5k Run/Walk

Event Type: Pi Mile 5k Run/Walk

Beta Simga - Pi Mile

Contributors: Beta Sigma Chapter (Spring 2007 Form 110)

Location: Michigan State University campus

Planning required: The PR/Recruitment committee was integral in the promotion of our event by flyering throughout campus. The Risk Management committee was essential for the race day, making sure that crossing guards were strategically placed to guarantee the runners were safely guided through the 5K course. Risk Management also provided first aid equipment, which thankfully was not used. Furthermore, we received support from the roughly 50 Brothers, 6 Initiates, 10 Alumni who registered for Pi Mile

Resources required: Utilizing the many resources that the greater Lansing area provided, we took advantage of being a Capital City school and partnered with some key state agencies.

Chipotle Mexican Grill provided 500 free meal cards for Pi Mile participants and also provided snacks on race day. Also, Potbelly held a fundraiser for Pi Mile in which half of the commission made on an allotted night was donated to our cause. This alone yielded nearly $800 for Pi Mile.

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Event Summary: Three hundred runners pre-registered for Pi Mile, breaking the totals from previous years. Despite the cold and rainy weather, we totaled over 325 registrations, with 210 coming out the day of the race to participate. Brothers participated in Pi Mile through many ways. In order to receive their attendance point for the event, we provided many race day and non-race day tasks for them to complete. These included: running in Pi Mile, being a crossing guard, working the registration table or finish line, participating in setup and cleanup, getting people to register, getting donations, flyering, and speaking in front of their classes.

Over $5000 was raised and donated to Teach For America.

Gamma Mu: Easy as Pi 5K

Contributors: Gamma Mu Chapter

Location: Central Michigan University campus, nearby park with paved paths

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Event Summary: 30 runners participated. Gamma Mu donated an estimated $600 to Teach For America through a silent auction and registration fees for runners.

Alpha Rho: Mike Perry 5K

Contributors: Alpha Rho Chapter

Location: Virginia Tech campus

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Event Summary: 83 runners participated. The 2008 run raised over $1,200. The money was donated to the Montgomery County Educational Foundation for DARE and Drunk Driving Awareness Programs.

Delta Alpha: Karen's Walk

Contributors: Delta Alpha Chapter

Location: Rochester Institute of Technology campus

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Resources required:

• A committee chair responsible for oversight, strategy and delegation.
• A committee of 4-6 people where every individual focused on a specific aspects (such as PR, Logistics, Funding, Volunteer logistics, etc) of the planning and execution of the event.
• A special team or external help to provide equipment and coordinate the 5K run. At RIT, the cross country team and the Running Club have been Delta Alpha's partners in the past.

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Event Summary: Karen's Walk is a 5K Run/Walk that sponsors heart failure research in memory of Karen Decker. Delta Alpha established the Karen Decker Cardiomyopathy Fund at the University of Rochester Medical Center after a friend of the fraternity passed away from postpartum cardiomyopathy, a form of heart failure. The walk was started in 2003 and to date has raised over $25,000.

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