4K Run for the Rainforest • Ceiba Foundation

4K Run/Walk for the Rainforest

EARTH DAY Sat., April 20th, 2024 1:00 – 3:00 pm

Below are all the details! Thank you for joining this benefit for tropical forests.

Save time! Pre-register using the form below. Or you may register at the event with a $30 minimum donation. Payment options day-of include online, cash, Paypal, or Venmo. Kids under 8 participate for free!
Free parking is available in the Edgewood Highschool parking lot. Enter campus at the stoplights on Monroe Street, and turn left into the lot (map). Follow the green signs down the path to the check-in booth.
Registration and check-in opens at 1:00 p.m. outside the entrance to the Sonderegger Science Center on the Edgewood College Campus (map). If you ordered a t-shirt, please pick it up between 1:00-2:00 pm.
Plan to begin your Run/Walk between 1:00 – 2:00 pm. Volunteers at the check-in booth will show you where to start, and can give you a maps of the route (see map below).
Follow the orange toucan signs posted along the route. The route is a one-way, counter-clockwise loop. People with moderate fitness should be able to walk the route in less than 1 hour.
The event will close at 3:00 p.m. Campus remains open, so don’t worry if you aren’t back at your car by then.

4K Run/Walk Route Map (follow counterclockwise from red start/end point):

4K route map

The 4 km (2.5 mile) route starts at the Sonderegger Science Center on the Edgewood College Campus, winds through Vilas Park and along the shore of Lake Wingra, to end back at the Sonderegger Science Center. Scroll down to see a map of the route.

This event raises awareness and funds to support the Ceiba Foundation and Save the Rainforest, two Wisconsin-based non-profit organizations dedicated to preventing the loss of tropical forests that are critical to protecting biodiversity and global climate.

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Show your support for the conservation of tropical forests by adding a donation today! All proceeds are tax-deductible, and will be divided equally between the Ceiba Foundation for Tropical Conservation and Save the Rainforest. Thank you!

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After completing the form, you will receive an email confimation of your registration. Save this email to present at check-in for the event at the Sondregger Science Center on the Edgewood College campus in Madison, WI.

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Your pre-registration helps us plan for the right number of people, so thank you! However, it is also possible to register on the day of the event (April 20, 2024) at the check-in table beginning at 1:00 pm. A limited supply of t-shirts may be available for purchase at the event.

Registration donation is non-refundable. The event will proceed rain or shine, however, if the event must be cancelled due to dangerous weather, you will be notified by email by 10:00 a.m. on the day of the event, and it will be rescheduled. If the rescheduled event must be cancelled again due to inclement weather, you may request a refund and that your t-shirt be mailed.

Ceiba Foundation for Tropical Conservation and Save the Rainforest are 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations. Your donations are tax-deductible as allowable by law.

Please leave your dog at home; even if your dog is well behaved around other dogs, others might not be. No bikes on this event either, however wheel chairs, walkers, and other mobility aids are welcome!

Please bring your own water. There is no refill station at the start or end point, however Vilas Park has water fountains and there are restrooms at the entrance of Henry Vilas Zoo if you need to stop along the route.

Running and walking are not without risks. The route uses sidewalks, paved paths, and roads. Orange signs will be posted to guide you. Please be aware of your safety and surroundings at all times, and be careful at crosswalks and intersections! Participants assume all risk of participating in this event, and will not hold the organizers liable for injury or accident incurred before, during or after this event as a result of your participation.