Now is the time for us to come together... by staying apart.
Now is the time for us to help local non-profits which have seen their donations decrease when the needs in our community are greater than ever.
Now is the time for us to Stay Strong!
During this time of isolation, join together with runners and walkers all over the country in supporting their local charities and organizations.
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THIS EVENT BENEFITS:
Our mission is to stimulate learning through creativity, play and exploration. We fulfill our mission by offering programs focused on literacy, health and nutrition, and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, math) topics. Great Ex recognizes that play is absolutely essential for the healthy development of children and gives them the building blocks to succeed in school and beyond, allowing them to build confidence, develop fine and gross motor skills, and develop social skills and language.
Great Explorations strives to create access to museum programming for all of the children in our community ensuring that low income and at risk children have equal opportunities to participate in the museum’s educationally enriching programming.
We know that providing quality educational experiences as well as fostering a love of learning in children helps us close the education gap in our community.
Great Ex provides countless opportunities at the museum for low income, disadvantaged children through the following methods: free school field trips, free membership and passes, free educational outreach activities, camp scholarships, Great Connections and free events.
While the museum is currently closed due to COVID-19, we are continuing our mission by providing digital content for educational play at home on our website.
With your participation in our first-ever virtual walk/run, Great Explorations will be able to continue providing meaningful learning experiences to children throughout our community.
100% of your race entry fee goes to Great Explorations!
HOW DOES THIS WORK?
REGISTER FOR THE RUN!
Register for the run online for a $10 donation for the One-Mile Fun Run or a $15 donation for the 5K and 10K (plus processing fees).
GET READY TO RUN OR WALK FOR YOUR CAUSE!
Once you're registered, click the button below for full instructions on how the IYR Virtual Run Program Works:
Registration for this event will close on June 29th at 10PM CST. All registrants must run their virtual race by 11:59PM on June 29th. After that, time submissions will no longer be posted to the results
