PROJECT 13 PARTNERSHIP: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 2013 Give thanks. Walk. Toolkit
Walk. Give. To help them live. November
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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is proud to continue our support for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital by joining forces for the 2013 St. Jude Give thanks. Walk.™ on Saturday, November 23 as a national volunteer partner for the third consecutive year. Our efforts help raise funds and bring awareness to the lifesaving mission of St. Jude, to find cures for kids suffering from cancer, sickle cell and other deadly diseases. St. Jude does this by combining pioneering research with exceptional care. The St. Jude Give thanks. Walk. is a fun, family-friendly 5K that takes place in communities across the country. It provides a great opportunity to engage two important groups of supporters – the African-American community and our illustrious sisterhood – who help raise crucial funds for research and treatment. Sorors are encouraged to fundraise $100 or more in honor of our Centennial. Thanks to supporters, no family ever pays St. Jude for anything because the hospital covers the cost of treatment, travel, lodging and food for patients and a family member.
As a National Volunteer Partner, chapters are asked to: Identify a local Delta Champion, for each participating walk market. The local Delta Champion will be responsible for:
Active participation on local walk volunteer committee Recruitment of 25 walkers for local team Recruitment of 20 volunteers for Walk Day and/or prewalk events, such as Kick-off Party, Pre-Registration or Venue-Set-up
DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC.
www.givethankswalk.org
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Join or create a Delta team. Sign up today! 1. Register! Start or join a team at fundraising.stjude.org/deltasigmatheta and customize your fundraising Web page. 2. Recruit your team. Invite chapter members, family, co-workers and friends to walk with you. Log in to your Participant Center at givethankswalk.org to send emails and post information on your social networking profile asking others to join your team. 3. Raise money for St. Jude. Set your fundraising goal and ask others to make donations to support you and your team’s efforts. Collect donations and track your progress online at fundraising.stjude.org/deltasigmatheta Earn exciting prizes simply by personally raising $35, $100 or $250. 4. Walk with fellow St. Jude supporters. Celebrate with your team at the St. Jude Give thanks. Walk. on November 23. Bring hope to the patients and families who walk through the doors of St. Jude every day.
DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC.
www.givethankswalk.org
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Delta Sigma Theta Teams’ Checklist Set your team up for success for the St. Jude Give thanks. Walk. by following this helpful checklist. September
Identify your team captain and register your team at fundraising.stjude.org/deltasigmatheta
Work with your team captain to set teams' fundraising and recruitment goals and set up your team fundraising page.
Send out an email to chapter members, friends and family announcing Delta’s continued support of the St. Jude Give thanks. Walk.
Post to your chapter’s Facebook and Twitter profile to announce support and encourage members to share it.
October
Connect with local St. Jude office to attend chapter meetings to build awareness and encourage participation.
Send out a follow-up email to members to share success stories from top fundraising participants and continue to encourage fundraising.
Post to your chapter’s Facebook and Twitter profile to spotlight top fundraising individuals and encourage members to share it.
Encourage members to invite friends and family members to join the team.
November
Send out emails to members as necessary to drive internal competition, track progress to the overall goal and continue to encourage fundraising.
Post to your chapter’s Facebook or Twitter profile to invite others to join you on Walk Day and encourage members to share it.
Build excitement for Walk Day with daily announcements and prizes during walk week.
Post event photos to your chapter’s Facebook or Twitter profile on walk day and encourage members to share it and post their own Walk Day photos.
DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC.
www.givethankswalk.org
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2013 Walk Markets ALABAMA Birmingham Huntsville Mobile ARKANSAS Northwest Arkansas
HAWAII Honolulu
MONTANA Billings
OREGON Portland
ILLINOIS Bloomington Chicago Downtown Peoria
MISSOURI Springfield St. Louis
SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia
ARIZONA Phoenix
IOWA Des Moines
CALIFORNIA Los Angeles North Coast San Diego/Carlsbad San Jose
INDIANA Indianapolis
COLORADO Denver Northern Colorado CONNETICUT Fairfield County Hartford DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington, DC FLORIDA Miami Orlando Palm Beach County Southwest Florida Tampa GEORGIA Atlanta Savannah
NEW YORK Albany Long Island New York City Syracuse
KENTUCKY Louisville LOUSIANA Baton Rouge Lafayette Shreveport MASSACHUSETTS Boston MARYLAND Greater Baltimore MINNESOTA Minneapolis/St. Paul MICHIGAN Brighton Detroit
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NEW JERSEY Atlantic City Monmouth
TEXAS Austin Fort Worth Frisco Houston San Antonio Tyler
NEW HAMPSHIRE Portsmouth
UTAH Salt Lake City
NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte Raleigh
VIRGINIA Fredericksburg Hampton Roads McLean Richmond Roanoke
NEW MEXICO Albuquerque
KANSAS Kansas City Wichita
TENNESSEE Collierville Nashville Knoxville Tri-Cities
PENNSYLVANIA Harrisburg Philadelphia Pittsburgh OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City Tulsa
WASHINGTON Greater Seattle WISCONSIN Eau Claire Milwaukee
OHIO Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Youngstown www.givethankswalk.org
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St. Jude Regional Office Listings NATIONAL OFFICE
901-578-2487
MEMPHIS
800-238-6030
ALBANY
888-453-6800
MIAMI
800-278-3383
ATLANTA
800-654-8563
MINNEAPOLIS
888-950-6466
BATON ROUGE
800-605-8907
NASHVILLE
800-590-2086
BOSTON
800-341-5800
NEW YORK
800-526-9542
CHARLOTTE
800-315-7375
OKLAHOMA CITY
800-315-7451
CHICAGO
800-621-5359
PEORIA
800-713-8223
COLUMBUS, OH
888-493-2883
PHOENIX
800-396-1158
DALLAS
800-531-5174
PITTSBURGH
800-303-5937
DENVER
800-287-3695
SAN FRANCISCO
800-701-4443
DETROIT
800-942-5533
SAN JUAN, PR
800-606-2973
HOUSTON
800-933-0611
SEATTLE
800-954-5499
HUNTINGTON
800-267-5675
ST. LOUIS
800-711-5549
INDIANAPOLIS
800-315-7453
TAMPA
800-648-8905
LOS ANGELES
800-227-6737
VIRGINIA BEACH
888-499-6090
LOUISVILLE
800-545-1696
WASHINGTON, DC
800-336-3083
About St. Jude Since opening more than 50 years ago, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has changed the way the world treats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. No family ever pays St. Jude for the care their child receives and, for every child treated here, thousands more have been saved worldwide through St. Jude discoveries. The hospital has played a pivotal role in pushing U.S. pediatric cancer survival rates from 20 to 80 percent overall, and is the first and only National Cancer Institutedesignated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children. It is also a leader in the research and treatment of blood disorders and infectious diseases in children. St. Jude was founded by the late entertainer Danny Thomas, who believed that no child should die in the dawn of life. Join that mission by visiting stjude.org or following us on facebook.com/stjude and twitter.com/stjude.
DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC.
www.givethankswalk.org
St. Jude Give thanks. Walk.