
Race to Play Jog-a-Thon 2012
May 19, 2012
8:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Come join us for a morning of fitness and fun!

The Race to Play Jog-a-Thon is in 4 days! All K-12th grade students are invited to this exciting end-of-year event. Help make this inaugural race a success by participating, fundraising, cheering, and inviting family and friends to come and cheer. We are also in need of many parent or grandparent volunteers the day of the event. If you are able to help out for at least one hour, please sign up for one or more shifts on Volunteer Spot: http://www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/1223456344806040126
Students are encouraged to continue to collect pledges in order to win great prizes! Please bring pledge forms to the registration table on the day of the event to be considered for the fundraising competition. We will be giving prizes to the top 10 fundraisers. Some of the prizes include:
Some of the awesome prizes for these top fundraisers include:
- An American Girl Doll
- Kent Hrbek signed MN Twins Karl Jaeger Print
- Bagels for a Year from Panera
- Big gift basket of toys from ABC/Toyzone
- MN Lynx Tickets
- Nostalgia Electrics Cotton Candy Maker
- Nostalgia Electrics Hot Dog Roller
- MP3 player
- Sennheiser Hi-Fi Headphones
- Restaurant gift cards
- and more!
All donations (checks, cash, or online donations) must be collected and turned in by Friday, May 25, and the top fundraisers will be announced on Tuesday, May 29th.
The event will be taking place at Eagle Ridge Academy from on May 19th from 8am-11:15am. Runners can participate in any of the three waves (8:20a, 9:20a or 10:20a). Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start time to register and receive your race t-shirt (if you turned in your form by May 2). Download the COURSE MAP.
Parking will not be available on the school property since the race will be taking place around the school. Parking is available across Flying Cloud Drive at either Dept 56 (7400 Flying Cloud Drive) or MMC (7450 Flying Cloud Drive). We will have signs and volunteers directing drivers to the parking lots.
In between race waves, watch an amazing group of athletes and professional stuntmen from the Fight or Flight Academy demonstrate jaw-dropping martial arts moves and the fascinating Brazilian art of Capoeira that combines martial arts techniques, dance, music and acrobatics. You will not want to miss this! We are also holding jump rope and hula hoop competitions in between waves and selling healthy concessions and are excited to welcome back to ERA Peter Roeber’s very popular fresh mini-donuts (featured at Rockin’ the Ridge)!

Schedule of Events:
8:00a – 8:20a: Wave 1 Registration
8:20a – 8:40a: Wave 1 Run/Walk
8:45a – 9:00a: Hula Hoop and Jump Rope contests – win prizes!
9:00a – 9:20a: Wave 2 Registration and Martial Arts demonstration by Fight or Flight Academy
9:20a – 9:40a: Wave 2 Run/Walk
9:45a – 10:00a: Hula Hoop and Jump Rope contests – win prizes!
10:00a – 10:20a: Wave 3 Registration and Capoeira demonstration by Fight or Flight Academy
10:20a – 10:40a: Wave 3 Run/walk
10:45a – 11:00a: Hula Hoop and Jump Rope contests – win prizes!
11:00a- 11:15a: Demonstration by Fight or Flight Academy
Concessions and Peter Roeber’s fresh donuts will be sold throughout the entire event.
Fundraising:
Our initial form included an option to pledge per lap. After some discussion, we have decided to not offer prizes to the fastest runners and is focusing on making the Jog-a-Thon a community-building event rather than a competitive one. Pledge forms with pledges made per lap calculated by multiplying by 4. Invite family and friends to spend a morning of fun fitness together!
Hula Hoop and Jump Rope contest winners will receive their prizes at the event. Fundraising winners will receive their prizes the week after the event.
Download the Race to Play Pledge Form and FAQs
*PLEASE MARK ON YOUR PLEDGE FORM THE SIZE SHIRT YOU NEED.
Donations can also be made online via the link below, but donors must indicate to which student the donation should be attributed (section marked “Name of student running”), and participants are responsible for recording these donations on their pledge forms.
If you have questions about the event, contact Angela Doyle at 630-532-0125 or info@eagleridgplayground.org