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| August Fundraising Incentive |
Raise $500 between August 3rd and 14th to be entered to win a room at the Del Mar Marriott for Thursday night of Challenge Walk MS weekend (9/10/09). Every $100 you raise over $500 will get you one additional entry. Don't wait, turn in that money!
Congratulations to Bill Bisch for winning our August Fundraising Incentive!
The Challenge Walker who raises the most money in online donations Wednesday August 12th by 11:59PM will win a Free Thursday night hotel stay (9/10/09) of Challenge Walk Weekend!
Congratulations to Anne Allen for winning our August Blitz Day! Anne raised $5,000 to win her Thursday night hotel stay free!
| Early Fundraising Incentive Deadline August 1st | We have extended the early fundraising incentive deadline to August 1st. If you reach $2,500 by August 1st you will receive a pair of custom Challenge Walk socks!
| July Fundraising Month -- Individuals not on a team | Individual Week #1 Send 15 or more emails and be entered into a drawing for a $20 Panera gift card. Each donor that donates $25 or more will be entered into a drawing for a $20 Panera gift card.
Week #1 Winner: Amy Millan was our particpant winner for Week #1 and Amy Jackson was the winning donor!
Individual Week #2 The person who raises the most money this week will win dinner and a movie for four.
Week #2 Winner: Dennis Punches raised $1,716 during Week #2!
Individual Week #3 For every $25 you raise, you will receive an entry to win dinner and a movie for two.
Week #3 Winner: Brooks Shapr raised $1,200 during Week #3 and was drawn as our winner!
Individual Week #4 The person who raises the most money this week will win an iPod Sports kit.
Week #4 Winner: Rae Manganiello raised $600 during Week #4!
Thank you to everyone that participated in July Fundraising Month for individuals not registered on a team. Overall you raised $21,925 to help us create a world free of MS. Way to go!
Overall Winners - The top three overall fundraisers for the month of July:
- Brooks Sharp raised $2,425 to win a $100 Visa gift card
- Julie Catrambone raised $1,810 to win a $25 gift card to BJ’s restaurant
- Dennis Punches raised $1,741 to win two meal passes to Souplantation
| July Fundraising Month -- Teams |
Team Week #1 July 6th-10th - The team that sends out the most emails will win lunch or dinner with their team at Soupantation and enjoy dessert with a gift certificate from See's Candies.
Week #1 Winner: Congratulations to the Susman Insurance Agency team for sending the most emails out during Team Week #1 competition. They sent out 2,735 emails and will be enjoying lunch or dinner with their team at Soupantation and can enjoy dessert with a gift certificate from See's Candies!
Team Week #2 July 13th-17th - Donors will be entered into a raffle to win four Souplantation meal passes.
Week #2 Winner: Congratulations to Spirit of Eileen, winner of Week #2 of Team Fundraising Month! Spirit of Eileen's donor, Binh & Huyen, was drawn for all of last week's donors and they won four Souplantation meal passes. Because Spirit of Eileen was the recipient of the winning donor, they also win a pair of Souplantation meal passes.
Team Week #3 July 20th-24th - If every member of your team has reached the half way point of at least $1,250 your team will be entered to win tacos for 20 at Wahoo's Fish Taco!
Week #3 Winner: Congratulations to Sisters with Blisters, winner of the Challenge Fundraising month - Team Week #3! Every team member of Sisters with Blisters reached $1250 by last night and was drawn out of all qualifying teams and they won tacos for twenty (20!) at Wahoo's Fish Tacos. Way to go Sisters with Blisters!
Team Week #4 July 27th-31st - The team that raises the most money this week will win dinner for two at outback Steakhouse.
Week #4 Winner: Congratulations to TEAM Momentum, winner of Week #4 of Team Fundraising Month! Team Momentum raised the most money last week, $4,600, and they've won dinner for two at Outback Steakhouse (celebrate with dinner out or use them as incentives for your team members or donors!). Congratulations Team Momentum!
A great big THANK YOU goes out to all of our teams for doing such an amazing job during Team Fundraising Month! You all raised an astounding $157,042.61 in July. Fabulous work everyone!
Without further ado, the winners of Team Fundraising Month are:
Division 1 (20+ members) - Team Momentum = $21,280
Division 2 (10-19 members) - Nor Cal Street Walkers = $13,315
Division 3 (2-9 members) - Happy Feet = $10,810
All three teams have won reserved table(s) at the dinner banquets on Friday and Saturday nights of the Challenge Walk!*
*Amount of tables reserved will be based on team size.
LINDA MILSON IS OUR JULY BLITZ DAY WINNER!
Congratulations to Linda Milson who is our July blitz day winner of a $100 shoe certificate for Road Runner Sports. Linda raised $1,430 yesterday and overall we raised $9,045. Way to go!
RACHEL MARTIN IS OUR JUNE BLITZ DAY WINNER!
Congratulations to Rachel for raising the most money in online donations for our June Blitz Day! Rachel raised $1,990 to win an in-room, hour-long massage on Friday OR Saturday of event weekend. Overall, we raised $9,522!
A special thanks to the following runner-ups:
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Rita |
Gatto |
$1,105 |
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Sylvia |
Gomez |
$586 |
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Kristi |
Bisch |
$500 |
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Bill |
Bisch |
$500 |
Thank you to all who participated and for your hard work to make our Blitz Day successful.
| Team Recruitment Week is May 18-22 |
What is Team Week? It is a week-long contest in which we'll be sending you recruitment tips and challenges. The goal? To recruit as many team members as possible (and win some fun prizes in between)!
The Team Captain who recruits the most team members between Monday (5/18) and Friday (5/22 at midnight) will win the grand prize - a four-pack of Park Hopper passes to Disneyland/California Adventure Park!
Congratulations to Team Momentum - they have won a four-pack of Park Hopper passes to Disneyland/California Adventure Park! They recruited 5 team members this week alone.
Monday- Customize your Challenge Walk MS team web and team member pages. The team with the highest percentage of customized web pages will be entered to win Wahoo's Fish Tacos for the entire team!
Congratulations to Monday's winner - The Fabulous Angels! They were one of the many teams that had the highest percentage of customized team web pages and have won Wahoo's fish tacos for their entire team.
Wednesday - RSVP to attend an Explore the Challenge (ETC) meeting with a prospective team member and get entered to win a $50 ProFlowers gift card.
Congratulations to Wednesday's winner - Jeanne Woodard from Team Momentum! She RSVP'd to attend one of our wonderful ETC events and was selected out of the drawing to win a $50 ProFlowers gift card.
Friday- All teams with 4 or more team members by the end of the day will be entered to win a $20 gift card to Bed, Bath & Beyond!
Congratulations to Friday's winner- This Is Howey Do It! 17 teams reached four or more team members by last Friday and This is Howey Do It was drawn to win a $20 Bed, Bath & Beyond gift card.
MARILYN KAFOREY IS OUR MAY BLITZ DAY WINNER!
Marilyn Kaforey raised the most money in online donations for our May Blitz Day! Marilyn raised $925 to win a night out with four meal passes to Souplantation and four movie passes.
| Marilyn |
Kaforey |
$925 |
| Rabiah |
Coon |
$795 |
| Renata |
Sahagian Ortega |
$590 |
| Carlyn |
Shaw |
$570 |
| Karyl |
Partenheimer |
$500 |
Overall, we raised $5,470!! Thank you to all who participated and for your hard work to make our Blitz Day successful.
When you raise $250 you will receive an In-Training Shirt!
Check out the in-training shirt.
When you raise $1,250 you will receive a long sleeve t-shirt!
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