Looking for volunteers to help with an upcoming run/walk event

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We are looking for people in the Arvada, CO area to help us put together an upcoming walk/run event in the area. This opportunity has quite a few different positions that need to be filled.

1. Sponsorship/donation follow ups. Our Fundraising Coordinator, Jacob Burman, will be sending out emails, website messages, and Facebook posts to different businesses all over Arvada, CO. We will need a group of people to call these businesses to follow up if we do not hear back from them to see if they would be interested in sponsoring or donating anything for the event.

2. Donation/sponsorship pick up. Fit 2 Be Kids has two locations: Orange County, California and Arvada, CO. Many of our board members live in Orange County, so we will need some people in Arvada, CO to be the face of Fit 2 Be Kids to meet with these businesses to pick up items, thank them for their support, and/or talk to them about the nonprofit and race. Jennifer Marquez-Doughtery, Sports Director, will be making visits to CO to meet with you and prep you in everything you need to know.

3. Getting the word out. We need a people that would be willing to go into businesses, school campuses, and out on the streets to hang up flyers to promote the event. The more people that know about the event, the bigger the turnout which will help us sponsor a child for their physical activities and field trips throughout the year.

Fit to be Kids, Inc., a non-profit organization specializing in fitness activities, nutrition counseling and life coping skills for low-income/at-risk and special-needs children and their families in both Orange County, CA and Jefferson County, CO. Our health and wellness curriculum is designed to educate the public and to provide a local resource for reducing health risks of childhood obesity within the community. As an active member of the South Orange County Childhood Obesity Prevention Task Force, through St. Joseph’s Health, Mission Hospital; Fit to be Kids is dedicated to providing physical education and nutrition solutions to under-served communities; as well as elementary schools throughout South Orange County in California and Jefferson County in Colorado, focusing on National Physical Education Standards.Our programs incorporate mind-body-spirit practices that provide children and families with life-long skills. "Through physical activity, nutrition counseling and life coaching programs; our mission is to promote positive reinforcement of change, reduce problematic health risks, increase obesity awareness, and improve overall wellness for families."