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CONTENTS WE ARE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT MS NOW ................................................4 CHANGING THE WORLD FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY MS ....................................................................5 STEP 1: GET STARTED WITH ONLINE TOOLS.........................................................................................6 STEP 2: SET GOALS ...............................................................................................................................8 Tips for Team Spirit ............................................................................................................................... 8 STEP 3: RECRUIT TEAM MEMBERS ........................................................................................................... 9 GET HELP ............................................................................................................................... 9 2016 REFER A FRIEND PROGRAM ........................................ ........................................................ 9 STEP 4: FUNDRAISE! ...............................................................................................................................10 Fundraise Online ...............................................................................................................................10 Encourage Team Members to Use Their Online Personal Pages ............................................................10 Social Networking ...............................................................................................................................10 Fundraising Ideas ...............................................................................................................................11 FUNDRAISING CLUBS .........................................................................................................................12 STEP 5: TEAM SPIRIT AND AWARDS ........................................................................................................14 Team Village ...............................................................................................................................14 Team Achievement Awards ......................................................................................................................14 Top Team Awards ...............................................................................................................................14 Team Captain Patch...................................................................................................................15 Team Jerseys ...............................................................................................................................16 CORPORATE TEAMS ...............................................................................................................................17 TOP BIKE MS: BAY TO BAY 2015 TEAMS .......................................................................................................................18 Bike MS Teams Who Make a Di erence Together ...................................................................................18 Bike MS BAY TO BAY 2015 Teams ...............................................................................................................................18 2016 COMPETITION CALENDER ...............................................................................................................19 TEAM AWARD LEVEL & BENEFITS .........................................................................................................20 RIDE MARSHAL PROGRAM ..................................................................................................................21 ORGANIZE TO TRAIN ...........................................................................................................................21 TEAM CAPTAIN GOAL SETTING WORKSHEET .......................................................................................22 2016 PLANNING ACTIVITIES .....................................................................................................................22
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WELCOME TO BIKE MS 2016
BIKE MS BAY TO BAY THANK YOU FOR LEADING A TEAM AT BIKE MS.
Get ready for a ride of a lifetime! captain, this Team Captain Guide will help you build your team, get them organized and keep them motivated to fundraise…while having a lot of fun in the process. LET’S RIDE!
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October 22-23, 2016 Irvine Transportation Center to Hospitality Point, San Diego Voted best "Cycling Event" eight times by the readers of Competitor magazine, the Bike MS: Bay to Bay ride is an annual cycling adventure hosting 2,500 participants along California's beautiful pacific south coast from Orange County to San Diego.
For more information, visit biketofinishMS.com or call 800-486-6762.
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WE ARE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT MS NOW. ABOUT THE NATIONAL MS SOCIETY The Society mobilizes people and resources so that those who are affected by MS can live their best lives as we stop MS in its tracks, restore what has been lost and end MS forever. To fulfill this mission, the Society funds cutting-edge research, drives change through advocacy, facilitates professional education, collaborates with MS organizations around the world, and provides programs and services designed to help people with MS and their families move their lives forward. In 2014 alone, through our comprehensive nationwide network of programs and services, the Society devoted $122.2 million to assist more than one million individuals to connect to the people, information and resources they needed. To move us closer to a world free of MS, the Society also invested $50.2 million to support more than 380 new and ongoing research projects around the world. The Society is dedicated to achieving a world free of MS. Learn more at nationalMSsociety.org.
ABOUT MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Multiple sclerosis, an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system, interrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body. Symptoms range from numbness and tingling to blindness and paralysis. The progress, severity and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot yet be predicted, but advances in research and treatment are moving us closer to a world free of MS. Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50, with at least two to three times more women than men being diagnosed with the disease. MS affects more than 2.3 million worldwide.
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CHANGING THE WORLD FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY MS. Collectively, Bike MS and other fundraising efforts have helped accelerate research breakthroughs that change lives and will end MS forever.
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We are increasing investments in wellness research, including diet, exercise and complementary and alternative therapies.
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We fund more research than any other MS organization in the world.
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There are more therapies specifically approved for treating and managing MS, and more potential MS therapies in development today than at any other time in history.
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MS is more quickly diagnosed, enabling early and sustained therapy to slow disease activity.
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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.
