TEAM CAPTAIN RESOURCES

BUDDY WALK SPIRIT COMPETITION THEME: Rock & Roll

Help us promote awareness, acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome by leading your Team in the Buddy Walk!  

As the Team Captain, you will recruit teams members and get them registered, collect donations from family and friends and sponsorship(s) from local businesses, and organize at the time you select for your team to do the walk.

TEAM COMPETITIONS

Friendly competition is encouraged between Teams to become the team with:

  1. Most Registered Walkers
    By October 2

  2. Most Dollars Raised
    By October 2

  3. Most Sponsorships of $100 or more
    By October 2

  4. Most Buddy Walk Spirit - Theme: ROCK & ROLL
    Teams participating in the Spirit Contest will be reviewed by an independent judging panel who will review the teams’ area and participants (costumes and Decor) .

    Winners will be announced on October 4 prior to the walk at noon.

SECURING SPONSORS

Please help us secure Sponsors!  Our continued success depends on sponsors. Over 90% of all money raised directly benefits DSN members.

Every $100 sponsor adds up quickly!  

Here are some tools to use while soliciting sponsors:

  • TRY! Solicit sponsors via email.
    Here is a sample email (.html format) for you to personalize and send emails to potential sponsors. Copy and paste into an email. Remember to look for and complete all of the >insert information< portions of the text. If you would like to add a graphic to your email, here is a banner to use.

  • FACE-TO-FACE WORKS GREAT! Many studies prove that face-to-face interaction usually leads to a successful sale. Here are the sponsorship letter and sponsorship confirmation form for you to print and hand-deliver. On the sponsorship confirmation form, remember to write in your Team Name.
    Sponsorship Letter & Confirmation Form (by check)

    Sponsorships can be confirmed and paid by credit card online.

  • SOCIAL MEDIA: Once you build your team and send your picture, a personalized graphic will be created for you to use on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram). Here is a banner you can use to promote the event. Join Our Team Social Media Graphic (.png)

TO-DO LIST

STEP 1:
COMPLETE THE TEAM SURVEY
Once you complete the team survey form, the organizers will be alerted to add your team to the online registration form.

STEP 2:
SECURE SPONSORSHIPS
Click above to get to the sponsorship opportunities page.

STEP 3:
RECRUIT TEAM MEMBERS
Refer your team members to the Buddy Walk home page where they can choose to register online or register by mail.

STEP 4:
>> ORDER WALK SIGN BY SEPTEMBER 15

STEP 5:
>> ORDER FREE SHIRT BY SEPTEMBER 15

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

  • September 15: Free T-Shirt and Banner/Yard Sign Order Due

  • September 15: Last day to purchase
    t-shirts

  • September 15: Last day to get sponsor logos on shirts and banners. But please encourage sponsorships after this date.

  • October 3 or 4:
    Pick up your team’s t-shirts and banners

  • October 15: Online donation page closes.

 Questions to:  
  buddywalk@champaigndsn.org

TEAM STANDINGS

Will be updated starting September 22.

Most Walkers

Most $100+ Donations

Most Donations