It is time to prepare for the upcoming Walk to Defeat ALSTM! Please take a minute to look at the resources and information below to help with your efforts for the upcoming events.
Registration
Walker Handbook
Donation Form
Sample Fundraising Letters
Corporate Sponsorship Packets
Matching Gift Information
Creative T-Shirt Contest
Paper Feet & Baseball Pin-up Sales
Promotional Materials & Supplies
Walk Day Volunteering
Questions, Concerns, Ideas
Registration <Back to Top>
If you have not signed up for the Walk, please take a moment and register at www.alswalks.org.
***Please note that cookies must be enabled on your internet browser to log-in to the Walk website. Please click HERE for information on how to enable your cookies.***
If you prefer, you can fill out the Walk Registration Form and mail or fax it in to the Chapter office. Click HERE for the Walk Registration Form.
Walker Handbook <Back to Top>
The Walker Handbook is a great source for fundraising tips, Walk day information, facts about ALS and much more. Please click HERE to see the Handbook.
Donation Form <Back to Top>
The donation form can be used to track the donations that you receive in support of your efforts for your Walk Team. Click HERE for the Walk Donation Form.
You can also request Donation Collection Envelopes from the Chapter office to help with the organization of your Walk donations. The envelopes have spaces to write your name, your team name, donor names, contact information and the amount of donations. Please call Allison or Kristina at (800) 672-8857 if you would like these envelopes to help with your effort.
Sample Fundraising Letters <Back to Top>
A letter writing campaign is a great way to raise funds for your Walk team. Walkers who use letter writing campaigns raise up to ten times as much for The ALS Association. Click HERE for helpful tips on how to make your letter writing campaign a success.
Here are some sample fundraising letters that have been successful in the past:
Fundraising Letter #1
Fundraising Letter #2
Fundraising Letter #3
Fundraising Letter #4
Corporate Sponsorship Packets <Back to Top>
A great way to increase your fundraising total is to reach out to your local businesses and corporations. A lot of companies are willing to help their patrons and employees in their efforts to make a positive impact on the community. The Corporate Sponsorship Packets provide companies with information about the exposure they would receive at the Walk to Defeat ALSTM based on their level of support.
Here are the Walk to Defeat ALSTM Corporate Sponsorship Packets to give to your local businesses and corporations:
New Jersey Corporate Sponsorship Packet
New York City Corporate Sponsorship Packet
Westchester Corporate Sponsorship Packet
Long Island Corporate Sponsorship Packet
Also, take a moment to speak to the employees about forming a Corporate Walk Team in support of the fight against ALS. Please call Allison or Kristina at (800) 672-8857 or email walk@als-ny.org if you know a company that is interested in forming a Team.
Matching Gift Information <Back to Top>
Many companies offer Matching Gift programs to encourage employees to contribute to charitable organizations. Most of these programs match donations dollar for dollar, and some will even double or triple the amount of a gift! Be sure to ask your donors if their company has a Matching Gift program to increase their contribution to The ALS Association. Your donors can ask their company's HR department for a Matching Gift form and then submit it to the Chapter office with their contribution.
Click HERE to find out if your company will match contributions to The ALS Association Greater New York Chapter.
Creative T-Shirt Contest <Back to Top>
Be creative and design a unique team t-shirt for this year's Walk! The "Creative Team T-Shirt" award will be given at every Walk so get to work on a fun and colorful design that will catch everyone's eye. To see last year's winners and their great t-shirts click HERE. If you need help getting started or information on where to order t-shirts, please call Allison or Kristina at (800) 672-8857 or email walk@als-ny.org.
Paper Feet & Baseball Pin-up Sales <Back to Top>
This year Capital One Bank is selling paper baseball pin-ups in local branches for $1 to raise money for the Greater New York Chapter of The ALS Association. We have paper baseball and paper feet pin-ups for participants to use to raise funds for their Walk teams. The pin-ups can be sold in your local restaurants, businesses, schools and any other places that are willing to support the Walk. The baseballs and feet should be sold for a contribution of $1 or more and then can be displayed around the business that is participating in the fundraising effort. Call the Chapter office at (800) 672-8857 and ask for Allison or Kristina or email walk@als-ny.org if you would like baseball or feet pin-ups.
Promotional Materials & Supplies <Back to Top>
We need your help to promote the upcoming Walks to Defeat ALSTM! Participants can help by placing brochures, posters and marketing materials in their neighborhood businesses. Most places are more than willing to help, especially if your are a frequent customer. Marketing materials can be placed in local bars, restaurants, grocery stores, beauty salons, dry cleaners, places of worship, banks, schools and any other locations that receive a lot of traffic. Please call Allison or Kristina at (800) 672-8857 or email walk@als-ny.org to receive marketing materials to assist with Walk promotion.
Walk Day Volunteering <Back to Top>
Volunteers are always needed at the Walk to Defeat ALSTM. Assistance is needed at check-in, t-shirts, food and refreshments, entertainment, advocacy, set-up, water station and in many other areas. Please click HERE and fill out the Volunteer Form or contact Kristina DeSantis Wertheimer at (800) 672-8857 or desantis@als-ny.org if you are interested in volunteering.
Questions, Concerns, Ideas <Back to Top>
WE LOOK FORWARD TO
SEEING YOU AT THE
WALK TO DEFEAT ALSTM!