UPSTATE SC RACE FOR THE CURE TEAM CAPTAIN TRAINING

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UPSTATE SC RACE FOR THE CURETEAM CAPTAIN
TRAINING
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• 15th Anniversary!
• Running in the Upstate for 15 years and still
  going strong!

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NEW RACE DEVELOPMENTS FOR 2009Race
ChairsAnnette Hull, Race ChairDiana Ivankovic,
Co-ChairTeams Coordinators Rebecca Howard and
Leigh Radlein
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NEW RACE FOR THE CURE DEVELOPMENTS

• NEW T-SHIRT Survivor
• T-Shirts

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NEW RACE FOR THE CURE DEVELOPMENTS

• The Team Captain Challenge
• This year, Komen is challenging all team captains
  to encourage all team members to raise 50 or
  more. If every team member on your team raises
  50 or more, then you will receive a prize (prize
  to be announced in May).
• Each member must have at least 50 designated
  under his/her name specifically.
• All donations must be received or postmarked by
  October 31, 2009.
• The prizes will be mailed in December 2009.

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NEW RACE FOR THE CURE DEVELOPMENTS

• Friends for the Cure Individual Fundraising
  Pledge Program
• Make the most of your Race effort by collecting
  pledges to support the Upstate Affiliate. When
  you do, you will join the Friends for the Cure
  initiative and will be eligible to receive prizes
  listed below.
•  Grand prizes for top two fundraisers (Raise
  1,000 minimum)
• Win one (1) round-trip ticket on American or
  American Eagle Airlines for travel within the 48
  contiguous states. Limit one (1) ticket per
  household.
• Prizes will be given to fundraisers according to
  the following Friends for the Cure levels (more
  prizes to be determined)
• Cure Champion (Raise 2,500 )
• Pink Shoe Laces, Panera Bread Certificate, New
  Balance Sneakers
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• Promise Warrior (Raise 1,000 - 2,499)
• Pink Shoe Laces, Komen Lunch Bag
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• Hope Hero (Raise 500 - 999)
• Pink Shoe Laces
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• Passion Partner (Raise 250 - 499)
• Pink Komen Bracelet
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NEW RACE FOR THE CURE DEVELOPMENTS

• I AM THE CURE Pledge-U-Cation
• The Upstate Friends for the Cure pledge program
  is a fun and effective way to raise money for the
  cause. As the pledge program begins, Susan G.
  Komen for the Cure wants to be sure that our
  educational outreach expands as well. Many
  people want to raise money but dont want know
  how to get started.
• Go to www.IAMTHECURE.org. The website will allow
  you to download and customize helpful tools to
  fit your pledge-u-cation efforts. The I AM THE
  CURE. breast health messages are incorporated
  into each of these pieces.
• The website has available to following tools for
  download
•  Donation Request Letter Template
•  Thank You Letter from Pledge Participant to
  Donor Template
•  4x6 Fundraising Event Invitation
•  4 Email Tags that are the 2009, I AM THE CURE.
  Chants
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RETURNING TO THE RACE THIS YEAR

• I AM THE CURE

Rover
I AM THE CURE Tent
Cure Leaders
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RETURNING TO THE RACE THIS YEAR

• 2nd Year - CU-ICAR CAMPUS
• Main Stage
• Team Tent City
• Team Tent City

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RETURNING TO THE RACE THIS YEAR

• Survivor Breakfast
• Held Race Day _at_ 730 am

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RETURNING TO THE RACE THIS YEAR

• T-SHIRT CONTEST
• Provide actual T-shirt at Team Packet Pick-Up on
  Thurs, Sept. 17
• Race T-Shirt Selection Committee will judge
• Awards for Top 3 across all categories

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RETURNING TO THE RACE THIS YEAR

• SLEEP IN FOR THE CURE

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TEAM CAPTAIN UPDATES
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IMPORTANT TEAM CAPTAIN INFORMATION

• Team Staging Area at the Race and Team Visibility
• Expansive Team Gathering Area in the Heart of
  the Race Site
• Opportunity for Team to Set Up Team Tents Right
  at the Race Site the night before the Race
• Bring a team sign or banner to carry when
  crossing start and finish line for team
  recognition by emcee
• Parking and Transportation
• Parking Available Close to Race Site for Teams
• Working on better access to the Race site
• Shuttle Bus System

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IMPORTANT RACE INFORMATION

• TEAM HANDBOOK AND DEADLINES

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REGISTRATION FOR THE RACE

• ONLINE INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM REGISTRATION
• 95 of Race Participants Registered Online last
  year
• Must Set Up Team Online
• Lower Registration Fees Apply Online
• E-Tax Receipts Automatic for all Donations
• Team and Individual Fundraising Pages
  Automatically Set Up to Facilitate Fundraising
• Can Manage all of your Team Activities and
  Progress Online
• Team Reports can be run Anytime!

