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Together, we will walk the Route to a Cure...
Together we will make a difference...
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The 2013 TEAMSWF Route to a Cure Walk in Denver and around the country
raised $44,207! WOW! A WONDERFUL OVERALL EFFORT! THANK YOU!
Because of you, The Sturge-Weber Foundation continues
to meet our mission, to improve the quality of life for
people with Sturge-Weber syndrome and associated
Port Wine birthmark conditions through collaborative
education, advocacy, research and friendly support.
It’s time to get started again. How do we raise the bar?
• 44 people created FirstGiving pages during the 2013
TEAMSWF Route to a Cure Walk. Please keep the
momentum going and join the 2014 TEAMSWF again
this year. Check out the links below to find an event in
your local area.
• In addition, we would like to challenge more of you
to get involved by increasing participation to 90
FirstGiving pages this year.
• More people participating, more funds and awareness
raised. That simple! We believe that with your help
we will raise $125,000 through 2014 TEAMSWF
fundraising this year!
Whether you participated on the 2013 TEAMSWF or
not, you know it is hard to have one place for all of us to
get together to walk as one. But we can if we have team
leaders in different locations around the country.
Be a part of the 2014 TEAMSWF!
1. Find a 5K run, half marathon or full marathon in your
area. A great place to start your search is on one of the
links below.
• www.halfmarathons.net
• www.runnersworld.com/racefinder
• www.multirace.com
• www.thecolorrun.com
2. Contact Bonnie at [email protected] to let her
know of your intent to be a team captain and with the
race you chose.
3. Name your team and let Bonnie know the name. She
will create the team under the Route to a Cure Walk on
the SWF FirstGiving page. After that you will be able to
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create your own
personal page and
others interested
will create their
page here too.
4.
The SWF
office will reach
out to members
within a 60 mile
radius of your
race location and
let you know of those participating so you can all meet up
on race day!
Of course if you want to participate but not be a captain,
that is fine too!
Whether you are a captain or not, pages should be created
at http://www.firstgiving.com/SWF/2014-teamswf-routeto-a-cure.
Those raising $250 and over will receive a free 2014
TEAMSWF t-shirt and they are also available for
purchase. Please check the website for updated
information.
Questions? Contact Bonnie at [email protected]
or 800-627-5482 x 103.
When we all come together - we will continue to care
and share compassionate outreach and be a champion for
those we serve.
PS: The 2014 TEAMSWF Walk is not the only way you can
get involved. Other 2013 individually inspired regional events
and small fundraisers brought in $130,015. This means
$174,222 was raised by people just like you and we cannot
be more grateful! To those that had events last year, please
continue to carry on! So many of you have done them for
years and your efforts are truly appreciated! Looking for ideas?
Each issue of Branching Out features members moving us
along and so does the website under Get Involved, Volunteer
Happenings.
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