 Becoming an integral member of Team Tree House provides you with a fun and easy way to reach your own goals while raising funds for the cats--any time of the year!
What is Team Tree House? Team Tree House is a community of adventurous, dedicated people who are committed to continually challenging themselves and to raising money for Tree House cats while pursuing personal goals. While many Team Tree House members choose to tackle athletic feats like a triathlon or marathon, there are lots of opportunities to participate, even if your interests are unrelated to sports
How does it work? What’s exciting about becoming a Team Tree House Member is how fun and easy it is to make a difference in the lives of Chicago’s neediest cats.Once you choose your goal, you can create a unique, personalized fundraising page to tell your friends, family, and acquaintances about you, your goal, and, of course, Tree House.You can update your supporters with daily progress reports, inspiring or funny stories, and pictures.By engaging your supporters in this way, you ensure continued donations.
Will my donations make a difference? Yes! And raising the money is easy! Many people think they have to donate large sums of money to make a difference, and while large donations do help, so do small ones. If 20 of your friends and family give just $10 each, that’s $200! That money goes a long way at Tree House.With $200, Tree House can: spay/neuter, treat and vaccinate 10 cats; purchase formula to enable us to save 8 newborn, orphaned kittens; or pay for a life-saving surgery for a sick or injured stray cat.You can make a difference!
Are you...
- Hosting a movie marathon?
- Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro?
- Training for a pie eating contest?
- Doing the Iron Man?
- Traveling around the world?
- Walking your first 5K (the Tree House Stray Cat Strut)?
- Joining your corporate athletic team?
- Hosting a fundraising party for the cats?
- Getting married?
- Running the Chicago, Detroit or Boston Marathon?
- ...Looking for something? Check out Windy City Sports (Show Advanced Search) to find a listing of all types of events in the U.S.
Or, do you just want to have fun while raising some money for the cats in 2009?
Team Tree House is open to
ANY current, new, or future
Tree House supporter!
Run for a reason, walk the talk,
make a difference.
PLUS! For Doing a Run or Walk for Tree House, You'll Receive:
(excludes Stray Cat Strut & Chicago Pride Parade)
Contact Erin Lamparter, Community Outreach Manager, to become a member of Team Tree House and receive your personalized Tree House fundraising page!
773/784-5488 x 238
erin@treehouseanimals.org
If You Live in the Chicagoland Area...
Tree House has again teamed up with CARA, the Chicago Area Runners Association, for all people looking to become beginner runners/walkers in 2009!
As a CARA runner/walker through Tree House, you will receive up to a 40% discount on your training program (see details below), race entry fees, and more! You can just train with CARA or become a member and receive extra benefits! Meet, connect, and train with runners/walkers of your similar ability as you get ready for ANY race, including:
- Run for the Zoo 5K
- Stray Cat Strut (Tree House’s annual 5 mile walk!)
- CARA Lakefront 10
- Rock 'n' Roll Chicago Half Marathon
- Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle
- Bank of America Chicago Marathon
- And much more!
BEGINNING RUNNERS CARA TRAINING:
Race date: June 22, 2009, Run for the Zoo 5K (optional race)
Runner benefits:
The beginning running program is for anyone who wants to start running or continue on with their running at a more consistent level, and work toward a goal. CARA will provide you with…
- The basic education you need to begin a safe and effective running program;
- Instruction as needed during clinics and group workouts to answer your specific questions;
- A daily workout schedule including a weekly group run to build your endurance and conditioning.
- Help bulid your endurance and conditioning.
They'll help you select a plan that's right for you so that by the completion of the 10-week training program, you'll be able to run your first race. Each session features a clinic presented by knowledgeable professionals or runners, followed by a group training workout. Over the course of the program, you will gradually increase your running time. So, join them dressed in your gear and ready to run!
Training pace groups: Various
Training sessions begin: Spring (April 1); Summer (June 24); Fall (Sept. 16)
Training session locations:
Chicago - Downtown Wednesdays - 6:30 p.m.
Chicago - Lincoln Park Thursdays - 6:30 p.m.
Naperville - TBA
Contact Erin if you're interested in CARA!
Don't forget!
You can also join Tream Tree House for the following races. We are an official charity partner of each:
4th Annual Tree House Stray Cat Strut, Saturday, May 30, 2009
Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Saturday, Octoboer 11, 2009
Rock 'n' Roll Chicago Half Marathon, Sunday, August 2, 2009
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