Fight Hunger 5K Update

Thank you ALL for a wonderful turn out at last Sunday's Fight Hunger 5K. We certainly were lucky with the weather...maybe a little too lucky!

Congratulations to the committee, staff, and volunteers on pulling off a smooth-running and very successful event. We will have an official report and numbers soon, but a current snapshot shows 122 registered participants (I suspect with children and others who weren't on a registration form, that number is a bit higher) and with sponsors and donations we raised more than $10,000! We'll have to wait on the bottom line on that, too, once all expenses are accounted for and final donations straggle in. All in all, we exceeded our goals, and we have a lot to be proud of. Thank you all.

If you haven't seen some of the fun pictures Brianna took, check out our Facebook page.

If you were meaning to make a donation but never quite got around to it, there is still time - go here!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Two weeks until the Fight Hunger 5K!

It's the middle of the unofficial last weekend of the summer, but. we just need to remind you that it's also only two weeks to the third annual Fight Hunger 5K...

Have you signed up yet?

Can you organize a team from your church, workplace or other group?

These last two weeks will be prime time for asking friends, family, and co-workers to join you or to make a donation to support you!

Hope to see you in two weeks!

http://gardenshare.org/content/fight-hunger-5k-0

Show some team spirit and support GardenShare

Teams are signing up for the Fight Hunger 5K!

What's a team?  It could be any group of friends, family, or co-workers who want to walk or run together in the the 5K.

So far, there are four teams signed up, with some great team names:

• Every Revolution Begins with a Spark (they are currently in the lead for fundraising!)
• CPHealthy (representing Canton-Potsdam Hospital, and they currently have the largest team)
• Team Tamera
• GardenShare friends team

While we'd love to have you take part in the 5K in any way that works for you - solo, with your family, or on a team - we hope you'll think about organizing a team to spread the word and engage more people in this important work.

And, don't forget, there is a prize for the top fundraising team!

Sign up here and the system will walk you through joining an existing team, starting a new team, or just registering as an individual.

One month to go to the Fight Hunger 5K

The third annual Fight Hunger 5K will be on Sunday, September 17, one month from today!  It's not too early to sign up and start fundraising!  You can find all of the details here.

The Fight Hunger 5K is a fundraising walk / run to support GardenShare's work to end hunger.  You can join us on your own or form a team from work, school, or your place of worship.  Then asks friends, family, and co-workers to consider sponsoring you as you take on the 5K.

You can raise money through a secure online site or the old fashioned way, with a paper pledge form, or both!  Whatever you choose, we hope you'll be there with us on September 17!

Fight Hunger 5K is coming up in September!

Run or walk.  Come on your own or organize a team of family, friends, church members, or coworkers.  Bring the kids - push a stroller or pull a wagon or if they're big enough have them pull you!

Just plan to come!

Join us for the third annual Fight Hunger 5K on September 17, in Canton and help raise awareness of food and hunger issues and also raise funds to support GardenShare's work to solve the problem of hunger by building a stronger local food system.

Sunday, September 17, 2017

Remington Recreation Trail, Canton

Registration begins at 12:30 PM

Walkers leave at 1:00 PM

Runners leave at 1:30 PM

You can sign up online and raise money via the website or download a paper registration form and get started with your fundraising.

Registration is a $20 donation.

Raise $50 or more and receive a T-shirt.

Prizes include:

• Individual who raises the most money
• Team that raises the most money
• Fastest time in the following age categories:  12 and under, 13-25, 26-40, over 40

Full details at gardenshare.org

Thank you to our generous sponsors who make this event possible!

Presenting spnosos:

Partnership sponsors:

Friend Sponsors:

Conboy, McKay, Bachman & Kendall, LLP

St. Lawrence Federal Credit Union

Volunteers are needed to help plan 5K!

Save the date!  The third annual Fight Hunger 5K will be held on Sunday, September 17, 2017 at the Remington Trail in Canton.  

Volunteers organize the 5K and to ensure another successful event, the planning starts now!

Event overview:

The Fight Hunger 5K is a fundraising walk – run where participants secure sponsors for their participation.  Participants may then walk or run the 5K course.  An honor system timing mechanism will be provided for runners who are interested in being timed, but it is not a race.  Participants may secure sponsors via an online platform or with a paper pledge form.  Participants are asked to bring sponsorships secured via cash or check to the event.  Teams of participants from schools, churches, businesses, or other organizations are encouraged.  Prizes are given for the top fundraising individual and team.  In addition, corporate sponsors support this event.

Committee role:

Plan and organize event recruitment activities and logistics.  Maximize the fundraising value of the event by engaging business sponsors and recruiting participants who will raise money.  Work within the event budget to minimize expenses, including securing donations of needed supplies.  Coordinate with GardenShare Board of Directors and staff.

Anticipated committee meeting schedule:

• ·         Monthly meetings April to July
• ·         Bi-weekly meetings August to September
• ·         One follow-up debrief meeting after the event

       If you could give some volunteer hours to this event, please get in touch - 315-261-8054 or office@gardenshare.org.

12 days - 12 ways GardenShare is making a difference - day 11

As we wind down our review of 2016 at GardenShare, we just had to highlight September's Fight Hunger 5K!

On Sunday, September 11, 116 people turned out to run or walk the 5K course - more than twice as many participants as last year!  Together with the business sponsors, the participants raised $8,500 to support GardenShare's mission of solving the problem of hunger in St. Lawrence County.  The funds raised will help low and moderate-income people access fresh, locally grown food and in the process, support our local farmers. 

We're excited about the success of this two-year-old event, not just in fundraising, but more important, in bringing people together around the issues of hunger, local food, and food systems policy.  

