Volunteer at the Run for The Lighthouse

Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse are sponsoring their third annual benefit run on Saturday, April 22, 2023. More than 250 runners and walkers of all ages from throughout New England participated in last year’s event. Volunteers are needed to help with registration, race set up and take down, food distribution, to serve as course marshals to guide runners along the way, and at the finish line as timers and to congratulate all who participate.

Members of the lighthouse group are working with Rhode Races and Events to organize this community event. Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Run will start and end at Rose Larisa Park, 701 Bullocks Point Avenue, Riverside, across from Crescent Park Carousel. It will wind through scenic neighborhoods and will be followed by refreshments at the Park. There will be three race options: 5K walk, 5K and 10K runs. The 10K run passes by The Lighthouse on the East Bay Bike Path. The 10K Run starts at 8:00 a.m. The 5K Run/Walk begins at 8:30 a.m. Volunteers will be needed between 6:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

Individuals, friends or groups are welcome to volunteer. To learn more or to sign up to volunteer, contact race director Judianne Point at judianne@protonmail.com.  Information about the Lighthouse Run is available at www.pomhamrockslighthouse.org. 

Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse is a 501(c)(3) non-profit volunteer chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation. Proceeds from the run will support efforts to maintain this important New England maritime light station and museum that is an integral part of Rhode Island’s heritage and that is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.