Walk begins at 9:35am
Join the 13th annual Great Human Race and raise funds along with other nonprofit organizations in the Triangle community! All area nonprofit and public agencies are eligible to register.
Each year, the Volunteer Center of Durham hosts the Great Human Race for the benefit of the nonprofit community. Each registered organization encourages its friends and supporters to raise funds in the form of individual donations. Everyone who raises money for the organization is eligible to win one of several door prizes. The top adult and youth fundraisers compete to win our top prizes -- past winners have received a night's stay at the Washington Duke Inn and Golf Course and a night's stay at the O'Henry Hotel in Greensboro, NC. Agencies turn over their race donations and fundraiser information to the Volunteer Center of Durham, who manage the race. A small percentage of funds raised is reserved to cover the cost of organizing the race.
On race day, each organization is encouraged to gather as many of their friends and supporters as they can to walk in the nonprofit portion of the race. Each agency will get a sign to carry that lets spectators and the media know who they are, and the most energetic groups frequently find themselves in the newspaper! The Volunteer Center of Durham will take your group's picture and send you a copy for use in your publications. A celebration with refreshments and entertainment follows the 5K race.
Send your donors to our online donation center and tell them to indicate that their donation is for you!
- January 23rd - Breakfast of Champions - 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. (GHR kick off event held at the Museum of Life and Science; GHR materials such as pledge sheets, posters, packets and giveaways will be available)
- Date TBA - Basic Training Day for agencies. Come learn the basics and get your GHR questions answered. Sessions last approximately 30-45 minutes. New and returning agency coordinators are encouraged to attend.
- March 7nd - deadline to register your agency.
- March 21st - Please contact Tammy to schedule an appointment for collection day.
- March 25th - deadline for early delivery of donations and materials. Deliver your race materials to the Herald Sun anytime between 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Organizations that submit by this date will be eligible to win door prizes.
- March 29th - RACE DAY! Arrive at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park between 8:30 and 9:00am. Get your sign at the registration table and collect your friends and supporters in one place.
- 9:15am - Opening ceremonies begin.
- 9:30am - The competitive race portion of the event begins.
- 9:35am - The nonprofit walk begins.
- Come back to the Durham Bulls Athletic Park after the race for a celebration!
The Volunteer Center of Durham has compiled a packet of training materials for your organization. Download it now. Inside you will find:
- An event checklist to prepare you for race day
- A donation remittance form
- A list of prizes for top fundraisers
- Fundraising ideas
- Receipts for donors
- Information about the competitive run portion of the event
If you have any questions please email Tammy Dorfman, Race Coordinator at tammy@thevolunteercenter.org
The key to a successful race is fundraising. This year you can create your own online fundraising page!Just click here, www.active.com/donate/greathumanrace, to start your own
fundraising page. You can look at other fundraising pages by using the drop
down boxes (view team pages and/or view fundraising pages (this is for
individuals).
In order to create your own page choose Become a Fundraiser (in dark blue
box at top of page).
Next choose Create a Fundraising Team (in the light blue box)
You will then be asked to create a user name and pass word. From there it
will lead you through the set up process to get your TEAM page started.
Once your TEAM page is created you can go back and create your own personal
fundraising page by choosing Click Here to join this team!
If you go to the volunteer center's page you can see how this will look, http://www.active.com/donate/greathumanrace/volunteercenterofdurham.
On the right side you see a drop down box View Member Fundraisers and below
click here to join this team. Your program page will look similarly.
From your TEAM page or your personal page you can choose one of 2 options,
Invite your Friends to Donate or Invite others to contribute (this depends
on what set up you use when you're creating your page).
Nonprofit and public agencies participate in the Great Human Race to join with other organizations as we raise money to support our good work in the community. The Volunteer Center of Durham will provide each agency with the materials you need to be successful in your fundraising goals. For more information, visit our agencies page. Please send the following information to race@thevolunteercenter.org with "Agency Registration" in the subject line:
Agency Name
Contact Name
Mailing Address (including city, state and zip code)
Phone Number
Email
Check Payable To
Web Site
Organization's Charitable Solicitation License status
Organization's logo and description listed on your web site
Short description of your agency's work in the community
Logo (Please send to carolyn@thevolunteercenter.org)
Free parking will be available in the parking deck beside the American Tobacco complex. Enter off Willard or Pettigrew streets.
Note: We regret that headsets, roller blades, in-line skates, bicycles, and pets are not allowed on the course. Competitive runners with strollers/baby joggers are welcome.
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