mikeyarmo
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Today was the day of my local CCFC Heel n' Wheel A-Thon. This was my second year doing it, and was probably even more enjoyable than the first year!
The course for walkers, runners and bikers is 8km (about 5 miles). I walked most of it, but did run for a bit of it (just to change up the pace a little but
).
The event is really well organized throughout. From the time you register (and get your event t-shirt, assuming you raised $50 or more) to being able to enjoy a free breakfast of bagels, yoghurt, muffins, energy bars, and assorted fruits and beverages. Throughout the course there are several stations that supply free water, juices and fruit (a refreshing addition to any walk)! Once you are finished the course, you receive a bag with several free samples and coupons. Truthfully it contained a lot of advertisements, but considering the generosity of sponsors everywhere else this is not very much to ask in return of each person. Once back, the fun and food continue with a live band, face painting/clown/other activities for children, snow cones, pizza, hamburgers and hot dogs for all!
And somewhere inbetween all this fun is the truth that this event helps to raise A LOT of money for IBD research. Taken directly from the CCFC website:
"Over the last 11 years the Heel 'n' Wheel-a-Thon has grown from raising $280,000 to $1.375 million for research"
I hope the others involved with this event in Canada are able to share the experiences they have during their events (when they come) and are motivated to continue to fundraise. If there are any local events that differ from this that you would like to tell us about, please do, as it is interesting to see the different things that are done to raise funds for research and awareness on IBD.
The course for walkers, runners and bikers is 8km (about 5 miles). I walked most of it, but did run for a bit of it (just to change up the pace a little but
). The event is really well organized throughout. From the time you register (and get your event t-shirt, assuming you raised $50 or more) to being able to enjoy a free breakfast of bagels, yoghurt, muffins, energy bars, and assorted fruits and beverages. Throughout the course there are several stations that supply free water, juices and fruit (a refreshing addition to any walk)! Once you are finished the course, you receive a bag with several free samples and coupons. Truthfully it contained a lot of advertisements, but considering the generosity of sponsors everywhere else this is not very much to ask in return of each person. Once back, the fun and food continue with a live band, face painting/clown/other activities for children, snow cones, pizza, hamburgers and hot dogs for all!
And somewhere inbetween all this fun is the truth that this event helps to raise A LOT of money for IBD research. Taken directly from the CCFC website:
"Over the last 11 years the Heel 'n' Wheel-a-Thon has grown from raising $280,000 to $1.375 million for research"
I hope the others involved with this event in Canada are able to share the experiences they have during their events (when they come) and are motivated to continue to fundraise. If there are any local events that differ from this that you would like to tell us about, please do, as it is interesting to see the different things that are done to raise funds for research and awareness on IBD.
