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Summit for the Planet is a community event raising funds to help youth care for the planet -- and for all the nonprofit organizations that have registered. 

What it's for:

This positive community event brings people and organizations together, increases awareness about the environment -- and raises funds.  The funds go to the participating organizations and to support educational programs that inspire youth to care for the planet.

How it works:

1. Tax exempt organizations sign up to participate on-line at www.SummitforthePlanet.org; once approved they appear as participating organizations on the web site.   
2. Each organization then invites its community members to participate as walkers – walkers can be any age.
3. Walkers come to the website and register (they create a profile, indicate which organization they’re supporting, and set a goal for how far they’ll walk).
4. Walkers tell their family, friends, etc to come to the website and make a pledge to sponsor them.  Sponsors can make a “per kilometer” pledge or a flat donation.
5. On April 24, we all gather to walk starting at the Mount Madonna School campus. Registration begins at 8:30am.  The walk is from 9am to 11am.  Volunteers will be stationed along the route to offer support, water and to stamp the walker’s ‘passports.’  There will be a 5 kilometer loop (ambitious walkers can go around twice).  After walking, participants are invited to relax, celebrate and learn at the 4^th Annual Festival for the Environment (www.ecofest.us).
6. Within two weeks, we’ll notify all the sponsors how far the participants hiked and request payment.
7. Once funds are in, 70% of all pledges and donations your participants raised will go directly your organization.

Who is participating:

The project is led by a team of volunteers from Mount Madonna School and around Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties. 

Participating organizations are listed on the Pledge page!

Where:

Walk-a-thon begins and ends at Mount Madonna School Upper Campus. Click for directions.

Join us in this positive, healthy, green event!