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About the Race

Our RACE is modeled after the famous TV show The Amazing Race, but with a special twist! RFL youth are placed onto teams of 4 (with volunteer drivers, so we don’t run the risk of competitiveness causing over excitement and dangerous driving). Just like the TV show, teams must decipher clues and then go to stops where they are required to perform various tasks.

 

Here’s where the twist comes in! All of the tasks in our RACE is designed to help the youth we serve fill in life skills and learning gaps that are common to this vulnerable population. The RACE makes learning these life skills fun. It’s a whole day of learning without opening a single book! Then everyone celebrates with a Finish Line Party at Quaker Steak and Lube after the race.

The young adults we serve often haven’t had the chance to decorate a car for Homecoming, attend a dance, or participate in some of the kinds of scavenger hunts many of their peers got to do growing up. RFL’s Amazing Resource Race not only fills in the life skill and learning gaps at the RACE Stops, but is designed to give the young people we serve an opportunity to participate in similar activities together. It’s another milestone they get to meet as apart of RFL, and the sense at the end of the RACE each year is that the kids finally got to do some great stuff like the fun stuff they heard about from other kids in school. The RACE is a super high impact learning event for over 40 former foster youth, and provides high visibility for companies who want to sponsor a team or a RACE STOP.

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Sponsorships

Presenting Sponsor $5,000 *1 Available

  • Invite for 6 to the Finish Line Party

  • Opportunity to speak at Finish Line Party

  • Logo on Race Lanyard for all participants

  • Large Logo on 2023 Race T-Shirt

  • Logo on team materials, stop signage & finish line banner

  • Highlighted in Ready for Life Newsletter and Social Media

 

Finish Line Sponsor $2,500 *2 Available

  • Invite for 4 to the Finish Line Party

  • Opportunity to speak at Finish Line Party

  • Large Logo on 2023 Race T-Shirt

  • Logo on team materials, stop signage & finish line banner

  • Highlighted in Ready for Life Newsletter and Social Media

Race Sponsor $500 

  • Invite for 2 to the Finish Line Party

  • Small Logo on 2023 Race T-Shirt

  • Logo on team materials, stop signage & finish line banner

  • Highlighted in Ready for Life Newsletter and Social Media

 

Team Sponsor $200 *10 Available

  • Invite for 2 to the Finish Line Party

  • Logo on team materials

  • Highlighted in Ready for Life Newsletter and Social Media

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Stop Sponsor $100 *10 Available

  • Invite for 2 to the Finish Line Party

  • Logo on sign at the Stop

  • Highlighted in Ready for Life Newsletter and Social Media

Volunteer

Race Drivers will drive a team of 4 youth in their own car to these different stops. We may ask you to do a background check, get a copy of your drivers license and insurance.

 

Race Stop Volunteers will help out with various task at a Race Stop. Your Race stop will be assigned to you at our morning debrief meeting at RFL.

 

Finish Line Volunteers will decorate and assisting at the finish line at Quaker Steak & Lube in Largo.

 

NOTE: All Race Volunteers are asked to attend to the Volunteer Meeting 9:00 am at Ready for Life.

 

If you have any questions please email Diamond Davis, ddavis@readyforlifepinellas.org

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