• WHAT: BBBSBA / Rock 'n' Roll 1/2 Marathon (13.1 miles)
  
  WHERE: San Jose, CA
  
  WHEN: Sunday, October 5, 2008 8am
  
  
• LITTLES RUN FREE! (If you're a Big Brother or Big Sister, your Little can run with you for FREE!)
  
  BENEFITS of PARTICIPATION:
  
  
• Guided training program delivered by a certified fitness coach!
  Personal web sites for online fund-raising!
  BBBS Team logo running t-shirt!
  Fundraising incentive prizes!
  A supportive group of teammates!
  The great feeling of having achieved a personal goal and helped young people in the Bay Area.
  

TRAINING BEGINS ON JUNE 21, but you can join the team anytime through August 5.
Get in great shape while raising funds to help BBBSBA create more of these magic relationships! BBBSBA's 1/2 Marathon Training Program is a comprehensive fitness program for anyone

Current Training Sites Include:

• Sawyer Camp Train in San Mateo
• Hap Mage Ranch Park, Danville & Lafayette Reservoir, Lafayette
  
  Please visit www.club262.com for more info on Robert Mills, our professional trainer.

Here's how it works:

You sign up, and we charge your credit card $150 to cover our registration cost. This is non-refundable, even if you don't run.

You commit to a fund-raising goal of at least $500. You can choose whatever amount you want to try and raise. We've set the bar that low in order to allow the maximum participation from as many people as we can. Feel free to set your own goal higher.

When you sign up, you can create a personal fund-raising page.

You email your friends, your family, your employer, your co-workers, your church....everyone. You ask them to donate to support your run. They pledge on your personal page.

The event is on October 5; on November 5 we will finalize your account. If you've raised more than the $500 minimum, you're good to go. If you haven't, we charge your credit card the difference between whatever you've raised and the $500 minimum.

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Ways to help without becoming a runner:

Promote the event to your company. Get them to sponsor a runner, build a company racing team, or sponsor the event. For details on event sponsorship, click here.

Put up flyers at your church, your gym, the supermarket where you shop...wherever.

Pick one of the existing runners and support their fund-raising goal. Click here to see a list of our current runners. Send and email to your entire contact list.

Show up on race day and help staff our booth. Hand out informational flyers, help raise money, hand out water, hang out, listen to great music, and have fun. To volunteer for race day, or to get flyers or other materials, or details on sponsorship, email Jane here or call her at 415-503-3909.

Cover the costs of registering and training participating Littles, who are not charged or obligated to fund-raise in order to be able to participate with their Big Brother or Big Sister.

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