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21st ANNUAL KOMEN DETROIT
RACE FOR THE CURE
Saturday,
May 26, 2012 at Comerica Park
January, 2012 Team
Newsletter |
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REGISTRATION--DON'T
WAIT |
Make your
New Year's resolution a good one - get your team members on
board and have them register. Call, text, email or snail mail
encouraging them to get registered. Early registration gives
your team more time to raise both awareness and
funds. |
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TOOLS
TO GET YOU STARTED |
Check the
Komen Detroit website
and be sure to visit the Teams page. The 2012 Team
Captain Kit is a great resource. Past
newsletters are also posted. Sample emails and much
more. So, DON'T
WAIT! |
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TOP
FUNDRAISING TEAMS |
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 We have five teams that have
already raised over $1,000!
- Morgan
Stanley Smith Barney FH ($6,700.00)
- Kristy's
Krusaders ($4,375.00)
- Diana's
Angels ($1,265.00)
- Susie's
Friends & Family ($1,250.00)
- Five
Brothers ($1,127.00)
To give you an idea of one incentive we offer, Morgan Stanley Smith
Barney FH has already secured an invitation for the Team
Captain and three team members to the September 19
Celebration because the team has already raised
$5,000. |
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NO
WAITING FOR THESE TEAMS |
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A big
THANKS to the 141 teams that are already
registered and recruiting members. We're at a 40%
increase compared to last year's team registrations
at this point - keep it going! Welcome to
our 27 brand new teams:
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Amazing
Women
Black
Girls Run! Detroit
Bosom
Buddies
Buster
Crew
Cancer
Biology Graduate Program
Cure
for ChaChas
Fighting
for Fun Bags
Freescale
Friends
& Family
Friends
of Avis
Fun
Bags 4Ever!
FWSBCS
Inc.
Girls
Just Wanna Run |
Hope
for Angie
Hygienists
have the BREAST Intentions!
IFH
Bosom Buddies
Jigs 4
Jugs
MA's
Tablecloths
Pink
Warriors
RememberBettyDetroit
Saving
Our Breast Friends
T
& A
The
Boob Troop
To
InfinTITTY and Beyond
Trotting
for TaTa's
Wharfrat
Warriors
WLAM -
Wayne Region |
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TEAM
CAPTAIN WORKSHOPS REMINDER |
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These
empowering workshops target new and veteran Team Captains.
Expect coffee and dessert along with information about breast
cancer, team-building, fundraising and what's happening at
Susan G. Komen for the Cure. You can
also share information with other Team Captains to
help ensure the success of your team. Join us at one of these
workshops:
- Tuesday, January 17
- Wednesday, February 22
- March - TBD
Workshops will be
held at the Komen Detroit office, located at:
Karmanos
Cancer Center "Vee" Building (Map)
24601
Northwestern Highway
Southfield, MI 48075
6:30 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m.
Please
RSVP to raceforthecure@karmanos.org or
call (248) 304-2080. Let us know which workshop you will be
attending, your team name and how many people will be joining
us. |
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FUNDRAISING
FORUM |
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 Last year Komen Detroit fundraisers
made our 20th annual Race extra special by raising more
dollars than ever. The Race awarded $1.47
million in local community grants and an additional
$422,000 toward national research. Teams were very
instrumental in this impressive outcome.
As a Team
Captain you have a great opportunity to reach your members
with key messages and a goal. As you know, all teams are
expected to raise at least $100. We know all of you
can achieve this and are ready, willing and able to do
more, evident in the goals you set when
your teams were created. One of the main reasons a
participant fundraises is the Team Captain's goal. Combined
with your leadership and encouragement, your goal is the key
to success. Please review all the team and individual
incentives in your Team Captain
Kit. We would love to see you on stage at the September
Celebration receiving a fundraising award.
DID YOU
KNOW?
- Komen has spent an average of 84 cents for every dollar
raised in the previous five years, earning the prestigious
four-star Charity
Navigator ranking for five years running.
- A total of $283 million was devoted to mission spending
(research, community health) last year.
- From one race with 800 participants in Dallas in 1983,
the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure series now totals more
than 140 races worldwide, with more than 1.7 million
participants annually. The Race is an opportunity to engage
with the breast cancer family, honoring survivors and loved
ones, while raising funds for Komen research and outreach
programs. You are part of a global movement.
