Today, school walk and jog-a thons are becoming more popular fundraisers than cookie drives. Schools using Orbiter equipment to record lap counting during jog-a-thons are successfully raising between $20-$70,000 in 2.5 hour events. Described below is how the basic setup works. For more information on the equipment referred to in this article please visit the Orbiter website.

Recommended Orbiter Set-Up for School Walk/Jog-A-Thons

Students are brought to track by grades, and allowed to run for 20 minutes to 40 minutes. After they are finished they go back to class. One or more grades will run at the same time. Event starts at 9 AM, and ends at 11:30 AM.