Day-of-Event Workshop
Event Information: • Date:: Sunday, May 20, 2012 • Location:: begins and ends in Central Park • Length:: 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) • Duration: roughly 2 to 3 hours to complete Registration requirements: • No fundraising minimum • No fee to register
Recruit as many people as possible to participate Motivate others to fundraise and invite their friends Utilize and share fundraising tips and information Ask us questions and don’t be afraid to try new fundraising ideas of your own! Encourage everyone you know to participate! “We advertise with signs and set up tables in our cafeterias with laptops so people can register online during lunch. We try to keep people motivated by sending emails and encouraging them to be Star Walkers.” - Sam, Pfizer
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Click on “Team Participant Report” to view your Team Roster
• Ask people to join your team • Ask people to donate to you • Send a thank you message to your donors • Update your Team Members with your progress • Communicate where to meet on May 20 • Venue maps and event schedule
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DAY-OF-EVENT INSTRUCTIONS
6:15 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. – Team Drive-Ons 8:30 a.m. - Sign-In Opens 9 a.m. - Aerobic Warm-up 9:15 a.m. - Opening Ceremony/Early Start Line Opens! 10 a.m. - AIDS Walk New York Route Open to Walkers 12:30 p.m. - Post Walk Concert 3 p.m. - Announcement of Results
By Subway By Bus: Uptown/Downtown Manhattan Bus Lines: • M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7, M10, M20, M30
Crosstown Manhattan Busses: • M57, M31, M66, M72
Queens Busses: • Q32
EAST SIDE
WEST SIDE
Lexington 58 Parking Corporation 150 East 58th Street, between Lexington and 3rd Avenues 212.755.8678 $20/day
200 CPS 200 Central Park South, between Broadway and 7th Avenue 212.265.1078 $35/day
Chelnik Parking 888 5th Avenue Entrance on 69th St 212.988.9130 $42/day
NY Parking 65 West 56th Street, bet. 5th & 6th Avenues 212.664.9675 $15/day before 10 a.m. $38/day after 10 a.m.
Gold Teams should enter the venue at 72nd and 5th Ave. Gold Teams Sign-In at Rumsey Field.
General Teams enter at 59th St. and 5th Ave.
Venue Map • Sign-In Areas • Teams Areas • Star Walker Area • Early Gate • Regular Starting Lines • Awards Tent • Opening Ceremony Stage
Route Map What is on the route? - Entertainment (singers, DJs, cheerleaders) - 3 Checkpoints with snacks and beverages
- Plenty of volunteers to cheer you on!
Receive Certificate of Completion at the finish line
5th Avenue and 59th Street
Opens at 8:30 a.m. • Skip Sign-In if: • You have no donations • No awards to pick up • You went to Early Sign-In • All fundraising Team Members sign in individually by last name. • Turn in all collected donations and Matching Gift Forms. The Sign-In volunteers will know how much you raised online. • General Team Donations can be turned in at ANY Sign-In station. • After signing in, pick up Fundraising Incentive Awards at Awards Tent – simple!
SignIn Area
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Enter at 59th and 5th, turn in donations at Sign-In. Sign in individually by last name. After signing in, proceed to Team Meeting Station or pre-designated meeting spot. Team Meeting Stations are arranged in alphabetical order along Literary Walk and East Drive.
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Rumsey Field
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Enter on 72nd St and 5th Ave Gold Teams are in Rumsey Field Gold Team Sign-In: Look for your team name to turn in donations Pick up Fundraising Incentive Awards Proceed to your Team Meeting Station which will be clearly marked with your team name Be prepared for your team photo time
Star Walker Sign-In
Registered Star Walkers may sign in at Star Walker Sign-In at the corner of 65th St. and East Drive Star Walkers who raised the $1,000 goal will receive their Star Pass to gain admission to the Star Walker Breakfast They can then proceed to the appropriate Team Meeting Area or pre-determined meeting location to meet their team
“Green Walkers” have raised all their money online. Team Members who are Green Walkers can go to express Green Walker Sign-In on the day of the AIDS Walk! Location: The Apple Store on 59th St. and 5th Ave. ONE STOP SHOPPING – Green Walkers pick up Fundraising Incentive Awards and sign in at the same time. There is also Green Walker Sign In at Gold Team Sign-In and Star Walker Sign-In.