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 is much greater awareness of the many symptoms of MS and ways to address them to improve quality of life.
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Step 1: GET STARTED WITH ONLINE TOOLS Get registered. Pick a team name and register as the captain. Then click on the “Start A Team” button. Are you already registered? Great! Next step, it’s important to SET UP YOUR TEAM PAGE. Log in to the Bike MS Participant Center using the username and password you created when you registered. Once logged in, you’ll be able to create your own customized Team Bike MS Page. This is where you’ll recruit new team members via email—from templates we supply or emails of your own. It’s also where you’ll manage your team’s fundraising efforts, like setting your team fundraising goal, monitoring progress, kick-starting your team’s fundraising with a donation, sending donation requests and thank you notes by email, and recording any cash or check donations you receive. Your team page is your invitation to become involved in the MS movement. We’re here to help you reach your goals, so 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:
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Make it personal: Put in a picture of you or your team. Write the story of your team and how you are training and fundraising. While there is sample text available, nothing is more compelling than your own words.
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Change it often: Keep your page current to generate interest. Provide updates on how your training is going or how close you are to your goal.
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Create your team page URL shortcut: By doing this you will be able to easily direct people to your team page. For example, put a link to your fundraising page in the signature of your email.
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GREAT THINGS ABOUT OUR ONLINE TEAM TOOLS
1 POST YOUR
TEAM PICS ONLINE
2 INCLUDE YOUR
Your
COMPANY!
COMPANY’S LOGO
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SET UP A
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SET A
FUNDRAISING GOAL
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DOWNLOAD YOUR TEAM ROSTER
6 EMAIL YOUR ENTIRE TEAM AT O N C E
YOUR TEAM 7 TRACK MEMBERS’
FUNDRAISING PROGRESS
FUNDRAISING TOTAL
TEAM 9 TRACK GIFTS & SEND
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EASILY UPDATE
YOUR PAGE & PHOTO
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Step 2: SET GOALS Establishing a goal is an easy way to maintain motivation as well as give you and your team a benchmark for success. We encourage team captains to set goals for themselves and their teams, while keeping these tips in mind.
TIPS FOR TEAM SPIRIT
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pride for your team.
If it requires hard work to attain, it will be a source of more
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Don’t arbitrarily set a goal without input from the team: Having them believe in the goal from the word “go” will make your job as team captain that much easier.
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Don’t forget to set both personal & team fundraising goals: Lead by example. Share your fundraising goal with your team.
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Set a goal for team size as well as collective fundraising: Recruiting more team members can mean more substantial fundraising!
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Don’t keep your goal a secret: Use email, team pages, and even internal company intranets and newsletters to communicate goals — and how close your team is to attaining them.
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Large corporate teams: If you are part of a large corporate team, have departments set their own goals to create some fun internal competition.
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If you would like more suggestions and guidelines for goal setting, or would like to request goal setting
Step 3: RECRUIT TEAM MEMBERS Whether your team is currently 1 or 100 riders strong, it can always be stronger.
GET HELP
RECRUIT, RECRUIT, RECRUIT.
Recruit others to help you. Jobs can include:
At Bike MS, “the more the merrier” has never been more true. Recruiting takes some work, but the added camaraderie and Who to recruit? Team members can be anyone: friends, family, coworkers, neighbors … pretty much anyone you can think of. And here’s the thing, they don’t even have to be cyclists. Teams can always use additional support along the way from the team’s non-riders. And looking to join a team. There’s no limit to how big a team can be, so get out there and start recruiting today! Use our online tools. Our online tools help make the recruiting process easier than ever. No need to collect paper or spend hours on the phone. New team members you recruit can quickly and easily register themselves online. Once your team page is set up, send new recruits there to join your team, or use the participant center tools to send a team registration link via email. You can also download your email program’s contact list into the recruiting tool. Not only will this simplify the process of inviting more people to join your team, the tool also allows you to track when emails have been opened by a recipient.
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Recruiter: Gets cyclists to register and monitors online team roster report.
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Fundraising Champion: Teaches members to fundraise and exceed the ride average of raising $1100 per cyclist. Also reminds team of important fundraising deadlines.
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Party Planner: sign-up days, fundraisers and post-event celebrations.
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Coach: Holds training rides and instructs members on how to prepare for the ride.
