Kansas City Mental Health 5K Run/Walk Captain

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Captain Responsibilities

As our Captain in your local Five Fifty Fifty Run/Walk for Mental Health, you will take ownership of your local event. Put your passion for mental health issues to work by gathering participants and volunteers for the run/walk in your community. Are you motivated to have an even greater impact? Help us to secure donations and local sponsors. Let us help you get started and know that we are here to support you every step of the way!


Finding Participants

We’ll supply you with flyers, post cards and other materials for distribution to help draw participants to your local Five Fifty Fifty event. We’ll also be doing social media, emails blasts and press releases to get the word out, Our Captain’s Guide will provide ideas on additional ways to bring more interest and participants to your local event.

Finding Volunteers

Depending on the location, each Five Fifty Fifty Run/Walk for Mental Health needs anywhere from 5 to 10 volunteers on event day. About a month before your community’s event, we will provide you with a list of positions for race day. One of your duties in the weeks leading up to the race will be coordinating the volunteers and making sure there are enough people to fill the spots.

Going the Extra Mile - Finding Donations & Sponsors

Funds raised from run/walk registrations are crucial, but account for less than half of our revenue. Donations and corporate sponsorships are important sources of funding in our mission. There are many businesses and organizations who share our passion for mental health issues. It’s just a matter of finding them and connecting them to your Five Fifty Fifty event! There are many ways to be a sponsor, from cash sponsorships or in-kind donations that help offset the costs of advertising, printing and refreshments for the event. Our Captain’s Guide will provide you with ideas on how to reach local businesses and organizations for cash donations or sponsorship.

Your Role on Event Day

As a Captain, you take a leadership role on the day of the run/walk. We encourage you to participate as a runner or walker and are looking to you to assist us in setting up/tear down of the event, coordinating your volunteers and answering participant questions. We will have a 2-3 person staff onsite for the event to oversee course setup and tear down.

Questions?
Call or email Series Race Director Meg Shad-Saeger 262.646.2059/meg@adelbkorkorfoundation.org