Talkin' 'Bout Fun-Raising: The 5k Fun Run and 1 Mile Doggie Walk

Talkin' 'Bout FUNraising: The 5k Fun Run and 1 Mile Doggie Walk

There are a few things I love in this world; gummy bears, eyeliner- you know, stuff.

But what a lot of you guys might not know about me is my incredible love for animals. 

Man, you don't even know.

I spent the better part of the year working at my local animal shelter, taking pictures to put on the adoption website, setting up adoption days (which included driving a van full of screaming cats), and taking animals on the news to give them a little spotlight (promoting in a ton of adoptions by the way *brush dirt off shoulder*). 

So when the owners of Paul Mitchell the School Fresno asked me to talk about their first annual Fun Run and Doggie Walk- I was beyond elated. Anything to promote FUNraising and encourage people to be with their pets makes me a very happy woman.

So let's talk about FUNraising for a minute:

Once a year for a few months, all of the Paul Mitchell schools team together to try and raise funds for a handful of really cool organizations. The schools are encouraged to pretty much do whatever they can to raise money and end up doing a lot of creative and fun activities in their community.

And the money they raise is insane. Over the last 10 years, the Paul Mitchell schools have raised over $11.2 million. 

You can read more on my previous blogpost, or here at their website:

http://paulmitchell.edu/giving-back/how-we-give-back

Now let's talk about the FUN stuff:

Here's a copy of the flier that has the who, what, when:

So the day is going to start with registration around 8:30. There's a couple ways you can go about registration- you can either show up early and register before the run/walk or you can go to www.active.com to register ahead of time. The first 200 registrants will get t-shirts!

At registration you'll receive a t-shirt, racing bib, and a "wag bag" with treats!

And if you go for the John Paul Pet Haven VIP pass, you'll get a t-shirt, racing bib, yellow Paul Mitchell bandanna, a special VIP "wag bag" with treats and discounts valued over $100, and access to a special VIP area where you'll be pampered after your long run or doggie walk! (These guys are really going all out aren't they?)

The run and doggie walk starts at 9am. There'll be a breakfast served after the run/walk (which, hello, so classy), and then it'll lead into the best dressed pet competition at 10:30am- so make sure you dress your dog up in something cute to win a prize!

Need inspiration? Google the Bully Boo Walk that's put on by the Fresno Bully Rescue or just type in "Dog costumes" in pinterest- they are hilarious and adorable.

And if you're local to Fresno, you'll be happy to hear the school will be giving a percentage of the proceeds directly to our Children's Hospital- which is insane considering I've already been informed the school's received $19,000 in donations already!

So come out May 4th to support our community, the school, and our FUNraising charities. I'll be out there spending a lovely, sunny day petting all the dogs and generally spoiling them with treats.

May the 4th be with you,

-SamanthaK