Walk-a-thon Information
1st Annual Lower Eastside Girls Club Walk-a-thon
Walk for Girls' and Women's Health
May 16, 2009(Rain Date: Saturday, September 12th)
REGISTER TODAY for the first ever Lower Eastside Girls Club Walk-a-thon for Girls' and Women's Health, a 5K walk-a-thon through the Lower East Side to raise awareness of girls and women's health issues and funds to support the Lower Eastside Girls Club. This event is family-friendly! Husbands, brothers and kids welcome too.
The Walk-a-thon will take place on Saturday May 16, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., in lower Manhattan, and will end with a finish line Block Party celebration at the Girls Club on East 1st Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues. The walk will kick off at the PS 20 playground on Essex Street between Houston and Stanton Streets. Registration will be from 9:00am to 10:00am.
Why walk?
100% of funds raised through the event will support Girls Club health and nutrition programs for economically disadvantaged girls and young women. Each $2,500 raised supports a full year of programming for one girl; $1,500 supports school year programming; and $1,000 supports intensive summer programming.
Registration Details
Choose this option if you want to Captain a walk team. Team captains recruit at least 10 friends, co-workers, relatives, neighbors and acquaintances, each of whom raises at least $100 (from donations as small as $10!), to walk together, so that each team will raise a minimum of $1,000. Each team will be paired with a Girls Club member “co-captain.” Teams will compete for prizes in several categories, including: most members, most funds raised, best costumes, widest age spread (babies to grannies), and most spirited. There is no fee to register a team.
Do you want to become more involved? Become an Angel!
2) REGISTER & JOIN A TEAM
Are you joining an existing team? If so, choose this option to register as an individual. You will have the option to SEARCH FOR AN EXISTING TEAM or join the Girls Club Alliance Team.
3)WALK $$$
What to do with the money you have raised!
Sponsors will be listed on all printed materials, registration forms, press releases, web pages, t-shirts, on-site event banners, and event programs.
5) DOWNLOAD WALK-A-THON MATERIALS AND SIGN UP SHEETS
Everything you need to know if you are a team Captain or joining a team!
6) FAQs
Have a question? Here's the answer!
7) ABOUT THE GIRLS CLUB
Questions? Contact Amy by email or (212) 982-1633 x105
Sponsors include:
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