Reminder: World Wide Welcome Youth Relay
In case you missed it… a reminder that sign-ups for this event are due today at 8pm PT!
BTC Parents,
Check out this AWESOME opportunity below for next Friday and please fill out this form by Monday, April 4th @ 8pm PT if interested!
*filling out form does not guarantee a spot for the event - limited spaces available!
What: World Wide Welcome (WWW) Youth Relay - One mile run on a marked out-and-back course on the waterfront - the official first leg of the 200+ mile WWW Youth Relay! This isn’t a timed race but we’ll have a clock up and kids can run at their desired effort. (See "extra details” for more fun)
Why: The World Athletics Championships are coming to the United States for the first time ever this July. Eugene, Oregon will host the biggest track and field event on the planet in 2022! Help show over 2,000 athletes from 200-plus countries the way by joining the World Wide Welcome!
Who: World Athletics and BTC Youth!
When: Friday - April 8, 2022 @ 4pm
Where: Salmon Springs Fountain at the Portland Waterfront
Other fun details: When kids arrive they will have some activities available related to the World Wide Welcome such as:
exploring a world map of the 200+ countries coming to Oregon for the World Athletics Championships
picking out a flag and creating a welcome sign for a country they want to welcome and wish good luck
decorating a bib, and the opportunity to record a welcome/good luck video message to a country with a photographer they’ll have on site
Museum of World Athletics pop up-exhibit related to WCH Oregon22 inside the Pioneer Place Mall across the street and will be open until 6pm that night, so parents or coaches are welcome to explore that with interested kids before leaving.
P.S…. other fun summer plans coming soon!