Volunteers are needed to hand out water, cheer on the riders and greet them at the finish line at Duke's Wallace Wade Stadium. All contributions, fully tax-deductible, will help fund cancer research at the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. Registration is preferred by Sept. 28. Ironman volunteers needed The Duke Liver Center Half Ironman Triathlon has plenty of athletes, but not a lot of folks to help the 400 competitors find the finish line of the Oct. 1 event at Jordan Lake. The time commitment for each job is flexible.
All volunteers receive an official T-shirt.
The Duke Liver Center has cancelled a Health Expo originally planned for Sept. 30. The raffle that was to take place at the Expo will instead take place at the triathlon, and winners will be contacted if they are not present. The proceeds of the triathlon and raffle benefit the Duke Liver Center. For information on watching the triathlon or to volunteer, contact Sherry Wilkins at 286-3712. Visiting media Journalists from Bosnia, Japan, Germany and the United States are visiting Duke this fall as part of the Media Fellows Program sponsored by the DeWitt Wallace Center for Communications and Journalism.