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Starting a Team - Team Perks & Incentives - Team Resources
It only takes one person to inspire hundreds -- that's the power behind being a Team Captain. As a Team Captain for the Challenge Walk, you become a leader in a powerful movement towards a world free of MS.
If you’re a Team Captain, thinking about being a Team Captain or know someone who would make a great Team Captain, this section provides the answers to all your questions. We are committed to you and the success of your team.
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Five Reasons to Start a Team
Steps to Form a Team
Five Reasons to Start a Team
The Challenge Walk is more fun when you are part of a team! As a Team Captain or team member, you will notice the camaraderie and development of team pride. Your team can be comprised of friends and family, co-workers, or members of a community group and can provide a fun, bonding experience that you’ll never forget.
Reason #1: Teamwork: the more, the merrier.
The Challenge Walk is much better with a group of teammates to support and encourage each other along the way. Walkers can challenge each other in their fundraising, enjoy the scenery and rest stops, and make plenty of noise as they triumphantly cross the Finish Line at Pantoja Park in downtown San Diego.
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Reason #2: Training and fundraising is easier as a team.
Train and raise funds as a team by hosting fundraising events and networking. Corporate teams are a great way for management to demonstrate to their commitment to their employees by starting a Challenge Walk team.
Reason #3: Community involvement builds a strong corporate image.
By getting into the community and working as a team, your company builds a positive corporate image and develops strong relationships in its area of operations. You will build a stronger reputation with employees, clients and investors. You will also build relationships with new audiences that could become potential employees and customers.
When you participate as a corporate team in the Challenge Walk, your company name and logo can be seen by more than 400 Walkers, 1,000 volunteers and supporters and 10,000 donors, as well as newspaper, television, internet and radio media outlets.
Reason #4: Employees benefit through teamwork and team building.
Employees learn to work together in a social setting as they raise funds for the Challenge Walk. They find out how to set goals, develop creative ways to achieve them and put their ideas into action. During the Challenge Walk, they get to see their hard work pay off together as they walk to fight MS.
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Reason #5: Participation creates a health-conscious work environment.
Training for and participating in the Challenge Walk provides employees with a challenging, life-changing goal. This event helps everyone get in shape and learn healthy habits, all while benefiting people living with MS.
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Three Steps to form a Team
Forming a Team Is Easy as 1-2-3! Here is what you need to do:
1. Register yourself as the Team Captain online, or call one of our Team Coaches below.
2. Decide on a snappy team name.
3. Recruit friends, family or co-workers to join your team.
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Team Perks
Team Incentives
Team Divisions
Team Perks
- Free team photos at the Challenge Walk - taken at the Day One start line
- Banquet Dinner recognition when your team raises $15,000 or more
- Receive a personalized team route marker
- Opportunity to participate in friendly competitions with other teams
- Letter to your supervisor or boss recognizing your accomplishments
- Private team tent at Amici Park if your team raises $50,000 by August 26. Your team will gather in Amici Park until all Walkers have finished, at which point all Challenge Walkers will march together to Pantoja Park for a triumphant finish! You will love having a special team tent stocked with goodies and beverages to hang out at while you wait.
Team Incentives
There is nothing wrong with a little friendly competition. As a team, you will be competing to win the great prizes and awards listed below!
Team Award Levels
Mission Possible: $75,000+
Gold: $50,000 - $74,999
Silver: $25,000 - $49,999
Bronze: $15,000 - $24,999
SPECIAL TEAM AWARDS
All of these awards will be presented at the banquet dinner.
- Top Corporate Team
A symbol of unity between the National MS Society and the corporate community, this award is presented to the top fundraising corporate team. - Top Friends and Family Team
Presented to the top fundraising friends and family team. - Top Fundraising Average Team Award
You don’t need 100 team members to win an award at Challenge Walk. This award goes to the team with the highest per-Walker fundraising average. - Spirit Stick Award
This award is given each evening to the team showing the most spirit for the day. - Best Team T-shirt Award
Each team will strut their team shirt proudly on the catwalk during the banquet dinner.
Team Divisions
To promote fairness and goodwill, teams will be split into divisions. Teams will compete with each other in various Team activities based on their sizes.
- Division 1: 20
- Division 2: 10-19
- Division 3: 2-9
New this year! Division 3 now includes teams with two or more members
Team size can include Crew and Super Crew members. Keep this in mind during team fundraising competitions. Your team size includes ALL members and will place you in the respective division, regardless of who on the team (i.e. Crew) is raising money.
All of these resources can be downloaded to help you recruit and fundraise with your team.
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