Walk for Thought

1. Sign up online and send out e-mails through your Walk for Thought Web site.
2. Make your first donation yourself online, your gift will set the tone for others.
3. Post your Web site address on a bulletin board at your work, gym, or school.
4. Try to ask a different person every day to contribute.
5. Send a letter in the mail to family and friends. Explain why this cause is important to you; share your experiences with them. Heartfelt messages will get the best response from them.
6. Clean out your garage and house and set up a Walk for Thought donation booth. Ask friends and neighbors to donate their old belongings for the cause as well.
7. Offer up some baked goods or cookies and ask for donations in exchange.
8. If you have a birthday coming up ask friends and family to make donations towards the Walk for Thought instead of giving you gifts.
9. Have a team potluck, invite friends and family and charge an admission for the meal.
10. Have a game night with friends and family. Play board games for money and donate the money to the Walk for Thought.
11. Have your team members offer their services for a day. Accept donations to do car repairs and/or maintenance, yard work, walking dogs, or raking leaves.
12. Include a candy bar with paychecks at work. Include a note saying it is a sweet time to make a donation for the Walk for Thought!
13. Have a casual day at the office. Have people pay to dress down.
14. Ask your company about matching gifts. This is a good way to double your money, contact your human resources department to get the proper paperwork required.
15. If you work for a company that has two or more teams, try and have weekly challenges. This will help drive your fundraising effort with some healthy competition.
16. Get the whole office involved by having your boss offer an extra vacation day for the team member or members who raise the most money.

Get your team ready for the Walk for Thought!

• The team with the most money registered and turned in by Tuesday, September 6, will receive customized Walk for thought event team T-shirts which we design and imprint in a special print run
• Show your colors—be creative and attract our photographer's attention to get your team photo given prime placement on all of next year's Walk for Thought marketing materials (such as our Registration Brochure, Team Captains Packet, etc.)
• Corporate team and Individual team with the most volunteers or walkers gets their team photo on a commemorative plaque to display
• Corporate team with the most donations (minimum of $5,000) gets a Crandelier to hang in their office or to designate to a charity of their choice with a commemorative plaque to explain it

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Check out the following for more information about the Walk for Thought:

• Contribute to the Walk for Thought
• Four Walk for Thought Team Profiles
• About the Walk for Thought
• Frequently Asked Questions about the Walk for Thought and information about registration
• Walk for Thought Poster
  
  
• Duluth - Team Captain's Packet
• Rochester - Team Captain's Packet
• St. Cloud - Team Captain's Packet
• St. Paul - Team Captain's Packet