The post below is sponsored by Shell. All opinions expressed are my own.
Does your family love a good scavenger hunt or 5K? I have the scoop on some awesome fun happening on April 29 in Detroit in conjunction with the Shell Eco-marathon Americas!
THE HUNT IN DETROIT
Gather family members, colleagues, or a team of friends together to enter The Hunt, an energy-fueled scavenger hunt that gives participants the chance to explore the D and the Make the Future Detroit Festival, featuring Shell Eco-marathon.
This FREE event will be in downtown Detroit in/around Cobo Center on April 29, 2017 at 11 a.m. and there are some awesome prizes up for grabs! Additionally, the first 100 hunters to check-in will receive a Shell Eco-marathon shirt.
To win, teams will work together to solve clues by taking a team selfie with the “solution” of the clue in the background. Hunters will be able to use smartphones or any other means besides following other Hunters.
Each clue will have a point value assigned to it. There will also be fun activities and challenges to earn a team extra credit points.
Prizes will be awarded following the event. Items up for grabs:
- 1st Place: $500 Shell gas cards
- 2nd Place: $300 Shell gas cards
- 3rd Place: $200 Shell gas cards
Other participants will be eligible for a random drawing for other prizes such as Tigers tickets, a membership to The Henry Ford, Yeti mugs, and more!
Teams must register by 11:59 p.m. on April 28. To sign up, simply fill out the form on the website and then follow @shell_ecomar on Twitter for more information.
–> Click here to register for The Hunt <–
The 2016 winners of The Hunt
RUN THE FUTURE 5K
Another component of the Shell Eco-marathon that is new this year is the Run The Future 5K, which will benefit Detroit-area Veterans and also take place on April 29.
Families are invited to walk or run the race and step their way to Make the Future Detroit, a free festival of bright energy ideas featuring Shell Eco-marathon Americas, in Cobo Center.
Race details:
- Through 4/27, the race is $30/adults, $15/seniors/kids ages 11-17, and FREE for kids under 10
- All participants will receive a race t-shirt and finisher medal
- 100 percent of registration fees will benefit Wins for Warriors, founded by Detroit Tiger Justin Verlander
- The race starts at 7 a.m. Day-of packet pick-up {& registration} will begin at 6 a.m. on race day
- Parking will be FREE on the Cobo Center rooftop
- There will be prizes for overall Male & Female Winners and 1st, 2nd, 3rd places in adult 10-year age divisions
- There will be drawings after the event for all participants’ with prizes ranging from Detroit Tiger’s tickets to Shell gas cards to Fitbits, and more
- Dress in costume for the chance to win even more prizes!
Learn more about Make the Future Detroit featuring Shell Eco-marathon here. Additional details about the the 11th Annual Shell Eco-marathon® is coming in the days ahead, so stay tuned! This is such a cool international event Detroit is proud to host.
Which event would you like to participate in?
[…] 7 a.m. Run the Future 5K Run/Walk benefiting Detroit-area vets. Registration fees benefit Wins for Warriors, founded by Detroit Tiger Justin Verlander. More information here. […]