Amuzing Race 2007
The Amuzing Race fund raiser was a resounding success for the Rochester Public Library Foundation. Thirty-five teams participated in the race that was held on Saturday, June 9. The race started at the library with registration and orientation. The teams received their first clue in the auditorium and were told to hold the envelope containing the clue up above their heads so that everyone could open the clue at the same time. Promptly at 8:30 a.m. the race began. Many teams - you know who you are - raced out of the auditorium to their cars, ready to race on to the next destination. After reading the clue, those teams ran back into the library because that first clue was actually a task that had to be completed within the library before getting their next clue.
The race destinations and clues took teams all around Rochester and had them completing tasks such as finding a vehicle in the Adamson Lincoln Mercury lot by the VIN number, catching fly balls while linking arms with another team member, using a GPS to find a location in Quarry Hill Park, etc... The race ended at Essex Park where the teams were treated to a picnic and prizes.
Thanks to race participants, volunteers, and sponsors, the library foundation’s first summer fund raiser raised just over $10,000 for the Rochester Public Library Foundation. The event went so well that the foundation hopes to make this an annual summer event.
Pictures of the Amuzing Race can be found online at: www.amuzingrace.org.
Sponsors of the 2007 Amuzing Race were:
Event Sponsor: Adamson Motors
Picnic Sponsor: John Hardy’s BarBQ
Leg Sponsors: Arcon Development, Counselor Realty, Edina Realty, R Fleming Construction, Fraser Construction Co, Phil & Barb Henoch, Knutson Construction Services, Maier Forest and Tree, McGough Construction, Olmsted Medical Center, Judy & Jim Sloan Foundation, Think, Treasure Island Resort and Casino
Publicity sponsors: KIMT Channel 3, Cumulus Radio
In-Kind Donations: Adler’s Sporting Goods, Gamehaven Council, Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scout Council of River Trails, HyVee Food Stores, Kathy and Dave Olson, McDonalds/Courtesy Corp, Minnesota Twins, Olmsted County Public Works, Qualey-Fisher Insurance Co, Rochester Park & Rec SNG Research, Sunstone Hotel Properties, Tyrol Ski & Sports
