Things you need to know as a Team Captain:
Team t-shirts
Team t-shirts will be available at the following Walk locations:
- Victoria, BC
- Vancouver, BC
- Edmonton, AB
- Calgary, AB
- Saskatoon, SK
- Regina, SK
- Winnipeg, MB
- Windsor, ON
- Barrie, ON
- Burlington, ON
- Toronto, ON
- National Capital Region (Ottawa), ON
- Montreal, QC
- Moncton, NB
- Halifax, NS
- St. John’s, NL
Team t-shirts are Walk participant t-shirts with the team name printed on the back. To be eligible for team t-shirts, the team must have at least 10 (ten) members that have fundraised a minimum amount of $100 each OR paid their registration fee by the Team T-shirt Deadline of Friday, August 10, 2012.
Please note: Only team members registered by this date are eligible to receive a team t-shirt.
Team t-shirt pick up will take place on Walk day.
Please note that the team captain is responsible for picking up the t-shirts for their entire team. The team captain may designate a team member to go on their behalf as well. The team captain is responsible for handing out the team t-shirts to their team.
Online Participants (best option!)
When recruiting team members, be sure to encourage your team members to register online. It’s fast, easy and very convenient for you as the Team Captain to communicate with your team members.If your team has more than 10 registered members by Friday, August 10, all team members who register online by Friday, August 10, and have fundraised a minimum amount of $100 OR paid the $25 registration fee will automatically be included in your team t-shirt order.
Offline Participants
For Ovarian Cancer Canada to know that your team members are registered and are eligible for team t-shirts, the offline participant(s) must call Ovarian Cancer Canada on or before August 10, 2012 to register. They must also mail in a pledge form along with all donations or the $25 registration fee. Please send to Ovarian Cancer Canada at 205-145 Front Street East, Toronto ON, M5A 1E3. Forms mailed in must be received by August 3rd in order to be processed in time for Team T-shirt deadline (August 10th).
Ensure your Team Members know to register online:
Keep your Team Members Informed: Send regular emails to your team members letting them know how your fundraising is going. Welcome new team members when they join your team.
Offline pledges? Please make sure your Team Members track all offline pledges on a pledge form. Any donations collected in person, cash or cheque, must be accompanied by a pledge form to ensure donors receive their tax receipt.
View the Team Captain Event Day Check List
Ideas to Build and Motivate Your Team:
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After you register, you can create a Team Page. This Team Page can be emailed out to all of your friends and family encouraging them to join your team. You can post pictures, videos and write on the team’s message board.
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Create a team in honour of someone you know whose life has been touched by ovarian cancer.
3.
Invite your friends, family and colleagues to a ‘Pep Rally’ at your house. This Pep Rally would be designed to energize and motivate your team members to get out there and fundraise to become the top fundraising team! Ideas include:
- Setting up a computer so your team members can register online right on the spot!
- Inviting someone who has been touched by ovarian cancer to speak to your team so they learn why it’s so important for us to find an early detection test.
- Making it a pot luck so everyone can enjoy some good food.
- Working with your team to set a team goal – how many members does your team want to get, how much money does your team want to raise, then break it down into manageable numbers (30 team members raising $200 each is $6000!)
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Create a friendly competition between your team members and whoever raises the most money or recruits the most team member gets a free dinner provided by the other team members.
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Organize your team to host a garage sale, bake sale, book sale, car wash, BBQ – anything fun to raise money to ensure your team reaches the fundraising goal.
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Invite your team members to create a banner to carry on the day of the event. Take a team picture to post on your Team Page on the Walk website.
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Send regular emails to your team members through the online fundraising systems at www.ovariancancerwalkofhope.ca to encourage team members to visit the Walk Fundraising Scoreboard regularly to see your team’s progress.
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Send your team messages written by loved ones whose life has been touched by ovarian cancer so your team members understand what a difference their involvement in the Ovarian Cancer Canada Walk of Hope is making.
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Team Birthday Campaign – throughout the year everyone has a birthday, encourage your team members to ask for a donation to your Walk Team in lieu of birthday gifts.
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If you are having a party, charge all your guests a ‘cover charge’ and the funds raised will go towards your team’s fundraising goal. This is a wonderful way to raise money and is also an ideal way to ensure your friends and family know about ovarian cancer – without an early detection test, knowledge of the signs and symptoms is very important.