Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Burpees for Balls: Charity Fundraiser

Event to raise money for cancer, specifically testicular cancer research and funding through the Lance Armstrong Livestrong Foundation.

Title: BURPEES FOR BALLS

Description: IN ORDER TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE LANCE ARMSTRONG LIVESTRONG FOUNDATION, SPECIFICALLY TESTICULAR CANCER (HENCE THE NAME) WE ARE CHALLENGING PEOPLE TO DO AS MANY BURPEES AS THEY CAN FOR THIS CAUSE. DONATIONS WILL BE RAISED VIA ONE OF FOUR MECHANISMS. PARTICIPANTS CAN FORM TEAMS OR PARTICIPATE AS AN INDIVIDUAL. ALSO, IF SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE AS A TEAM, BUT IS NOT CURRENTLY ON A TEAM WE CAN HOOK YOU UP WITH A TEAM AT THE EVENT.

THE GOAL IS TO RECRUIT DONATIONS FOR CONTINUING TO DO BURPEES FOR A SET PERIOD OF TIME. THIS TIME PERIOD WILL BE 2 HOURS. IF YOU ARE COMPETING AS AN INDIVIDUAL, THIS WOULD MEAN THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO DO BURPEES FOR 2 HOURS STRAIGHT. HOWEVER, IF YOU ARE PARTICIPATING AS A TEAM THEN AT LEAST 1 MEMBER OF YOUR TEAM MUST BE DOING A BURPEE DURING THE 2 HOUR DURATION OF THE EVENT.

EENTRANCE COST $20.00
* All entrance fees will go to fund T-shirts and Prizes for the winners. These items will not be funded through donations *

Winner: AT EVENTS LIKE THIS WE ARE ALL WINNERS BECAUSE WE ARE DOING SOMETHING FOR CHARITY. HOWEVER, WE WILL ADD A SLIGHT LEVEL OF COMPETITION TO THIS EVENT TO MAKE IT MORE FUN AND CHALLENGING FOR THE PARTICIPANTS. THE  INDIVIDUAL/TEAM THAT COMPLETES THE MOST BURPEES IN THE 2 HOURS WILL WIN A PRIZE.

ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE A FREE T-SHIRT FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION.

Start Date: 2:30 PM May 15, 2010 (Tentative)

End Date: 4:30 PM May 15, 2010 (Tentative)

Website: TBD

Event Address: TBD

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