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SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE!
We love our sponsors and could not achieve our fundraising goals without them! Amazing companies doing amazing good for our community! If you are interested in becoming a business sponsor, check out our Tutu Trot sponsorship opportunities ranging from $500-$10,000.
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The Infinite Love Tutu Trot 5k
Join us for our 9th Annual Tutu Trot! Show your support for children and families fighting childhood cancer, and help us raise money to fund research at the Children's Brain Tumor Network at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Our goal is $100,000 -- with your help, we know we can get there!
How can you help?
1) Be a runner or walker!
We have 2 in-person locations, or you can participate virtually from anywhere in the world.
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Trumbull, CT (Trumbull HS) -- 5K Run/Walk and Kids' Fun Run Dash (max 100 yards)
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Middletown, NJ (Middletown HS South) -- 5K Run/Walk and Kids' Fun Run Dash (max 100 yards)
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Anywhere! -- Virtual 5K
2) Help us get donations!
Once you sign up, you'll get a link to your own personal race page and also a Team page if you join a team (you can also start your own Team during registration!) Donations from friends and family members supporting runners/walkers/teams is one of the biggest ways we raise money with this event -- please share share share your personal and team pages so people know about and can donate in honor of your effort!
3) Help us get sponsors!
Sponsorships make up a big part of our grand total each year -- if you know a business owner who might be inspired by our cause and want to help, please tell them about the Tutu Trot and encourage them to become a sponsor!
FAQs:
Are tutus and t-shirts included with my registration fee? Each in-person 5K registrant gets a dri-fit T-shirt and tutu. Virtual registrations do not include shirts or tutus. Kids Fun Run Dash registrations include a shirt, but not a tutu. (Tutus will be available for $5 each on a first-come, first-serve basis on race day.)
How long is the Kids' Fun Run Dash? Multiple dashes take place, grouped by age, and distance varies slightly based on age group. Max distance is ~100 yards (length of the football field.)
Can I join or start a team? YES! Gather up friends, neighbors, teammates, school or church groups, and gather together for good! You can start a team during registration or join an existing team. If you have any issues setting up a team, please email rachaelk@infiniteloveforkids.org.
What is Infinite Love for Kids Fighting Cancer? Infinite Love is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) foundation that raises money to directly support childhood cancer fighters and their families and to fund new pediatric cancer research. The Tutu Trot is one of our main events to raise money, but we fundraise and support families year-round. Since 2013 Infinite Love has funded over $2 million in research and has provided financial assistance, wish fulfillment, and special projects for dozens of families, thanks entirely to the generosity of our supporters and sponsors. Infinite Love is volunteer-run and has no office space and very little overhead, so donations go right to where they need to -- families and researchers. You can learn more at infiniteloveforkids.org
For TRUMBULL CT participants:
LOCATION: Trumbull High School, 72 Strobel Road, Trumbull CT 06611
5K RUN/WALK START: 9 AM
FUN RUN DASH START: ~10-10:15 AM (after 5K is complete)
The course starts on the access road by the snack shack at McDougall Stadium and finishes on the track. There will be food, raffles, and fun in McDougall Stadium following the race.
For MIDDLETOWN NJ participants:
LOCATION: Middletown High School South, 900 Nutswamp Rd, Middletown NJ 07748
5K RUN/WALK START: 9 AM
FUN RUN DASH START: ~10-10:15 AM (after 5K is complete)
The course starts on South's main driveway by the football field end zone, and ends on the track. There will be food and awards in The Swamp after the race.
For VIRTUAL participants:
This "DIY" version of the Trot is entirely flexible! You can map out a 3.1 mile (5 kilometer) course local to you OR you can jog, stroll, walk, or move along your favorite route or path. No rules except smiling because you are doing good and helping us reach our goal!
Please take photos and videos of your Trot and share them on Facebook and/or Instagram! Tag us (@infinitelove4kids) so we can see you, and use the hashtag #ILTutuTrot so we can find them! We'll also email you a printable bib before race day if you want to include that in your pics!
