First, welcome to Rebecca, our newest team member!
Next, we had a really productive funding raising brainstorming sesion today. Leslie K, who is a fund raiser and Lombardi alum volunteered and gave us some great ideas. Once we have dates and venues firmed up in the next wek, we will need everyone to make a big push to get people (everyone you know) to the events, so we can raise lots of $ for the team. Leslie also had some great individual fund raising tips; we will email those documents in a bit. A hugh “Thank you” to Leslie from the whole team!!!!
We have raised $17.6k so far, but many of you have nothing showing. I am hoping you have checks in hand. please mail them in with the coupoons asap so they are credited. The top ten number to beat today is $21.7k- we can do that and get into the top ten.
The other important thing we accomplished today was to work with Allison Whitney, Director of Communications for Lombardi, on “branding” the team and getting the CBCC message out there. She had a great idea- we will have shirts and hats and a big, beautiful CBCC butterfly pin for our hats. We will be able to pick each other out of the crowd and will look cool. Also, cheering volunteers will be wearing the butterflies and handing them out to walkers all along the walk!! We will wear pink with white hats and our butterflys. I know we were interested in other colors, but for many excellent reasons, we agreed pink would be our best bet. Thank you Allison, the butterfly queen! And thanks to Gina who is coordinating to get the order in for all our cool gear.
So, WE NEED YOUR SHIRT SIZE. Please send Jeanne your size this next week, so we can get the order going.
This week’s training walk:
The National Zoo
Distance: 10 miles (or less if you want to peel off at any point). We will go through the zoo, down rock creek park to the waterfront, along the water and back around via streets to the zoo in a loop.
Hope to see you there with body glide on your feet, wicking socks (no cotton), waist or back pack, water bottle and snacks.
If you have not done so, please RSVP so we know to wait for you to start. Call Jeanne’s cell for any last minute changes.
The following week we are both out of town, so we need a volunteer to lead the walk.
That’s it for now. Looking forward to meeting everyone we haven’t met yet. Walk, walk, walk and ask for donations, your captains, Jeanne and Harriet
