Thanksgiving Day · Thursday, November 26, 2026 · Redlands, CA
14th Annual · 5K Run/Walk & Kids 1K
Redlands Turkey Trot 5K
Sponsorship

Put your name in front of 5,000+ neighbors

Sponsors cover the cost of the race so every entry fee can go to Redlands schools and local charities. In return, you're on the shirt, the bibs, the banners, and this site, in front of the most local crowd Redlands gathers all year.

Who you reach

The Redlands crowd, on a day they're paying attention

The Turkey Trot has grown from about 2,000 participants in 2018 to 5,000 runners in 2025, plus the family and friends who line the course and pack the finish. It's a hometown field.

  • About 75% of participants come from Redlands and the surrounding communities
  • Roughly 60% women, 40% men
  • About 40% between ages 18 and 49, with families and kids making up much of the rest
  • Running since 2014, now in its 14th year

Your logo is on a shirt people wear around town all winter, on a bib in every finish-line photo, and on a website families check every November.

Where it goes

Sponsorship pays for the race. Entries pay for the cause.

That split is the whole model. Sponsor dollars and in-kind donations cover timing, permits, shirts, and race-day logistics.

Every dollar of participant proceeds then goes to charity: half to teacher and principal grants across Redlands Unified through the Redlands Educational Partnership, with the rest supporting Inland Harvest and Phoenix Hope International. Sponsorship checks are made out to the Redlands Educational Partnership, a registered nonprofit.

Commitment deadline: November 1. Logos for shirts and bibs are due the same day, in JPG or vector format, to rep4schools@gmail.com. Bib printing needs Presenting and Gold commitments by October 15.
Levels

Sponsorship levels

Presenting

$2,500
  • Listed as Presenting Sponsor on race-day banners at the start and finish
  • Name on all pre- and post-race marketing, print and social
  • Logo on the website with a link to your site
  • Logo prominently printed on the race shirt
  • Giveaways and promo materials in race bags
  • Reserved booth at the finish-line expo
  • Logo on all race bibs (commit by October 15)
  • 15 race entries with shirts

Gold

$1,000
  • Logo on the website with a link to your site
  • Logo printed on the back of the race shirt
  • Giveaways and promo materials in race bags
  • Reserved booth at the finish-line expo
  • Logo on all race bibs (commit by October 15)

Silver

$500
  • Logo on the website with a link to your site
  • Logo printed on the back of the race shirt
  • Giveaways and promo materials in race bags
  • Reserved booth at the finish-line expo

Bronze

$300
  • Logo on the website with a link to your site
  • Logo printed on the back of the race shirt
  • Giveaways and promo materials in race bags
In-kind sponsors. Donate goods or services (water, fruit, printing, finish-line snacks) and get logo recognition on the website and social media plus the option to put flyers or items in race packets. Email us with what you have in mind.
How to commit

Three ways to pay, one email to start

Email lance.turkeytrot@gmail.com with your business name and the level you want. We'll confirm and send the commitment form.

  • Check payable to Redlands Educational Partnership, PO Box 7840, Redlands CA 92375
  • Credit card on the commitment form
  • PayPal at rep4schools.com

Redlands Educational Partnership Tax ID 33-0281561. Questions about the form or payment: rep4schools@gmail.com.

Email about sponsoring

View the benefits sheet · View the commitment form (2025 versions, dates update for 2026)

Current sponsors

Thank you

Redlands Community Hospital
Presenting sponsor

Redlands Community Hospital

Our presenting sponsor and the reason a race this size can hand every dollar of proceeds to the community.

Redlands Christian School
Juice It Up!
Paulson Orthodontics
Cookie Co
OSF
Wm. C. Buster Inc.
Strategic Financial Solutions
Running Center
Stater Bros. Markets
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