Join the 2009 Butler County NAMI Walks for the Mind of America on Saturday October 10th. Registration starts at 8:30; Walk at 10 AM. This is a family event where we welcome children, babies in strollers, family pets and everyone in the community interested in promoting mental health awareness. We have fun, food, music, balloon-making, face painting - something fun for everyone!
If you haven't signed up for our walk you can do so by going to www.nami.org, click NAMI Walks on top of page, and follow directions to sign up online as an individual walker, a team captain or a walker on someone else's team. Or just show up on the day of the walk! The more people we have, the more powerful the message that mental health is important in Butler County.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Team Captains: Last Minute Details and Information to Pass on to Your Team Members
If you haven’t already, encourage your walkers to email their friends and family members to support them in the walk….this is by far the most effective way to get donations. They can get into the NAMI walk page easily by going to: www.helpnamibutler.org (this is quick entry for Montgomery County and Warren County as well). Make sure all potential donors know what your team name is so they can find your team in the alphabetized list on the NAMI website. Please itemize how many people you have on your team who have raised $100 or more (both offline and online) because our policy has changed regarding tee-shirts. (see NOTE below)
Please arrange to meet the members of your team at the walk site so that you can collect all registration forms (if some have not registered online or have not signed a registration form waiver – get one for them to fill out from registration desk). Team Captains need to fill out the Team Captain’s Collection Form and put it plus their team’s walker envelopes into one big envelope to turn in at the registration desk. If you don’t have these forms or large envelope, pick them up on walk day at the registration desk. Why all these complications? We want to make sure that all donations are attributed to the correct Team Captain/Team Name and also attributed to the designated NAMI affiliate: Butler, Montgomery or Warren County. We also recognize the teams with the most walkers and the most in donations at our Annual Awards Dinner on November 14th at the Michael Colligan Lodge in Hamilton. This year since Warren County is walking at their own site in Lebanon, probably all walkers at The Hamilton site will either be for Butler or Montgomery County.
NOTE: A Big Change This Year for T-Shirt Distribution
This year we were required by NAMI National (who supplies only a limited number of shirts) to give t-shirts only to those walkers who generated $100 or more. In the past we gave out t-shirts on a first come/first serve basis and ran out early, leaving many without shirts who had generously supported the walk. I would like everyone to get a t-shirt but NAMI has it in the contract we signed that we will abide by this policy like all walk sites nationwide.
To eliminate confusion we are asking team captains to provide to the volunteers at the registration desk how many people will be getting a t-shirt from their team on walk day (both offline and online donors of $100+). Registration desk needs both the number of people to get shirts and the sizes required. Registration desk will give you form verifying number of shirts (and sizes needed). Take that form to the t-shirt table where shirts will be issued. Individual walkers not on a team can do the same if they generated $100 when they turn in their donations at the registration desk
Keep Your Team in the Loop
Forward our Constant Contact email blasts to members of your team to keep them informed on walk progress. Also access the website quickly by www.helpnamibutler.org for directions to The Fitton Center and where to park.
This is a family event – we love seeing kids and babies in strollers at the walk. We have face painting, balloon designing by our friend on stilts, donuts and other treats for them. Family pets are welcome also – we have treats and water bowls for them.
Thanks to you and everyone you have invited to be a part of this NAMI Walk – WE COULDN’T BE SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT YOU!!
Registration for Walk starts at 8:30; Walk begins at 10:00.
Come early - socialize with friends over coffee, cider, donuts, and even a few health food items.
Now that you’ve done so much work, have fun at the walk!
Please arrange to meet the members of your team at the walk site so that you can collect all registration forms (if some have not registered online or have not signed a registration form waiver – get one for them to fill out from registration desk). Team Captains need to fill out the Team Captain’s Collection Form and put it plus their team’s walker envelopes into one big envelope to turn in at the registration desk. If you don’t have these forms or large envelope, pick them up on walk day at the registration desk. Why all these complications? We want to make sure that all donations are attributed to the correct Team Captain/Team Name and also attributed to the designated NAMI affiliate: Butler, Montgomery or Warren County. We also recognize the teams with the most walkers and the most in donations at our Annual Awards Dinner on November 14th at the Michael Colligan Lodge in Hamilton. This year since Warren County is walking at their own site in Lebanon, probably all walkers at The Hamilton site will either be for Butler or Montgomery County.
NOTE: A Big Change This Year for T-Shirt Distribution
This year we were required by NAMI National (who supplies only a limited number of shirts) to give t-shirts only to those walkers who generated $100 or more. In the past we gave out t-shirts on a first come/first serve basis and ran out early, leaving many without shirts who had generously supported the walk. I would like everyone to get a t-shirt but NAMI has it in the contract we signed that we will abide by this policy like all walk sites nationwide.
To eliminate confusion we are asking team captains to provide to the volunteers at the registration desk how many people will be getting a t-shirt from their team on walk day (both offline and online donors of $100+). Registration desk needs both the number of people to get shirts and the sizes required. Registration desk will give you form verifying number of shirts (and sizes needed). Take that form to the t-shirt table where shirts will be issued. Individual walkers not on a team can do the same if they generated $100 when they turn in their donations at the registration desk
Keep Your Team in the Loop
Forward our Constant Contact email blasts to members of your team to keep them informed on walk progress. Also access the website quickly by www.helpnamibutler.org for directions to The Fitton Center and where to park.
This is a family event – we love seeing kids and babies in strollers at the walk. We have face painting, balloon designing by our friend on stilts, donuts and other treats for them. Family pets are welcome also – we have treats and water bowls for them.
Thanks to you and everyone you have invited to be a part of this NAMI Walk – WE COULDN’T BE SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT YOU!!
Registration for Walk starts at 8:30; Walk begins at 10:00.
Come early - socialize with friends over coffee, cider, donuts, and even a few health food items.
Now that you’ve done so much work, have fun at the walk!
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