GOAL $90,000.00

6th Annual Bee Payne-Stewart Strut & 5k

Saturday, April 28 2012 - 10:00am @ Mediacom Ice Park

HISTORY OF THE EVENT
The Bee Payne-Stewart Strut & 5k is an event held in honor of Bee Payne-Stewart.  Bee was a passionate supporter for women in leadership and sports.  She was the first woman president of the Springfield-Greene County Park Board and a financial supporter for many women’s athletic needs in Springfield.  The Strut is excited to keep Bee’s passion alive through this unique community event.

The 6^th Annual Bee Payne-Stewart Strut & 5k is a community wide family fitness and fun event.  This 1.5 mile walk and 5k run through Downtown Springfield is for people of all ages.  Bring your family, friends, and pets for family fun, interaction with local collegiate coaches and student-athletes, networking, snacks and a FREE t-shirt!

The Strut is a 1.5 mile walk where “strutters” have the chance to network and socialize with collegiate coaches and student-athletes from MSU, Drury and Evangel, as well as other community members.  Walkers form teams and compete against each other with fundraising efforts.  Winning teams are rewarded with prizes listed below.  If you don’t have a team to join, join Bee’s Team with Bee’s daughters, Susan and Lora!

The 5k is a piece we have just added this year!  Join us in a 3.1 mile run/walk for your chances to win prizes in different age categories!  You can register as an individual or you can still form your own team or join a team … all fundraising efforts are welcome!

EVENT DETAILS 9:00-9:30am Check-in at Mediacom Ice Park. Join the pre-walk activities including the silent auction. Bring donations for The Family Violence Center. 9:30-10:00am Welcome and Announcements 10:00am Strut & 5k begins 10:30am Snack sponsored by Qdoba 11:00am Awards and Silent Auction winners

REGISTRATION RATES $10 Students (Strut) $15 Students (5K) $25 Individual Adults (Strut & 5K)   HELP US GO "GREEN" $20 for adult rates if your register and pay online   We encourage each participant to obtain donations. These donations apply to the team's total, which qualify them for team and individual prizes.

PACKET PICK-UP
Friday, April 27th at Ridge Runner Sports, 3057 S. Fremont from 12:00-6:00pm.
Race day at Mediacom Ice Park, 635 E. Trafficway from 9:00-9:30.
 
PRIZES & AWARDS
We encourage each participant to obtain donations.  Participants can send an email from their team page on www.bpsstrut.com to request online donations.  These donations apply to the team's total, which qualifies them for the following team PRIZES as well as an individual PRIZE:

 ** To be eligible, money must be turned in by Wednesday, April 25th.

Awards and age categories for the 5k will be determined at a later date.

PROCEEDS
The Bee Payne-Stewart Strut benefits children’s activities, awards programs, youth athletic scholarships, Big Brother Big Sister scholarships and women’s athletic programs through the Springfield Greene-County Park Board, Women’s Intersport Network (WIN), and Missouri State, Drury and Evangel Universities.  Funds also help support the WIN Celebration of Girls and Women in Sports Awards Event. 

FAMILY VIOLENCE CENTER
This year The Bee Payne-Stewart Strut is partnering up with the Family Violence Center.  The Family Violence Center provides shelter, advocacy, and education to women and children who are victims of domestic violence and promotes the principle that all individuals have the right to a life free from abuse.  We are encouraging each walker to bring an item to donate.  Listed below is a small number of things they need.  To receive a more detailed list of items, please visit www.familyviolencecenter.org.

• February 23rd: Drury University vs MU of S&T @ 5:45pm
   
• February 25th:  Evangel University vs Peru State @ 2:00pm
   
• March 1st:  Missouri State University vs University of Northern Iowa @ 7:05pm