RUN FOR THE RING TEAMS

Creating a Team or Race Group is a ton of fun for everyone! Enjoy race day with your friends, family or co-workers. Not to mention, you get to make up an awesome team name, create a fun team t-shirt, or wear a costume!

Team Benefits

Ø Become a Fundraiser – Fundraisers can create their own fundraising page with a custom URL and personal message and images to further their impact.

Ø Free Registration – Fundraise $200 for free registration for the 5K, Kids Fun Run, and Sleep In entry.

Ø Team Awards – Largest Team and Top Fundraising Team will receive a plaque for their team spirit and have full bragging rights!

Friends and Family Teams

Our Type 1 Team Challenge is a great way for friends and family to support their type 1 hero, create visibility and demonstrate that you care about issues affecting your family and community. Participate together by simply creating a race team and invite anyone you’d like to join.

Corporate Teams

Our Corporate Team Challenge is a great way to encourage team building and employee’s healthy habits while demonstrating your corporate support of The Guild of the Children’s Diabetes Foundation. The Guild’s mission is to fund research, promote diabetes awareness and education, assist families in need, provide continuing education scholarships, and sponsor social activities for children and their families. Simply create your organization and invite anyone you’d like to join your team. You can choose to cover the registrations fees for your team. If you don’t want to run or walk, you can also volunteer as a group and get many of the same benefits as running or walking!

There is no additional charge to register a team or as a team member. Setting up your team is easy; register online by following the steps below.

To register and create a team please visit www.RunSignUp.com/RunfortheRing

1. Sign up for 5K Race entry, Kids Zone/Fun Run, or a Sleep-In entry

2. Add additional participants you are personally paying for their event registration

3. Select join or create a team

4. Sign waivers for all participants you are registering

5. If creating a new team, choose your team name and set a password (optional)

6. Complete registration process

Find your Team

Search for a team at http://bit.ly/RFTRteams

For more information please contact: Mackenzie Atencio, Guild Program Coordinator Office: 303.863.1200 | Direct: 303.628.5116 | Email: Mackenzie@ChildrensDiabetesFoundation.org

Registering for Run for the Ring is fun for the whole family and gives you the opportunity to make a difference for people affected by type 1 diabetes. Not sure where to start fundraising or feeling a little shy about asking for people to support your cause? Here are a few tips for setting up your Run for the Ring Fundraising page and sharing it with your friends and family.

Fundraising Tips

1. What is your story and who are you running for? Telling your personal story is powerful and helps others know why you are passionate about the cause and why they should get involved.

2. Create an individual or team fundraising page with these simple steps.

Ø Become a Fundraiser, join a Team Fundraiser, or create a Team Fundraiser at http://bit.ly/RFTRfundraisers

Ø Create a fundraising page by choosing your individual or group fundraising name, pick your custom URL and add a personal message/images to be displayed on your Run for the Ring Fundraiser Page

Ø Search Team Fundraisers to join a team fundraiser

Ø Select join or create a team

3. Search Team Fundraisers.

Ø Search Team Fundraisers to join a team fundraiser at http://bit.ly/ RFTRfundraisers

Ø Select “join a team”

4. Set a fundraising goal. People like knowing what you trying to achieve and are compelled to help you when they know what you are working towards.

5. Start today! Registration is now open and race day is August 5, 2023. The more time you have the better!

6. Make a personal donation to your page. To get started make a contribution you are comfortable with and ask friends and family to match your donation. Be specific on what you want them to do, for example you may ask “Please help me to reach my goal of $______” or “Please consider matching my personal donation of $_______ for my team.” Be sure to let them know dates for your fundraising deadlines.

7. Share your page – Now that have your page it’s time to let everyone in your network know! Make personal calls, write emails, send letters or post cards. Include your story and reason for participating and include any information about programs of The Guild and Children’s Diabetes Foundation you find compelling and meaningful.

8. Share on social media! When posting to your social media accounts include pictures of your team from last year and share what you love about the race. This will help get people excited about supporting your team and fundraising efforts. Get friends and family involved and ask them to share your page to their community.

9. Thank every contributor. When you receive a donation, be sure to thank the donor and celebrate their support. Let them know how much their donation means to you and your cause. All donations are tax deductible and donors will receive a thank you letter from the Children’s Diabetes Foundation for tax purposes.