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On this page 2010 Team Highlights Team Awards Contact Team Coordinators Team Captain Calendar Team Captain Checklist Tips for Building Your Team Tips for Successful Pledge Raising Race Day Information Frequently Asked Team Questions (FAQ)

List of 2010 Teams

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Printable Forms available after 1/1/2010

Team Up!

One fact cannot be ignored: team participation is essential to the success of Susan G. Komen Philadelphia Race for the Cure! There truly is power in numbers. By forming a team of family members, friends, fellow students, neighbors and/or co-workers this year, you will help us fulfill the Komen mission -- to eradicate breast cancer. Rain or shine, your team will join more than 40,000 participants to celebrate and honor our breast cancer survivors and to remember our friends and family who have lost their fight against breast cancer. We encourage all teams to join our team revolution to Drive Donations and Empower the Cure!

The information that is provided on this page will also be available 
in a printable Team Captain Handbook as soon as all details are set.

2010 Team Highlights

• Teams: Stand up and be counted! *NEW* The Philadelphia Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure is thrilled to announce the revolution of our approach to team-building and team fundraising for the 2010 Komen Philadelphia Race for the Cure.
• 2010 Team Captain Hat: *MORE CAPTAINS CAN QUALIFY* by recruiting a team of 20 or more members -or- having a team donation total of $500 or more.
• Team Co-Captains:   Each team can designate up to three co-captains.  
• Associated/Company Teams:  Start a little friendly competition within your team.  All divisions can use this team concept to build participation and pledge totals. 
• Transportation options:  Team bus parking, Park n Ride and all-day SEPTA passes are back!
• Third Annual T-Shirt Contest:  Limited to first 25 entries!
• Optional Team Captain Early Pick-up:  Team Captains can pick up race materials and save postage fees for all their team members who register on/before April 9. Convenient checklist available.
• Race Day team signs: Make your own or order one for $10.
• Team Tent: The place to be on Race day. 
• Wawa Team Breakfast: A true Early bird special - enjoy a Wawa cuppa and continental breakfast from 6am to 7am in the Team Tent. 

Click on each item to learn more.

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Team Awards 

• The Sandy Richman Participation Challenge Award will be won by the team that brings the most participants to the race. To be counted in the team entry total, all members must indicate the correct team name when they register by mail (postmarked by April 9), in person (by April 24) or online (by April 25). Regardless of how the team is created, the team captain must register at the time the team is created.  Winners will be declared in each of the four divisions and recognized on race day.  A special prize is available for the winning high school team.  
• The Bernie Ashner Pledge Challenge Award will be won by the team in each of the four divisions that submits the highest pledge amount by 6/1.  Special prize for the top three teams (any division) that raise $20,000 or over and the top high school team that raises $5,000 or over.
• Third Annual T-Shirt Contest will be won by the team whose team t-shirt draws the most donation-votes on Race weekend.  Donations collected will be added to the pledge total for each team. Click here for contest details.

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Team Captain Calendar

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Checklist for Team Captain Early Pickup

• Create your team, using one of three options: online, in person and by mail.  Regardless of registration method chosen, the Team Captain(s) must register at the time that the team is created and provide an email address for communication purposes.  Click here for more details.
• Personalize your team page and provide the web address to team members so they can keep up with team news and communicate with you and other team members.  All tools are available and explained through your Race Center.  Team must be created online to receive a Race Center.
• Contact everyone you know to join your team and/or support you with pledges.  Even if they can't make it on Race day, they can register and have their shirts and Race numbers mailed to them. All team members must provide the correct team name when they register to be counted on your team.
• Communicate with your team members and monitor your team and pledge progress through your Race Center.
• Confirm that all team members register by April 9 if you wish to use Team Captain Early Pickup for your team. Click here for a checklist to help you prepare your team entries if you are sending it by mail.
• Order your team sign by April 16 (optional purchase).  Click here for the online store. 
• Order team t-shirts and Komen merchandise through our licensed vendor by April 19 (optional purchase). Contact Mindy at Apex Advertising Inc., mindyfrank@comcast.net / 610-664-2222. 
• Submit your team t-shirt to the Third Annual T-Shirt Contest. 
• Gather your team at the Team Tent on Race Day to enjoy the Wawa team continental breakfast (6 AM to 7 AM), collect your team sign (optional purchase) and captain's hat (team must have minimum of 20 members -or- team donation total of $500), and vote for your favorite team t-shirt.
• Encourage your team members to use their Race Centers for fundraising. Race entry fees get us all to the starting line.  Donations will take us to the finish line of a world without breast cancer!  All pledges must be received by June 1 to earn a pledge prize or reward.  Click here for more information about all the fabulous team and individual pledge prizes and rewards.
• Be a top fundraiser yourself! Start with a donation when you register and create your team.

