Carry the Jerry Relay and Basic 5K - Charlotte | Charlotte ...

The Water is Basic event has multiple ways you can choose to get involved: *Run or Walk the Basic 5K *Relay the Carry the Jerry 5K - teams up to 5 runners *Teams: Run/Walk the Basic 5K (Miya Teams = 100 or more) *Silent Runner-do not want to run but want to support the cause The Carry the Jerry Relay and Basic 5K benefits Water is Basic. Charlotte's FIRST "Carry the Jerry 5K" is a relay made up of any size team and can either run or walk while carrying a water-filled Jerry Can. Participants will organize their own teams of 5 or less in advance and are comprised of family, friends, fellow athletes, sports teammates, etc. A "Jerry Can" is a 5-gallon plastic jug (weighing 42 pounds) that African women and children carry 3-4 miles daily to collect water. Identify with the daily hardship of the African Sudan family and support Water is Basic's mission to drill a thriving, clean water well in every village in South Sudan.

The USATF Certified 5K course runs through Uptown Charlotte into South End and starts and finishes at the Panther Stadium. This year's race is apart of the TrySport Inspire Race Series, encouraging Charlotte to stay active in 2012.

Through Water is Basic, it only takes $1.50 to change someone’s life for the next 20 years. So how are we providing safe, clean water in Sudan?

Water is Basic operates two drilling rigs that are staffed with Sudanese nationals who have been trained to drill, operate and repair their own water wells, which empowers them to impact and sustain their communities.

Every $150 you raise in this race will give safe, clean water to 100 people for 20 years! Please consider opening a personal fundraising page - you will, literally, save lives. Packet Pick-up TrySports 3-29-12 10:00am-2:00pm 4:00-6:00pm Blakeney Shopping Center 9816 Rea Rd Charlotte NC 28277 Bank of America Stadium 3-30-12 2:00-6:00pm Bank of America Stadium Graham Street Side Charlotte NC 28202 Pre-Registered Runners, Walkers, and Jerry Can Relay members will receive a runners guide the week leading into the event with parking, race day time line, and map of course!