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Safety Champion: Reminds members of the rules of the road during training, recruits cyclists to participate in group riding skills courses and promotes responsible cycling to the team.
REFER A FRIEND PROGRAM Referring a friend is integral to team recruitment...and you can reap the rewards! Expand your recruitment reach and encourage your team members to refer their friends for a chance to win a new bike. For every NEW rider to the event that mentions your name in the registration path AND reaches their $400 minimum by event weekend, you will get an entry into a drawing for a new bike courtesy of a Bike MS Bay to Bay supporting bike shop. For every friend you talk into returning to ride again and who also mentions your name in the registration path you will get additional entries to another drawing Here’s your ticket to ride! NEW participants who use code t2ride will receieve free registration!* *Participants must reach $400 fundraising minimum to ride.
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Step 4: FUNDRAISE! Simple steps to online success.
FUNDRAISE ONLINE Now for the fun part. Once your team page is set up, our online tools make it simple for your supporters to personalized email to all your friends, family members and colleagues, you can follow an up-to-the-minute fundraising tracker.
ENCOURAGE TEAM MEMBERS TO USE THEIR ONLINE PERSONAL PAGES Once you see what the tools can do for you, encourage your team members to follow your lead. Make it fun by giving incentives to your team members to fundraise online—a pair of movie tickets to the team member that and ensure that your team not only reaches their goals, but has fun along the way.
SOCIAL NETWORKING Create a Facebook fanpage for your team. You can also post tweets on Twitter for your group and videos on YouTube. Be sure to include your team pictures, inspirational videos of your team training or fundraising.
2016 FUNDRAISE INITIATIVES AT REGISTRATION ONLY! Earn a chance to win a free room on October 22nd at our overnight stay hotel, the Sheraton Carlsbad Resort & Spa. For every $50 you self-donate right now when you register you get an entry into our free room drawing. If you win, there will be no more need to find a ride home or to another local hotel at the end of the first day. Just drop off your bike at our bike corral and relax for the rest of the day! Registration must occur on or before August 31 for eligibility.” 30 Day Fundraising Challenge We would love for you to start fundraising sooner than later! As a little boost to get you started, we would like to offer you a lovely “Sit on Your Butt & Do Something” long sleeve t-shirt if you reach $200 in fundraising dollars within your first 30 days of registration. If you accomplish this goal we will reach out to you to find out if you would like the long sleeve t-shirt and let you know if we will be mailing it to you or if you can pick it up at our overnight location (mailing or pick-up option is dependent on proximity of 30-day deadline date and event weekend).
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FUNDRAISING IDEAS Listed below are some unique ideas from other team captains, but feel free to add your own!
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(i.e., shave your head, sing karaoke in a costume of the team’s choice, etc.) if your team reaches or exceeds its fundraising goal.
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Set up a drawing for the team: With each $50 raised netting you another chance to win a prize (for
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Lunch with the president or reserved parking spots: For company teams, reward the top fundraiser with lunch with the president or give the person who recruits the most additional team members a reserved parking spot for a month.
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Pin-up sales: way to quickly raise money for your team.
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Silent auction: Hold your own silent auction — with food and entertainment. Garage sale: Clean out the attic and basement with a garage sale — donate the proceeds. Fundraise through Facebook: Fundraise through the boundless fundraising tool available on your personal page.
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Fundraising Clubs
Awesome Prizes!
TOP FUNDRAISERS Top Fundraisers are cyclists who raise $2,000 or more. Top Fundraisers receive everything regular • • • • •
Waived Registration Fee for the following year’s ride Special Gold Bib Number Top Fundraiser Jersey Cycling Patch with fundraising level Access for you and a guest to the VIP Luxury Lounge at the Day 1 Finish Line at the Sheraton Carlsbad, which includes complimentary food, BJ’s Beer, and other treats.
If you qualify, you’ll be able to pick up your Top Fundraiser jersey and patch when you arrive at the Day 1 Finish Line at the Sheraton Carlsbad Saturday afternoon...then on Sunday, wear that jersey with pride to complete the Tour!
