As the Iditarod Race quickly approaches (14 days, 20 hours, 26 minutes, 31 seconds and counting!) it’s time to start thinking about what musher you want to pick for our 2nd annual Money for Mushers contest. Last year the Charitable Giving Team raised over $400 for the Multnomah County Animal Shelter. We can beat that this year, I’m sure!
Here’s how it works: You choose a musher to follow throughout the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. The race usually takes between 8 and 14 days to complete, so you have lots of time to get to know the participants and learn about Alaska, the Iditarod, and sled dog racing along the way. If you choose the team that crosses the finish line first you get a prize! ($10 gift card for those that randomly select a musher; $40 for those that choose their own).
That’s it. Pretty easy, right?
Here’s the general time frame:
February 20 Entries open to select a specific musher. First come first pick!
February 26 Entries open for randomly selected mushers
March 2 Ceremonial start to the 41st Annual Iditarod in downtown Anchorage, Alaska
March 3 Official start of the race in Willow Alaska
March 10-11ish First musher over the finish line. Last year’s race was won by Dallas Seavey in 9 days, 4 hours, 29 minutes and 26 seconds, but there are many, many variables that change during the race, so we don’t know the exact date the first musher will arrive in Nome.
March 12 Money for Mushers prizes are given and the bragging rights for the winner begins!
To play:
A $5 donation gets you a randomly assigned musher to follow.
A $20 donation allows you to choose a specific musher. (If you choose a past Iditarod race winner it’ll cost you $25!)
Contact Kris Leibrand at x2445 to participate.
As of February 5, 2013 there were 69 mushers signed up for the 2013 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, including 56 veterans and 13 rookies. Let’s match all those mushers up with a City of Gresham employee!
Iditarod information can be found at www.iditarod.com.
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