2016 packet - Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ozarks

THE 31ST ANNUAL
AT
SPRINGFIELD
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AUTOMOTIVE
BIGBRO.COM/BOWL
2016 PACKET
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AWARD
TOP 16 NATIONAL
AFFILIATE AGENCY
THE 31ST ANNUAL
AT
SPRINGFIELD
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AUTOMOTIVE
Bowl for Kids' Sake participants, this packet will
provide you information on fundrasing tips,
prizes and incentives, our bowling schedule
and information you can use to recruit
team members or collect donations.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Letter and Important Reminders
Donation Tracking Sheet
Event Info
Schedule and Location
PRIZES AND INCENTIVES
Fundraising Tips
Dear BFKS Participant:
THE 31ST ANNUAL
Thank you for signing up to participate in Big Brothers Big
Sisters’ Bowl for Kids’ Sake! This is our 31st year
of hosting, what we like to call, the feel-good party of the
summer. This is a fun, simple, and rewarding way to help
create and support life-changing friendships for children
facing adversity.
AT
SPRINGFIELD
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Now that you have signed up, we’ll be with you every step of the way to make sure you have all the
necessary tools to be a successful fundraiser.
Here are a few reminders to help you get started:
1.
Utilize your Team Mentor, who will offer fundraising tips, to help schedule your team’s bowling
party session, assist with the website, and answer any questions you may have along the way.
2.
Use your online fundraising webpage, log in, customize the text, upload a photo, and share your
friendly URL often via email, text and social media to hit your fundraising goal.
3.
Remember the fundraising goals and incentives. We will be giving away amazing prizes every
week: $200 Best Buy Gift Card, Beer Tasting at Boulevard Brewery with Hotel Stay, $100 Bass Pro
Gift Card, an Xbox One, a laptop, a tablet, and more!
Team Minimum Goal: $250 | Team Stretch Goal: $1000 | Individual Stretch Goal: $250
4.
Schedule your bowling party session ASAP. Party sessions will fill up fast and they are first come,
first serve. Team Captains, schedule with your Team Mentor or at www.bigbro.com/bowl
5.
Fundraising is easy, fun, and impactful. To hit your fundraising goal, you can request donations
directly to your online fundraising webpage, by downloading the Bowl for Kids’ Sake App, or by
collecting cash or checks. Some teams plan creative fundraisers: carwash, bake sale,
happy hour, jeans day at the office, etc. Thank your donors publicly on social media and by
sending texts and emails through the App.
Again, thank you for participating in Bowl for Kids’ Sake! I’m here to help, so if you have any
questions along the way, please contact me at [email protected] or 417.889.9136.
Erin Murray
Event Coordinator
[email protected]
417.889.9136
BOWL FOR KIDS’ SAKE DONATION SHEET
Bowler’s Name:
THE 31ST ANNUAL
E-mail:
Bowler’s Address:
(Address, City, State & Zip)
Phone:
SPRINGFIELD
BigBro.com/Bowl
Team Captain’s Name:
AT
417.889.9136
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Support Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ozarks
Check Cash
Sponsor’s Name: (Please Print)
E-mail Address:
Mailing Address:
Amount of
Company
Matching
Gift
Amount
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• Every dollar raised stays in the Ozarks.
• All donations are tax deductible.
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Bowl for Kids' Sake is a fun and easy way for you
to support the life-changing work of Big Brothers
Big Sisters. All you have to do is form a fundraising
team, collect donations, and show up to your
scheduled bowling party! By participating in Bowl
for Kids’ Sake you will help us match more at-risk
children in the Ozarks with caring, adult mentors.
THEBASICS
JULY 2016
A
1 FORM
FIVE PERSON
2 SCHEDULE
YOUR TEAM’S
Ask coworkers, friends, or family
to join your team. Sign up at
www.bigbro.com/bowl
There are 14 parties to choose
from during July 7 - 23.
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5
TEAM
FUNDRAISE
FOR BBBSO
By simply sending an email or
text, posting a Facebook
message, or asking a few friends
for support, you can make a big
difference. The more you raise,
the more prizes you and your
team become eligible for.
BOWLING PARTY
HIT YOUR
FUNDRAISING
GOALS
Team Minimum: $250
Team Stretch Goal: $1,000
Many teams raise even more!
Individual Goal: $250
Just ask for $25 from 10 friends!
3 CUSTOMIZE
AND SHARE
YOUR WEBPAGE
It’s easy! Just log on, upload a
photo, and share your story.
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BOWL
AND
HAVE FUN!
Show up to your scheduled
bowling party, and enjoy free
bowling, pizza, soda, a BFKS
t-shirt, and prizes! Did we
mention you can buy drinks
at the bar?
FOR MORE INFORMATION
WWW.BIGBRO.COM/BOWL
417.889.9136
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GOLD STANDARD
AWARD
JULY 2016 - All Bowling at Andy B’s
SUNDAY
3
MONDAY
4
TUESDAY
5
WEDNESDAY
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THURSDAY
7
5:30 - 7:30 PM
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
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11:00 - 1:00 PM
2:00 - 4:00 PM
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8:00 - 10:00 PM
4:30 - 6:30 PM
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16
11:30 - 1:30 PM
5:30 - 7:30 PM
2:00 - 4:00 PM
4:30 - 6:30 PM
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1:00 - 3:00 PM
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5:30 - 7:30 PM
22
4:30 - 6:30 PM
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2:00 - 4:00 PM
4:30 - 6:30 PM
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CHALLENGE SCHEDULE BOWL FOR KIDS’ SAKE 2016
July 7 - Walmar t | 5:30 & 8:00 PM
July 9 - Nerium | 2:00 PM
July 9 - Open Bowl | 11:00 AM & 4:30 PM
July 14 - Community | 5:30 PM
July 16 - SRC | 11:30 AM, 2:00 PM, & 4:30PM
July 17 - Truckers | 1:00 PM
July 17 - Restaurants | 3:30 PM
July 21 - Media & Marketing | 5:30 PM
July 23 - Bankers | 2:00 & 4:30 PM
AMAZING WEEKLY GIVEAWAYS*
Drawings to take place every Friday!
