By taking the time to make sure your food packaging items and used fluid containers make it into the recycling or trash containers instead of on the course or trail when running you can a make a difference.

Another way to help is create your own personal fundraising page by clicking (become a fundraiser) at the top of the page. This will allow you to upload an image add a message and email family and friends to raise money for our programs. Money raised through our efforts at the event will support the KCB sponsored clean up and beautification events throughout California which occur year-round; but with a focused effort during the spring.

Incentives for Contributors and Fund Raisers:

The Walt Disney Company has donated a "Special Disney Day of Fun Package" for four, to support the Eco-Runner Project. Each contributor or fundraiser raising $500 or more for KCB will have their name entered in a drawing for the prize.

Additional Incentives for Fund Raisers:

Raise $250 by January 5, 2009 to receive an Official Atayne KCB Eco-Runner technical shirt (pre-ordered in your size) to wear in the race. If you reach that goal after January 5th but prior to when you check in at the Eco-Runner booth, you will still receive a shirt, but size availability might be limited.

Raise $250 and earn a "Run for a Reason" technical fabric T-shirt.

Raise $1000 and your entry fee will be refunded to you.

Raise $1500 and earn an official Carlsbad Marathon jacket.

Eco-Runner Sponsors:

KCB has received a $10,000 Waste Management Think Green Grant to support our efforts with greening the Carlsbad Marathon.

California State Parks and the State Parks Foundation have contributed $500 of State Parks Gear for the Eco-Runner incentives.

California Integrated Waste Management Board has contributed $500.00 for sponsorship of the Atayne KCB Eco-Runner technical shirt for our fundraisers and volunteers.

A founding sponsor of the KCB Eco-Runner Project, Running Center, has donated 100 items including gift cards and Nike IPod Sport Kits, valued at $3,000 as Eco-Runner incentives.

Asics North America has donated bags, hats and other gear valued at $1,000

Atayne has joined the sponsorship program this year by donating shirts for our sponsored Eco-Challenge Champions, $500 in gift certificates and they also are providing us with a special code for online purchases: keepcabeautiful. They will track sales and donate 10% of all sales that use this code to Keep CA Beautiful. The code will be active until December 2009. Please shop at http://www.atayne.com/shop.html to support our programs.

KCB and its partner organizations are sponsoring the following environmental leaders and activists to help raise awareness for our cause:

Assemblyman Lloyd Levine, sponsored by Friends of the LA River on behalf of KCB. (Runner Marathon course)

Mark Murray, Executive Director of Californians Against Waste sponsored by KCB. (Runner Marathon Course sub 3:00 hours. Look for him leading the master’s age group.)

Sam Huber, Eco-Runner sponsored by KCB. (Runner Half Marathon Course 2:16-2:30 hours)

Nick Ewing, Professor CSUS, Sponsored by American River Parkway Foundation (Runner Half Marathon course)

Jason Rose, General Manager, Waste Management San Diego/Orange County sponsored by Waste Management (Runner Half Marathon course)

Debbie Anthony and Laura Anthony sponsored by Ric Anthony Associates on behalf of KCB (Walking Half Marathon course)

Please support our Environmental Champions by visiting their findividual fundraising pages to learn more about them and the organizations sponsoring them. We hope each one will be able to raise a minimum of $1500 through your support.

Even if you didn't register for the Carlsbad Marathon, but would like to create an individual fundraising page, team page or to join a team, click "Become a Fundraiser" at the top of this page. Once you've done this, choose one of the options that appear at the top of the page, and you will be able to create and customize your fundraising page.

KCB is also actively seeking donations from other corporate and government sponsors who support our efforts. All contributions will be listed on Christine Flowers-Ewings' Executive Director Challenge Fundraising Page.