OUR FIELD OF RUNNERS IS SET!The Hot Chocolate Run for Bears is a fundraiser to provide memorable Build-A-Bear Workshop® experiences for children with cancer and other serious illnesses. Supporters of UMPS CARE Charities raise money for the children's hospital program and then meet on December 3rd in Washington D.C. to run in the Hot Chocolate 15K/5K at National Harbor. OFFICIAL HOT CHOCOLATE 15/5K RACE WEBSITE: Click Here for official Hot Chocolate 15/5K race website and then return to this page for information about our event. Supporters who raise $350+ for charity in the Hot Chocolate Run for Bears receive:
Participants are eligible for fundraising incentives and prizes including:
WHEN: Saturday, December 3, 2011 (5K start time — 7:30am 15K start time — 7:45am) WHERE: National Harbor, MD. National Harbor is a community unlike any other in the D.C. region, designed to take full advantage of the most historic river in the nation. Rising from the banks of the Potomac River just south of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge in Prince George’s County, Md., National Harbor is a 350-acre, mixed-used development designed to include five hotels (including the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center), thousands of residential and office units, tree-lined promenades with scores of shops and restaurants, a marina and much more. REGISTER TO RUN: To get started, click the "Register to Run" tab at the top. Complete the form and we will send additional details, including a link to your personal fundraising page, within 3-business days. FUNDRAISING: Participants are asked to raise a minimum of $350 in pledges by November 20th. Participants encourage family, friends, and business contacts to pledge financial support for their effort. UMPS CARE Charities provides support to help you reach your goal – including a personal Web page for credit-card donations and materials to assist in the fundraising effort. Fundraising incentive prizes are available. RACE FORMATS: Runners may select to participant in either the 5K or 15K race. POST RACE PARTY: Join your fellow runners, walkers and chocolate lovers for the most scrumptious post race party in the nation! Ghirardelli Hot Chocolate, Fondue and many other chocolate treats will be the icing on the cake. We will also present awards for race day top finishers and winning fundraising incentive prizes. RACE DAY AWARDS:
FUNDRAISING INCENTIVE PRIZES:
REGISTER TO RUN: To get started, click the "Register to Run" tab at the top. Complete the form and we will send additional details, including a link to your personal fundraising page, within 3-business days. |
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