walk ms - team captain's guide
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Ideas for recruiting Walk MS teams and fundraising with them.TRANSCRIPT
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Welcome to Walk MS…………………...3 A World Free of MS……………………..4 About MS About the National MS Society Where Does the Money Go?......................5 Moving Together - Starting a Team………6 Raising Money - Making It Easy………….7 Online Team Tools……………………….8 Goal Setting……………………………...9 Top Walk MS Teams 2010………………10 Fundraising Ideas Notepad……………..11
For more resources and tools for team recruitment and fundraising please visit our
walk website www.iwalkforMS.org
or contact Tiffany Epley at 804-591-3036
Bees for Buzz Fredericksburg Walk MS
Charissa’s West End Crew Richmond Walk MS
Callee’s Team Richmond Walk MS
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Join us at one or all of our 2011 Walks!
Richmond Tappahannock Saturday, March 26th Saturday, September 17th Markel Plaza - Innsbrook Tappahannock Memorial 1 and 3 mile courses United Methodist Church 1 and 2.5 mile courses Fredericksburg Petersburg Saturday, April 9th Saturday, October 1st James Monroe High School Historic OldeTowne 1 and 3 mile courses 1 and 2 mile courses
Registration starts at 9am and walks begin at 10am.
More Than Just a Fundraising Event Walk MS Is A Celebration For The Entire Community!
The event itself creates a fun atmosphere for everyone affected by MS, while
generating a greater awareness of multiple sclerosis in the public at large. Families are drawn closer together, co-workers are united for a greater good, and people gain a better understanding of what MS is and how close we are coming
to achieving a World Free of MS.
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Melinda’s Maniacs Richmond Walk MS
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CHAPTER PROGRAM &
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS…
• From our Bike and Walk events we
provided $75,000 for research. A
three year, $496,000 grant awarded
by the National MS Society is
currently being used at Virginia Commonwealth University to study myelin repair.
• A new, comprehensive clinic for MS clients opened in the fall of 2010 at VCU
Medical Center. Prior to this the closest clinic was in Charlottesville.
• We provided $7,500 in college scholarships to students in central Virginia that
either have MS or have a parent with MS, so that they can pursue their education.
• We provided financial assistance to help clients make mortgage/rent
payments, pay for utilities, make car payments and pay for respite care, so that
they could use their money to pay for their MS medications.
• We assisted clients in having ramps built at their homes, having driveways paved
and modifying vehicles so that they can maintain an independent lifestyle.
Team Yocom Richmond Walk MS
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1. Set up your team page Your team page is your invitation to the world to become involved in the movement. We’re here to help you reach your goals. Please let us know how we can help! By setting up a team page, you are setting up your team for success. Here are a few hints to help make your page one to remember: • Make it personal! Put in a picture of you or your team. Write the story of your team
and how you are moving together toward a world free of MS. While there is sample text available, nothing is more compelling than your own words.
• Provide links to your team page. Keep your page current to generate interest. Give updates on how close you are to your fundraising goal.
• Create your team page URL shortcut. By doing this you will be able to easily direct people to your team page. Put a link to your fundraising page in the signature of your email.
2. Recruit members online No need to collect registration forms or spend hours on the phone. Your team members can quickly and easily register themselves online. Have people join your team from your team page, or use the participant center tools to send a team registration link via email. You can also download your contact list from Outlook, G-mail, Yahoo, AOL, etc. (This tool can also help you track when emails have been opened by a recipient.) 3. Fundraise online Now for the fun part! After you send your personalized email to all your friends, family and colleagues, you can watch your up-to-the-minute fundraising tracker. Our online tools make it simple for your supporters to donate online to keep you moving toward your fundraising goals and a world free of MS. 4. Encourage team members to use their online personal pages Once you see what the tools can do for you, encourage your team members to see what the tools can do for them. Make it fun by giving incentives to your team members to fundraise online—a pair of movie tickets to the team member that raises the most in a week, or a gift card to every team member who gets at least five gifts online. Be creative and ensure that your team not only reaches their goals, but has fun along the way. 5. Social Networking Create a Facebook fanpage for your team. You can also post tweets on Twitter for your group and videos on YouTube.
Edi’s Idiots Tappahannock Walk MS
The Guardians Fredericksburg Walk MS
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If you would like more suggestions and guidelines for goal setting, or
would like to request goal setting worksheets, please contact Tiffany Epley at 804-591-3036 or [email protected].
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Team City Captain Raised 1. Altria Richmond Connie Lewis $19,520 2. Team Yocom Richmond Kyle Yocom $13,778 3. Edi’s Idiots Tappahannock Libby Osborne $10,490 4. Bees for Buzz Fredericksburg Sandy Hricik $ 9,588 5. Team Lumber Richmond Meagan Monfort $ 7,478 Liquidators 6. The Mast-ers Richmond Elissa Mast $ 7,457 7. Anne’s Clan Richmond Anne Leedy $ 6,415 8. Charissa’s West End Richmond Charissa Sforza $ 6,315 Crew 9. The Guardians Fredericksburg Constantina Mourtos $ 5,241 10. Team Hanover Richmond Lee Nelson $ 4,795 11. Fighting MonsterS! Richmond Nancy Pennington $ 4,639 12. Hollier’s West End Richmond Lisa Hollier $ 4,407 Walkers 13. Malinda’s Maniacs Richmond Malinda Foster $ 4,250 14. Team Perkinson Richmond Alexa Perkinson $ 3,844 15. Team Fred-Spotsy Fredericksburg Candace Allshouse $ 3,695
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Altria Richmond Walk MS
Team Perkinson Richmond Walk MS
Go-Getters Richmond Walk MS