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Patch Recognition Levels (pick up your patch in the Top Fundraiser Lounge at the Sheraton Carlsbad)
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Platinum: $25,000+ Diamond: $15,000-$24,999 Emerald: $10,000-$14,999 Gold: $7,000-$9,999 Silver: $4,000-$6,999 Bronze: $2,000-$3,999
Jersey Levels • Top Fundraiser Jersey: $2,000+ • $1,000-$1,999 12
Fundraising Clubs
Awesome Prizes!
150 CLUB If you want to enjoy the Bike MS Bay to Bay Tour in VIP style, then you want to become a member of the 150 Club! Riders earn membership into the 150 Club by ranking among the top 150 fundraisers. 7 6 perks before, during and after the 2016 Bike MS event. Here is a list of just some of what our 150 Club from the 2015 Bike MS will receive during this year’s Bike MS: Pre-Event • • • • • •
Guaranteed and free registration in this year’s Bike MS Bay to Bay Tour Name and ranking listed on the Bike MS website Dedicated staff to assist with any aspect of the Tour throughout the year Recognition in the digital MS Connection newsletter Invitation to various special events throughout the year
At the Event • Personalized Blue Rider Bib with rider number corresponding to 150 Club ranking • Admission with a guest to the exclusive VIP Luxury Lounge at the Sheraton Resort & Carlsbad upon completion of Day One. The VIP Luxury Lounge includes: • Complimentary beer, wine and soft drinks • Complimentary catered food • Unique, commemorative 150 Club prizes and apparel including: • 150 Club-branded cycling socks • Customized 150 Club-branded gift • Special 150 Club goodie bag • Personal spa and massage services available to 150 Club members only • Personalized recognition marker displayed at the Day One Finish at the Sheraton Carlsbad • Personalized lanyard with your name and 150 Club ranking • More details announced soon... Post-Event • Invitation for you and a guest to the Bike Awards luncheon • Exclusive, one-of-a-kind recognition award commemorating name and 150 Club ranking presented at luncheon • If you want us to, we will send a letter to your boss detailing your fundraising accomplishments and bragging about your awesomeness!
bikecas.nationalmssociety.org. As part of the Bike MS Tour, we have a prize redemption program to reward your fundraising efforts! Every rider who raises $800 or more will be eligible for our prize redemption program. Final fundraising totals will be calculated as of 5:00pm PST on 7 6 13
Step 5: TEAM SPIRIT AND AWARDS We want to recognize YOU for all the work you do to make Bike MS a success.
TEAM VILLAGE You had a long day. You rode many many miles and helped make incredible advances toward a world free of MS. Now celebrate with your team. Learn below on how you and your team can have your very own tent at our Bike Team Village located on the center grass at the Sheraton Carlsbad Resort & Spa.
Earn a Team Tent at the Sheraton Carlsbad Resort Team Village As a team, raise $50,000 + the prior year or $50,000 by October 11, 2016
Earn a Team Tent at the Hospitality Point Team Village As a team, raise $50,000 by October 11, 2016
Earn a reserved food table at the Sheraton Carlsbad Resort Team Village Be the team with the most NEW registrations from the beginning to the end of our May Team Week registration push.
TOP TEAM AWARDS
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Corporate Alliance Award
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Top Fundraising Team Average Award Outstanding Rookie Team Captain Team Safety Awareness Award
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Team Best Promoting the NMSS Mission Most Team Spirit Award Best Team Jersey Award presented by Canari Custom Wear
Most Improved Team Award
(based on highest % increase in team fundraising & highest % increase in size of team meeting fundraising min)
TEAM ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS 1. Mission Possible Level (Team total $100,000+) 2. Diamond Level (Team total $50,000 - $99,999) 3. Gold Level (Team total $25,000 - $49,999) 4. Silver Level (Team total $15,000 - $24,999) 5. Bronze Level (Team total $5,000 - $14,999) See Teams Award Levels & Benefits tab on our website at www.biketofinishMS.com for specific benefits. All benefits are applied to the following year’s Bike MS Bay to Bay ride. Team totals are determined by all money received by the fundraising deadline of January 6, 2017. 14
CAPTAINS PATCH In the NFL, the teams vote for their captains indicating honor & respect from one’s teammates. As recognition, they get a C patch. For each year they are voted as Captain, they get a star— up to 4 stars.
