JUBILEE 5K RUN/WALK
Saturday, October 4, 2025
Are you ready to do the 5K Run/Walk this year? Our sixth annual Jubilee 5K Run/Walk event is coming the first weekend of October. Hosting this event every year has got to be one of the best things to come out of those COVID times - walking and running together with family and friends in support of the many ministries of Jubilee United Church and then enjoying a post-5K barbecue (no, you don't have to go the 5K as a participant to join us for the cookout!)
There are many ways to get involved:
- register as a participant and run or walk the race route
- sponsor a participant who is doing the 5K
- sponsor a specific or general event expense
- serve as a volunteer, race marshal or official at the start/finish line.
Here’s how!
REGISTER AS A PARTICIPANT
Registration is open as of September 6th.
You can do the race course in either direction. Race coordinator Gary Norris will confirm your registration by email.
Start time for all participants is 1:00pm on Saturday, October 4th. You may register as a solo participant or as a group.
THINGS TO HAVE HANDY WHEN YOU REGISTER
- Name(s) of EACH PERSON in your group
- T-shirt size for EACH PERSON in your group.
- Emergency contact information.
- A nickname for your team (optional, but fun! Eg., The Speeders).
By completing your registration, you are agreeing to the Event Waiver.
You can print a ROUTE MAP here.
We are asking all participants to aim for a minimum of $200 in sponsorships; however, this is NOT a requirement to participate - just a goal. If you are unable to join us on the day of our walk/run, you are still able to participate on your own at a day and time that works for you. Thanks for stepping up - your steps mean a lot to us when we are raising as much as we can to support the ministries of Jubilee.
RACE DAY VOLUNTEERS
Would you like to be involved on race day, but you’d rather not do the 5K? We need race marshals at every intersection along the route, volunteers to help with the start / finish line set up and registration desk, photographers, timekeepers, and other helpers to do what’s needed. You can sign up right now!
SPONSOR A PARTICIPANT
Sponsor your family and friends as they walk or run the 5K event. You can support a group/team or individual or even multiple individuals or teams. Not sure who’s participating? Click here to see a list of those participating. You can either contact the individual and have them add you to their sponsorship form, or if you wish to remain anonymous, send a cheque to the church with the name of the person you wish to sponsor; we will add your sponsorship to the individual’s total dollars only.
SPONSOR THE EVENT
The Jubilee 5K Run/Walk is an annual fundraiser for the church. We want this event to be self-funding so that all money raised by the participants goes to support the ministries of Jubilee. Become an event sponsor by donating money to cover an event expense – a specific item or the event expenses in general. Please contact Gary Norris to make this sponsorship pledge. Approximate total costs for each item are shown.
- "Goody bags" for participants and participation certificate: approximately $200.00
- Race bibs for participants: approximately $25.00
- Miscellaneous race administration items: approximately $75.00
- BBQ supplies $150.00
PAYMENT OPTIONS & TAX RECEIPTS
There are several ways you can get your donation to us. Please pay special attention if you are sponsoring a participant so that they will receive proper credit for your sponsorship.
- Cash or cheques are to be made PAYABLE TO Jubilee United Church. These can be given to your sponsored participant or sent directly to the church office. DO NOT MAKE CHEQUE PAYABLE TO THE PARTICIPANT.
- E-Transfers sent to admin@jubileeunited.ca and indicate in the message field who you are sponsoring or just "General" if no participant name is given.
- Canada Helps – canadahelps.org website: select "Jubilee United Church – Don Mills Ont". Please indicate your donation is to sponsor the 5K Walk and who you are sponsoring, if applicable.
Tax receipts will be issued for all donations of $10 or more. To receive a receipt, your full name and mailing address will need to accompany your donation, unless you’re a regular contributor at Jubilee and your information is already on file with the church. Tax receipts will be sent at the end of 2025, likely in February 2026, NOT immediately following the 5K event.
