Grand Gallop

To help make this event successful, we need your help! You may sign up to volunteer for one time slot or multiple time slots if you can help throughout the event (Overlap in time slots is for training. You can sign up for multiple grades even though the times overlap). A final schedule and detailed instructions will be shared with all volunteers prior to the Grand Gallop.

VOLUNTEER JOB DESCRIPTION

Count laps during the run by literally tallying on the back of students' T-shirts and help check kids out of the course at the end of each grade’s run.

To volunteer, sign-up online at this link

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B44A8AD2CA5FF2-65611574-grand

Red: Cichanowicz (3rd), Schell (4th), Hutchins (5th)

Green: Nachreiner (3rd), Trachsler (4th), Liedtke (5th)

Blue: Udulutch (3rd), Smith (3rd), Markley (4th), Ruhland (4th), Sauer (5th), Sherman (5th)

Yellow: Lenerz (3rd), Swanson (3rd), Coy (4th), Backeberg (4th), Luetscher (5th), Nolden (5th)

Thank you to the generous businesses who have sponsored our 2026-27 Fun Runs at Grand and Bridges!!!

Thank you to the generous businesses who have sponsored our 2026-27 Fun Runs at Grand and Bridges!!!

Diamond: Kayser Ford of Sauk City

Platinum: Bank of Prairie du Sac, Bonham Theater & Video, Culver's, Kraemer North America, LLC, Lenerz Construction LLC, NORD Gear Corporation, Prairie Exteriors & Painting, S Cole Photography, Tools of Marketing, Village Family Dental and Orthodontics, Village of Prairie du Sac

Gold: BayBrookes Heating & Cooling, Compeer Financial, Do-All Construction, Edge Consulting Engineers, Geier Homar & Roy LLP, H&R Block, Sauk City, Kraemer Brothers, Mayberry Electric Inc, Milwaukee Valve, Sugar Cookie Mama of Sauk County, Terrytown Plumbing Inc

Silver: Meise Construction Inc, Merry Mac's Campground, Minuteman Press, Slaney Total Home & Lawn, WCCU Credit Union

Bronze: Cedarberry Inn, Lake Ridge Bank, The Pines Senior Living, Wollersheim Bistro

In Kind: 6:8 Inc, Bret Buelo, Sauk Prairie Area Food Pantry

What is the Grand Gallop?

● A school-wide event on September 25, 2026 with a rain date of October 9, 2026.

● A new approach to fundraising, coordinated by GSPie (Parent/Staff Org) and Grand Avenue Staff that avoids selling products and directs all profits back to the schools.

● School-wide fundraiser, where students are encouraged to get pledges and run laps to raise money for school-wide programming.

What are the goals of the Grand Gallop?

● To fund enhanced learning opportunities at Grand Avenue Elementary School.

● To include the entire Grand Avenue Elementary community in a fun and healthy activity as a community.

What do students do for the Grand Gallop?

● Use the online pledge system and/or the pledge envelope to collect donations for the Grand Gallop.

● Run/walk a looped track at the Sauk Prairie High School’s football stadium for 30 minutes on the Grand Gallop day. Each session of the Grand Gallop takes 1 hour, with time to get on the field, warm up, run, cool down and have a post-race snack and a class photo.

● Have a ton of fun, whether or not they have pledges.

What do parents/guardians do for the Grand Gallop?

● Help your student(s) get business sponsors and individual sponsors before the event.

● Dress your student(s) appropriately for running and the weather the day of the Grand Gallop.

● Send a water bottle with your student(s) the day of.

● Support your student(s) with words of encouragement by cheering from the sideline as they participate in this fun and healthy fundraising event. Signs, crazy outfits, and noisemakers are welcome!

● Help your student(s) collect pledges and thank their sponsors after the Grand Gallop.

What do students get from the Grand Gallop?

● An understanding of the fun and importance of exercise.

● An appreciation of teamwork and the strong school unity of Grand Avenue Elementary.

● A FREE t-shirt, healthy snack, and a special treat on Grand Gallop day.

What about pledges?

● Sponsors can pledge an amount per lap or a set amount.

● If your family prefers not to solicit pledges, please consider making a donation to GSPie

What happens after the Grand Gallop?

● A handout telling how many laps your student ran will come home on race day.

● Students should collect outstanding pledges, with checks payable to GSPie

● Turn in pledges in the pledge envelope by October 2, 2026.

Total Laps Ran Sheet: The number of laps your student ran will be reported and final instructions given.

THANK YOU for participating in the Grand Gallop!!!

***If you have any questions about the Grand Gallop contact gspie2@gmail.com

September 25, 2026- Grand Gallop

October 2, 2026- Pledge Money Due

October 9, 2026- Rain Date for Grand Gallop

Reminder: NO PETS OR DRINKS ON THE TRACK!