       Miscellaneous Notes:

Tips for Building Your Team

• Set your team up as a Company team and have a friendly competition for participation and pledge totals between departments (company/corporate), chapters (community groups), family members (Friends/Family) and classes (High School).  Click here for more details.
• Maximize your efforts by creating your team and registering yourself online so you can use email and the internet to recruit team members & pledges.
• Host a breast health awareness meeting and provide desserts. Show the Race video or schedule a Komen speaker for your group through the Team Coordinator.
• Host a registration table at your business, hospital, place of worship or school.
• Post flyers everywhere you go: personal gyms, coffee houses, salons, medical offices.
• Reach out and touch EVERYone! Ask friends, family, colleagues, neighbors personally.
• Distribute pink ribbons to those who register so others will ask how to get one.
• Publicize your team & the RACE in Church, work and community newsletters.
• Recruit co-captains to help spread the word.
• Insert flyers in payroll checks.
• Share your personal reasons for being involved.
• Ask each team member to sign up one other person.

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Tips for Successful Pledge Raising

Click here for more information about fundraising including tips for success, prize categories and descriptions, and more! If team members provide the correct team name when they register AND on all pledge forms, their pledges will be added to your team total.

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Race Day Information

Race Day information will be posted as it is confirmed for this year. 

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Frequently-Asked Questions (FAQ) for Team Captains

What is a team?
What is a company team?
How do I choose my division?
How do I create a team?
How do my team members register & how do they get their materials?
How do I get my team sign that I paid for?
When/how will the Participation Challenge winners be notified?
What should I do if online members are missing from my team roster?
When is the last chance to create teams/register members?
If I miss Early Team Packet Pickup, how do my team members get their materials?
What are the design guidelines for T-Shirts?
How do I enter my team t-shirt in T-Shirt Contest?

What is a team?
A team is a group of all ages from your neighborhood, company, organization, school, and/or family that join the Race under one team name. Team members can walk/run together or just allow everyone to move at their own pace, choosing their own distance.  Each team needs at least one captain (they can have up to three co-captains) who will create the team, pick a team name and communicate all essential information to its members. Team members can register online, by mail or in person — but MUST provide the exact team name on their entry forms to be recognized as part of the team.

How do I choose my team division?
High School:   Centered around a single high school and is composed of students, faculty and staff along with their friends and relatives.
Family/Friends:  Centered around one person and is composed of his/her friends, neighbors, co-workers and relatives.
Community Groups:   Centered around a school (grades K through 8), support group, church group, club, etc. and is composed of members from that group along with their friends and relatives.
Company/Corporate:  Centered around a business, corporation, college, or university and is composed of employees, students, faculty and staff along with their friends and relatives.

The Executive Race Committee reserves the right to determine the correct division for any team.

How do I create a team?
It is highly recommended that the Team Captain(s) register and create the team online.  However, there are 3 options to create a team: online, by mail and in person.

How do my team members register and how do they get their race packets?
Team members have 4 options to register. Regardless of how your team members register for the Race, they will be counted for your team if they provide the correct TEAM NAME on their entry forms and on any pledge form(s) they may submit.  The deadline to request that a participant be associated with your team is midnight, April 25.

