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Use these copy-paste Jog-a-Thon email and text templates for the kickoff, mid-campaign reminders, final push, and thank-yous. Swap in your school name, goal, dates, and links.
Kickoff announcement email
Subject: Our [School] Jog-a-Thon starts now!
Hi [Family], Our Jog-a-Thon is here, and we're aiming to raise [$GOAL] for [purpose]! Setting up your student's page takes about 5 minutes: 1) Visit [LINK] 2) Add a photo and a short message 3) Share by text, email, and social Every share helps us reach our goal. Thank you for getting [School] Movin'! — [Committee]
Mid-campaign reminder text
Text (SMS)
[School] Jog-a-Thon update: we're [X]% to our [$GOAL] goal! Share your student's page today — it takes 2 taps: [LINK]. Thank you!
Final push email
Subject: 3 days left — help us hit our goal!
Hi [Family], We're so close! With 3 days left we've raised [$RAISED] toward [$GOAL]. One more share of your student's page could get us there: [LINK]. Event day is [DATE] — we can't wait to see everyone jog! Thank you for your support. — [Committee]
Thank-you email
Subject: We did it — thank you!
Hi [Family], Together we raised [$TOTAL] at the [School] Jog-a-Thon! These funds will [impact]. Thank you to every student, family, volunteer, and sponsor who made it happen. With gratitude, [Committee]
Key takeaways
- Cover kickoff, reminder, final push, and thank-you.
- Personalize school, goal, dates, and links.
- Keep texts short and lead with the page link.
Jog-a-Thon FAQs
What should a Jog-a-Thon kickoff email say?
State the goal and purpose, give a simple 3-step how-to for setting up and sharing the student page, and include the link. Keep it short and encouraging.
Ready to get your school Movin'?
Talk to a personal fundraising coach — a former PTO/PTA leader — and see how FundHub runs your Jog-a-Thon end to end.