This guide will provide some great tips for fundraising, help you stay motivated,
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YOUR GUIDE TO SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISING
THANK YOU FOR REGISTERING
Ending multiple sclerosis for good will take all of us. It’s why Walk MS® matters so much. And it’s why you matter so much. Walk MS helps us team up with friends, loved ones and co-workers to change the world for everyone affected by MS. Together, we become a powerful force. And with every step we take, every dollar we raise… we’re that much closer. Together, we will end MS forever.
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TOGETHER WE’LL GO FURTHER. TEAM UP
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Join a team or start your own. Your team strengthens the Walk MS community by connecting you with others who are as passionate as you. Your friends, family and co-workers make Walk MS even more memorable and fun. Create bonds that last all year — not just for the big day.
FUNDRAISE TOGETHER
Once your team is formed, join together to host a fundraising event such as a trivia night, bake sale, or bowl-a-thon.
GET YOUR WORKPLACE INVOLVED
There’s no better way to foster teamwork and camaraderie than by forming a workplace team. It’s one of the most popular ways teams are formed, and it gives co-workers a unique opportunity to raise money together for a great cause. Many companies will even match employee fundraising efforts, so be sure to check with your HR department.
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Visit walkMS.org for additional resources.
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WELCOME TO WALK MS 2017 AS A WALK MS TEAM CAPTAIN OR PARTICIPANT, YOU ARE JOINING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
It is an experience like no other. This guide will provide some great tips for fundraising, help you stay motivated, and get your team organized.
WALK WITH US - WALK MS 2017 Saturday, April 22nd Williamsport: Pennsylvania College of Technology Sunday, April 23rd Dubois: Lakeview Lodge & Conference Center Hershey: Milton Hershey School Hollidaysburg: Hollidaysburg Jr. High School Pittsburgh: Point State Park West Shore: Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Park York: John Rudy Park Saturday, April 29th Erie: Presque Isle State Park Indiana: Indiana Area Senior High School
Saturday, May 6th Lewisburg: American Legion # 182 New Castle: Pearson Park Northeast: Nay Aug Park Sunday, May 7th Bloomsburg: Bloomsburg Town Park Bradford: University of Pittsburgh, Blaisdel Hall Gettysburg: Gettysburg Rec Park Greensburg: Kirk S. Nevin Arena Johnstown: UPJ - Krebs Hall Lancaster: Clipper Stadium Uniontown: Uniontown Fire Department Social Hall
Sunday, April 30th Beaver: Beaver High School Bedford: Shawnee State Park Meadville: Roche Park State College: Medlar Field at Lubrano Park Washington: Tanger Outlets Visit walkMS.org for additional resources or call 1 800-344-4867.
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THE PENNSYLVANIA KEYSTONE CHAPTER Susan Cook,
[email protected] Beaver, Greensburg, Pittsburgh, Uniontown, Washington Karen Clipper,
[email protected] Bloomsburg, Lewisburg, Montoursville, State College Stacey Derck,
[email protected] Lancaster, York Scott Garner,
[email protected] Northeast, West Shore
Katie Grisbacher,
[email protected] Gettysburg, Hershey Julie Rothrauff,
[email protected] Bedford, Dubois, Hollidaysburg, Indiana, Johnstown Hannah Spear,
[email protected] Meadville, New Castle Colleen Szymczak-Gross,
[email protected] Bradford, Erie
WE ARE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SO SOMETHING ABOUT MS NOW! The Society is working toward a world free of MS. We mobilize people and resources to drive research for a cure and to address the challenges of everyone affected by multiple sclerosis. To do this, we must be bold and imaginative.
• Throughout our 56 county region of Pennsylvania, Walk MS events take place in 24 communities with more than 14,500 walkers and volunteers in total. • We serve over 16,000 people with MS and their families in Western, Central and Northern Pa. • Annually, Walk MS will raise more than $1.6 million in hopes of a world free of MS. • Client programs and services we provide: emergency financial assistance, respite care program, care management services, education and referral services, and physical wellness programs. 4
ORDER SUPPLIES TO START FUNDRAISING WE WANT TO BE A RESOURCE TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM. PLEASE LET US KNOW FROM THE LIST BELOW WHAT YOU MAY NEED TO HELP RECRUIT, CONNECT AND ENERGIZE YOUR TEAM. If you need personalized team captain business cards, personalized team posters, or another type of team marketing product - don’t hesitate to ask! Call Susan at 1 800-344-4867, e-mail her at susan.cook@nmss. org. WALK MS: TEAM & FUNDRAISING MATERIALS ______ Rack Cards & Holders
______ Walk MS Team Business Cards
______ Registration Forms
______ Donation Collection Form
______ Posters
______ Walk MS: Pittsburgh Team Village Form
______ Personalized Team Poster
______ Orange MS Bracelets (100 for $15)
______ Volunteer Information
______ Raffle Tickets
______ National MS Society Information
______ Sneaker Signature Pin Ups
Team T-Shirt Program
All orders close April 1
Starting at $12 per shirt (includes shipping) All Shirts ship directly to organizer Organizer choose the color, font, & sizes
$3 per shirt is donated to your local NMSS Chapter New this year – hats!