• Online: Team member goes to the Race Homepage and clicks on the button in the upper right corner to Join an Existing Team.  Online team creation/registration closes on April 25 at midnight.  Online registration for individuals will continue until May 3.
• Mailed individually by team member: Team member mails completed entry form with the correct TEAM NAME to Komen Philadelphia Race for the Cure, c/o The Bancorp Bank, 409 Silverside Road, Suite 105, Wilmington, DE 19809.  If the additional postage fee is enclosed, the team member will receive his/her race packet by mail. Otherwise, team member must pick up his/her race packet at individual packet pick up on race weekend.  All mailed entries must be postmarked by April 9.
• Mailed in team bundle by team captain: Team member completes and signs paper entry form and returns it to the team captain by captain’s deadline date.  Payment can be made by the individual or by a sponsoring group. Team captain encloses a Team Creation Form with the team member entry forms.  IMPT: Be sure to indicate whether the team has been created or not.  If desired, the race packets for all team members can be picked up by the team captain at the Team Captain Early Pick-up if entries are postmarked by the captain on or before April 9.  In addition, if an advance reservation is made through the Team Coordinator, the team captain may also submit entries and pick up race packets for any additional entries that are collected between April 9 and team packet pick-up.  All team member race packets not picked up by the team captain must be picked up by individual team members on race weekend. 
• In Person: Team member registers at an In-Person Registration site. Click here for a list of these opportunities. The correct TEAM NAME must be on the entry form that is submitted.  Race number and t-shirt will be given to team member at registration site.

How do I get my race day team sign that I paid for?
Team signs must be ordered online and must be picked up at the Team Tent on Race Day, beginning at 6 AM.

When/how will the Participation Challenge winners be notified?
As soon as all paper and online entries have been processed and tabulated, we will determine the winners in each category.  Winning teams will be notified before or on race weekend so they can be available to receive their award on Race day during the Award Ceremony which begins at 9:45 AM.  Please be sure to monitor calls to the phone number that you provided when you created your team.

What should I do if members are missing from my team roster?
Only team members who register online will appear on your website team page. Participants who register using paper forms are kept on a separate file and will not appear on your website team page.  They will, however, be included in the final membership count and donation total if they provide the correct team name on their entry forms and all pledge forms.  If a participant wants to be associated with your team after he/she has registered, please send an email to the Team Coordinator which includes the name of the participant, details on how/where he/she registered, and your team name.  The deadline for such a request is midnight, April 25.

When is the last chance for me to create a team and/or for my team members to join my team?
We cannot accept any new teams or new team members after midnight on April 25.  However, participants can register as individuals online until midnight, May 3 and during race weekend.

If I miss Team Captain Early Pick-up, how will my team members get their numbers and t-shirts?
Team members who pay the additional postage fee when they register will receive their race numbers and t-shirts by mail.  All other team members must pick up their own packets during race weekend.  Click here to see the locations and times for all In-Person Registration sites, including Race Weekend.

What are the t-shirt and printing guidelines for using the Race name and logo?

1. Team shirts cannot use the Race logo (running ribbon).  They can use a generic pink ribbon.

2. Teams can use the the phrase 'Komen Philadelphia Race for the Cure®' as long as it appears exactly as written here, including the ®.

3. Phrasing such as 'Racing for the cure' or variations are not acceptable.

4. " Company/team name supports the Komen Philadelphia Race for the Cure®" is an acceptable phrase.

 

How do I enter my team t-shirt in the T-Shirt Contest?
The T-Shirt Contest will accept entries until April 30 -or- when 25 entries are received, whichever comes first.  Click here for instructions on submitting your t-shirt entry.

 

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We are here to Help

Donna Davis, Team Coordinators
Team Contact: teams@KomenPhiladelphia.org
Race Website: Race.KomenPhiladelphia.org
Race Hotline: 215-238-8900