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being held on 30 September 2007 |
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Please consider sponsoring the 13th Annual Trailblazer Race and Trail Walk on Stevens Creek Trail in Mountain View on Sunday, September 30. It typically draws over 1,000 participants and volunteers. Proceeds benefit the Friends of Stevens Creek Trail and Wildlife Corridor, the only organization dedicated to extending Stevens Creek Trail and Wildlife Corridor from the bay at Shoreline Park in Mountain View to the hills above Cupertino, connecting to mountain trails going on to the Pacific coast.
Sponsorships of $500 and above get your logo on our race t-shirts, fliers, and posters. Additionally, if you loan us your business banner up to 4' x 6' in size, we display it on our Start/Finish arch that all runners pass through twice. A 10' x 10' vendor booth space in our festival area, normally $100, is included at no extra charge for sponsorships at $1K and above. Sponsorship levels are $10K, $5K, $2K, $1K, and $500. Other custom sponsorship levels are possible.
The Trailblazer is a morning of fun, healthful activities for the whole family. The 5K/3mile Trail Walk is scenic and mostly level for walking. The 10K & 5K USATF certified races are scenic, fast and flat running courses. Free children's races follow on grass and sidewalk.
All Events start and finish alongside Stevens Creek Trail at 1065 La Avenida Avenue. This is the Mountain View campus of Microsoft Corporation, the host and presenting sponsor. All racers head north on Stevens Creek Trail. The 10K Race circles most of Shoreline Park, while the 5K Race enters the park and turns back. Walkers go south on the trail to Evelyn Avenue and return. Free food, water, and entertainment are provided. A drawing for valuable prizes is held for registered participants who stay after.
Online registration and mail-in forms are at www.stevenscreektrail.org. Advance registration fees are $25 for Adults to Race, $15 for Adults on the Trail Walk, and $10 for Youths 19 & under to Race or Walk. Advance paid registration must be post-marked by September 8 or paid and completed on-line by 8am September 28. Race Day fees are $30, $20, and $15, respectively. Registered participants receive a natural color T-shirt with the new Trailblazer Wild Duck logo. Volunteers receive a free shirt if registered in advance. Publicity and raffle prizes are needed!
The Friends of Stevens Creek Trail is the only organization dedicated to extending Stevens Creek Trail and wildlife corridor from San Francisco Bay to the Santa Cruz Mountains. Stevens Creek Trail was started in 1993 and currently extends four miles from the bay lands at Shoreline Park in Mountain View almost to El Camino Real. Construction is underway to continue the trail to the Mountain View - Los Altos border. Cupertino will soon begin its own section of trail, and Los Altos is studying possible routes. Sunnyvale is considering action on trail planning.
The Friends is a 501(C)3 nonprofit that organizes public and private trail support, trail and creek clean-ups, and education programs. Individual cities along Stevens Creek actually build the trail, but it takes many years of preparation and work behind the scenes to achieve that. Increasing public awareness, support, and consensus must come first, which is what the Friends does. Your support is greatly appreciated.
Contact: Aaron Grossman, Race Director or Tom Cronin, Executive Director Friends of Stevens Creek Trail exec-dir@stevenscreektrail.org (650) 903-6067 22221 McClellan Road, Cupertino, CA 95014 or email racers@stevenscreektrail.org
