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Race for the Cure® - Team Information

Race for the Cure

Teams make up approximately 60% of all Race participants. Make up a team and join us at the 2010 Race for the Cure! Set your team goals, number of team members and fundraising goals then the fun begins!

Team Awards

Team awards help drive the friendly competition that makes each year better than the last!

Numbers for awards are calculated for registrations and donations received by a specific date. Team members may continue to register and raise funds up until the day of the Susan G. Komen Southern Arizona Race for the Cure®. However, any registrations or funds collected after the cut-off date will not be considered for award calculation purposes.

We present awards for:

Largest Team in Each Category

Largest Team Percent Increase
For teams who participated in last year's Komen Southern Arizona Race and are back and larger than ever!

Best Team T-shirts
Create your own T-shirts! Whatever you can think of. Your imagination is the limit!
For t-shirt contest guidelines please click here.

Most Collected Pledges/Donations as a Team
Both online and offline donations considered. Encourage team members to email their personal web pages to friends and family. Check out our Friends Pledge Program for more on pledges and donations.

Smile for your team photo!

These guidelines help streamline the process of taking all-important team photos to commemorate this remarkable event.

Teams from Official Race Sponsors
There will be a separate photographer for Race sponsors. The Team Captains will be contacted by Komen Staff to setup photo schedule.

All Other Teams
  • For teams fewer than 40 participants: Photos will be on a first come/first serve basis within a specified window of time.
  • For sponsors or teams of 75 or more participants: The Team captain will be called to schedule a photo time.

Follow the leader: Team Captain roles and responsibilities.

The team captain plays a very important role in building, recruiting and organizing a Race team! The list below outlines the roles and responsibilities of the team captain:

  • Gain buy in from your organization to build a team and participate in the Race
  • Either on-line or via paper entry form, register as a team captain and create your team name/identity
  • Communicate to potential team members directions on how to join the team and register via on-line or paper entry (email, fax, fliers, newsletters)
  • Recruit 10+ team members and assure they register
  • Schedule an information session about the Race for potential and confirmed team members
  • Decide whether or not you and/or your team will raise funds
  • Sign up for your team picture to be taken on Race day!
  • Create your team's t-shirt
  • Determine and communicate transportation, parking and group meeting information for the day of the Race
  • Participate in the 12th annual Race!
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