Sep 18, 2021 - Five members of Union’s Delta-Psi chapter of Phi Alpha Theta worked as volunteers at the “Racing So They Can Ride” 5k and 10k races in Jackson on September 18, 2021. Dr. Stephen Carls led the Union group that included faculty members Dr. Henry Allen and Robert Briley and students Elizabeth Blevins and Nicholas Terra.
The race event is held each year at Dick’s Sporting Goods to raise funds for the hippotherapy program of the Rein-bow Riding Academy that the Therapy and Learning Center in Jackson oversees. The funds raised at the “Racing So They Can Ride” event are used to help defray the expenses of hippotherapy so that participating families have no costs to pay themselves.
The Delta-Psi chapter has provided volunteers for the “Racing So They Can Ride” event since 2012.
An American flag flies near the start and finish lines of the "Racing So They Can Ride" races on September 18, 2021.
Phi Alpha Theta volunteers at the "Racing So They Can Ride" 5k and 10k races on September 18, 2021, join race coordinator Ron Kwasigroh (third from right) for a photo prior to the start of the event. The Union volunteers are (left to right) Dr. Henry Allen, Robert Briley, Dr. Stephen Carls, Nicholas Terra, and Elizabeth Blevins.
Delta-Psi chapter members Nicholas Terra and Elizabeth Blevins pause for a photo prior to the "Racing So They Can Ride" races at Dick's Sporting Goods in Jackson on September 18, 2021.
A City of Jackson police vehicle provides safety protection for the runners in the "Racing So They Can Ride" races on September 18, 2021.
Phi Alpha Theta volunteer Robert Briley (right) cheers on runners in the "Racing So They Can Ride" races on September 18, 2021.
Phi Alpha Theta volunteer Robert Briley (right) cheers on runners at the "Racing So They Can Ride" races on September 18, 2021.
Phi Alpha Theta member Robert Briley helps guide and protect runners and walkers at the "Racing So They Can Ride" 5k and 10k races in Jackson on September 18, 2021.
Robert Briley (right) cheers on two participants in the "Racing So They Can Ride" event on Saturday, September 18, 2021, while a City of Jackson police vehicle provides safety protection behind them.
The area of the start and finish lines for the "Racing So They Can Ride" races at Dick's Sporting Goods is a cheerful sight for participating runners and walkers on September 18, 2021.