Pledge Agreement

No person 64 years of age has run the 800 meters in 1:57. This will be a world-class effort on Duane's part to break his high school record by one second. Duane is asking for a world-class effort on your part when you make your pledge.

Friends, the more you give the more you'll motivate Duane to break his old record and the more your charity will receive. Duane's goal is to break his old record by 1 second and for every 1/8 of a second faster than the old record your pledge will double. However it will not double more than 8 times.

Please use the below calculator to determine the amount you will give to your charity based on Duane's 800 meter time.

Before You
By William Arthur Ward

Before you speak, listen.
Before you write, think.
Before you spend, earn.
Before you invest, investigate.
Before you criticize, wait.
Before you pray, forgive.
Before you quit, try.
Before you retire, save.
Before you die, give.

Enter the minimum about you want to pledge in the yellow box then press the calculate button to calculate your maximum gift based on Duane's 800 meter time. A $4 pledge could become a $1,024 gift. Let's raise a billion dollars together, you and I.

Enter your minimum pledge here.>>> Then press the Calculate button.
       
  Duane's Time   Donations   Duane's Time   Donations
  1.58 or slower        
1 1.57:99 to 1.57:875     5 1.57:49 to 1.57:375  
2 1.57:874 to 1.57:75     6 1.57:374 to 1.57:25  
3 1.57:74 to 1.57:625     7 1.57:24 to 1.57:125  
4 1.57:624 to 1.57:50     8 1.57:124 or faster  
 
IMPORTANT NOTICE
100% of your donation will go directly to your favorite charity --No one with The Billion Dollar Run will take any fee from your donation. The official verification of Duane's time will be made by USATF. After the run, all the pledges that have been made will be turned over to the respective charities along with the official verification of Duane's time. Your charity will contact you and then you simply send your donation to your charity. Duane Spears owns the exclusive rights to the names The Billion Dollar Run, The Billion Dollar Charity Run and The Billon Dollar Runner.

Yes, I'll make a world-class pledge of (Enter the amount from the above yellow box) . I understand this pledge could double eight times if Duane's time is 1.57:124 or better. Your pledge will not double more than eight times even if Duane's time is faster than 1.57:124. Remember... Think Big! Think Fast! Think 1.57!

Duane, in the event you don't break your record, I want to pledge an additional amount of for my favorite charity which is over and above the amount in the above yellow box. (This is optional.)

I want my pledge to go for one of your favorite charities, (check one) or...
     Miami County Family YMCA
        300 11th Street
        Osawatomie, KS 66064
        913-755-3622
        www.ymca-kc.org		      Children's Hunger Fund
        12820 Pierce St
        Pacoima, CA 91331
        818-899-5122
        www.childrenhungerfund.org
No, I want my pledge to go to my favorite charity. Check the box and fill in your favorite charity's information:
     Your Charity's Name      State
          Address 1      Zip Code
          Address 2      Country
          City      Website
Whatever you decide to give our family and friends who need our help will love you for it.
     Your Name      State
     Address 1      Zip Code
     Address 2      Country
     City      Email