Walk For Prems - E-Book - Tips For Team Leaders

Tips for Walk for Prems 2014 team leaders

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Walk for Prems Ambassadors 2014, Billy, Sonny & Evie

Congratulations and thank you for registering to be a Team Leader for the 2014 Walk for Prems!

The Walk For Prems is the signature event for Life’s Little Treasures Foundation, funds raised will provide vital services to help support families of premature babies around Australia.

We have complied a list of some great tips and ideas to help enhance your fundraising efforts and assist you in reaching your fundraising target and grow your team.

This year the fifth annual Walk for Prems is being held in 7 states across Australia on the 26th October 2014 and registrations are now open at: walkforprems.org.au

Thank you so much for volunteering as a Walk for Prems Team Leader in 2014.

Your support and efforts are greatly appreciated and we are looking forward to working with you to increase awareness and raise much needed funds for premature babies and their families.

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Fundraising Ideas

7 ways to fundraise $100 in 7 days:

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Why not create your own fundraising campaign!

This will help encourage your team to fundraise at work, at playgroup and with friends in a few simple ways.

We would like to inspire you with a few ideas and show just how easy and fun it can be to raise $100.

Perhaps set challenges for your team to see who can raise the most individually in a single week.

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Cupcakes – Bake some sweet treats and take them to work or school and sell them for $2 each.

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The winner gets to keep the lolly jar (what a sweet prize!)

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Casual Dress Day – organise a casual dress day at work or school and ask each person to donate $2.

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Ask for sponsors – Why not ask family or friends to sponsor your walk or run!

Lolly Jar – Get people to guess how many lollies in the jar.

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Orange marigold plants - Plant 12 used yogurt containers with marigold seeds. Sell them to your friends and family for $2 each. A great way to get the kids involved!

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Ask one person to donate the loose coins in their pocket.

Car wash – Ask your friends and family to donate for you to wash their car.

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Make your team stand out and design your own t-shirts. This is a fantastic way to get the whole family and friends involved. Encourage everyone to get creative with what they are wearing - even the kids!

• Why not get everyone involved for a painting afternoon. Let the kids design your t-shirts with their own finger and footprint designs!

Look for acrylic paint, puff paint, stencils, crayons, textas and stickers to create your special drawings.

• Customise your t-shirt by getting your prem’s photo

on your t-shirt and show us who you are walking for.

• Get creative! Glitter, ribbons, stamps, buttons, fabric, sequins to make your t-shirt stand out.

• Sew on cut out shapes or your team’s name.

For more ideas have a look at our pinterest page pinterest.com/walkforprems

Share your ideas with your team and encourage everyone to share their creative designs on social media tagging Life’s Little Treasures.

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We would love to see your ideas make sure you upload your designs to Facebook and Instagram and use the hashtags #walkforprems #wfptshirtdesign

Want to buy an official 2014 Walk for Prems tshirt? Go to our merchandise section at walkforprems.org.au

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Get social

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Fundraising doesn’t have to be a solo experience!

The more social you make it, the more fun it can be and it provides a great chance for you to talk to people about why Walk for Prems is important to you.

You could host a Walk for Prems Morning or afternoon tea and ask colleagues, schoolmates or friends to come along and enjoy some treats for a donation. Orange icing, feet shaped cookies, orange tablecloths and napkins can all add to the Walk for Prems theme of your morning tea and make it something memorable for your guests!

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Spread the word

Join us to show your support for premature and sick babies

SUNDAY 26TH OCTOBER ACROSS AUSTRALIA

Participate OR donate at: walkforprems.org.au

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Social Media • Promote the Walk for Prems 2014 with #walkforprems, #prembaby, #preemie and #walkwithme on posts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

• Upload the Walk for Prems 2014 image banner onto your social media! Use as a cover photo or as your display photo.

You can also use one of our many Walk profile icons.

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• Share your story at school and ask for information to be put in the newsletter and posters around the school.

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• E-invite templates. Send emails to your friends and family asking them to ‘ join my team’ & ‘donate to my team’.

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• Share your fundraising tally with your social media friends. #walkforprems

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Share your story As a team leader for Walk for Prems 2014, you have probably in some way been affected by prematurity and can relate to what the foundation aims to achieve. This important event allows us to fundraise so that we can provide support and services to families of premature children.

Sharing your story and encouraging your team to share their story will help raise awareness, help other families receive more support and celebrate premature babies.

Key questions: 1.Who are you walking for?

2.Why are you walking this year?

3. How has prematurity affected you?

You could: • Create a Facebook/email or get together with your team where you can share your stories and memories of your premmies. You could also share fundraising ideas and tips with your team on such forums.

• Share your story with us on social media. We would love to repost it and enhance awareness.

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