A BIG Thank You for all who supported and came out to this year's Race for Cooperative Development! Please take a minute to visit our sponsors!

What

The Race for Cooperative Development is a fun, family-friendly event that has long been a staple in the DC community. The course is a 5 kilometer loop around the beautiful East Potomac Park. Past raffle and award prizes have included skybox tickets to a Redskins game; tickets to see the Nationals, Wizards, and Capitals; $100 gift certificates to restaurants such as Morton’s, and the Fourth Estate at the National Press Club; weekend stays at a variety of upscale DC hotels; and more! Participants also get to enjoy our “Feast at the Finish Line,” with food and drink from nearby cooperatives such as Land-O-Lakes, Marvamaid, Sunkist, Blue Diamond Growers, and Greenbelt Food.

When and Where

October 17th, 2009 / 8:00 a.m./ Haines Point, Washington D.C.

Fees and Packet Pick up

Registration is $30 Adults, $20 youth (17 and under)before Friday, October 9th. Adult registration increases to $40 after October 9th (Youth does not change).

Race Sponsorship

Check out our Sponsor Levels

Gifts, Prizes & Raffle

Willing to donate a gift certificate, sports tickets, or hotel stays for winners of this event? Then please take a look at our

PRIZE sheet

100% cotton t-shirt for everyone. Prizes for top three male and female overall as well as top male & female in 10 year age groups. More prizes through a random drawing.

Past prizes included:
-Numerous gifts of coop-grown foods and gift certificates from local food co-ops.
-A free stay at the Marriott Metro Center;
-Dinner for two at the JW Marriott;
-Gift certificates to restaurants such as Hard Times Café, Harry’s Tap Room, and Great American Restaurant;
-Wizards and Redskins tickets;
-Theatre tickets, XM Radio, and much more!

Please send all Prize donations to:

Terence Buen
2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 800
Arlington, VA 22202

Feast at the Finish Line / Picnic in the Park

Come enjoy our Feast at the Finish Line, with food from local vendors and co-op producers such as Blue Diamond Growers, Sunkist, Marva Maid,Ocean Spray and Greenbelt Consumer Cooperative, to name a few. Also, stick around to learn about Cooperatives and the good that each one provides for our society.

More information

Terence Buen @ 703-302-8097 or tbuen@cdf.coop.