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Ann Arbor St Jude Give Thanks Walk

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Give Thanks Walk @ Briarwood Mall

·      Saturday, November 23rd  at Briarwood

       Mall in Ann Arbor MI


·      5K
walk inside the mall (3 laps around the mall).
       Strollers are allowed but no
pets please



·      Registration
time is 7am with opening ceremonies at 8am.
       Entire event should be done by 10am



National Early Bird Prize: All participants who

register by September 1 will be entered to win a $250 gift card to Dick’s

Sporting Goods. 



·      Incentives
(cumulative)



Level 1 ($35-$99) –St. Jude Give thanks. Walk

Tshirt



Level 2 ($100-$249) – St. Jude Give thanks.

Walk tumbler



Level 3 ($250 and above) – St. Jude Give

thanks. Walk tote bag


· Walkers

can register at www.givethankswalk.org

and create a team or register an individual. We prefer for them to REGISTER as

a team but FUNDRAISE as an individual since incentives are distributed based on
individual fundraising


· Participants

can fundraise online by sending out emails, or can fundraise and send money in

prior to the event or bring it with them to the walk.

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·We
will be holding a Coach’s Party for all participants soon! Register to receive

all the details!



 There
is not a fundraising minimum to participate but the website does encourage a
$150 fundraising goal



There
is also not an age requirement to walk – NEW this year is kid’s registration
with kid’s t-shirts



 We
will be providing food and other fun family activities the morning of the

event. Walkers are encouraged to stay and enjoy the atmosphere.



 Our
local partners include Briarwood Mall



 National
Partner Teams include –New York and Company, Brooks Brothers, & AutoTrader


Information



Locally, more than 600 St. Jude supporters are

expected to attend the 2013 event at Briarwood Mall in Ann Arbor. With your help, we hope to raise

$65,000 through our local event to help support the global mission of St. Jude.

For more information on forming a team, questions, or how to get started, please contact LeAnn Wray at  lwray2@comcast.net     






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