The Animal Race will be an adventure style race designed with the specific goal in mind

of raising money for various animal welfare organizations.

Many people will be aware of the television program ‘The Amazing Race’, in which

teams compete with one another by traveling around various areas finding clues whilst

being timed. The Animal Race will follow the same concept but will obviously be kept to

a smaller area, namely the North/North West suburbs of Johannesburg.

Contestants will be allowed to enter teams (minimal number of 2 people, maximum

number of 5), the cost of entrance is mentioned later and is dependant on the amount of

team members.

The entrance fee will all be donated and equally split between the welfare organizations

involved in this event. Individual Teams are encouraged to ‘pick a charity’ to support,

and there will be a prize for the team that best represents the charity they have chosen!

We will aim to have each ‘point’ of the race sponsored by a Corporate sponsor, and will

also make for corporate sponsors to be represented at the start and end points of the race.

There will be a raffle on the day for anyone and everyone to participate in, and the

proceeds of this raffle will go to the choice of charity of the winning team.

Animal abuse is rife in South Africa, and as many of us know there are literally hundreds

of animals euthenized on a daily basis due to neglect, abuse or simply having no place to

call home. This event is being held to both raise awareness of the severity of the problem,

as well as to contribute financially to some of the many welfare organizations doing

phenomenal work to try alleviate the problem.

The Animal Race will therefore be an event that as well as providing fun filled

entertainment, will also contribute to a really good cause. Involve your families, your

company and all you know – come and join us for a day in the great outdoors giving back

to those who work so tirelessly all year round to save the lives of thousands of animals.

There are many charities requesting financial donations through out the year, and we

understand the difficulty in choosing which cause to provide your donation to. This event

aims to make life slightly easier by providing to multiple animal shelters. Corporate

Sponsors may provide donations by means of financial aid, or material donation such as

printing of advertising flyers, providing animal food, items to be raffled etc

All Corporate Sponsors will be encouraged to either provide some form of advertising

and/or a stand at the start/finish point to advise all involved of their involvement with the

event. Corporate Sponsors may also ‘purchase a point’ in the race for advertising

purposes (in the same way one would in a golf day). A ‘stop point’ will be available for

individual sponsorship at the price of R 2,500.00.

This will allow you as organizations to really get yourselves out there and to make people

aware of you and what you do. If donations permit we are also planning on having an

auction and a raffle (as mentioned above) where all the proceeds made will be split up

amongst the shelters involved. On top of this the admission fees will be split up equally

amongst the shelters. So you all walk away with something. The prize money (the

sponsored amounts) will go to the top 3 winners’ animal shelters in the following way: 1

place takes 50%, 2

The event will start and end at Walkhaven Dog Park in Muldersdrift – Walkhaven is

currently the only specialist Dog park in Johannesburg and loved by all who frequent it.

Registration will take place between 07.30 and 09.00 am on the morning of the 6

November 2010.

We will be staggering the start times of the race in ten minute intervals, with the first

team leaving at 10.00 am. The winner will be the team who completes the race in the

shortest time period – there will be no way to duck the system as marshals will be

stationed at each point to log in teams arrival and departure times, as well as provide the

next clue. Should your team not be logged in and out they will be disqualified – it’s up to

the team to ensure this is done.

Team of 2:R90 per team member

Team of 3: R80 per team member

Team of 4: R 70 per team member

Team of 5: R60 per team member

Teams that are able to obtain corporate sponsorship towards the event may be excused

from paying entrance fees should they be able to contribute a donation of greater than

R 500.00. Please contact Anthea or Nicola for more information regarding this.

Nicola (0828318316) and Anthea (0832341322) or AnimalRaceSA@gmail.com.