The Madison Scouts are pleased to announce the “Mad Dash for Music Education”, a nationwide 5K run/walk to benefit the music education initiatives of the Madison Scouts.

This first of its kind event will take place on Sunday, July 10, 2016 at 8 a.m. local time to the event location. The cities hosting runs include Madison, Cincinnati, Atlanta, Dallas, and St. Petersburg.Race Registration ($25):https://www.raceentry.com/races/mad-dash-5k-fun-runwalk/2016/registerSt. Petersburg, FL (Street and Trail Run)Weedon Island Preserve, St Petersburg, FLHost – Chuck Henson, Dawn Peters, Danny RogersMadisonScoutsStPete@gmail.comMadison, WIFiremen’s Park, Middleton, WIHosts – Kristin Matthews, Kristina Aubymadisonmaddash@gmail.comNEW: The Mad Dash Dallas, Atlanta, and Cincinnati are now VIRTUAL Races! Run your race on your own time. Grab a screen shot of your run and post it on the official Mad Dash Facebook Page!https://www.facebook.com/runwiththescouts/?fref=tsAbout the Mad DashThe Mad Dash is designed to promote a healthy lifestyle and fitness in our nation's youth, with particular interest toward those young people participating in high school marching bands, color guards, and drum lines.“I’m excited to launch this unique fundraising initiative,” said event organizer Chuck Henson. “The Madison Scouts are great ambassadors of music education, particularly the marching arts. As musician/athletes, the organization serves as an inspiration to young aspiring musicians in their local marching band programs.”“Our objective is to increase visibility into the marching arts as a positive and healthy activity for today’s youth,” stated Executive Director Chris Komnick. “By taking this initiative nationwide, we expect to raise broader awareness while helping fundraise for our health and wellness initiatives within the marching arts activity.”

But the Scouts need your help in making this project successful. We are currently looking for ambitious volunteers to organize, promote, and operate an event in your city. We will provide you the playbook to building a successful event, but we need local organizers to assure that the event is effectively staged and executed.If you are interested in organizing an event in your location or desire additional information, please contact Chuck Henson at chuckhenson@madisonscouts.org