Why walk or run as a team?

1) Teams are a great way to show your support for an individual or cause.  Groups will sometimes wear signature items, costumes or t-shirts centered around their team.

2) Participating as a team can offer recognition for your company or cause.

3) If you’re competitive runners, then your team’s top times will be averaged and available online after the race.  Compete against other teams or try for a team goal average.

How do I signup for a team?

There’s a “team name” option at registration… just ask your teammates to use the same team name when registering.

If you already registered and didn’t fill out a team name or would like to change your team name, email the change to kirsten@autism5k.org and she can manually change it before race day.

Top Autism 5K Groups for 2012

Will’s Wheels (over 70 arriving by bus!!)
Chrestomathy (over 40 strong and growing!)
Brady’s Bunch (Another big group arriving by bus!)
Danny’s Gamers
Team Josh
J Man’s Group
Lionsgate Lopers
Sunny Days Therapy
Lovaas Institute
Holland Center
MAC
Hungry for Chips
Rhino Technology Group
TCPN
Team Drew 22
Jake’s Crew Sponsored by Stonebridge Bloomington
Ambling for Autism
C&C Puzzlers
Corbin’s Crew
Daniel’s Determination
Foss
Jogging for Jake
Linked 2gether
On A Whim!
Peggy’s Posse
Pullin’ for Autism Awareness
Team Bartleson
Team Calvin
Team Charlie
Team Colin
Team Drew 22
Team Elijah
Team Jackson
Team Jacob
Team Jacoby
Team Jake
Team Jared
Team Jordan
Team Lu
Team Jack Jack
Yo Gabba Gabba
You Don’t Know Jack

Thanks to all of our great teams for showing your spirit in support of the cause! ]]> http://autism5k.org/wp/2011/5k-teams/feed/ 0 http://autism5k.org/wp/2011/donations-and-fundraising/ http://autism5k.org/wp/2011/donations-and-fundraising/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 07:27:52 +0000 it5k http://autism5k.org/wp/?p=333 Thank you for your interest in supporting families affected by Autism.  Participants primarily support the cause by participating in the 5K (registration details here), but there is also the possibility to donate or help us fundraise.

Here are ways to make a donation to C.A.D.E. from direct donations to registration.

1) Make a donation directly to the Autism 5K charities on our event donation site:
- Great option for those who would like to be at the event but can’t make it, yet still want to contribute.

• http://www.crowdrise.com/autism5k
  (Click the orange “Donate” Button or find a fundraising team to support at the bottom of the page)

2) Become a fundraiser and help us raise donations.

• http://www.crowdrise.com/autism5k
• (Click the “Fundraise for this event” button on the right or join an existing team at the bottom)- Fundraisers are eligible to win any of a variety of prizes including tickets to the Autism Awareness Night game with the MN Lynx on August 28th vs San Antonio. Fundraisers who raise at least $100 are eligible and will receive a prize drawing entry for every one hundred dollars raised.

3) Volunteer or Come to Cheer
If you can’t participate or contribute at this time, your presence at the event will be great for supporting the runners and walkers while helping us build awareness of autism’s reach.

• Contact briana@autism5k.org for more information on volunteering.

4) Register for the event and consider an add-on donation.
When you register, there is also an option to make an additional donation.  Your registration alone also helps as well, as all net proceeds go directly to fund therapy, treatment and research for local kids and families.

• How to Register

For information on sponsoring the Autism 5K, please visit our sponsor page.
(Details at the bottom of the page.)

If you have any questions about how you can get involved with fund-raising and donations, please email info@autism5k.org.

Thank you so much!

Extremely talented local artist, Michael Birawer, has contributed the use of a beautiful custom piece for the 2011 Autism 5K.  This artwork will be featured on the 2011 participation t-shirt and commemorates our first race which was held at Lake Harriet.  (The 2011 race is at Lake Calhoun.)

With Mr. Birawer’s assistance, the Autism 5K will once again content for one of the best race shirts in Minnesota (and beyond)!

For more details, click here.

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Original blog post from 2009:
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The Best Race Shirts in Minnesota
- Written April 28th, 2009 by Corey Donovan

For some it’s about the course or the cause, but for a large percentage of event runners, it’s all about the shirt!

The following are the best  race shirts from running events in Minnesota:
(in no particular order)

1) The Twin Cities Marathon

Maybe the very best race shirt offering in Minnesota.  Why?

• Year over year they’ve had great artwork, whether from the third year (1984) or the most recent shirts.  A great body of work!
• They don’t just offer one top notch shirt (for the marathon) but also superb artwork for the 10 mile shirt.  The kid’s run shirts are great too.
• A true finisher’s shirt – there’s honor in getting and wearing it!
• Long sleeves for fall!

Am I the only one that thinks their logo kind of looks like “Where the Hell is Matt” dancing though?!

2) The Minneapolis Marathon

OK, they’re technically offering a finisher’s jacket, but… they’re offering a jacket!!  That’s pretty impressive and nice training t-shirts can be purchased separately too.

This was year one for the Minneapolis Marathon.  The great race jackets and shirts should help the cause!

3)  The Autism 5K

Yep, that’s us (2009 Race Shirt), but we’re pretty excited about what we’ve got to offer.  When we first discussed the race shirt we said, “let’s try to provide the best race shirt design ever!” and here’s why we’re close:

• Main Artwork provided by Mary GrandPre’, world famous illustrator of all seven Harry Potter novels among other terrific projects
• Graphic Design by Armato Design & Press, fabulous local letterpress shop.
• 2010 Update: The IT5K becomes the Autism 5K and features a new version of the shirt.
• 2011 Update:  T-shirt design will feature artwork by the outstanding local artist, Michael Birawer.  (link)

The Autism 5K will be held Saturday, May 15th 2010 at Lake Calhoun.   Join us to get yours!

4)  Minneapolis Recycle Run

Their artwork is terrific and the cause is trendy too (albeit ever important)!  For some the brown shirt’s favor might hinge on personal tastes, but keep in mind it’s a fully organic shirt and you have the option to take in the run with or without it!  We love it!

5)  Any Race with a Technical Shirt!

While cotton is fine for every day use, serious runners appreciate any race that offers technical shirts.  These shirts hold up much better than cotton and typically offer moisture wicking capabilities.

I wouldn’t say it’s impossible to make a stylish technical tee, but it’s more challenging for the traditional race shirt designer.  The good designs tend to be sleek and use unique lines, going well beyond offering just a cool logo.  The capability to integrate art and design into technical shirts will probably only increase as the shirt technology continues to develop.

Honorable Mentions:
Grandma’s Marathon – For the achievement factor alone, yet the art is consistently great.
Stillwater Marathon – Their first year would be a nice collector.

What is your favorite race shirt?
Photos?… email info@autism5k.org

The following Minnesota families agreed to offer their stories.

Family Profiles:

(Profiles from Previous Years:)

Courtney, Mike and Charlie

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Jennifer, David and Caden

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Kim, Bill and Isaac

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Roccio, Sean and Salvador

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Thank you to all the families who have shared their story here.

If you’d also like to share your personal journey as someone affected by autism, please contact us at info@autism5k.org.  Thank you.

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