2008 Valentine Run

Thank you for participating in the Valentine Run Team Fundraising effort. Your role is key to our success as we work together to raise funds for Legal Services of Northern California (LSNC). LSNC has been striving to and succeeding at improving the lives of so many in our local community last 50 years. It is our mission to continue to achieve these goals with our annual Valentine Run. With the help of local companies and groups of individual runners forming we know that we will not only meet our goals but, in fact, exceed them each year.

Create a Team for you and your friends, relatives or co-workers to work together to raise funds and compete against other teams.

Go out and recruit your friends, family and coworkers to form a team. All team members must be Registered participants of Valentine Run 2008.

Team members can join a team as they register by indicting the team number in the team field online or on their mailed in registration form.

Step 1: Creating A Team
Once a team captain has been selected, the captain of your team will be responsible for coordinating all team-related activities:

Create Your Team online - your team number will be assigned by our system
Create Team Login online - be sure to record the username & password!
Provide team name and number to all intended members
Login to your Team Captain's Page to monitor your team's progress

You may opt to create a Team Pledge Reconciliation form to record team member pledge activity however each team member will be responsible for submitting all offline pledges they receive independently either by mailing to: CRRM/LSNC, P.O. Box 19027, Sacramento, CA 95819 or by dropping off on Race Day. Deadline is March 1, 2008.

Step 2: Joining A Team
There are two options for becoming a registered race participant so that you may join a team. An individual may want to be present at the race itself and, therefore, would be registered either as a timed or untimed runner/walker. However, there may be those who do not wish to be involved on race day but would still like to collect pledges on behalf of their team. These team members can register as “virtual runners.” There is a place for this on the mail-in Registration Form as well as online for them to indicate their preference.

ONLINE PLEDGES
After joining your team you can begin collecting pledges. One of the best ways to raise online pledges is to Create A Fundraising Page. If you would like to learn more as you create your fundraising page Click Here. Your fundraising page gives you the opportunity to share your reasons for participating in Valentine Run 2008 with your supporters and will enable your supporters to make pledges in your name.

It's easy for people to give online and you can reach out across the web to those out of our area. Personalize your page with a customized message and picture to your family, friends and co-workers using the e-mail features provided. All pledges you have collected will be reflected online on your page.

OFFLINE PLEDGES
We recommend you use the Pledge Information Packet provided to collect and submit your offline pledges. The Pledge Form can be distributed to your pledgers or they can go online to "Zippie" the dog (Donate Here) to obtain the forms for submission with their pledge. Remember, it is not necessary to include online pledges on the Pledge Tracking Sheet that you are collecting.

The standings are updated automatically whenever online pledges are received and offline pledges are received and posted online. So check back often to see who's leading.

SUBMITTING PLEDGES
We have set our pledge submission deadline date of March 1, 2008 in order to insure that each team member receives proper credit for the pledges that they have collected. You do not need to wait until this deadline to submit your pledge sheets. Members can mail additional pledge sheets at any time until this deadline. Mail to:CRRM/LSNC, P.O. Box 19027, Sacramento, CA 95819 or drop off on Race Day.

Please DO NOT STAPLE CHECKS or CASH to the Pledge Forms submitted
DO NOT mail cash.
Remember to include your name, team number & bib number on all submissions in the check memo section.

Remember, it is not necessary to include online pledges on the pledge tracking sheet that you submitting.

Step 5: Pledge Prizes

Don't forget to check our Pledge Prizes for more additions.

Team Member Pledge Sheet* (Please include team number and bib number)
Pledge Forms *(Put Your bib & team # on each form before distributing)

Our system will capture the online pledge information and you can view it on your fundraising page. Once we have entered your mailed in pledges, they too will be available for viewing online on your Individual Fundraising page to see the impact you have had on your Team's progress at your Team Fundraising page .