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YMCA Camp Letts 12th Annual Turkey Chase
Thanksgiving, Thursday November 24th
Registration begins at 7:30am
Event Schedule*
7:30 - 8:30 am
Check In and Registration
* Ends promptly at 8:30am
8:45am
Welcome & Warm Up at Start Line
8:45am(ish)
Mascot Race
9:00am
10k Race begins
just after 9:00am
5k fun run/walk begins
after 10k runners clear the field
10:15am
Awards Ceremony and
Door Prize Giveaway
* This is a tentative schedule please do not use this
for planning purposes as times can vary due to scheduling changes and unforseen delays the day of the event.
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| What is the 12th Annual Turkey Chase? |
Camp Letts Turkey Chase, held each year on Thanksgiving morning, is our largest attended event every year! Turkey Chase proceeds go to assist many deserving and underpriviledged children through our Building Bridges program. Safety Reminder Insurance restrictions do not allow headsets or in-line skates on the course. PETS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON CAMP LETTS PROPERTY.
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| Do we need to register in advance? |
We prefer for you to register before the event, this helps us to ensure a smooth and quicker check-in process for the morning of the event. The 5k fun run/ walk is $25 if you register by November 4th ($35 thereafter) and the 10k race is $30 if you register by November 4th ($40 thereafter). If you have participated in the last few years you should recieve a registration brochure at the beginning of October you can either mail, fax or scan and email your registration. You can also download a registration form or register online through active.com (both on Left margin). No refunds will be provided. Your payment will be considered a donation. We reserve the right to cancel in extreme circumstances. There are a variety of off site locations where you can register as well, we will have special drawings for prizes for all racers who register at these offsites: Wednesday October 5 - 4-6pm Annapolis Volvo, 333 Busch's Frontage Road, Annapolis MD 21409 Saturday Oct 29 - 10am-2pm Annapolis Subaru, 149 Solomons Island Road, Annapolis MD 21401 |
| What does the course look like? Can we bring strollers? Can we bring pets? |
The 10k Race begins on the Camp Letts dirt and gravel driveway and then though a trail onto SERC (Smithsonial Environmental Research Center) property next door, a brief patch around a field and then a short stint on Muddy Creek Road and back again. The 5k fun run/walk is the length of the dirt and gravel driveway and back. Both courses can be run with a stroller, preferably with the larger wheels made to run with to avoid any possible ruts in the road. Please NO PETS! They will not be allowed on the course or out on property!
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Are there volunteer opportunities? |
| We definitely need volunteer help for this event. Students can also recieve volunteer hours for school! The morning of the race we need help with registration, on course directions, waterstops and general encouragement. Please contact Chessa Ormond at info@campletts.org if you are interested in volunteering or with any questions. We would love to have all volunteer information recieved by November 5th to help us best prepare for the race.
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| What does the Camp Letts' Turkey Chase benefit? |
Proceeds from the Annual Turkey Chase help send deserving kids to Camp. YMCA Camp Letts was founded in 1906 and is one of the oldest operating Resident Camps in the nation. We serve over 2,000 children each summer in our Traditional Day Camps, Equestrian Day Camps, Specialty Day Camps, One and Two-Week Overnight (Residential) Camps, Leaders in Training and Counselor in Training programs! We believe that every child deserves an amazing summer camp experience! Turkey Chase is the primary fundraiser for our scholarship program, Building Bridges, a program that enabled us to give scholarships to over 100 deserving families in 2009. This year the need is even greater and we need your help! YMCA Camp Letts also operates a year round Retreat Center with programs, lodging and catering for groups of 350 or more. We also have Family Camps Memorial Day and Labor Day Weekend each year so kids of all ages and their families can enjoy Camp and all the activities we have to offer. We also want to invite all the ladies to our Women's Wellness Weekend each May and all the golfers to our Annual Tournament in early summer! Camp Letts is a branch of the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington where we believe in strong kids, strong families, strong communities! Please email info@campletts.org for information |
to this year's sponsors!
The Sweeney Family
Julie St. Marie
