Registration is underway for the second Boys and Girls Club of Williams Lake and District’s Capital One Race for Kids, scheduled for June 4.
The event, which drew rave reviews from participants last year, will see teams of four (18 and older) travel to registered checkpoints spread around the city where teams will have to solve clues and complete checkpoint challenges in an Amazing Race-style event.
“We are so thrilled that we have a fun and unique way to raise funds for our programs,” said Stefanie Hendrickson, operations co-ordinator with the Boys and Girls Club of Williams Lake and District.
There will be prizes for the top three finishing teams, the best dressed team and the top fundraisers.
Teams will register online and use pledge-based fundraising to raise funds for the BGCWL. If a full team of four registers and raises their minimum fundraising goal of $360 before March 1 they will be entered into a national draw to win two WestJet vouchers for two people to fly anywhere WestJet flies. Currently, 25 teams are registered.
Currently, the BGCWL operates 10 programs, eight of which are completely free.
In 2015 they served 4,500 snacks and 1,800 hot meals to children and youth in the community and provided service for more than 400 individuals.
“We also sit on many community organizations that are working together to address areas of concern for children and youth in Williams Lake,” Hendrickson said. “As a non-profit organization and registered charity we rely on the generosity of the community to help make our programs operate successfully.”
Funds raised from the Capital One Race for Kids will do just that, she said.
To sign up a team, or for more information, visit www.raceforkids.ca/williamslake.