Bike MS wants to recognize and honor all of our hard working and dedicated Team Captains in a similar
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A for: Providing and / or conducting a Safety Session using our Safety Video & our Safety Powerpoint Presentation to your Team Riders and have them take a short quiz. All this information can be found under Teams page on our website. Once a Safety Session is completed please inform the Bike MS Manager to
Start earning those stars today! All undertakings t must be performed by event weekend to receive your Captains Patch for 2016. These will be handed out at the Awards Luncheon.
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TEAM JERSEYS
Show your team spirit by wearing custom designed team jerseys. We are proud to have Canari Custom Wear as the Official Jersey Provider of Bike MS Bay To Bay. Be the team with the most NEW registrations from the beginning to the end of our June Team Week registration push and earn a $250 credit toward your team jersey purchase courtesy of Canari Custom Wear.
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CORPORATE TEAMS Teamwork is the key to your success. Forming a corporate team is a great way to get your company involved in Bike MS! Why is the team program important for my company?
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Develops team spirit and boosts morale Increases the company’s visibility and shows its commitment to the community
Unites you with other local companies who have committed to creating a world free of MS
How do I recruit?
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Company support: Announce your team in the company newsletter or intranet Corporate Sign-Up Days: Ask your Bike MS team coordinator to come out to your organization to promote the ride and take registrations
How can my company support the team?
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Ask your employer to sponsor your team registration fees, donations or jerseys
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TOP 2015 BIKE MS BAY TO BAY TEAMS BIKE MS TEAMS WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE TOGETHER 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
2015 TOP TEAMS Division 1 - 100+ members $150,685.00 $118,555.90
Team Wescom - David Slaton Team Disney - Ryan Giannetta
Division 2 - 51-99 members $178,239.14 $59,096.79 $31,319.00
Howard’s Team - Jay McCabe KPMG ALL STARS - Paul Smedegaard Team LAPD & Friends - Joseph Delorenzo
Division 3 - 26-50 members $98,254.99 $56,169.50 $53,808.00 $35,488.09 $32,200.72
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Still Kicking For Gordo - Jack Babbitt Team Hansen’s - Paul Dechary LPL Financial - Rob Pettman Good Carma - Caren Landrum Team Beckman Coulter - Peter Droog
Division 4 - 11-25 members
$165,874.82 $43,794.00 $42,774.50 $36,587.00 $31,066.00
Team Basso - Al Basso Scripps Riders for a Cure - Charles Smith Team Crash Team Intuit - Keith Sherwood Outspokin’ For A Cure - Roger Waterman
Division 5 - 4-10 members $41,462.00 $30,169.00 $19,325.00 $18,200.00 $16,920.00
MOST: Team Top of the Hill - John G. Most HB CRUISERS - Robert Belyea teaMSeaside - John Boyer Roland Stones - Mark Malbon Biking Vikings - Brenda Anderson
2016 COMPETITION CALENDER
friendly competition
A little among teams & individuals can build camaraderie & increase results. In fact, the lives of people with MS is nothing short of amazing. So who has the most individual or team spirit? Who has the biggest, baddest team on the block? And most importantly, who will make the biggest impact to creat e a world free of MS? Contact your coach to learn about all the team & individual prizes & awards you & your team can win in 2016!
