History of Let's Get Physical 5K
Let’s Get Physical 5K/10K Run/Walk raises money for Christian Activities Center (East St. Louis) and the McKendree Sport Management Society.
2019 marks the fifth year of both a hands-on, experiential learning Sport Event & Facilities Management course and its fundraiser. Over the past four years, the Sport and Event Facilities Management course has hosted successful cornhole (bags) tournaments, a 5K in 2017, and a 5K/10K in 2018. This year, the class will again host a 5K/10K run/walk to support the McKendree University Sport Management Society, a student group, and CAC, an integral part of the East St. Louis community that provides support to kids in its community.
Developing, planning, executing, and evaluating the Let’s Get Physical 5K/10K race helps Sport Management majors put their classroom learning to use and understand “real world” scenarios; it also gives students sales, marketing, and sponsorship experiences, as well as networking opportunities outside of the classroom.
2019 marks the fifth year of both a hands-on, experiential learning Sport Event & Facilities Management course and its fundraiser. Over the past four years, the Sport and Event Facilities Management course has hosted successful cornhole (bags) tournaments, a 5K in 2017, and a 5K/10K in 2018. This year, the class will again host a 5K/10K run/walk to support the McKendree University Sport Management Society, a student group, and CAC, an integral part of the East St. Louis community that provides support to kids in its community.
Developing, planning, executing, and evaluating the Let’s Get Physical 5K/10K race helps Sport Management majors put their classroom learning to use and understand “real world” scenarios; it also gives students sales, marketing, and sponsorship experiences, as well as networking opportunities outside of the classroom.
History of McKendree Sport Management Society
Like many college majors, practical experience outside the classroom is an essential part of a Sport Management major’s learning; as a result, students recently founded the McKendree Sport Management Society.
In just its fourth year as a student organization, students have gained valuable skills at events like the NCAA Division I and Division II Wrestling National Championships, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament First and Second Rounds, the NCAA Division I Women's Final Four, the Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball tournament, and the Great Lakes Valley Conference basketball tournament.
Planned future experiences include trips to NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL events, the Big Ten Conference men’s basketball tournament, and a variety of NCAA Championship events.
In just its fourth year as a student organization, students have gained valuable skills at events like the NCAA Division I and Division II Wrestling National Championships, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament First and Second Rounds, the NCAA Division I Women's Final Four, the Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball tournament, and the Great Lakes Valley Conference basketball tournament.
Planned future experiences include trips to NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL events, the Big Ten Conference men’s basketball tournament, and a variety of NCAA Championship events.
History of CAC
In 1989, the purpose of the Christian Activity Center (CAC) in East St. Louis was to keep kids alive. Now, 30 years later, its purpose is to change kids' lives through systemic, deliberate change in the East St. Louis community itself. CAC's work has not only improved individuals' lives, but it also has set the stage for a changed community dynamic in its immediate neighborhood.
CAC leaders firmly believe the St. Louis region will not thrive as a national leader again until the East St. Louis community is a strong, healthy, vibrant community. Their efforts are based on a shared vision for the city's development, based in its people's productivity.
CAC leaders firmly believe the St. Louis region will not thrive as a national leader again until the East St. Louis community is a strong, healthy, vibrant community. Their efforts are based on a shared vision for the city's development, based in its people's productivity.