EVENTS
Y Doug Opel's Run for the Kids — Thanksgiving Day 2025
Date: Thursday, November 27, 2025
Location: Sheboygan YMCA, 812 Broughton Drive, Sheboygan, WI
Race Start: 9:30 AM
Events: 2-Mile Walk • 2-Mile Run • 10K Run • Kids Run (Ages 14 & under)
Join us on Thanksgiving morning for a Sheboygan tradition! Run or walk along the beautiful Lake Michigan shoreline before your holiday feast — all while supporting the YMCA’s Annual Support Campaign, which provides financial assistance for memberships, camps, and programs for local children, teens, and families.
Race Day Schedule
7:30 – 9:15 AM – Race Day Registration & Packet Pick-Up
9:30 AM – All Races Begin
Kids Run: Free for ages 14 & under (shirts available for purchase)
Registration & Fees
Early Bird (through Sept. 30): $20 no shirt | $30 with shirt/sweatshirt
After Oct. 1 (through Oct. 31): $25 no shirt | $35 with shirt/sweatshirt
After Nov. 1: $30 no shirt | $40 with shirt/sweatshirt
Kids Run: FREE entry ages 14 & under, optional shirt $10
Shirts guaranteed only through Nov. 12
Register Online: RunSignUp or in person at either Sheboygan YMCA location.
Registration Forms
Awards & Fun
Awards to overall male/female winners in 2-mile & 10K
Top 3 finishers in each age group
Family Flock Award – Largest family group registered by Nov. 21
Gobbler Gallop Award – Largest non-family group registered by Nov. 21
Participation ribbons for youth ages 12 & under
Come for the run — leave with a warm heart and happy appetite!
Vendor & Craft Bazaar at Camp Y-Koda
Saturday, November 8, 2025... 10:00am - 3:00pm
Camp Y-Koda will be hosting a Vendor & Craft Bazaar! Local artisans, chefs, and crafter's will be available to showcase and offer you different, amazing, hand crafted items for purchase. Items may include but not limited to: pottery, ceramics, candles, seasonal decor, jewelry, textiles, jams/jellies, woodworking and more! Easy grab & go food will be available for purchase too! We will also accept direct sellers to join in on the fun. Alongside with the fair, we will be hosting a Fall (or Winter!) Open House for those finished with their shopping to tour our 80-acre property and learn more about Camp Y-Koda, a hidden gem in Sheboygan County. This is a great opportunity to get the family outdoors while partaking in shopping fun!
Admission to the event is $1 per person (cash only please). Children 3 & under are free. All proceeds from the fair will go directly to Camp Y-Koda's mission of promoting responsible stewardship of our environment and enhances participant quality of life with hands-on outdoor education opportunities.
**YMCA Camp Y-Koda is a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization and a branch of the Sheboygan County YMCA.
Free parking is available for the fair in our main parking lot.
Become a Vendor
Vendors may display and sell ONLY: arts & crafts, homemade jellies/jams, lotions, household decor that are the original work of the exhibitor. Food sellers: must be only easy grab & go style! Direct sellers will also be accepted, pending on the items sold.
We encourage you to sign-up early as then we can host the fair! Once all tables and spots are full, a waitlist will begin for indoor vendors to attend or given the option to set up a booth outdoors.
**Please Note: Original Exhibitor Made Products only; Direct Sellers are allowed. No Alcohol and No Nuts. Food must be easy grab/go style!
2025 Vendor Sign-Up and Information Form
Interested in becoming a Sponsor? Have General Questions? Contact us (920) 467-6882 or Kaitlyn at kemmons@sheboygancountyymca.org.
Outdoor Skills & Education Fundraising Banquet
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
We welcome you to the 26th Outdoor Skills & Education Fundraising Banquet! Please join us at The Village at 170 for great food, games, raffles, auctions & loads of gun drawings! All proceeds benefit camp!
4:45pm - Doors Open! Check-in & Social, and view our selection of items available to win
6:00pm - Dinner is Served
After dinner is finished, the program begins and goes until all items & prizes are given away!
We are seeking banquet sponsors & volunteers for the event. In addition, we are looking for items to be donated off in our live auction, packages, raffles & silent auction. This is a great way to get your name in the community and to help support Camp Y-Koda.
We appreciate your support of this event. Without your generosity and commitment to Camp Y-Koda, this would not be possible! Thank you!
TICKET INFORMATION
$65 per person (early bird rate until October 20, 2025)
$70 per person (October 20 - December 2, 2025)
$650 - Reserved table for 10
$2,000 - All-inclusive table for 10, includes:
- 10 tickets
- 10 - $150 Skills Cash Cards
- 10 - "Stocking Stuffer" tickets
Dinner is included with all purchased banquet tickets.
Additional Purchases Available:
- Skills Money ($150 value) at $100 per packet (can only be used for package raffles)
- "Stocking Stuffer" tickets at $35 each. Each ticket is entered in 15 separate cash drawing rounds. You can win multiple times!
**All tickets will be waiting at the door**
**All tickets are non-refundable. All sales are FINAL. No exchanges or refunds are allowed. We are not responsible for lost or stolen tickets.*