The Great Ice Cream Run Update

Posted by murmini Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:27:46 GMT

Roll Up, Roll Up, The Great Ice Cream Run registration is now open.

The GREAT Ice Cream Run, an extravaganza of MINIS, and ice cream, and driving, and ice cream and will surely be the event to attend in 2007! Running between June 9th and June 15th. it will wind its way from Sanford Florida to Bar Harbor, Maine stopping at only the best and the most classic ice cream shops on the way.

Registration is now OPEN. Deadline for registering is March 30, 2007. You can download your registration form here.

The entourage will arrive in Bar Harbor the day before annual MINIS ON TOP so there will be plenty of time to make the drive over to NH for the Friday/Saturday's MOT festivities.

For those in the northeast, consider taking Amtrak's auto train from Lorton, VA down to Sanford, FL. The cost of the train works out to be a pretty good deal compared to the cost of hotel rooms and gas. The Great Ice Cream Run's organizers will be working with Amtrak to get a group rate, so check The Great Ice Cream Run website to see the latest info.

The run will be similar to MTTS. For each leg, registered participants will receive route sheets for a quick and easy interstate highway route, as well as a more back road (and hopefully more scenic) "alternate" route. Choose the route you prefer and travel at your own pace. Go in a group or go alone. The choice is entirely yours.

And what could be better than a 7 day trek to stuff yourself full of ice cream? How about raising money for the Make a Wish Foundation too? Get your friends/family/co-workers to sponsor you on a per mile basis (or just with a flat donation amount). After the run, all the money will tallied, and divided up among the Make a Wish chapters in each of the states represented by the participants. Note: Registration for MINIs on Top is entirely separate and it is your responsibility to make sure you are registered for both events.

So get ready now and loose as much weight as you can so you can gain it all back during the greatest Ice Cream MINI extravaganza ever!