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Trike-A-Thon

Trike-A-Thon is a fun, week-long curriculum and fundraising program for daycare centers or pre-schools that teaches children riding-toy safety lessons through a series of interactive stories. Children receive these lessons from special St. Jude friends, Bikewell Bear and Pedals the Bunny, while raising money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. At the end of the Trike-A-Thon week, students bring their trikes or riding-toys to school and practice the safety lessons they have learned.

Included in the Trike-A-Thon school coordinator kit is the official Trike-A-Thon DVD, featuring theme song, “Different Spokes for Different Folks,” from kids’ band Hot Peas 'N Butter. NOGGIN, the commercial-free educational preschool TV network from Nickelodeon, has also joined in the fun of Trike-A-Thon.

Learn how St. Jude partner NOGGIN helps support your Trike-A-Thon.

 

How does Trike-A-Thon raise money for the children of St. Jude?

Parents help their children gain sponsorship from friends, family and co-workers. Typically, sponsors either donate a monetary amount per lap or pledge a flat donation amount for the child to participate. After the Trike-A-Thon, parents help collect donations from sponsors and turn them into the school coordinator. Children that participate in the program learn riding-toy safety, help St. Jude and earn fun prizes.

 

What does St. Jude provide?

Volunteer coordinators (typically pre-school teachers or daycare operators) will receive a Trike-A-Thon kit to help organize and plan the event. The kit includes a storybook, coloring sheets, posters, a Trike-A-Thon DVD and other materials needed to carry out a successful event. All of these materials are free. There is no cost to your pre-school or daycare center to coordinate an event.

 

Sign up your school/group for the St. Jude Trike-A-Thon

Sign up your child's school or neighborhood group to participate in the St. Jude Trike-A-Thon. On the registration page, please enter the school/daycare name in the "Event Name" field, or enter the group name that will be associated with this event (e.g., Brownsville Neighborhood Association Trike-A-Thon).

If your school has a Trike-A-Thon already scheduled, please check "Yes" under "Event Scheduled.

Once you have submitted this form, one of our Trike-A-Thon representatives will contact you within two business days.

 

If you have questions, please e-mail trike@stjude.org or call 1-800-626-BIKE (2453).

 

 

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