Planning will begin soon for next year's Fight Hunger 5K and it takes a dedicated group of volunteers to make this work.  Would you like to help?  Get in touch!

Read the rest of our 12 days series here.

Sorority signs up as a team to take part in the Fight Hunger 5K

The members of SLU's Kappa Delta Sigma (KDS) have formed a team to take part in the 5K on Sunday and are already hard at work raising some donations!

Thank you!

We hope some other sororities and fraternities will get on board also.  It's easy to make a team, go here and click on register and the site will walk you through some simple steps.

SLU First Year Program students will take part in Fight Hunger 5K

St. Lawrence University First Year Program students are participating this Sunday in the  GardenShare Fight Hunger 5K.  Each of the First Year colleges (Brown, Campbell, Heaton, Herrick, Holmes, MacAllaster, Romer, Romoda, and Reiff) will send students to run in this event as well as raise money by getting friends and family to sponsor them.  Students interested in participating will have the opportunity to secure sponsorship from family/friends via GardenShare's online fundraising tools and will also collect “spare change” from other students in their residences.  

The college with the top number of participants and the most money raised, will “win” the inter-college competition.  The prize will be a Sergi’s pizza party in a lounge of the residence hall where the winning team lives. 

Fight Hunger 5K Details

Sunday, September 11, 2016

Remington Recreation Trail

Registration Starts at 12:30 pm

Walkers leave @ 1:00 pm

Runners leave @ 1:30 pm

Location:  Remington Recreation Trail, Canton

Best parking will be behind Maplewood and registration will take place in the pavilion between Maplewood and Partridge Knoll.

According to Jenny Hansen, Associate Dean of the First Year Program, "The point of this inter-college competition is not to have the fastest runners/walkers, but rather to inspire lots of our students to participate and raise money to fight food insecurity in the North Country."

There is still time to sign up, if you want to join these students and local residents at the Fight Hunger 5K.  Sign up here!

Two weeks and counting! Have you signed up for the 5K yet?

Second Annual Fight Hunger 5K

September 11, 2016

Race - Fun Run - Walkathon

At the Remington Recreation Trail in Canton

Registration in the Maplewood - Partridge Knoll picnic pavilion starting at 12:30 PM

Walkers leave at 1:00, Runners leave at 1:30

Run, walk, pull the kids in a wagon or push a stroller - whatever works for you!

Join us to raise awareness of the issue of hunger and funds for GardenShare.

How to get started:

• Either fly solo or gather a team from work, school, or your place of worship!
• Download the registration form and start asking friends, family, classmates, and co-workers to make a donation to sponsor you.
• Alternatively, you can go here and create an online fundraising page and e-mail a link to friends, family, and others to ask for secure donations to be made directly to GardenShare.
• Bring your signed registration form and any cash or checks you have collected to the registration booth on September 11.
• Best parking will be behind Maplewood, follow the signs to the parking area, and the footpath to the pavilion.
• Dress for the weather!

If you are unable to join us, you can still make a donation to support those who are walking or running here.

Last year's crowd at the Fight Hunger 5K
Can we make this year even bigger?

Thank you to our sponsors!

Presenting sponsors:

Friend sponsors:

Curran Renewable Energy
Hyde-Stone Mechanical Contractors

North Country Savings Bank

Save-a-Lot

St. Lawrence Federal Credit Union

Tupper Lake Supply

Three weeks from today!

Second Annual Fight Hunger 5K

September 11, 2016

Race - Fun Run - Walkathon

At the Remington Recreation Trail in Canton

Registration in the Maplewood - Partridge Knoll picnic pavilion starting at 12:30 PM

Walkers leave at 1:00, Runners leave at 1:30

 

Run, walk, pull the kids in a wagon or push a stroller - whatever works for you!  

Join us to raise awareness of the issue of hunger and funds for GardenShare.

 

How to get started:

• Either fly solo or gather a team from work, school, or your place of worship!
• Download the registration form and start asking friends, family, classmates, and co-workers to make a donation to sponsor you.
• Alternatively, you can go here and create an online fundraising page and e-mail a link to friends, family, and others to ask for secure donations to be made directly to GardenShare.
• Bring your signed registration form and any cash or checks you have collected to the registration booth on September 11.
• Best parking will be behind Maplewood, follow the signs to the parking area, and the footpath to the pavilion.
• Dress for the weather!

If you are unable to join us, you can still make a donation to support those who are walking or running here.

Last year's crowd at the Fight Hunger 5K
Can we make this year even bigger?

Thank you to our sponsors!

Presenting sponsors:

Friend sponsors:

Curran Renewable Energy

North Country Savings Bank

Save-a-Lot

St. Lawrence Federal Credit Union

Tupper Lake Supply

Second Annual Fight Hunger 5K

September 11, 2016

Second annual Fight Hunger 5K

Race - Fun Run - Walkathon

At the Remington Trail in Canton

Registration at 12:30 PM, Walkers leave at 1:00, Runners leave at 1:30

Run, walk, pull the kids in a wagon or push a stroller - whatever works for you!  Join us to raise awareness of the issue of hunger and funds for GardenShare.

How to get started:

Either fly solo or gather a team from work, school, or your place of worship!

Download the registration form and/or make a page on this website and start asking friends, family, classmates, and co-workers to make a donation to sponsor you.

Bring your signed registration form and any cash or checks you have collected to the registration booth on September 11.

Dress for the weather!

Thank you to these companies who have already signed up as sponsors:

Presenting Sponsors:

and

Friend Sponsors:

     Curran Renewable Energy

     North Country Savings Bank

     Save-a-Lot

     St. Lawrence Federal Credit Union

     Tupper Lake Supply