About Boosterthon
Started more than a decade ago, the Boosterthon Fun Run offers a
school fundraising program focused on building character, leadership,
and physical fitness. Designed to be appropriate for all public and
private elementary schools, the fundraiser offers a number of features
that set it apart from the traditional product-sale fundraising
strategies.
When a school chooses Boosterthon Fun Run as its
fundraiser, children get to take part in an exciting nine-day event. On
day one, the Fun Run team hosts an exciting pep rally to get students
and staff up to speed on how the Boosterthon program works. Instead of
going door-to-door selling products, students ask their friends and
families to donate a pledge that goes towards the Fun Run event. The
children get a Boosterthon PledgePack and an access code to the Fun Run
website where they can enter their pledges.
After the pep rally,
the school enters the Team Days phase. Boosterthon team members delve
deeper into character development with the students. Each class is its
own team with the teacher serving as the coach. These activities are
specially designed add to highlight the teacher as the leader of the
classroom and encourage students to become leaders and live lives of
character.
At the end of the program, students get to take part
in the Boosterthon Fun Run. Cheered on by their parents, the children
complete a 30-minute run on the Boosterthon speedway set up on campus.
Students typically run 25 to 35 laps while listening to upbeat music
streaming from the sound system. All kids—regardless of their ability to
receive a pledge—get to participate in the Boosterthon event.
Offering
a unique alternative for raising much-needed funds, Boosterthon Fun Run
helps schools increase their results by about 70 percent in comparison
to traditional fundraisers. Unlike time-consuming product sales,
Boosterthon is convenient and designed to be hassle-free. The students
gain valuable education in becoming a leader, developing strong
character, and making fitness a priority. With the support of educators,
students, and parents, Boosterthon serves several hundred schools each
year.
