Horizons Youth Services

Muhlenberg Job Corps students volunteer for local charity, at high school event

Forty-five students from Muhlenberg Job Corps Center were out in the community Sept. 14, volunteering at local charity and high school events.

Thirty-eight of those students volunteered to park cars and assist at each of the 12 obstacles at the Heroes in Mud 5K Run held at the Muhlenberg County Convention Center.  The Heroes in Mud is a charity event, sponsored by Muhlenberg County 911, Central City Fitness Center, and Wendell H. Ford Training Site, to benefit a local fire fighter who was recently diagnosed with cancer.  The run included an almost four-mile mud run with 12 obstacles, and smaller obstacles for children.
  
The remainder of the students, from the center’s Student Government Association and Peer Counselors, also parked cars for the Muhlenberg County High School Cross Country Meet held at the East Campus.  The students and chaperones directed traffic for more than 800 visitors attending the meet. 

The Muhlenberg Job Corps is a free career training educational facility for low income individuals ages 17-24.  Individuals can train and earn certifications in Health Industry Careers or Heavy Equipment Operating careers.  For more information about the Job Corps program, to request our assistance to serve our community, or to request a tour of the campus, call (270) 377-3269.