Dance, tennis, swim, frisbee, walk, bowl, ski. Pick what you dig doing, and do it till you drop! Okay, just before you drop.
GET ORGANIZED:
Get started with our Week-By-Week Event Planner to make your life easy.
If you’re a Team Captain, check out our toolkit that’s designed just for you and provides answers about your role as a leader.
Make a list of everything that needs to get done and by whom with our Timeline Planner. Or use a free online planner like, Trello.
YOU’LL NEED:
- A date, time and location for your Thon.
- Depending on the length of your Thon, make sure you have fuel to keep everyone going! Snacks and drinks are always a good idea.
- Music! Nothing gets people going like a good pump-up song.
- A clock showing time left in your Thon.
- Signs and posters.
- A bullhorn or loud friend.
- Photographer or videographer to capture the moment.
- Tables for registration, water, snacks or selling t-shirts.
- Concession stand with volunteers if you want to raise some extra money for your cause.
- Event donation box and some smaller bills to make change.
- A team for set up and a team for clean up.
HOW IT GOES DOWN:
- Collect an entry fee from each team and ask them to set up fundraising pages leading up to the event to activate peer to peer fundraising.
- Try to create/find as many courts as possible, so you can get the most people playing at once!
- Fill out your bracket once teams show up.
- Ask teams to wear costumes or t-shirts of the same color- they’re great for team unity.
- Cheer everyone on!
BOOST YOUR EFFORT:
Use our step-by-step guide to promote and share your idea to get as many thon participants as you can.
DAY-OF ORGANIZATION:
Check out our Day-Of Event Checklist so that your event is stress free and FUN.Share your event far and wide. Use our step-by-step guide to promote your idea and get as many thon participants as you can.
Need some Ideas?
Anything can become a thon! Think of what you love and do it for as long as you can!
- dance-a-thon
- tennis-a-thon
- swim-a-thon
- frisbee-a-thon
- walk-a-thon
- bowl-a-thon
- ski-a-thon
- bike-a-thon
- freethrow-a-thon
- hit-a-thon (baseball)
- hike-a-thon
- dive-a-thon