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WALK MS® PARTICIPANT CENTER & FUNDRAISING CHECKLIST ☐☐ It’s easier than ever to raise money with our online fundraising tools. Start by setting up your personal page by logging in at walkMS.org. ☐☐ Use your personal page to: • Share your story, upload photos/videos and display your fundraising progress • Import contacts into your Participant Center address book • Send emails to recruit team members and ask for donations • Turn on your “honor roll” to acknowledge those who have contributed • Send thank you emails/letters to friends, family and other supporters ☐☐ Go to your Walk’s “Tips & Tools” page for printable fundraising tools and resources to answer your questions about online fundraising and your Participant Center. ☐☐ Set a fundraising goal and aim high! Kick off your fundraising by making a self-donation. ☐☐ Enter cash and checks into your Participant Center using the “Enter a Gift” feature, and mail checks to your chapter. ☐☐ Find out if your employer, or the employer of your donors, will match donations. ☐☐ Put any last-minute checks in your check-in envelope and bring it with you to Walk MS.
PRIZES
Prizes are based on per person money turned in on or before June 30, 2017. All prize levels of $125 or more include the official Walk MS t-shirt, picked up the morning of the Walk. Visit the Awards & Incentives page of our website to learn more about prize levels and set your sights on your dream prize!
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PEOPLE WHO FUNDRAISE ONLINE RAISE THREE TIMES AS MUCH AS THOSE WHO DON’T.
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KNOW BEFORE YOU GO BRING YOUR CHECK-IN ENVELOPE ON DAY OF EVENT
WEAR ORANGE TO WALK MS!
Please submit the check-in envelope — whether you’re submitting donations or not. Be sure to fill out the envelope completely, insert any remaining donations and include employer gift matching forms, if you have them.
FUNDRAISING MATTERS
Money you raise helps drive groundbreaking research, provide lifechanging services and guarantee a supportive community for those who need it most. Thank you in advance for your efforts!
EVENT DETAILS
To access specific information about your Walk MS® event, visit walkMS.org and choose your event city. All Walk MS events are 100% accessible.
COLLECTING CASH AND CHECKS
By turning in donations as soon as you receive them, you help ensure the money will immediately go to work for those living with MS. Instead of sending cash, please make the donation online with a credit/debit card, or send a check/money order for the amount donated along with donor information. All checks should be made out to “The National MS Society” and mailed to your chapter (attn: Walk MS). Be sure to write your name, event and year on the memo line of any checks that you mail.
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, S M D N E O T WE WALK MS. Collectively, Walk MS® and other fundraising efforts have helped accelerate research breakthroughs that change lives and will end MS forever. • We are increasing investments in wellness research, including diet, exercise and complementary and alternative therapies. • We fund more research than any other MS organization in the world. • MS activists work to ensure people with MS have access to treatments, information and support to make the best decisions for themselves and their families. • There are more potential MS therapies in development today than at any other time in history. • MS is more quickly diagnosed, enabling early and sustained therapy to slow disease activity. • There is much greater awareness of the many symptoms of MS and ways to address them to improve quality of life. • Scientists are making breakthroughs in identifying risk factors that can increase a person’s susceptibility to MS, which will help lead to ways to prevent the disease.
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TOP WALK MS 2016 TEAMS
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society would not be able to fund cutting-edge research, provide services, host programs, or educate health care professionals and the public if it were not for the extraordinary fundraising efforts of those who support Walk MS. Once again, we’d like to thank the top teams of 2016.
