Do you LOVE our Community?  Have you ever wanted to be a part of something GREAT?

Have you ever wanted to be a part of an Official GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ attempt? 

Well, here's your chance!

On June 10th, 2018, Alex’s Army Childhood Cancer Foundation will host our 2nd GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™  official attempt for the Most people performing push ups on Patriot High School's Football Field to show that There is Strength in Numbers and WE are a community UNITED against Childhood Cancers! 

We are coming together for ALL children and families currently fighting, to celebrate with the survivors, for ALL children who will fight in the future, and for ALL of the sweet children who have passed away too soon.  Alex's Army held this event in April 2017  on what would have been Alex's 13th birthday, and while we had over 1,100 people all doing push-ups simultaneously, we were JUST short of the record.  Alex's parents announced at the event, "Like children fighting cancer never give up - neither will we!"  We are determined more than ever to CRUSH the record and to show families in our area who are going through so much that they are NOT alone and that they have a community who loves them!

 

Step 1:  Register Today!

Step 2:  Tell your friends and help spread the word! 

Step 3:  Practice those push-ups  (no seriously, practice!)

 

Registration is FREE.  All registered participants will receive an Alex's Army GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™  attempt event souvenir.  If the record is broken, all registered participants will be able to order an Official RECORDBREAKER certificate from the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ website. 

 

Attention Students/Staff Members of local area schools and Team Pages:

Alex's Army will be awarding a trophy for your organizations' trophy case to the High School, Middle School, Elementary School, and leading team groups!  Be sure to spread the word so that YOUR school and group will be the one recognized LIVE at the event!  When you register, be sure to register under your schools or groups page OR create a new one to start a page for your school or group!  When you check-in on the day of the event - be sure to tell us which group you are affiliated with to receive credit for showing up!  (*Elementary students must be in 3rd grade and age 8 or older participate in the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ attempt).  Examples of groups can be Churches, Schools, Youth Sports Teams, Youth Sports Leagues, Gyms, EMS Teams, Family teams - the list can really go on and on!

 

About the record

The GUINNESS WORLD RECORDStitle for the Most people performing pushups is currently 1645 people on held by Ajman Municipality in Ajman, UAE.  Our goal is to break this record with a minimum of 2000 people and we need as many people as possible to join us! 

Participants must be age 8 in 3rd grade or older AND be able to do consistent straight leg/straight back push-ups (no push-ups on knees and no bottoms in the air!). 

See the FAQs section for more details on push-up form and participation restrictions.

 

About the Event

Non-profit organizations from around the Childhood Cancer community will come together to showcase their efforts and what they are doing to make a difference.  We have some powerful guest speakers lined up in addition to music, food trucks, kids' games, entertainment, and of course the push-up attempt itself! 

This event is FREE to the public but registration to participate in the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ attempt is required.  We will have a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ judge onsite so that the determination will be made that day on whether we have officially created the new world record! 

ALL proceeds raised by push-up participants or sponsors of this event will be put toward our Alex's Army 2018 research fund.  For 2 consecutive years, Alex's Army has given $100,000.00+ for Childhood Cancer research!  While our main goal is to certainly raise awareness AND potentially break a world record, we believe this event has the power to do so much more!  This year we have added a goal of raising $50,000 in one day to help continue to fund better and safer treatments for our children! 

 

About Alex and the #Twenty4Alex movement

Alex Green was a student for 5 years at Gravely Elementary school in Haymarket and for 1 year at Bull Run Middle School in Catharpin, he was a member of Park Valley Church and was so blessed by great friendships in his schools and amazing support everywhere in his community.  Alex was diagnosed at the age of 5 with Stage IV Wilms tumor.  He fought for 7 years through 17+ surgeries one which left him paralyzed from the waist down, 30+ radiation treatments, multiple chemotherapies regimens and various clinical trials.  Alex had tremendous faith, and was a fierce competitor and athlete. Through different procedures his family would focus on bible verses for encouragement and strength. Alex's favorite verse was Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."  While enduring medical treatments, he played various sports from wheelchair basketball to sled hockey, he even was an honorary player for the Grizzlies 90LB American team where the team put him in the game and he got to score his first and only touchdown for a tackle football team! 

Alex embodied strength and loved competition; despite the harsh medical treatments he was enduring, he set a daily reminder on his phone to do twenty push-ups. When Alex went on hospice care in early 2016, the community started doing his push-ups for him and the hashtag #Twenty4Alex was born. Alex passed away in June of 2016, however his legacy continues to live on.  Alex, like many boys his age, used to love to look through the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™  books and was obsessed with Dude Perfect. 

We are hosting this event not only to honor our sweet Alex, but to honor ALL kids fighting, to celebrate witht the survivors, for those yet diagnosed, and for all of the sweet children who have passed from childhood cancers. We KNOW that we can do this because like Alex we know that we "can do all things through Christ who gives us strength". 

Please be sure to use the hashtags #Twenty4Alex and #Twenty4AllKids when sharing this event!

 

FAQs

 

How are the push-ups to be performed?

For purpose of the record attempt a push-up is defined as such that the body must remain straight throughout, i.e. no bending at the knees or waist.  The body must be lowered until atleast a 90-degree angle is attained at the elbow.  The body is then raised until the arms are straight althought they do not need to be locked at the elbow. 

Push-up Starting Position

Push-up End Position

 

Are minimum age requirements to enter the event?

Push-up participants only must be atleast 8 years old and in 3rd grade & able to perform straight-leg push-ups for 1 minute in order for our qualification of this attempt to be successful.  **Parents of  younger children, please observe your child to make sure he/she can do standard push-ups for 1 minute. Refer to picture above for valid push-up form. 

 

What are my transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event?

Parking can be found on the Patriot High School campus.  Carpooling is recommended.  Stay tuned for announcements regarding overflow parking instructions.

 

Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?

Tickets are not required but will speed up check-in at the event.  We do ask that everyone registers in advance so we can plan accordingly and so we know when we have hit our goal of 2,000 participants.  IF you are participating with a school or team, you will want to check-in at the event so that your school/team/group gets credit towards the trophy competition.  Walk-ups are ALWAYS welcome!!!

 

What happens in the event of inclement weather?

In the event of inclement weather forecast, we will send email communication and will announce on our Facebook page and website, 24-48 hours in advance.  A rain date will be announced in the event we need to postpone due to weather.  In the event we need to postpone the June 10th attempt, we will include correspondance on how to re-confirm or cancel your attendance for the new date.

 

How can I contact the organizer with any questions?

Please email Alex's Army at info@alexsarmyccf.org with any questions regarding this event.

 

Who can I contact about sponsoring this event?

Please email Alex's Army at sponsor@alexsarmyccf.org to confirm your sponsorship no later than March 24th, 2018.