Jog-a-thon! 2024

How Does a Jog-a-Thon Work?

Each student should have received a JOG-A-THON Packet in Thursday folders (copies of documents are in the links to the right).  The packet includes an information letter, business sponsor form, and a Pledge Card.

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• STUDENTS CREATE THEIR PLEDGE PAGE AND FIND SPONSORS: (April 8- May 9th)

  • Students are encouraged to find sponsors that want to support them by either pledging a flat amount donation or by pledging a per lap donation.

  • Pledges can be made by cash, check or online.

  • We are using 99Pledges, a fundraising platform, for online pledges/donations.  Each student will create their own pledge page for collecting online pledges.  

    • To add your child as a participant, please follow these 3 easy steps:  
      1.    Go to this link - https://app.99pledges.com/fund/desvpojog24/addme
      2.    Enter your child’s name, enter your email, and select the group your child belongs to. (It will still work if you do not add an email address, you just will NOT be able to upload a photo to your child’s page.)  
      3.    Click “Add” > this will take you to your newly created pledge page!  

  • Please support your student's endeavors in finding sponsors and collecting pledges.  Some ideas for sponsors are family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers.​  Some employers have matching gift programs.

  • We are also looking for business sponsors! There are several sponsorship levels and students can earn prizes for bringing in a business sponsor! See Business Sponsorship forms in the links to the right. 

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• NEW THIS YEAR: Discovery Running Club!

  • Leading up to Jog-a-Thon, students can practice by running laps at recess as part of our new Discovery Running Club (Wednesdays at recess from April 10-May 8).  This is a fun, free, voluntary program for all students!  Kids that participate can earn fun prizes (separate from the Jog-a-thon prizes)! Parents are welcome to join us as a volunteer by signing up: https://tinyurl.com/cz7f6w4z 

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• STUDENTS WALK/JOG/RUN:​  (May 9th)

  • We will mark a track out on the Discovery Playground field.  The track will be approximately 1/10 of a mile.

  • Before classes go to the tracks to start their Jog-a-thon, they will have a 5-10 minute warm-up session.

  • After the warm-up, the students go to the track for their Jog-a-thon session.  TK, K, 1st and 2nd grades will have a 20 minute session.  Grades 3rd, 4th and 5th will have a 25 minute session.  During their session, students will complete as many laps as they can either walking, jogging or running.

  • Students will have lap sticker that will be marked with each lap they complete, so they can keep track of their final number of laps.

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• STUDENTS COLLECT PLEDGES: (May 10-17th)

  • ​​The students will let their sponsors know how many laps they completed and how awesome they did!  Please let donors know how much you appreciate their support with a call, email or thank you note.  

  • Students collect any donations from sponsors that are cash or check, and remind sponsors of the special pledge page link if they want to make an online donation.

  • Filled out Pledge Cards with all donations and any cash/check donations should be turned into the student's teacher by May 17th.

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• PRIZES!:

  • Prizes will be disseminated in June.

  • If we collect at least $10,000 in donations, we will have a school-wide COLOR RUN on June 18th!!​​