JOIN US FOR “The Open” At Home Edition
Sponsored by CrossFit Head Quarters
Blackbird CrossFit is super excited to be participating in The Support Your Local Box Fundraiser, now dubbed THE QUARANTINE OPEN 2020!
Affiliate owner and CrossFit HQ staff member Pat Sherwood explains how to participate in the Support Your Local Box Fundraiser.
The Support Your Local Box Fundraiser is a CrossFit event for the benefit of CrossFit affiliates affected by COVID-19 around the globe. The temporary closures and distance between us cannot keep this community apart. Affiliates around the world have demonstrated this through their actions over the past few weeks. Now, the entire CrossFit community has an opportunity to come together in support of our affiliates.
EVENT FORMAT
Over a three-week period, CrossFit will release three classic and accessible workouts that can be performed by participants of any ability level. Everyone who participates will have their name displayed on the community leaderboard and will be able to create smaller leaderboards among friends, family, and other members of their affiliate using leaderboard hashtags.
Similar to our Friday Night Lights events held during the CrossFit Open Team League, BLACKBIRD CROSSFIT will hold SUNDAY FUNDAY events at 2pm for the next 3 weeks– starting this Sunday, April 5th. Everyone who signs up will virtually go head-to-head in Zoom for a fun, friendly competition. We will post a Facebook Event with the Zoom links. If you are not on social media, please email us and we’ll send you the link to join in the fun!
Registration will take place on games.crossfit.com/open beginning on Wednesday, April 1, and will remain open for the duration of the competition. The first workout will be released on Friday, April 3.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
Anyone can participate in the Support Your Local Box Fundraiser. Payment is not required. We understand that many face financial difficulties at this time and want everyone to have the opportunity to participate without barriers. Your participation is, in itself, a strong form of support and encouragement to the affiliate community.
When you register, you will have the option to select a contribution amount ranging from $20 to $1,000 or participate at no cost. Participants can also select the affiliate they would like to receive their contribution. When the competition closes, the proceeds will be distributed to affiliates in accordance with their roster of supporters. CrossFit, Inc. will distribute all registration funds to the designated affiliates.
HOW TO CONTRIBUTE
Every CrossFit affiliate, trainer, and participant has been impacted by COVID-19, but we recognize some gyms will have greater needs than others in the coming weeks and months. All participants can use social media to direct and encourage contributions to their own affiliate or another affiliate in the community that needs our help. This is also an opportunity to rally family and friends to participate in this accessible event.
Support Your Affiliate: Select your affiliate in the registration process to have your registration pass directly to your box. TO REGISTER CLICK HERE!
For all of us, this is also a chance to share the benefits of CrossFit with friends and family. Not only do we have an opportunity to raise funds for affiliates and trainers in need, but we can use this charitable event to bring CrossFit into the garages and living rooms of our loved ones. We encourage everyone to share the free and accessible scaled versions of the event workouts with those in their lives for whom this could be an entry point into improving their own fitness and health as part of the global CrossFit community.