At last year’s 31st Annual George M. Thayer 5K/10K Run, held by the Kiwanis Club of Camarillo, local radio personality Bo Jaxson participated as part of a publicity stunt wearing a wedding dress from Camarillo Bridal, accompanied by “bridesmaids” from the local store.

This year, the 32nd Annual George M. Thayer 5K/10K Run, to be held April 10, 2010, is accompanied by the 1st Annual Crazy Publicity Stunt Contest, where your company can enter a team of runners in crazy costumes and/or carrying crazy props for your own social media extravaganza.  Click here for official rules and entry form.

So long as you keep it safe and family friendly, your team of up to five runners can participate in our 5K run, take videos and pictures, and use it for your social media marketing.  The Kiwanis Club of Camarillo will also be video recording the various teams and posting clips on our blog where members of the community will be able to vote for their favorite team.

Your Publicity Stunt Contest entries must be received no later than March 30, 2010, so fill them out and send them in!!!  This is a fun and inexpensive way to marketing your business and help the community at the same time.  All proceeds from the run go to the George M. Thayer Scholarship Fund and other projects carried out by the Kiwanis Club of Camarillo to benefit the children of our community.

The show will start at 7pm.  Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students/seniors, and children under 5 are FREE.  For tickets and more information, call 805-482-8761.

Proceeds will go towards the Kiwanis Club of Camarillo’s local programs dedicated to meeting the needs of the children of Camarillo.  Click here to download the event flyer.

Race Route Signage – Advertisers will receive a 15″H x 20″W color, laminated, foam board sign that will stand on 18″ metal legs along the race routes.  After the race, advertisers will receive their signs for display in their businesses, photographing for their corporate giving materials, etc.  The signs will be visible to the hundreds of runners participating in this year’s event as well as passersby along the race route.  (The image at left is a mock-up only.  Typos have been corrected to the master that will be used for the actual signs for the race.)

Feature Articles – The Kiwanis Club of Camarillo will interview you, write a feature article for our blog about your organization, and promote the feature article via our social media outlets.  You will be able to link to the article from your own web site and submit it to your own social media outlets, as well.

Both race route signage and feature article coverage can be provided as part of a sponsorship package or a la carte.  For our advertising rate sheet, please click here.

This year the Kiwanis Club of Camarillo will be hosting its 32nd George M. Thayer 5K/10K Run on April 10, 2010. Every year, we welcome hundreds of runners to participate in this event, which raises money for the George M. Thayer Scholarship Fund and other projects our club carries out to benefit the children of Camarillo.

This year, however, we’re adding a new and exciting opportunity for local businesses.  Inspired by last year’s entry of local radio DJ Bo Jaxson, who ran in our 5K Race wearing a bridal gown from Camarillo Bridal accompanied by the ladies from the shop wearing bride’s maids veils, the Kiwanis Club of Camarillo is proud to announce its First Annual Crazy Publicity Stunt Contest!

Photograph and/or video tape your company’s team as they run in our 5K Race in silly costumes and/or carry silly props, then upload your pictures and/or videos to your social media accounts.  The winner of the race will be chosen by the local citizenry who will vote for their favorites here on our blog.  Folks are encouraged to watch the 5K Race then come online to our blog to vote for the team with the costumes and/or props that they liked the best!  A special voting widget will be placed on this site on the day of the race for people to vote.

Once you’ve uploaded your pictures and/or videos, post a comment to the blog article that will be published when we announce the winner so we can see them!  For official rules and entry form, click here.

Now through Valentine's Day

From now through Valentine’s Day 2010, the Kiwins Club of Camarillo High School, a Sponsored Leadership Program of the Kiwanis Club of Camarillo, is conducting a unique fundraiser.

For a donation of $25, you can receive a “Gift of Health” that includes a chiropractic examination and 30-minute therapeutic massage.  The value of this “Gift of Health” is $145, but you can get it for yourself or someone else for your donation of only $25 each. “Gift of Health” certificates do not expire.

100% of the proceeds go to the Kiwins Club to help finance their community service activities and leadership training.

If you are interested in obtaining a “Gift of Health,” please email Cecelia Rexford at crexford@kiwanisclubofcamarillo.com.

Every year, with the exception of the 2009 race, we’ve produced a program for the event and sold advertising to local businesses.  Last year, we added online advertising on our web site.  This year, we will be providing both print and online advertising opportunities for local businesses.

Advertising revenue from our event program goes towards the costs of the event and scholarship funds, as do the event fees charged to runners.  Local businesses enjoy the exposure they receive in our program, as well, which is viewed by hundreds of runners and others involved in the race.

If you would like to advertise your local business in our 2010 race program, please contact us at online@kiwanisclubofcamarillo.com.  The race will be held April 10, 2010.

Volunteers from the club are needed to assist with this year’s race, which is scheduled for April 10, 2010. If you are interested in becoming a Kiwanis volunteer and helping out with the race, please contact us at online@kiwanisclubofcamarillo.com.

Please see the event flyer for more information.

If you plan to attend, please RSVP to online@kiwanisclubofcamarillo.com.

Please donate your old Christmas card fronts

The Community Advisory Committee of the Ventura Youth Correctional Facility is collecting old Christmas card fronts so that the youth can recycle them to make their own Christmas cards.  If you have any old Christmas card fronts to donate, please contact Anne Zachry at online@kiwanisclubofcamarillo.com or through our Facebook group.