Each year the National MS Society funds vital research, services and programs to help fight MS all with the help of supporters like you! Funds raised through the 2009 bike MS Ride are critical to helping us create a world free of MS. Below are helpful tools to get you started, as well as information about fundraising incentives, our online tools and much more!
Catch the Teams Spirit It’s easy to start a team and teams raise 85% of the dollars at bike MS. Starting a team is easy and by forming a team you and your team will be working together from start to finish to end MS. Starting a team is as easy as 1-2-3.
- Register!
Fill out the online registration form. You will need to indicate that you are the team captain. The Team Captain must be registered before any team members can register to join the team. Choose a team name and you are ready to go.
- Recruit!
Start asking family, friends and co-workers to join your team. All you need is a minimum of four cyclists with a lot of team spirit.
- Raise money!
Be ambitious and set your goals high. Our online tools make it easy for you to send emails asking other to join your team, communicate with your team members and track your team’s fundraising progress!
Team Captain Benefits, Awards and Incentive
Prizes
Team Captains gain leadership experience, networking opportunities and organizational
skills, as well as earn prizes for your hard work and dedication. Prizes are
awarded based on the number of team members, fundraising totals and average pledge per
member.
Corporate Benefits of Teams
Teams increases your
company's visibility and image in the community, promotes teamwork, morale and loyalty
within your company bringing employees together for a common cause. This will also
increase productivity and creativity, as well as show that your organization cares about
finding a cause and cure for multiple sclerosis and helping Nebraska families affected by
this devastating disease. It is a low-to-no-cost event for the company, easy and
fun social event to organize, promotes health and fitness and allows corporate networking
as part of the international effort to find a cure for MS.
The Nebraska Chapter is Here to Help
Chapter staff will help you establish goals and strategies and is available for corporate
and team presentations. Please contact Deb Hermann, Development Director, at
deb.hermann@nmss.org or 800-344-4867 to learn
more about team building and fundraising.
