Oregon Thanksgiving Day Run

The Give n’ Gobble is just a little more than 2 weeks away and we are making final preparations for another hugely successful event and we’d love your help!

For those of you who’ve already said “Yes, I can help this year!” and for those of you who’ve helped before - THANK YOU!!!  Your help made it possible to raise enough food (7 tons) and financial contributions (nearly $16,000) for Helping Hands food bank so that their hard working, big-hearted team can feed thousands of people!

Below are the particular areas where we need help:

1) COMMUNITY FLYERS:  This week, we will be delivering “door hangers” to let people know about the Pre-registration and Community Food Drive this Saturday 11/14 from 9 to 11am at the YMCA and ClubSports.  Flyers will be hung on doors in 4 targeted communities in Sherwood — this is a fun way to get out and get some exercise (and a great way to help if you are going to be out of town for Thanksgiving).

We need 10-20 people to help this week and you can work as few or as many houses as you’d like.  If you can help, please reply to this message!
2) THE COURSE:  We have 19 stations on the course and need at least 2 people at each station to direct runners/walkers and cheer them on (plus extra people at the two water stations).  Many of you who helped last year have already indicated that you want to help again and have the same station — no problem!  This year we’d like to encourage all the course volunteers to have as much fun as possible (within safe standards, of course!).  Feel free to transform your station into a fun tailgate party with unique chairs or pop-up tents, music, blowing bubbles, and/or signs cheering on racers - and don’t forget to bring your friends and family with you!

We need at least 50 people on the course. If you can help, please contact Kim Sucher psandks@verizon.net or 503-925-9960

We will have a quick meeting on Sunday, 11/22 at 4pm at the YMCA to explain what will be required and to hand out shirts, vests and maps so that you can head straight to your spot on Thanksgiving morning no later than 8:45 (versus coming early to the stadium).

3) SET-UP and/or CLEAN-UP:  Set-up Teams will arrive at the Sherwood High School at 6:30 to start setting up the registration tents/table/hang signs and put out markers on the course.  And afterwards, help pack-up tables, signage, tents and course markers at the end of the event.  This is a great way to help if you want to also participate in the event.

We will need 10-15 people (see schedule below).  If you can help, please contact Kim Sucher psandks@verizon.net or 503-925-9960

4) REGISTRATION: We will have 5 teams in the registration area including: 1) Same-day registration for individuals and families, 2) Individual Pre-registered packet pick-up, 3) Family Pre-reg Packet Pick-up, 4) Sponsor packet pick-up and 5)Food Donations and T-Shirts (load wagons with food and load trailers/truck).

Again, these areas are a great way to help if you also plan to participate in the event.  You can leave the registration area and head over to line up at 8:45am with plenty of time to spare!
We will need approximately 20-30 people to help with these areas — anyone not participating in the run that wants to help collect bib tags/welcome runners back in and/or help run the Award table, please let us know.

4) SORT FOOD:  Finally, anyone who wants to help unload the food at Helping Hands after the event and/or help them sort food for needy families the following day, please contact Gerry & Dottie Eddy, 503-625-7744.

5) SUPPORT THE AUCTION: We are featuring an online auction this year!  Start your holiday shopping early and help make a difference.  We’ve had over $8,000 worth of valuable products and services donated so far, including: a round of golf for four as well as a Social Golf Membership at the at The Oregon Golf Club, spa packages, RoadRunner ID, $100 gift certificates to RoadRunner Sports, 4 hours of organizing services from Restoring Order, event tickets, sporting goods, business services, Century Hotel stay, new PinotGrill restaurant, and much more!

The auction will be online with eBay from 11/15 - 11/23 and items can be picked up at the event.  You can find our items here or by clicking on the link in the blog sidebar.
If you have something you want to donate, please contact Stacy Owens: 503-267-3099, stacy@stacysellsyourhome.com

Schedule:

6:30AM Set-up team arrives
7:00AM Registration team arrives
7:30AM Same Day Registration
8:00AM Pre-registration Check-in/Bib Pick-up
8:30 - 8:45AM Course Volunteers in Position
9:00AM START!
10:30 - 11:00AM Event ends
11:30AM CLEAN UP IS DONE!

We are so grateful for the amazing support we have received this year. As you can see, it takes a small army to pull this whole wonderful event together. Thank you for everything you have done to help with this event.  It means so much to us and especially to the needy families it helps.
Warm regards,
Cindy

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