteering can visit the registration webpage to sign up and view the full list of available shifts.

For more information about this year’s event, visit the Spring Fling website.

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