 Not a runner? Looking for a FUN family event this fall?
About “Walk in the Garden” presented by Lennox International
This year families will have an exciting new opportunity during
the Annual Tour des Fleurs event — to participate in a “Walk
in the Garden” from 8-9am. This walk will take place
in the entire Garden, and will include a host of activities throughout
the walk course for families to engage in including live entertainers,
food and fun! And, with the kick-off of the Dallas Blooms Autumn
Festival starting that same day, there will be fantastic photo
opportunities for your family (before the regular public is admitted).
Strollers are allowed during the walk. The walk and runs will culminate
in an end-of-race celebration on the Martin Rutchik Concert Stage
and Lawn with additional food, fun and live music! This is a great
event not to be missed!
Please note: This event will be limited to 275 families and will
sell out quick. Register now and don’t miss out!
THE FIRST 100 REGISTRANTS RECEIVE A FREE TOTE — COURTESY
OF HOLDEN PRODUCTS!
Thank you to our generous donors, walk vendors and sponsors
including:
Bicycles Plus, DANO (www.danorecords.com),
Dr. Delphinium, e-Miles, e-Rewards Market Research, A Fresh Perspective
Face & Body Art, Jenny Fogel Photography, Holden Custom Products,
Hotslings, IN THE LOOP KIDS, Kids Cooking Company, Lennox International,
Purple Cow Diner, Smashing Times, Society Bakery, Snip-its, Toy Maven,
ToyCrafter, The Dallas Fire Department, and more!
TDF Event Raffle
Participants of both the 10K/20K event and Walk in the Garden are
eligible to participate in the TDF Drawing to win some exciting prizes
and help raise additional money to benefit the Dallas Arboretum!
Participants may purchase tickets ($5 per ticket) for the raffle
during Packet Pick-up Monday, September 14 – Friday, September 18
at Luke’s Locker on Oak Lawn. TDF Event Raffle is only open
to: registered participants in the Walk in the Garden or Tour des
Fleurs 10K/20K who purchase a five ($5) US Dollar raffle ticket per
entry and who provide contact information by completing and leaving
raffle ticket in ticket bowl.
Volunteers of TDF, employees of the Arboretum, as well as the immediate
family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members
of each such employee/volunteer are not eligible. Subject to all
applicable federal, states, and local laws and regulations.
Raffle winners will be randomly selected from all eligible entries
on September 18, 2009 after closing of packet pick-up. Winners will
be announced at the TDF event on Sept 19, 2009 at the Dallas Arboretum.
The potential winners will be required to claim prize within seven
(7) business days of the date notice or attempted notice is sent.
If a potential winner cannot be contacted or does not respond, the
potential winner forfeits the prize. In the event that a potential
winner is disqualified for any reason, the applicable prize will
be awarded to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all
remaining eligible entries.
TDF Event Drawing/Raffle Prizes include prizes such as:
- Free night at the Hilton Anatole
- Hotslings (Designer baby sling/soft baby carrier)
- Dinner for 4 at Purple Cow
- $100 Bicycles Plus gift cards
- $100 Highland Park Village gift card
- Snip-its Hair Services
- $75 Dr. Delphinium Gift Card
- Society Bakery Cupcakes
Prizes are nontransferable and no substitution will be made. TDF
reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Raffle, or
any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor
beyond reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning
of the Raffle, as determined by TDF in its sole discretion.
“Walk in the Garden” Fundraising
As a Walk in the Garden participant, you have the opportunity to help the Dallas
Arboretum raise additional funds to benefit the future development and maintenance
of the gardens. The beauty and peacefulness of the gardens has been known to
touch the lives of many — from families who go to walk, picnic, explore and
experience the beauty, to those who might be experiencing a difficult time
in their lives looking for some tranquility.
Walk in the Garden Participants who meet certain fundraising goals, will be
eligible for exciting prizes and gifts. Below is a list of fundraising goals
and the prizes associated with those levels. Fundraisers are only eligible
to receive one (1) prize for the list below. Prize will be determined based
on the closest fundraising level exceeded by fundraiser (eg, if you Fundraise
$125, you will receive the $100 Fundraising Level). Prizes may not be exchanged.
Only one (1) fundraising prize per Walk in the Garden Entry (one per family).
Multiple entrants (families) are eligible to receive each prize.
- Fundraising Level: $100 – Four (4) one-day complimentary admission passes to the Arboretum
- Fundraising Level: $250 – One (1) Bed of Bulbs naming rights. Bed of Bulbs are five (5) feet of frontal bed area and in bloom from mid-January through April each year. Fundraisers who meet this level will be able to “name” a bed of bulbs at the Arboretum (notation will be on hard plastic sign stuck in the ground in front of the bed of bulbs). Notation can be listed as “In the Name of ______” or “In Honor of ______”
- Fundraising Level: $500 – One (1) VIP Golf Cart Tour
of the Arboretum for up to four (4) people for 1 hour.
- Fundraising Level: $1000 - Blooming Beds of Color naming rights. Blooming Beds
of Color are five (5) feet of frontal bed area and in bloom from year-round.
- Fundraisers who meet this level will be able to “name” a Blooming Bed of Color
at the Arboretum (notation will be on hard plastic sign stuck in the ground
in front of the bed of bulbs). Notation can be listed as “In the Name of ______”
or “In Honor of ______”
To set up a fundraising website, click
here.
Click here for a letter template
that can be sent via email or mail to family and friends to help
your fundraising efforts.
Click here for information
about the new The Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden and how
it will establish a benchmark for outdoor children’s science education
in our country.
“Walk in the Garden” Activity Map
Walk participants can walk the course or head to their favorite stop!
Check out the Walk Activity Map below and plan your own route for
the event day.
Register for the Walk
Click here to register for the Lennox Intl Walk in the Garden.
Walk in the Garden price per family — $50 online
through 9/13/09. $60 at packet pick up on Monday, 9/14 — race morning
(if spots are still available).
Parking for “Walk in the Garden”
Walk in the Garden participants will have the overflow parking onsite at the
Arboretum. Gates open at 7:30 AM. You will have a specific parking pass to get
through the gates which will be included in your bag at packet pick-up.
Information on Family Registration
A Family (one entry) is defined for this event as two adults plus
related (sibling) children only. So, for example, registrants can
have two grandparents and sibling grandchildren as a "family
entry" or two parents and their immediate children as a "family
entry", etc. The first 100 registrations will receive a Walk
in the Garden Cooler/Tote.
If you have any additional questions, please contact: ashkim6@yahoo.com
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