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REGISTRATION FOR THE RACE

• PAPER REGISTRATION FOR TEAM MEMBERS
• Team Captain Must Still Register Team Online
  First!
• Higher Fees Apply for Paper Registration
• Paper Registration Forms Not Available until
  July, Slowing Team Recruitment and Fundraising
• Deadline for Mail-In registrations from Team
  Members is Sept. 4, but members can register
  Online through Sept. 15
• Must Submit Team Reconciliation Form on Sept. 4
  with paper registrations
• No Credit Card Option available with Paper
  Registration

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• TUTORIALS ON ONLINE REGISTRATION

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TUTORIALS ON ONLINE REGISTRATION

• ENHANCEMENTS TO THE SYSTEM THIS YEAR
• Can Use Same Username and Password as Last Year!
  We've made it easy for veteran participants to
  skip the registration process and use their
  accounts from last year. The Enable Account
  Verification option gives your registrants a page
  with two options Create a new account, or
  sign-in with last year's username and password.
  If you forget your Username or Password, it can
  be emailed to you from the registration page.
• Import your Existing Email Address Books Through
  a partnership with Plaxo.com, the Artez solution
  now allows registrants to easily bring their
  Outlook, Gmail, and AOL contact lists into the
  system, making those addresses available for team
  and individual solicitation.
• You Can Videos and More Picture to Individual
  Team Fundraising Page You can now upload 3
  videos from YouTube and/or 3 images onto your
  personal and team web pages, allowing a more
  personalized message to potential supporters.
• Public Message Board This feature will allow
  people visiting your Team page or your Individual
  page to leave messages as they donate!

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TUTORIALS ON ONLINE REGISTRATION

• ENAHNCEMENTS TO THE SYSTEM THIS YEAR

•  Social Networking Bookmarks
• This feature enables registrants to create a link
  to the event on their social networking site
  (Facebook etc.) People visiting the registrants
  Facebook page, for example, can see this link and
  click it to access the registrants Personal Page
  for the event.

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TUTORIALS ON ONLINE REGISTRATION

• RETURN FEATURES TO THE SYSTEM THIS YEAR
• Personal Page Guest Book Feature Family,
  friends and colleagues can post messages onto the
  participants Personal Fundraising Page!
• Team Page Team Member Listing A team member
  listing will appear on each Team Page with a link
  to each members Personal Fundraising Page.
  Potential team members can view registered team
  prior to joining themselves.
• Team Page Welcome Back Functionality Members
  of a team can use their existing Username and
  Password (from a previous year) on the Team Page
  to expedite their online registration.
• Online Fundraising Streamline Asking of
  Previous Donors Previous participants can now
  easily resend emails based on their list of
  donors who have supported them in those prior
  years.
• Team Reports Team Captains will be able to
  print off a complete team report of all their
  team members, including T-shirt sizes.

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TUTORIALS ON ONLINE REGISTRATION

• ENHANCEMENTS TO THE SYSTEM THIS YEAR
• Add Video and More Pictures to Fundraising Page
  You can now upload 3 videos from Youtube and/or 3
  images onto your personal and team web pages,
  allowing a more personalized message to potential
  supporters.

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• FUNDRAISING ABCs

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KEYS TO FUNDRAISING SUCCESS

• INVOLVEMENT
• MOTIVATION
• DEMONSTRATION
• REWARD

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KEYS TO FUNDRAISING SUCCESS

• INVOLVEMENT How to get team members involved?
• Rally the troops to join
• Talk to local groups to increase your team
  numbers
• At work
• Church
• Civic groups
• Childrens schools
• Ask your current members to bring one friend this
  year
• Make it easy for them to join your team
• Ask for email addresses and send an e-invite once
  you have registered the team.

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KEYS TO FUNDRAISING SUCCESS

• INVOLVEMENT
• Get members involved in your team goal and
  encourage all of them to set a minimum goal
• Utilize the system to send out team emails to
  communicate with members regarding these types of
  input
• Be the Race/event resource
• Share your reasons for being involved with your
  team members

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KEYS TO FUNDRAISING SUCCESS

• MOTIVATION
• Keep team members aware of prize incentives of
  the Friends for the Cure program
• Customize your team page so you and others are
  proud of the team page.
• Get photo input and language input regarding what
  others read about the team.
• Keep team members abreast of how the team is
  doing to obtain the goal let them know when
  large strides have been made or when you are
  falling short as a team.
• Let team members know about others success on the
  team makes others feel like its attainable

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KEYS TO FUNDRAISING SUCCESS

• DEMONSTRATION
• Great leaders are those that lead by example
• Make sure you are fundraising along with the
  group and pass along your own tips that are
  working for you or tips from others on the team.
• Raising Money Individually
• Make a list of all the people you know
• Set your personal fundraising goal
• Customize your Personal Page
• Start off with a generous pledge from a close
  friend or family member to set a high standard
  for others
• Just ask!

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KEYS TO FUNDRAISING SUCCESS

• REWARD
• Worthy Cause
• 75 funds raised stay local
• 25 fund local and national breast cancer
  research
• Goal Attainment
• Fundraising Prizes

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FUNDRAISING

• THE RACE IS NOT JUST AN EVENT, BUT A FUNDRAISER!
• HOW TO ASK FOR MONEY IN 5 EASY STEPS

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FUNDRAISING

• MAGICALLY RAISE 125 IN FIVE EASY STEPS!
• Ask an immediate family member (e.g. spouse,
  parent or grandparent) for 50
• Ask your best friend for 25
• Ask another friend for 20
• Ask a relative (e.g. sibling or cousin) for 20
• Ask a co-worker, church member, etc, for 10.

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FUNDRAISING

• SELL PINK RIBBON DECALS
• Sell pink ribbon decals for 1 to write in the
  name of a loved one lost to or battling the
  disease and post on a wall at work.
• Call the Affiliate office for the decals.

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FUNDRAISING

• INDIVIDUAL VS. CORPORATE FUNDRAISER
• Case Study Family and Friends Team
• Case Study Corporate Team
• Sponsorship
• Company Events
• Employee Contribution

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YOU ARE THE KEY TO OUR SUCCESS!
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