You can use the following script to contact elementary schools in your area and tell them about the Run Drugs Out of Town Run

 I'm a winner, I don't do drugs

Use this form to send us information about the contacts you make.

1.  Hello, my name is _______ and I am a volunteer with INPSIREHealth.org.  We are a tax exempt non-profit organization concerned about drug abuse prevention and we would like to help your students raise awareness and money for drug abuse prevention at your school.

2.  Do you have a minute or two for me to tell you about our program?

         If yes proceed to #3. 

         If no ask if there is a better time to talk?  Then schedule that time to call back.

         You can also ask for their email address so we can send them more information.

3.  The Run:  As important as it may be to teach kids about the problems with drugs it is at least as important to empower them and give them the tools to make better choices.  Our Run Drugs Out of Town Run will give you a day, a week or even a month  where the whole school can focus on drug education and give your students an opportunity for  everyone to succeed.  

You can stage The Run as a run or as a relay where each class gets to run as a team.  You can have children run during their phys ed class or use it as part of a school field day and add other events like a sprint or long jump.  The important thing is that the kids participate.

To help get the kids more involved and to help them raise money for whatever your school needs we recommend that you use this as a fundraiser. 

4.  Fundraising:  The first thing to do is decide what you want to raise money for.  It can be to pay for a prevention program, replace work out equipment in the gym or purchase new computers.  The thing to keep in mind here is anything that helps kids be better people is effective drug abuse prevention.  Unlike other programs we discourage kids from going door to door to ask for donations.  Going door to door puts kids at risk and annoys too many neighbors.

We do recommend that your students sit down with their parents and go through the family address book.  They should only call relatives and friends who will know who the child is when they answer the phone.  When they call they should introduce them self and say, "I am going to run in the Run Drugs Out of Town Run at my school and wanted to know if you can sponsor me?" 

Imagine the effect of your students make 10 or 20 of those calls.  If they only average $1 from each call you will have a lot of money that was not in your budget before.

It will also become their mantra and could well be the first seed in their young minds about drugs.

Think too about the effect they will have on all the people they call

Then think about how you will use the money.

5.  What you get:  Everyone who runs in the Run Drugs Out of Town Run is a winner and gets a medal, pin or ribbon that says, "I'm a winner, I don't do drugs".  We also provide your school with teaching materials for your library, literature to pass out to kids and parents and PowerPoint presentations to use in the classroom, parent/teacher or faculty meetings.  All of these materials are included regardless of what level you come in at. 

6.  Cost:  We have also set this up to make sure that any school can afford to stage The Run and for that matter we believe you can’t afford to not stage The Run.   You get to choose what level you want to start.  You can start low and go higher next year or if your students do well with their fundraising efforts you can start at the top. 

1. For 50¢/runner you can have a ribbon with our slogan, logo and your school name and date
2. For $1/runner you can have our 1" pin with our logo and slogan
3. For $3.00/runner you can have our 1 3/4" gold medal with our slogan and logo etched on the front.  The medal comes with a stars and stripes neck ribbon so runners can wear it proudly.
4. For $7.50 you can have our T-shirts with your school info including sponsors logos or whatever else you choose in black ink on the backs.  You can also order a different color shirt for each classroom.
5. For $10.00/runner you can have both the medal and shirt.  If your students do a good job with the fundraising this will be easy to handle and make the event more memorable for the kids.
6. If you pay for the order 2 weeks prior to your event we will give you a 10% discount.

7.  Closing:  Schools that have done the Jump Rope for Your Heart with the American Heart Association have raised as much as $87,000 which was given to the American Heart Association.  Schools that do the Relay for Life with the American Cancer Society typically raise at least $50,000 which goes to the American Cancer Society. 

Imagine what you can do if your students raise that kind of money for their school.  Imagine how empowered they will feel!

 If they say yes:  verify their contact info including:

•   School name
•   Contact person
•   Street address
•   City, state zip
•   Phone number
•   email address

Ask if they have any idea what date they are considering staging The Run.

Answer whatever question you can and then send the rest of the questions to us at info@inspirehealth.org

 If they say no:  Always be courteous and respectful.  Not everyone will want to stage The Run and rejection is nothing personal.  Never try to oversell of force feed anyone.  You will be wasting your time and will give us a bad name.

 If they sound uncertain: 

Offer to have someone talk to them about more details

Offer to email or mail them more information

Give them links so they can go right to the web page

Below are links that will help answer questions.  Any questions you can't answer should be referred to us at info@inspirehealt.org