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HELLO TEAM CAPTAINS BEING A TEAM CAPTAIN Team captains are incredible leaders in building race participation and helping us reach our

It says a lot about who you are and your commitment to your team, to fundraising, to breast cancer survivors and to eradicating this awful

MARK YOUR CALENDAR ONLINE REGISTRATION Register now at: www.komenectx.org Go to the EVENTS tab and find 2018 Central Texas Race for the Cure Oct.

IN-PERSON REGISTRATION & PACKET PICK-UP Komen ECTX Office 2911 Herring #204 Waco, TX 76708 Wednesday, October 17th 10am 6pm Where does my

2 HELLO TEAM CAPTAINS BEING A TEAM CAPTAIN Team captains are incredible leaders in building race participation and helping us reach our fundraising goals. It says a lot about who you are and your commitment to your team, to fundraising, to breast cancer survivors and to eradicating this awful disease. LOG IN/PASSWORD ISSUES: Call the Komen for help. DO NOT create a new registration. MARK YOUR CALENDAR ONLINE REGISTRATION Register now at: Go to the EVENTS tab and find 2018 Central Texas Race for the Cure Oct.12th Must be registered before 5pm on this date to have your packet packed with your Team. IN-PERSON REGISTRATION & PACKET PICK-UP Komen ECTX Office 2911 Herring #204 Waco, TX Wednesday, October 17th 10am 6pm Where does my registration fee go? Your registration fee covers the operating cost of putting on the Race and is not credited to fundraising dollars. How can I make an impact? Every donation impacts our goal of a world without breast cancer! With your help, we provide the necessary breast cancer education and services needed for the women in our community. Thursday, October 18th 10am 6pm

TEAM CAPTAIN CHECK LIST Post this somewhere you will see every day. Be sure to check off your accomplishments! SET A RECRUITMENT GOAL My Goal : Team members.

fundraising efforts. Or, if you re a corporate team, at least 20% of your workforce creates the same momentum. HOST A TEAM KICKOFF MEETING Can t all meet in person? No worries! Have an e-meeting.

PERSONALIZE YOUR PARTICIPANT CENTER After you ve started or reformed your team, be sure to personalize your fundraising page through the Participant Center.

3 TEAM CAPTAIN CHECK LIST Post this somewhere you will see every day. Be sure to check off your accomplishments! SET A RECRUITMENT GOAL My Goal : Team members. Team captains have shared with us that having at least 6 members on your team forges team spirit, generates new and creative fundraising ideas, and of course allows your team to increase your fundraising efforts. Or, if you re a corporate team, at least 20% of your workforce creates the same momentum. HOST A TEAM KICKOFF MEETING Can t all meet in person? No worries! Have an e-meeting. Introduce each other either in an or on a conference call. PERSONALIZE YOUR PARTICIPANT CENTER After you ve started or reformed your team, be sure to personalize your fundraising page through the Participant Center. It s easy to use, allows you to support your team in their fundraising efforts, communicate with team members and encourages team spirit. What a difference it makes. Last year, 93% of Race donations were made online through participant pages! SEND S FROM YOUR PARTICIPANT CENTER Log in to recruit and manage team members, request donations, and download fundraising resources. Use our prepared templates or create your own. SET A TEAM FUNDRAISING GOAL My Goal :_$ Fundraising dollars. Aim big but keep it realistic. Ask each team member to commit to fundraising. Last year, the average fundraising participant raised more than $100. FUNDRAISE FROM YOUR FACE- BOOK PAGE Social media is a great tool to recruit team members and donors. Create a group on your Facebook and get your friends and family in on the action. Encourage your group to share their personal stories about breast cancer or Race. You ll be connecting people not only to our mission but to each other as well! ASK YOUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT ABOUT YOUR COMPA- NY S MATCHING GIFT PROGRAM Be sure and have each of your team members do the same. This is an easy way to double your donations at no cost to you or your donor. SHARE COMMUNICATIONS FROM KOMEN East Central Texas Your team craves communication from you. Be sure to share all communications you receive from us with your team. Have everyone like our FB and Twitter page for updates. LOG IN/PASSWORD ISSUES: Call the Komen for help. DO NOT create a new registration.

4 GETTING STARTED FORM YOUR TEAM 1.) Go to Click the EVENTS tab and find the 2018 Central Texas Race 2.) Click on the register button at the top right. 3.) Click on the applicable button titled Reform a Team or Start a Team. 4.) If you have participated in the past, login or choose My Login Information. Check your SPAM/JUNK folders if you do not see a response. PLEASE avoid creating multiple accounts. Call for login/password help. 5.) Enter your Team name, fundraising goal, and division (i.e corp., friends+family, etc). 6.) Register yourself. Select your participation type, make an additional donation if you choose, and enter your individual fundraising goal. DO NOT select T-shirt mailing if you plan on picking up your Team s shirts and packets. Then click Next Step 7.) Follow prompts to enter your personal information and preferences, to accept the waiver, etc. 8.) Please review your registration summary, and make any corrections by clicking edit. If you have additional family members you would like to register with the same credit card, you may do so now by filling in their first and last names and clicking Register Another Person. If not, please click Next Step. Please note that team captains signing up their team (or several team members) with one address will encounter problems if they are not all entered in the same transaction. 9.) Enter payment information. When finished, click Next Step. 10.) Review your payment information and click Process. To make corrections, click Previous Step. 11.) Congratulations! You have created a team and registered yourself as Team Captain. Team Captains can modify both their personal fundraising page and their team page from their Race Fundraising Center.

