Volunteers at Sea Otter Classic
PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - More than 70 service members from the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center volunteered over the weekend during the final two days of the Sea Otter Classic. The 4-day bicycling and outdoor sports festival is held annually each spring at Laguna Seca and on public lands of Fort Ord. DLIFLC volunteers performed a variety of functions including access control, safety monitoring, registration as well as timing and scoring for bicycle races. Volunteers were given a free t-shirt, 4-day festival pass and provided lunch in return for their services. The 2013 Sea Otter Classic attracted an estimated 55,000 spectators and more than 9,000 competitors, it is the largest consumer bike exposition in North America.
PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs. Original public domain image from Flickr