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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 Callee’s Team Richmond Walk MS
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 Raise $5,000 and we will provide your team or contact Tiffany Epley at with a tent in our Team Village. 804-591-3036 You can also reserve a tent for $125. tiffany.epley@nmss.org Bees for Buzz Fredericksburg Walk MS
Charissa’s West End Crew Richmond Walk MS
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Join us at one or all of our 2011 Walks! Richmond Saturday, March 26th Markel Plaza - Innsbrook 1 and 3 mile courses
Tappahannock Saturday, September 17th Tappahannock Memorial United Methodist Church 1 and 2.5 mile courses
Fredericksburg Saturday, April 9th James Monroe High School 1 and 3 mile courses
Petersburg Saturday, October 1st Historic OldeTowne 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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Team Yocom Richmond Walk MS
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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We assisted clients in having ramps built at their homes, having driveways paved and modifying vehicles so that they can maintain an independent lifestyle.
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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. Page 7
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The Guardians Fredericksburg Walk MS
Edi’s Idiots Tappahannock 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 tiffany.epley@nmss.org.
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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 Liquidators 6. The Mast-ers
Richmond
Meagan Monfort
$ 7,478
Richmond
Elissa Mast
$ 7,457
7. Anne’s Clan
Richmond
Anne Leedy
$ 6,415
8. Charissa’s West End Crew 9. The Guardians
Richmond
Charissa Sforza
$ 6,315
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 Walkers 13. Malinda’s Maniacs
Richmond
Lisa Hollier
$ 4,407
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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Go-Getters Richmond Walk MS
Altria Richmond Walk MS
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Team Perkinson Richmond Walk MS
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