5 BUILD YOUR TEAM CONT. TEAM MEMBER REGISTRATION 1.) Go to Click the EVENTS tab and find the 2018 Central Texas Race 2.) Click on the register button at the top right. 3.) Click on the pink button titled, Join a Team. 4.) Enter the name of the team you would like to join. Then click Search for a Team. 5.) If you have participated in the past, login or choose My Login Information. Check your SPAM/JUNK folders if you do not see a response. PLEASE avoid creating multiple accounts. Call for login/password help. 5.) Register yourself. Select your participation type, make an additional donation if you choose, and enter your individual fundraising goal. DO NOT select T-shirt mailing if you plan on picking up your Team s shirts and packets. Then click Next Step 7.) Follow prompts to enter your personal information and preferences, to accept the waiver, etc. 8.) Please review your registration summary, and make any corrections by clicking edit. If you have additional family members you would like to register with the same credit card, you may do so now by filling in their first and last names and clicking Register Another Person. If not, please click Next Step. Please note that registering more than one person using only one address can cause problems if they are not all entered in the same transaction. 9.) Enter payment information. When finished, click Next Step. 10.) Review your payment information and click Process. To make corrections, click Previous Step. 11.) Congratulations! You have joined a team and registered yourself as a Race participant. Team members can modify their personal fundraising page from their Race Fundraising Center.

PERSONAL FUNDRAISING CENTER 1.) Go to www.komenectx.org Click the EVENTS tab and find the 2018 Central Texas Race Log in to Fundraise... 2.) Enter your username and password and click log in. 3.

Import contacts from your personal address book and connect with Facebook and Twitter for fundraising purposes.

6 PERSONAL FUNDRAISING CENTER 1.) Go to Click the EVENTS tab and find the 2018 Central Texas Race Log in to Fundraise... 2.) Enter your username and password and click log in. 3.) Your participant home page: Here you see an overview of your progress, fundraising tips and activities. Import contacts from your personal address book and connect with Facebook and Twitter for fundraising purposes. addresses imported or entered in your Fundraising Center are not available to Komen ECTX and will not be added to any mailing lists. 4.) Click on the tab to send s. There are several suggested messages, but feel free to personalize these s and be sure to sign your name at the bottom. 5.) Click on the Dashboard tab to get a detailed view of your personal fundraising. 6.) To view your team page and your personal page, click on the links at the top of the page. All team members are listed on the team page, along with their fundraising totals. Select your view and switch between me and my team to see fundraising totals. LOG IN/PASSWORD ISSUES: Call the Komen for help. For information on how to fundraise and for ideas on how to be creative when asking for donations, visit our website (Click EVENTS and 2018 Central Texas RACE) and utilize the recourses under the Fundraising & Teams tab. All donations to the Race or a Race participant/team must be received by the fundraising deadline OCTOBER 12th.

TEAM PACKET PICK-UP YOUR TEAM MUST HAVE AT LEAST 10 MEMBERS TO BE PACKED Teams with less than 10 members will need to be picked up at individual packet pickup.

Team Packet Pickup Schedule: Date: Monday, October 15, 2018 Time: 10:00am to 6:00pm Place: Komen Office (2911 Herring Ave #204, Waco, TX.

7 TEAM PACKET PICK-UP YOUR TEAM MUST HAVE AT LEAST 10 MEMBERS TO BE PACKED Teams with less than 10 members will need to be picked up at individual packet pickup. PLEASE NOTE: PACKET PICKUP REFERS TO SHIRTS, VIP PARKING PASS if purchased and SURVIVOR BREAKFAST TICKET if registered as a Survivor. Team Packet Pickup Schedule: Date: Monday, October 15, 2018 Time: 10:00am to 6:00pm Place: Komen Office (2911 Herring Ave #204, Waco, TX ) Teams who do not qualify to pick up their packets at Teams Packet Pickup will need to pick up packets individually at our General Packet Pickup. Individual Packet Pickup Schedule: (NOT FOR TEAMS OF 10 OR MORE) Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 Thursday, October 18, 2018 Time: 10:00am to 6:00pm Place: Komen ECTX Office (2911 Herring Ave. #204, Waco, TX )

