I found this bulletin board today in Chinos Rock & Tacos, San Luis Obispo (great soup too). They have four walkathons coming up in the near term – very impressive. Go SLO!
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"It’s best to tackle the problem one place at a time. The overall water crisis is hard to fix (one billion people!), but when you break it down country by country, region by region, and community by community, it’s not nearly as difficult." - Chris Guillebeau
I know it sounds backwards, but now and then I hear of a group who wants to do a walkathon, and needs to choose a cause that they can rally around. If you fit into that category, here is one great idea, called Clean Water for Ethiopia.
Chris Guillebeau, author of The Art of Nonconformity, has chosen this as his cause and is spreading the word, in partnership with Charity: Water. His goal is to raise a minimum of $500,000 for water wells in Ethiopia over the next 18 months. You could really help here.
If this helps, you might also like this previous post, Four Criteria for Choosing Your Cause.
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Check this out from today’s ABC News:
“A young British schoolboy has raised more than 100,000 pounds ($160,000) Monday for Haiti’s relief effort by cycling round his local park.”
Two thoughts for even the smallest walkathons (or bikeathons):
Read more… UK 7-Year-Old Raises Tens of Thousands for Haiti – ABC News.
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Here’s a quick tip on how to get volunteers for your biggest walkathon planner and organizer jobs.
Create a list of the walkathon jobs you need to fill. Then for each job, create a list of at least three candidates. Then just get on the phone (or email or Facebook) and start asking. The minute you get a “no”, move on to the next person in line. Tick through your lists until you get a “yes” for each job.
The key here is not to pause when someone says no but rather to immediately move on to your next candidate.
If you don’t know what you need for volunteers, use my walkathon volunteer list as a starting point.
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Do you have a walkathon volunteer who stands out in deserving recognition? Check out Run Walk Ride’s “Cash, Sweat and Tears” award opportunity. It’s free to apply, and applications are due tomorrow.
Just by applying you will honor your volunteer. Every nominee will be honored with a Cash, Sweat and Tears Certificate of Merit and recognition on http://www.runwalkride.com. One outstanding nominee will be recognized at the opening dinner of the Run Walk Ride Fundraising Conference. They’ll be honored with a trophy, a $500 donation to the charity of their choice from Blackbaud and a wardrobe of athletic footwear and apparel donated by New Balance.
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