May:
Team Week: May 11-15 Grand Prize: At the end of the week, the team who has the most NEW registrations will win a reserved table for your team on the lawn during the overnight celebration at the Sheraton Carlsbad Resort & Spa. Monthly Competition: Earn your Team Captain Jacket when you recruit 8 or more team members. ____________________________________________________________________________________________
June:
Team Week: June 8-12 June 8-12: Daily prize of Bike MS socks to every participant who registers this week! Grand prize: At the end of the week, the team who has the most NEW registrations will get a $250 credit toward your team jerseys from Canari. Monthly Competition: We’ll hook you up with a customized sign for your team photo at the Start Line when you recruit 12 or more team members! ____________________________________________________________________________________________
July Tour de Fundraising:
Yellow Jersey (Veteran rider who raised most money - July 1-31): White Jersey (1st year rider who raised most money - July 1-31): Polka Dot Jersey (Rider who had the best percentage increase - July 1-31): Green Jersey (Rider who had the greatest number of new donors - July 1-31): Bonus Competition: For every $50 you raise this month, you will earn an entry to w ____________________________________________________________________________________________
August: Fundraising Month
Weekly Competitions for Teams: Teams who raise the most money (online) each week can earn either a swanky Team Lounge at the Day One Finish Line (August 1-7 and 15-21 or a luxurious Finish Line Tent (August 8-14 or August 22-28)! ____________________________________________________________________________________________
September 12-16:
Daily prize: For every $50 you raise you’ll be entered to win a VIP spot for your bike in the bike locker! (No wandering through rows of bicycles. Yours will be up front!) Grand prize: At the end of the week, the individual with the most money raised will earn a Go Pro HERO 4! Capturing 4K Ultra HD video and liquid-smooth slow motion at up to 240 frames per second, HERO4 Black delivers higher performance than any other GoPro. Simply the best. ____________________________________________________________________________________________
October:
Every team that has raised $50,000 by October 15th will get a Team Lounge at the Sheraton! The top team in each division by October 11th also earns their very own team tent at the Start Line! 19
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Team Lounge area at the 2017 day 1 Finish Line party at the Sheraton Carlsbad Resort & Spa
Complimentary food platters to enjoy in your 2017 Team Lounge
Passes to the 2017 Top Fundraiser/VIP lounge to use at your discretion
A personalized team route marker along the Bike MS route in 2017
Team tent at San Diego finish line in 2017
Team featured on Bike MS Bay to Bay Facebook Page
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Recognition on the 2017 Bike MS website
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Complimentary registrations into the 2017 Bike MS Bay to Bay Tour (fundraising minimums apply)
Congratulatory letter to your CEO highlighting your leadership and fundraising achievement
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(Team Total $50,000-99,999) (Team Total $25,000-49,999) (Team Total $15,000-24,999) (Team Total $5,000-14,999)
TEAM TOTALS ARE DETERMINED BY ALL MONEY RECEIVED BY THE FUNDRAISING DEADLINE OF JANUARY 6, 2017.
(Team Total $100,000+)
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TEAM AWARD LEVEL & BENEFITS
RIDE MARSHAL PROGRAM Ride Marshals act as safety ambassadors by sharing cycling advice and encouraging safe cycling behaviors during the event. Bike Tour Ride Marshals must meet all of the following requirements: • Are passionate and knowledgeable about safe cycling and be willing to work with all levels of cyclists to promote safe cycling. • Have a basic knowledge of bicycle repair (classes will be available). • Have previously participated in at least one Bike MS Bay to Bay Tour. We encourage each team to have at least one representative participate in the Ride Marshal Program. To join, contact Maria Brooks at Maria.Brooks@nmss.org or 760-448-8422. For more information, visit biketofinishMS.com.
ORGANIZE TO TRAIN Team Bike Rides Everyone on your team should be riding every weekend. Why not ride together? Set up meeting locations and times for team members to train for the event. To check out our organized rides sponsored by many of our official bike shop partners, visit biketofinishMS.com.
VOLUNTEERS NEE D
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Friends & family don’t have to ride to be a part of your team and the Bike MS Tour. Co-workers, friends, & family can support your team by volunteering. For more information about volunteer opportunities, go to biketofinishMS.com.
TEAM CAPTAIN GOAL SETTING WORKSHEET Team Name: _______________________________________________________________________________________ Captain: ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Co-Captains: _______________________________________________________________________________________ When setting your team’s goals, look back at your team’s performance from last year (if applicable). The average Bike MS cyclist raises $1,100. PREVIOUS YEAR’S RESULTS
# of team members: ________________ $ amount raised: $ ________________ Average team member $ raised: $ ________________ (Dollars raised ÷ number of team members)
THIS YEAR’S GOALS
# of team members: ________________
(i.e.: 20% increase = number of previous year cyclists x 1.2)
Minimum $ goal: $ ___________________
(i.e.: team member goal x previous team member average)
Suggested $ goal: $ ___________________
(i.e.: number of team members goal x $750 Bike MS average)
2016 PLANNING ACTIVITIES 1. Appoint team co-captains Due date: ___________________________ People to ask:
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2. Customize team web page (visit your participant center) Due date: ___________________________ 3.
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team members and/or company employees Due date: ___________________________
6. Email to all team members announcing goals and activities Due date: ___________________________ 7. Thank you note to all team members Due date: ___________________________
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