Don't
keep your great ideas to yourself - share your big hits. Your
successful fundraiser may be just what other teams are looking
for. If you have an upcoming fundraiser that's
open to the public, email Sandy and we
might include it in our February newsletter.
NOTE: The
fundraiser must take place after February 10th to be included
in the next
newsletter. |
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FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS |
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Do team members have to
fundraise?
All teams
are expected to raise at least $100. Team fundraising represents 75% of total
donations, and fundraising as a whole represents 50%
of total Detroit Race revenue. Team fundraising is
EXTREMELY important in our fight to end breast
cancer forever.
Everyone receives
a personal donation upon registration. Each
team member should use her/his own page,
not the team page, to solicit donations. All donations
received on a member's personal page roll into the team total.
We have some wonderful incentives and we want to make
sure we deliver them to the proper individuals. If your
members want to solicit donations offline, click here for a manual donation
form, or call the Komen Detroit office for assistance.
Race packets picked up by the Team Captain will include a
manual donation form. Your teammates have until July 1, 2012
to raise funds and qualify for 2012 incentives and
awards.
How should teams members
register?
Online.
It's easier for you, your team members and us. Online registration allows each team member to
establish a personalized online fundraising page, set a goal
and start fundraising early to help end breast cancer forever.
Step-by-step instructions are included in
the Tips-Tools-Forms section of the Team Captain
Kit.
Can team members register at
New Balance Registration Sites?
No.
Team members must register online for your
team by midnight May 8, 2012 OR complete a paper
registration form which the Team Captain must submit with all
other manual entries by April 30, 2012 (see DATES, DEADLINES
& DETAILS of the Team Captain Kit for more information).
Remember, children 5 and under are free, but must be
registered. The little ones count in your official team
size.
How can people register after
the team registration deadline?
Anyone
who misses the team registration deadlines above may
register as an individual online or at a one-stop
registration site. These individuals can still walk
or run with your team, but will not be counted in team totals
for awards consideration.
We
encourage you to email us with your questions. Your questions
will help us with next month's FAQ
section. | |
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SPONSORSHIP
& TEAM BUILDING |
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Have you shared our 2012
Sponsorship opportunities with your
employer? Help your company give back
to the community in a big way-- by joining
in the fight against breast cancer.
Opportunities
for your employer to cover the cost of employees
registering for the Race are also available by
completing our Pay Later form- available upon
request.
Please
contact Katrina Studvent at
(248) 304-2083 for more
details. |
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TEAM
CAPTAIN REMINDER |
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All
team captains MUST be registered
participants.
Don't
forget to register yourself as a team
member. |
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KOMEN'S PROMISE |
To save
lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering
people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing
science to find the
cures. |
 SPREAD
THE WORD |
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A
NOTE FROM JAN TEBELMAN |
I had
the privilege of accepting a check from the National
Honor Society of Lakeshore High School just before the
holidays. They sold pink shoelaces to all
of their sports teams to promote awareness and
raise dollars for the fight against breast cancer. It
was wonderful to meet this great group of teenagers and
listen to their ideas about what young people can
accomplish. I'll be working with them to establish a
school team from Lakeshore. I hope this becomes a
yearly event for them. Congratulations to NHS President
Alec Lettner and all the members of Lakeshore NHS.
Please
encourage young people to get involved with our
work. It can establish a life of service to the
community in which they live. And remind them to BE
PROUD of their involvement. They are the future in the
fight against breast
cancer. |
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A
FINAL NOTE FROM THE TEAMS CHAIRS |
We are
thrilled to see 2012 team commitment is off to a great
start. We look forward to meeting new Team Captains, as
well as welcoming back our veteran leaders. Don't forget
to send questions to Bob "The Answer
Man." But we'd also love to hear from
you at any time to let us know how you are doing or
share a success story - or just say hi!
We
hope your holidays were peaceful and filled with family
and friends. May the New Year bring us all peace,
health, and a renewed sense of purpose in the fight
against breast cancer.
The
"Jandy" Team:
Jan
Tebelman and Sandy
Jessop |
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CONTACT
US |
Komen
Detroit Race Office
(248)
304-2080
(877)
GO KOMEN
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