8 FAQS FOR TEAM CAPTAINS What if I have a difficulty using the online system? Contact us by phone at or by at dgay@komeneastcentraltexas.org How do I get my team related questions answered? Call us at or us at dgay@komeneastcentraltexas.org What is the minimum team size? You can form a team of any size. For fundraising prizes AND to be packed together for team pickup, you must have at least 10 members on your team. Do all team members have to register? Yes, each team member must register themselves and indicate which team they are on. If I register online does everyone on my team have to register the same way? No, but online registration saves you time. If members of your team register by paper form, the captain is responsible for collecting forms, ensuring the correct registration fee is attached, confirming the form is signed and turning them in at the same time. Online registration also allows each team member to establish a personalized online fundraising page, set a goal and start fundraising early to help end breast cancer forever! I registered but my team isn t showing up on the website. What happened? Please give the system up to 24 hours for any transaction. If after that time it is still missing please contact us at with your team name and confirmation number. If you didn t get an immediate response at the end of your registration saying" Thank you for registering with a transaction summary, then your registration did not go through, or you may have opted out of s. How can team members register after the team registration deadline? Team members may sign up for the team online, at packet pickup or in person Race day. If they sign up after team registration deadline, they will not be included in the team packet pickup (they will have to pickup their packets as an individual on Oct. 17th and 18th. Registration fees are higher on Race day. If someone registers individually but changes their mind, can they join my team? Yes. Have them contact us at with their name and team name. What happens if a team member forgets to sign the paper registration form? Forms CANNOT be processed without a signature, and will be set aside. The team captain will be notified to arrange the completion of the form. If the form is not completed by Team Packet Pickup day, that member will have wait and pickup at our General Packet Pickup. Online registration is strongly encouraged.

FAQS FOR TEAM CAPTAINS What is a Team Page? The Team Page is where you have the ability to tell your story and empower friends and family to rally behind your passion.

When you register your team name, you will receive an email with a link to the Team Fundraising Center. Here you can view your team roster and downloads an Excel listing of team statistics.

9 FAQS FOR TEAM CAPTAINS What is a Team Page? The Team Page is where you have the ability to tell your story and empower friends and family to rally behind your passion. Although the default Team page contains sample text and photos, you can customize this page with your story, photos and videos. How can I view my team roster? When you register your team name, you will receive an with a link to the Team Fundraising Center. Here you can view your team roster and downloads an Excel listing of team statistics. What is in a packet and where do I get a packet? A packet contains an official local Race for the Cure T-shirt for each participant, VIP Parking pass(if purchased and Survivor Breakfast ticket(if registered as Survivor). Check the website for Packet Pickup details. Please communicate to your team members that you will be picking up the packets and how and when you will distribute them to the rest of the team. Team members who choose to have their packet mailed to them($10 fee) will not be included in the pickup. Can I designate a team member to pick up the team packets? Yes; however, they must pick up packets for the entire team. Please notify all the team members to prevent duplicate pickup. If someone made a donation but didn t indicate it was to be credited to a specific team, or individual on a team, can the donation be moved to the team or individual? 1. The donor needs to request the donation to be moved. Call If the donation was made at the time of registration, the person will need to be added to the Team for their donation to be credited to the team fundraising. Our company wants to pay the registration fee or part of the fee for the employees. How do we set that up? Contact the Komen office (dgay@komeneastcentraltexas.org or ) before you register anyone on your team. We can assign a company code for billing purposes. Please note there is a form to complete which is available on the Team Page.

Can you guarantee my T-Shirt size? Despite our best efforts, sometimes we do run out of certain sizes.

10 FAQ FOR TEAM MEMBERS Can I register for more than one team? No, the system does not allow for multiple team registrations by an individual participant; however, you can donate to as many different teams and individuals as you wish. Can you guarantee my T-Shirt size? Despite our best efforts, sometimes we do run out of certain sizes. This is one reason we strongly recommend you register as many team members as possible by the deadline so that you may qualify for early Team packet pickup. Can I bring my Skateboard? Bicycle? Stroller? No. No. Yes. For the safety of all participants, skateboards, skates and bicycles are not allowed on the Race course. Strollers, wheelchairs and service animals are always welcome! We ask that people with strollers stay to the back of the crowds to avoid interfering with timed runners. Can I bring my dog? Yes. We just ask that you come prepared to clean up after your pets.. Do I have to collect donations? We rely on donations to provide local life saving programs. Contributions are tax deductible. You and your team can also win prizes while helping raise funds for a cure. However, your entry fee is all that is required. How do I submit donations? Submit donations by credit card online. All checks and cash donations must be submitted with a donation form. Please make checks payable to Komen East Central Texas. Checks may be mailed (PO Box 6217, Tyler, TX., 75711), hand-delivered (2911 Herring Ave. #204, Waco, TX ) or submitted at Packet Pickup or on Race day at the Registration Tent

11 DONATION FORM Participants Name: Team Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Phone: DONOR NAME DONATION AMOUNT CREDITED TO CHECK # CASH AMT ENTERED IN Participant Center Total Collected:

Go to - your start screen should look like the image below.

Go to - your start screen should look like the image below. Go to http://detroit.info-komen.org/race - your start screen should look like the image below. Click the REGISTER button and then either START or REFORM A TEAM (if you are a Team Captain), JOIN A TEAM