WALK MS 2016 TEAMS
West Shore: Giant Corporate, Farrah Trimble $ 30,980.00 Pittsburgh: Team DiDonato, Art DiDonato $ 24,960.00 DuBois: Shaky Walkers Against MS!, Mary Lee Bonfardine $ 15,778.93 Hershey: Trying, Desiree Weisser $ 13,871.00 York: J.T. Crew, Brian Kauffman $ 13,570.00 Washington: Team Out of Shape, Richard Thomas $ 11,395.00 Indiana: University Stylists, Heather Bondra $ 11,197.60 Greensburg: Cyndi’s Crusaders, Cynthia King $ 10,585.00 Uniontown: TEAM UFD, Susan Sapp $ 10,362.00 Beaver: Heritage Valley Health System, William Rust $ 10,337.00 Gettysburg: Team William², William Keller $ 9,779.00 Lancaster: TEAM MARK, Nancy Lowe $ 8,305.00 Bloomsburg: iM Still me, Kera LaBonte $ 6,000.00 Hollidaysburg: Allegheny Club, Mary Ann Chamberlain $ 5,785.00 Northeast: Comfortably Numb, Cynthia Thomas $ 5,750.00 State College: Siemens PLM Software Walk Team, Stacey McIntire $ 5,602.75 Lewisburg: Hoff’s Handlers, Kerry Hoffman $ 3,450.00 Meadville: Vision Select, Aimee Spitzer $ 3,389.76 Bradford: Keisha’s Princesses and Super Heroes, Sarah Swanson $ 3,345.00 Erie: HELP MO GO, Maureen Jackson $ 3,192.00 Williamsport: Miracle Seekers, Christine Bryan $ 3,003.74 New Castle: Mic’s Mighty Mights, Micahlee Davis $ 2,355.00 Bedford: Beth’s Buds, Mary Beth Smith $ 1,871.00 Johnstown: Angela’s Army Against MS!, Angela Gorzelsky $ 1,729.00 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 24 2016 PA KEYSTONE WALK MS SITES TOP FUNDRAISERS West Shore: William Shrader $ 30,195.00 Hollidaysburg: Arthur Chamberlain $ 4,260.00 Pittsburgh: Art DiDonato $ 18,120.00 DuBois: Fawn McMackin $ 3,763.26 Hershey: Dolores Wolfe $ 14,767.00 State College: Deanna Locke $ 3,626.00 $ 2,500.00 Washington: Richard Thomas $ 10,605.00 Gettysburg: William Keller Indiana: Heather Bondra $ 8,516.00 Bradford: Amanda Lindquist $ 1,675.00 $ 1,655.00 Lancaster: Mary Ann Hess $ 6,186.00 Meadville: Robert George Greensburg: Emil Kuhar $ 5,604.00 Bedford: Mary Beth Smith $ 1,631.00 Erie: Robert Unger $ 5,350.00 Johnstown: Angela Gorzelsky $ 1,590.00 $ 1,425.75 York: Rebecca Hansen $ 5,305.50 Williamsport: Tegan Spirko Bloomsburg: Kera LaBonte $ 5,304.00 Lewisburg: Jennifer Moyer $ 990.75 Beaver: Winnie Rust $ 5,005.00 New Castle: Micahlee Davis $ 715.00 Northeast: Jack Thomas $ 4,790.00 Uniontown: Missy Kamp $ 4,525.00 9
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RISE TO THE TOP! TRACK YOUR FUNDRAISING HERE Use Facebook to make your fundraising easier. Like our page and then download our Walk MS® Facebook app. It allows your Facebook friends to donate right on your Facebook page.
Update your Facebook profile picture with a Walk MS logo by using the Donate Your Profile Picture feature to view your real-time fundraising status on your badge. Use the Share Your Story community portal to share your personal story with other participants and Facebook friends.
DO WE HAVE YOUR EMAIL? Make sure we have a reliable email address and that you haven’t opted out of Walk MS emails. Check your email preferences online, or call us at xxx-xxx-xxxx.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WALK MS, VISIT WALKMS.ORG.
DONATION FORM My fundraising goal is $ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Participant Name _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address ___________________________________________ City___________________________ State _________ Zip _____________ Phone _______________________________________ Email ______________________________________________________________ Team Name ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ I’m walking in (event location) _ ____________________________________________________________________________
FUNDRAISER To properly credit your account, please include a completed Donation Form with each donation deposit made by mail to the address below or physically turn in at your local Society’s office. For all donations submitted the Day of Event, complete the information on the Donation Envelope, place donations inside the envelope, seal and turn in to the appropriate table. All donations are due 30 days after the event. Did you know you may be able to increase your donation through your employer’s Matching Gifts? Mail donations to: Walk MS® | National MS Society | 1501 Reedsdale St., Ste 105 | Pittsburgh, PA 15233. Instead of sending cash, please make the donation online with a credit/debit card, or send a check/money order for the amount donated along with donor information.
DONOR All donations are tax deductible to the maximum extent allowed by law. Canceled checks are sufficient IRS proof for donations less than $250. For donations over $250 a tax receipt will be mailed to the donor. If you do not receive a receipt please call the National MS Society. Please make checks payable to ‘National MS Society’ and include the participant’s name and Walk MS site in the memo section of each check.
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THANK YOU TO OUR PREMIER NATIONAL SPONSOR:
LOCAL PRESENTING AND PREMIER PARTNERS:
THANK YOU TO OUR LOCAL SPONSORS:
Pennsylvania Keystone Chapter 1501 Reedsdale St., Ste 105 Pittsburgh, PA 15233 1 800-344-4867
TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER.
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