• Article Photo. RAGBRAI riders will see this view as they leave Mount Auburn for Vinton July 23.
    RAGBRAI riders will see this view as they leave Mount Auburn for Vinton July 23.

Mount Auburn residents are invited to help leaders there prepare for the RAGBRAI ride-through next Thursday, July 23.

Below is the schedule:

Sunday, July 19: Beautification Day. Anyone wishing to help will be meeting on Main St at 2 p.m. for weeding, painting, sweeping and cleaning up the streets.

Monday July 20: Volunteers will be needed to haul supplies into the Legion-time TBA. If you would like to help please call 475-2263 and they will let you know what time.

Tuesday July 21: Volunteers will be at the Legion Hall beginning at 8 a.m. They will be cleaning fruits and vegetables, prepping foods and making pasta salads, etc.

Wednesday July 22: Beginning at 8am, volunteers will be on Main St., setting up booths, street signs, trash cans, photo ops, water station, lawn chairs, shade structures, picnic tables, etc.

Thursday July 23: Ragbrai comes to town. At 5:30 a.m., volunteers will be putting signs up on D-65. At 6 a.m., food booths and games in the will be set up. By 7 a.m. the food booth will be up and running; the first shift in booth starts at 7. At 3 p.m. crews begin to shut everything down and begin tearing down and cleaning up.

Organizers are hoping for lots of volunteers to assist in these 4 days and for a great turnout.

See the Mt Auburn RAGBRAI Facebook page HERE. 

See a video of the route from a cyclist's perspective below.

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