Susan G. Komen Twin Cities 3-Day Recap #2

The Susan G. Komen Twin Cities 3-Day kept the Event 360 team on their toes. Last week we heard from Vehicle Coordinator, Liz Parks. Next up is Robin Shapiro, who played the role of Route Participant Liaison, affectionately called the “caboose.” In this role, Robin is responsible for working with the “back…

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Susan G. Komen Twin Cities 3-Day Recap #1

The Susan G. Komen Twin Cities 3-Day kept the Event 360 team on their toes. This recap is from Liz Parks who played the role of Vehicle Coordinator. In this role Liz is responsible for managing all event-related vehicles in order to meet the transportation needs and expectations of event……

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Susan G. Komen Michigan 3-Day Recap #2

We previously heard from Molly Fast who staffed the first Susan G. Komen 3-Day of the season earlier this month. We’re now going to hear from Field Marketing Coordinator, Ann Love, who works behind the scenes all year long executing local programming to ensure walkers are well-trained and have…

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Susan G. Komen Michigan 3-Day Recap

Event 360 staff kicked off the Susan G. Komen 3-Day® season in Novi, Michigan last week, our first of seven Komen 3-Days until the end of November. After each event, we’ll share a sneak peek from the perspective of one staff member to give you a behind-the-scenes look at what……

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Event 360 Explores: Monster Dash

In late October, among the natural beauty and the outlandish and hilarious costumes, Event 360’s Kiki Setterlund ran a half-marathon among St. Paul’s Halloween enthusiasts.  Read below for Kiki’s own account of her experience! Name, date and location of event The Monster Dash, Saturday, October 25th, St. Paul, MN…

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Event 360 Explores: The Great Lakes Relay

Over a certain weekend in July, it’s pretty much a guarantee that you can find Event 360’s Jason Mahakian running in Northern Michigan. After all, for the past 10 consecutive years, he’s been part of a team participating in the Great Lakes Relay. According to Jason, it’s an event that……

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Event 360 Explores: Dirty Girl Mud Run

Event 360’s Jennifer Hanskat was busy in June participating in not one, but two events! In her latest event, she swapped color for mud! Read on to get Jennifer’s perspective in her second year participating in the Dirty Girl Mud Run.   Name, date and location of event: Dirty…

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Event 360 Explores: Out of the Darkness Overnight

Next up in our blog series, Event 360 Explores, Aubrey Cushing shares her experience participating in the Out of the Darkness Overnight organized by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). Name, date and location of event Out of the Darkness Overnight, June 14th – 15th, Seattle, Washington Event…

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Event 360 Explores: Color in Motion 5K

Next up in our blog series, Event 360 Explores, Jennifer Hanskat takes us through her first experience doing a color run.   Name, date and location of event: Color in Motion 5K, June 22nd, Montrose Harbor in Chicago Event summary: Taken directly from their website, Color in Motion 5K is,…

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The Consideration for a Safe Event

Last year, the 2013 Boston MuckFest MS was held one week after the 2013 Boston Marathon. Following the tragedy of the Boston Marathon, we carefully reviewed all of our security measures – questioning what we could do to ensure the safety of our participants, volunteer and staff. Our event site……

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How to Deal with Unruly Event Participants

One of the best parts of our job is creating amazing experiences for our participants. However, it’s not always possible to please everyone. Mix in the emotions that come with participating in a cause-related event and the activity people are completing, and you’ve got the perfect recipe to see participants……

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Event 360 Explores: Phoenix Half Marathon

Next up in our blog series, Event 360 Explores, we hear from Robin Shapiro who just finished the Phoenix Half Marathon.   Name, date and location of event Phoenix Half Marathon, Saturday March 1st, 2014 in Mesa, Arizona. Event summary There were marathon, half marathon, 10k and 1k…

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