Britomart Block Benefit
Britomart Block Benefit
GRAB A COUPLE OF MATES, SIGN UP ONLINE AND SEND OUT YOUR FUNDRAISING LINK TO EVERYONE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK – NO SWEAT!
The Britomart Block Benefit is a fun-run relay event where teams of 3-5 tag-team around the ‘block’ at Britomart for a great cause – the Red Cross Christchurch Earthquake Appeal.
The ‘block’ is actually several blocks – a course around the central precinct with a distance of around 735 metres. Team members can run (walk, hop etc) as many or as few laps as they like.
The emphasis is on having a fun day out while still raising as much money as possible – though with several Nike-sponsored pro athletes participating, there’ll definitely be people out there running for pride!
As far as the rest of us are concerned, how fast or how far you get yourself around the course is entirely up to you.
Keen to get involved? Here’s what to do.
Step 1
Go to the official Britomart Block Benefit Facebook page and click ‘Like’ at the top. You’ll be kept in the loop with all the event information straight to your News Feed. (You’ll need a Facebook account to do this. If you’re not a Facebook member, you can still visit www.facebook.com/blockbenefit regularly for updates.)
Step 2
Get a team of between three and five people together and decide on a team name. You’ll each need to register individually at FundraiseOnline (see Step 3) – but make sure you include your team name so the Block Benefit team can correctly allocate team numbers.
Step 3
Get each member of your team to go to the FundraiseOnline website and set up their own fundraising page. They’ll then need to send out this link to their own networks to start raising individual sponsorship amounts.
There are more detailed step-by-step registration and fundraising guidelines here.
Step 4
Registration – this involves picking up your team’s race bibs and familiarising yourself with the course. You can choose one of two start/transition points on the course – see the map (above right) for details.
Registration will be at the new Nike Britomart store during store opening hours between Thursday 26 May and Saturday 28 May. You can also register at the Nike Britomart store from 8am on the morning of the event.
Step 5
Show up on Sunday 29 May and have an amazing day! There’ll be all kinds of entertainment, spot prizes, a charity auction and the chance to rub shoulders with some of New Zealand’s top athletes.
More of an armchair supporter? You can still support the Britomart Block Benefit by making a donation – or forwarding this page to a more energetic friend and sponsoring their team!
Created 17 May 2011