* Only available to bowlers registered online.
DATE
JUNE
3
JUNE
GOAL
Earlybird Register - Register
your team online by this date!
PRIZE
Individual Drawing: $200
Best Buy Gift Card
Provided by O’Reilly Hospitality
Management
10
Log onto your personal
fundraising page, customize
the photo and text, and share
your user friendly URL via
email or social media.
Individual Drawing: $100
Casey’s Gift Card
JUNE
Raise your first $50... of many!
Individual Drawing: 5-Course
Dinner for 2 at Touch
and Flame
17
JUNE
24
JULY
1
JULY
8
Provided by Casey’s General Store
Provided by Touch and Flame
Hit the individual $250
fundraising goal. Go you!
Individual Drawing: Beer
Tasting & Tour for 2 - 4 at
Boulevard (hotel stay included)
Provided by O’Reilly Hospitality
Management
Raise $500 as a team.
Nice work.
Team Drawing: Incredible Pizza
4 Pack for Each Team Member
Provided by Incredible Pizza
Get to the $1,000 mark as a
team. #winning
Team Drawing: $100
Bass Pro Gift Card per
Team Member
Provided by Bass Pro Shops
INDIVIDUAL PRIZES
RAISE
$250
RAISE
$500
TOP
FUNDRAISER
Receive an Andy B’s bowling
party for FIVE!
Provided by Andy B’s
Get your paws on a seriously
nifty Bowl for Kids’ Sake Jacket.
PWN (own/beat/dominate) the
other teams and get an Xbox One
with Assassin’s Creed. WOOT.
Provided by Q102 - Springfield’s Rock Station
TEAM PRIZES
RAISE
$1,000
You’ll be on the exclusive list
for a VIP beer tasting at Wil Fischer
in August.
Provided by Wil Fischer
TOP
TEAM
We’ll take your entire team out to the ball park
for a Springfield Cardinals game! That is
seriously cool.
CAPTAINS WHO ARE BIGS
RAISE
$500
You’ll be entered to win a LAPTOP
for your Little and a TABLET for you!
Provided by PC Net
THE 31ST ANNUAL
AT
SPRINGFIELD
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AUTOMOTIVE
Top Bowl for Kids’ Sake participants share with us
their best tips for raising money. Remember, the
individual goal is $250 and the team goal is $1000,
but many teams raise much more than that.
FUNDRAISING TIPS
Remember the cause. Big Brothers Big Sisters matches children facing adversity with caring, adult mentors. Kids who have
Bigs are more likely to graduate high school and college, less likely to use drugs and alcohol, and have higher self esteem than
their peers.
Build a personalized webpage. Building a fundraising webpage is easy and fun. Participants who use their webpage to raise
funds typically raise more money because it’s easy to pay with a credit card online. Sponsors can pay by check, credit card, cash
or we can send them a pledge statement after the event. Get started at www.bigbro.com/bowl and email [email protected]
if you need help with your site.
Use Facebook, Twitter, and email. Use tweets and status updates to communicate that you are looking for donations to help
Big Brothers Big Sisters. E-mail your contacts at work. In fact, the average Bowl for Kids’ Sake donation made via an e-mail
request is over $20. Post a link straight to your personal fundraising webpage. Thank your donors, post information about your
fundraising goal, and talk about the cause.
Ask about company matches. Many companies will match an employee’s contributions to a charity. Ask your HR Director or
Office Manager if your company participates in a Company Match program. If so, your donation will go even farther. Usually it’s a
simple form that you fill out and bring with your pledge sheet the day you bowl.
Shoot for $25 donations or higher. The quickest and easiest way to meet the $250 goal is to ask 10 people to sponsor you
for $25 each. Make your personal pledge the first one listed on your sheet.
Tell your personal story. Tell your sponsors the reason why you support Big Brothers Big Sisters. Let them know about the
amazing outcomes and personal experiences you may have had with BBBSO.
Plan an event or hold a fundraiser. A lot of teams have success by hosting fundraisers for friends, family or at their work
place. Some examples of successful past fundraisers include: happy hours, trivia nights, garage sales, backyard BBQ where you
bring donations instead of a side dish, selling breakfast burritos or ice cream sundaes at work, corporate challenges where the
boss of the organization takes the winning team to lunch, participants doing crazy antics such as shaving a mohawk or getting
dunked in a dunk tank if they reach their goal. Be creative, use your contacts, and raise money however you can!
Try asking face to face. Bowlers have a lot of luck by simply walking around their office or neighborhood and asking their
contacts to support them with a donation. Most people are just waiting to be asked. Just think what you’re willing to do if asked!
TEACH YOUR LITTLE HOW TO
SHAVE
FISH
LANDSCAPE
Go to www.BigBro.com