Dodge Rock 'n roll 1/2 marathon
Dodge Rock 'n' Roll 1/2 Marathon in San Jose!
Thank you for your interest in supporting Girls For A Change, an official charity of the Dodge Rock 'n' Roll 1/2 Marathon in San Jose to be held October 2, 2011
As part of Team GFC, you are able to register through our agency to be an official teammate and receive training tips, gifts, and support as your Run For A Change!
We ask that every runner raise a minimum of $500 to participate to help support our after school programs for girls across the Bay Area.
STEP ONE: Register as a TEAM GFC Runner
Follow Lori, our COO, as she trains for her first 1/2 marathon! Check out her blog!
STEP TWO: RAISE MONEY BEFORE YOUR RACE - we ask you raise a minimum of $500 before 10/1/11
Promote your participation on your Facebook, hold car washes or bake sales, ask friends to donate to your cause!
You can set up a fundraising page on FirstGiving.com!
Or, your supporters can make a specific Race Donation to GFC on your behalf by:
Thank you for your interest in supporting Girls For A Change, an official charity of the Dodge Rock 'n' Roll 1/2 Marathon in San Jose to be held October 2, 2011
As part of Team GFC, you are able to register through our agency to be an official teammate and receive training tips, gifts, and support as your Run For A Change!
We ask that every runner raise a minimum of $500 to participate to help support our after school programs for girls across the Bay Area.
STEP ONE: Register as a TEAM GFC Runner
- Download and complete the SJ 2011 GFC Charity Race Entry Form. You do not need to enclose registration fees; a per runner fee will be deducted from your fundraising (minimum $500).
- Fax to Lori Fitzmaurice at 408.350.2649 or scan and email it, or send to GFC Attn: Lori Fitzmaurice, P.O. Box 1436, San Jose, CA 95109.
- You'll receive a formal confirmation from the Dodge Rock 'n' Roll 1/2 Marathon and GFC with further information.
Follow Lori, our COO, as she trains for her first 1/2 marathon! Check out her blog!
STEP TWO: RAISE MONEY BEFORE YOUR RACE - we ask you raise a minimum of $500 before 10/1/11
Promote your participation on your Facebook, hold car washes or bake sales, ask friends to donate to your cause!
You can set up a fundraising page on FirstGiving.com!
Or, your supporters can make a specific Race Donation to GFC on your behalf by:
- click DONATE NOW right here on our website
- Enter the amount of their donation.
- Indicate that this is ON BEHALF OF: (Your Name) RNR 2011
They will receive a receipt from us for their donation and you will receive an email notification of their gift!
OR, you can gather checks payable to GFC (note Marathon and your name in the memo section) and send them to:
Girls For A Change
P.O. Box 1436
San Jose, CA 95109
Promote Your Participation and spread the word! Here's some helpful tips:
OR, you can gather checks payable to GFC (note Marathon and your name in the memo section) and send them to:
Girls For A Change
P.O. Box 1436
San Jose, CA 95109
Promote Your Participation and spread the word! Here's some helpful tips:
- Use Facebook and Twitter (#GFCRace2011) to blast to all your friends!
- Hold fun events to raise awareness and funds for your cause!
- Ask your colleagues, vendors, dry cleaners, baristas, and dog walkers to make change!
Why Run?
- Beyond the physical benefits, for every $500 you raise, a girl in the Bay Area gets 12 weeks of a free after school program that gives her real-world leadership, problem-solving and failure recovery skills for a lifetime!
- Girls become connected to other girls in their community, as well as two positive female role models who serve as coaches for their after school program.
- You become part of the 'network' of GFC and have a network of others who care about our future generation in the Bay Area!
Fast Fun Facts About GFC
For more information, call Lori Fitzmaurice 408.529.1298 or email her.
Thank you for RUNNING FOR A CHANGE!
- Founded in San Jose in 2000; has served over 15,000 girls around the world using social change as the mechanism to achieve and exceed their potential.
- Completely community supported, with four staff and over 200 volunteers running programs for over 1,000 girls per year.
- Serves primarily girls from low-income neighborhoods around the Bay Area, including San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Alameda Counties.
- Believes in the creative, resourceful, and whole nature of every girl around the world!
For more information, call Lori Fitzmaurice 408.529.1298 or email her.
Thank you for RUNNING FOR A CHANGE!
"Girls for a Change is a remarkable organization that mobilizes, trains, and empowers girls to identify problems in their community and take substantive action to solve them. By teaching girls to realize their inherent power as changemakers, Girls for a Change is building a vital new paradigm of community leadership in which girls are embraced as critical thinkers and grassroots innovators-- by both society at large and girls themselves."