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25, 50 or 100 Stories - 580, 1160 or 2320 Steps - You Choose
(*New: We have opened up our 100 Story Race option to anyone who wants to participate. Registration is available online.)
Step Up is a stair climbing event that will challenge both competitors and non-competitors to walk or run up the 25 flights of steps in Norfolk's Dominion Tower on Waterside Drive. Competitors can chose to run up the 580 steps once or double up and run twice for a total of 50 flights or 1160 steps. Prizes will be awarded in a number of categories, including best individual and team times in the competitive categories, as well as the most money raised by an individual and a team. Everyone attending also will have an opportunity to enjoy various festivities taking place during the event. More details are below:
| What: |
Step Up Stair Climbing Event |
| When: |
Sunday, April 25, 2010
10am-2pm (participants will be assigned start times, other festivities will run throughout the day) |
| Where: |
Dominion Tower
999 Waterside Drive
Norfolk, VA 23510
(Parking is available in the garage next to the building) |
| Participants: |
500-1000 participants expected, including members of:
General Public (children must be 8 or older to climb the stairs)
Emergency Responders (firefighters, police EMT)
Military
Youth Groups
Corporate Teams
Athletes |
| How Do I Register: |
Click here to register online.
To register offline, please print out the registration form and waiver (doc version, pdf version). The forms can be mailed to:
The Up Center
Jessica Oulahan
222 W. 19th Street
Norfolk, VA 23517
To sign up to receive mobile updates about the event, click here.
If you have an unanswered question, please call Jessica Oulahan at 757-965-8649 or email jessica.oulahan@theupcenter.org. |
| Cost: |
Noncompetitive Entry: $25 through 3/31; $40 4/1-/425
Competitve Entry (25, 50 or 100 stories): $35 through 3/31; $50 4/1-4/25
We have set a per person Fundraising Goal (ages 21 and older) of $25. |
Who Will Benefit:
Step Up will benefit The Up Center, which serves more than 10,000 people in need in Hampton Roads every year. The agency's services give a hand up to families, children and adults facing economic, physical and/or emotional challenges. The agency's programs reach people from infancy to the senior years, providing homes for children who have been abused, mentors for children in need, services for people with disabilities, counseling for veterans contending with post traumatic stress disorder, and so much more. Please feel free to browse our website for more information.
Many Thanks to Our Sponsors
Media Sponsors
Step climbing photos, featured in our event promotional materials, were taken by Don Monteaux Master Photographer
and Kelly McMahon Willette.
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