Lap-A-Thon

Friday, April 23, 2010

Last year’s Lap-A-Thon Fundraiser was a great success, raising $21,493.00 for our Nativity Athletic Program. We are hoping for an even better event this year. All of the money raised in the Lap-A-Thon goes to our Nativity Sports Program

A sponsor sheet will be sent home with each student on March 31, 2010 so that all students will have time to ask relatives, friends, and neighbors to sponsor them, either per lap, or a flat fee. (From our experience, the flat fee tends to be easier as the student can collect the money at the time they get the sponsor, and there are no surprises for the sponsors as to how many laps were completed by our super athletes, and therefore how much they owe.)

The Lap-A-Thon will be held on Friday, April 23, and the students may wear appropriate exercise clothing. There will be a marked course (loop) on campus. Grades 6-8 will be grouped together. Grades 3-5 will be running together, and K-2 will be running a short loop together. All students will be wearing a tally sheet, so laps can be counted and tracked for GREAT PRIZES!!!! Students may run, walk, skip, trot, or all of the above! We will encourage them to “try and stay in motion,” and, “do what they can do.” The students love this event and have a great time! There will be Gatorade and water on the course, with treats after (just like a real race event!). The time-line for the Lap-A-Thon day is as follows:

9:00-10:00 Grades 6, 7, 8 10:30-11:30 Grades 3, 4, 5 1:15-1:45 Grades K, 1, 2

Lisa Sheeper and Maryclair Thomas, last year’s Co-coordinators, will again be running this year’s event, and will need many volunteers to help make this Lap-A-Thon a SUCCESS. Volunteers will be needed throughout the day to mark each student after each lap completed, monitor the students on the course, hand out and prepare the Gatorade table, take pictures and generally support the students. In past years, everyone who volunteered had a great time. It was very motivating watching these kids complete their laps, while having so much fun. Please sign up below to help either all day (which we really need) or for a particular grade and send it back to the school office. Thanks for your help in making this a great event!

Remember this is a great way to get your volunteer hours for next year!

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Lap-A-Thon Volunteer (Please return to school office, c/o Maryclair Thomas or call her at 650-327-9452.)

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