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ECONOMIC IMPACT - The Boulder Chamber of Commerce and the University of Colorado estimate the total economic impact of the race to the city of Boulder to be approximately $10 million each year. 80,000-100,000 spectators and participants travel to Boulder from across the state for Memorial Day weekend. This influx of visitors translates into tax revenue, sales and additional profits for locally owned restaurants, hotels, and retail shops throughout the city. For a summary of BolderBOULDER's finances, click here. To view a 2004 Daily Camera article about the race's finances, click here.
NON PROFIT VOLUNTEER PROGRAM- BolderBOULDER donates to non-profit groups in the community that help to stage the race. If your non-profit organization is interested in volunteering at the race, click herefor more information.
Past beneficiaries included ASHA for Education, ATL Foundation, Atonement & Mount Calvary Youth Groups, Boulder 7th Day Adventist Church, Boulder Chorale Group, Boulder County Churches, Boulder County Optimist Club, Boulder Community Hospital Foundation, Boulder Force, Boulder Jaycees, Boulder Road Runners, Boulder Rugby Club, Boulder Shelter for the Homeless, Boulder Valley Girls Lacrosse Broomfield Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol, Broomfield HS Chemistry, Broomfield HS National Honors Society, Broomfield Links, BTY, Cantabile Singers, CDLS, Centennial Middle School, Chapter EYPEO, Civil Air Patrol, Colorado Business Professional Women, Delta Zeta, East Boulder Optimist Club, Emergency Family Assistance Assn., Fairview Band Boosters, Fairview Boy's Basketball, Fairview H.S. Student Council, Fairview HS National Honors Society, Filipino-American Community of Colorado, First United Church of Arvada, Girl Scouts Troop 161, I Have A Dream Foundation, Kappa Kappa Psi, Discovery Church, Kiwanis club, Lambda Pi Eta, Lance Armstrong Foundation, Larimer Humane Society, Legacy High School LHS Cheerleaders, Longmont Sister Cities, Make a Wish Foundation, Monarch Drumline, Monarch Pom, Niwot Cheerleaders, NOVA, Our Way Center, Pomona Band Boosters Rocky Mountain Christian Church, Rocky Mountain Ki Society Rocky Mountain Road runners, Scout Troop/Ship 273 Troop 1362, Troop 268, United Way, University of Colorado Cross Country Program, Vietnamese Student Association Volunteer Connection, YMCA, and Younglife.
FITNESS FOR YOUTH - BolderBOULDER coordinates the Middle School Challenge, an outreach program for middle school students to encourage good health and physical fitness. 1,500 students and teachers participate in this program aimed at motivating and educating about running and fitness. BolderBOULDER representatives speak at over 50 motivational assemblies in schools all over Colorado. Middle School Challenge students are eligible for a discounted entry to the race. Students who are unable to afford the entry fee to the race are given the opportunity to pack lunches in exchange for a free entry. In addition, BolderBOULDER donates extra supplies and equipment to the Boulder County Extras for Education and excess Gatorade is donated to the Boulder Valley School District Athletic Department.
FOOD DRIVES -  In recent years the BolderBOULDER and its participants have donated between 20,000 and 25,000 pounds of food to Boulder Community Food Share. Over the past 10 years, more than 120,000 pounds has been collected and distributed through the Food Share programs. Every holiday season, BolderBOULDER sponsors a canned food drive in its store. All canned food collected is donated to Community Food Share.
ENTRY DONATIONS - BolderBOULDER donates hundreds of free entries and t-shirts to multiple charities throughout Boulder. These entries are used for fundraisers such as silent auctions or raffles to help aid these organizations. If your organization is having a silent auction or raffle, please send your request to: race@bolderboulder.com.
CU CROSS COUNTRY SCHOLARSHIP - BolderBOULDER facilitates donations for the University of Colorado's top-ranked Cross Country team. A donation box on the entry form raises enough for at least one full scholarship a year.
CELL PHONE RECYCLING - BolderBOULDER is now collecting used and/or retired cell phones. For every cell phone collected, a donation will be made to the City of Boulder Parks and Recreation Wellness Program and will help underprivileged children get into summer camp and other sports and fitness programs.
ONE WORLD RUNNING SHOE DRIVE- BolderBOULDER collects shoes for One World Running at our store and office. Shoes are distributed to under-privileged athletes all over the world. Unusable shoes are collected for Ecocycle. They are then ground up and made into athletic surfaces such as basketball courts, tennis courts and school playgrounds.
HEALTHY HEARTS - BolderBOULDER helps promote physical fitness and a healthy lifestyle. 46% of participants run only one race each year, the BolderBOULDER. 33% of those participants train for one to four months leading up to the race.
RECYCLING -  CU Recycling collected over seven tons (14,300 pounds) of corrugated cardboard which were generated by the lunch packaging and by the vendors at the BolderBOULDER Expo. Additionally, hot and thirsty runners and walkers who finished at Folsom Stadium recycled their beverage containers, resulting in over two tons (4,600 pounds) of plastic and aluminum for recycling. Everyone's efforts added up by keeping over 260 cubic yards of recyclables out of the landfill and putting valuable materials back into use again. It is estimated that past recycling efforts at BolderBOULDER conserved the following natural resources: 39 forty-foot Douglas Fir Trees, 670 pounds of air pollution, 78,000 gallons of water, 46,000 kilowatt hours of electricity, and 4,000 gallons of gasoline.
SUPPORTING THE RUNNING COMMUNITY - BolderBOULDER donates bib numbers, supplies, T-shirts and assistance to numerous community events. |