Blessings in a Backpack 0.5k

Join us for a day (actually more like 10 minutes) of glory, celebration, and participation medals while raising money for a great cause — Blessings in a Backpack!

The second annual Blessings in a Backpack 0.5k will be held at 11 a.m. on June 25, 2022. The finish line and post-race party will be at Lynn Family Stadium, located at 350 Adams St., Louisville, KY 40206, in the Butchertown neighborhood.

This will be a very fun, tongue-in-cheek event that will lampoon the typical 5K. 

The Details

The Blessings in a Backpack 0.5K — that’s not a typo, our “race” is, in fact, only 546 yards — will incorporate all the typical race elements but without any of the training or effort. Think a 0.5K Euro-style sticker for your car, a hydration station at the halfway point that serves caffiene and carbs, and a medical tent that may or may not be manned. At the finish line, celebrate with a family-friendly post-race party. 

The 0.5K is created for folks who are NOT ready to go the extra mile. In fact, they aren’t even willing to go a mile at all, and actually barely even a quarter mile... but they are willing to have fun and poke fun at themselves, while raising money to help Blessings in a Backpack feed hungry kids in Louisville on the weekends! 

• Get to the starting line early so you can stretch (0.3 miles is nothing to take too lightly) 
• At the halfway point (that's a whopping .15 miles in), enjoy caffeine and carbs for energy
• Celebrate crossing the finish line at the family-friendly post-race party

(The starting line opens at 10:30 a.m.; race begins at 11 a.m. Post-party will close at 12:30 p.m.)

VIP Upgrade

• Don't feel like running? Don't think you can make it the full distance? Then you should be a VIP
• For an additional $25, you don't have to run! Hitch a ride on the official 0.5k shuttle, Dolly the Photo Bus. How awesome is that?!
• As if all of that isn't enough reason to sign up to be a VIP, you'll also receive a super cool 0.5k headband, just like the one on our cover model!

Goodies and Fun Stuff!

IF YOU WANT A T-SHIRT ON RACE DAY — AND WHO DOESN'T WANT ONE OF THESE BAD BOYS — YOU MUST REGISTER BEFORE June 5, 2022.

• All finishers will receive a pretentious oval Euro-style 0.5K sticker that you can attach to the rear window of your car to show everyone that a true athlete is behind the wheel
• T-shirts, of course
• Participation medals (everyone gets recognized for their achievements at this event, no matter how bad they are, because we are all about positivity and self-worth)
• Finish line photos
• Safety First! A possibly fully staffed, or not staffed at all, medical tent will be in place, you know, just in case
• Music at the finish line
• Post-”race” party at Lynn Family Stadium
  
• And much more (as we think of things)

Corporate Teams

(six people per team)

Grab your besties, work wife, and wicked cool boss for a day (okay, it's more like 10 minutes) of glory, celebration, and comradery to raise money for Blessings in a Backpack! Everyone will take home a Blessings in a Backpack 0.5K swag bag and join in the post-race party. This is your chance to show the world that, even in the shortest of distances, teamwork makes the dream work! Corporate Teams will receive:

• Your logo on our event website
  
• Shout out at the event
• Option to include marketing materials in swag bags
• Six people per team

Virtual Participant

Can't make it to the "race?" It's okay... you can participate from the comfort of your couch! Virtual Participants will get a t-shirt, oval sticker, and medal just like everyone else so you can brag that you are a finisher of the 0.5K and no one will know any different. Plus, we'll send you a link to our Instagram page so you can watch the race live in our story.

Note: the registration fee includes the cost of shipping, and the swag will be shipped out in July.

Sponsorship Opportunities

All the fun stuff aside, we are serious about the end result — to support Blessings in a Backpack’s Louisville programs. The money raised at this event will help send local kids home with backpacks full of food during the 2022/23 school year. And we'd really like your help! As a sponsor, your business will be associated with what we believe will be the funniest, coolest, and craziest event of the year. Levels start at $1,000 and include logo on marketing materials and swag, race entries, volunteer opportunities, and more!

Contact us below for more information.