[ Whitewater Walk 2007 ] [ Whitewater Walk 2006 ]

The Whitewater - Miami Walk will start concurrently in Wayne and Preble Counties on September 23, 2007.  Union County walkers will begin on September 25 and join other walkers in Franklin County on September 27th.  All walkers on the Indiana side will meet up with walkers from the Ohio side on September 29th in Harrison Ohio.  Together walkers will follow the path of the Whitewater Canal from Harrison to Elizabethtown, Ohio.  At Elizabethtown walkers again split, Ohio walkers following the east fork of the Whitewater Canal through Cleves and onto Northbend and the Ohio River.  Indiana walkers will follow the west fork of the Whitewater Canal to Lawrenceburg and end at the Ohio River.

This year all funds raised within a county, stays in that county to help support a local project.  Local projects that can receive the funding must be projects that are geared towards one of three areas.

1)       Historic Preservation

2)       Economic Development

3)       Education

Raising Funds for the Whitewater - Miami Walk

Raising funds for the Whitewater - Miami Walk is done in three ways.

1)  Corporate Sponsorship  Corporate Sponsorships are $200.00.  The business's name is then put on the back of the t-shirts worn by the walkers.  Also, whenever possible, mention is given to those sponsors in press releases, news conferences, and radio shows.  One t-shirt is given to every sponsor.

2)   Registration Fee   Every walker must register to walk.  The fee is $20.00.  Each registered walker receives a T-shirt.

3)   Pledges  Walkers collect pledges for their participation in the walk.  If they raise $50.00 or more in pledges their registration fee is waived.

Individual County Responsibilities

1)       Decide what project funds raised in your county will benefit. 

2)       Raise funds

3)       Register walkers

4)       Order T-shirts, your county only

5)       Provide a support vehicle for walkers in your county

6)       Provide drinks and snacks for walkers

7)       Local press releases

8)       Designate location for county press conference

9)       Notify local police departments of the days walkers will be walking in your county

10)      Man tables at start locations

 Regional Support Responsibilities  

 1)       Route maps

2)       Designate start and stop times

3)       "walkers ahead" banners for support vehicles

4)       Regional press releases

5)       Supply Corporate Sponsor, walker registration, and pledge forms

6)       Provide Whitewater - Miami Walk logo for T-shirts

County Chairs

Indiana

Wayne County:  Phyllis Mathias

Fayette County:  Cindy Bernzott

Franklin County:  Dave Cook

Dearborn County:

Union County:  Blanche Steele

Ohio

Preble County: 

Butler County:  Bonita Porter

Hamilton County:  Mary Lou Smith

For information on how you can become involved, contact:
Candy Yurcak
Regional Coordinator,
(765) 647-3360 or (765) 647-5879
Email: copperron@aol.com

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