Wednesday, May 16 – Friday, May 18 AIDS Walk New York office 446 West 33rd Street, 6th Floor (bet. 9th and 10th Ave.)
Avoid the lines on the day of the AIDS Walk! You MUST make an appointment if want to turn in all of your team’s money at once and collect their fundraising awards. Have Team Member’s documents/money in separate envelopes with their name and team number: Sponsor Form and contributions Matching Gift Forms Team Members may come to Early Sign-In individually without an appointment.
$150 or more - The official AIDS Walk New York T-shirt.
$250 or more - The official AIDS Walk New York Cap and Tshirt.
$500 or more - The official AIDS Walk New York Picture Frame, Cap, and T-shirt.
$1,000 or more - The awards listed above as well as a specially designed Star Walker Commemorative Pin, Star Walker Tumbler, a "fundraising royalty crown” to wear at AIDS Walk New York, and VIP access to the Star Walkers Club Breakfast!
Award pick-up is located at the north end of Literary Walk right before Bethesda Fountain
A designated area for you and your team to meet up on the day of the AIDS Walk
Team Meeting Stations are for teams with 25 or more walkers registered by
Friday, May 11 at 3 p.m. What you can bring: Balloons, Team T-shirts, Breakfast – (coffee, bagels, etc.) What you cannot bring: Flyers/materials to distribute to other walkers Would you like to have breakfast catered? We encourage you to use our official event caterer, Cosi. Call 1.866.580.COSI *NOTE: Someone must be at the Team Meeting Station no later than 7am to ensure that breakfast is there when team arrives.
Gold Teams receive Team Meeting Stations regardless of the number of registered walkers by May 11.
What if I don’t have a Team Meeting Station?
Deadline : Friday, May 11 at 5 p.m. If you have large amounts of items to transport from your car to your Team Meeting Station, reserve a DriveOn Pass! Note: Any vehicle that needs to enter the venue (including caterers and other vendors delivering items to your team) must be pre-approved and appear on the official vehicle access list.
Contact: Inbar at inbars@aidswalk.net or call her at 212.807.9255 to reserve a Drive-On Pass.
There will be a Team Roster at your Team Meeting Station with preregistered walkers as of Friday, May 11. Review contact information of all Team Members.
Walkers not appearing on this roster and walkers who are registering on the day of the AIDS Walk can be written on the Transfer Forms.
You must leave the pouch and folder at your Team Meeting Station
Team Meeting Stations are broken down immediately after the walk begins
Any supplies left will be recycled or thrown away
Any items you wish to keep must be taken with you
What if you didn’t qualify for a Team Meeting Station? *Tip: Pick an easily navigable landmark in Central Park like the Bandshell. Or, meet near the Awards Tent at the north end of Literary Walk. Have cell phones—and cell phone numbers—handy!
Awards
Set a meeting place after your team finishes the route and congratulate each other on a great job! You deserve it! THEN: • Grab lunch together, or • After-party at a Team Member’s apartment • Watch the Post-Walk Concert at noon • Watch the total announcement at 3 p.m. * Attend Post-Walk After Party at XL Night Club - Open vodka bar from 4-5pm and free admission to those who participated in the Walk – Bring Certificate of Completion - Happy hour until 9:00 pm
Deadline: Friday, June 15 Final team totals are based on total dollars turned in on or before the day of the event plus any additional contributions received in the AIDS Walk office by June 15. 
After the deadline, pledges will still gladly be accepted but cannot be credited to a specific walker or team.
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Award pick-up* at the AIDS Walk Office starts July 1 at the GMHC building.
*Only those who raise $150 or more are eligible for Incentive Awards.
Ask every donor about their company policy
Find the Matching Gift Search Engine on our Website: • Go to “Raise Money” • Click on “Matching Gift Information”
Mail or submit your Matching Gift Receipt to AIDS Walk New York Old Chelsea Station P.O. Box 10 New York, NY 10113-0010 Or, email receipt to: matchinggiftny@aidswalk.net Include: 1. Name of Walker to Credit 2. Name of Donor 3. Donation Amount
Fundraising Deadline: June 15
Before June 15, we email you your Team Roster with Interim Team Totals. Use this to follow up with Team Members and inform us if any more incoming team donations should be added to your total.
After June 15, we will email you your Final Team Roster with Final Team Totals, and announce the Gold Teams for 2012!
Thank you!