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Offline OUWxGuesser

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Spin for Kids
« on: February 10, 2011, 10:50:43 AM »
Saw this on the news yesterday:

http://www.altru.org/services/spin/index.aspx

You guys interested in getting a team together?

8 members to a team, each team member must raise at least $75. 
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Re: Spin for Kids
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2011, 11:13:25 AM »
1. This is the kind of PR that you CAN'T BUY! So you guys should definitely be doing it in some capacity.
2. I suggest that you consider wearing some UNDCC apparel and volunteer rather than race but still maybe raise some money? OR ask if you can participate but because we're a "professional group" ask if its possible that team members be split up onto other teams?

Either way, we can't show up as one team and "win" no matter who the competition is. But people should KNOW that we're not trying to win.

However, if they can put us onto other teams (like 1 of us on each team) then you could try pretty hard because you'd be racing against each other.

Also, if you do that... you should try to coordinate it so that you guys end up racing against each other. More fanfare and it MIGHT show people how exciting cycling can be!
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Re: Spin for Kids
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2011, 11:13:53 AM »
Just don't walk out of there with any prizes namean?
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Re: Spin for Kids
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2011, 01:43:09 PM »
I didn't even think of the prize aspect... I would expect it to be very minor.   It just mentions there is a prize for most pledges and most miles... don't underestimate the teams with 30-40somthin ladies that spin several times a week  ;)   Because of limited availability, I figure our best shot is to just put a team together and raise as much $$$ as we can for the kiddos. 

If we have more than 8 people interested, we can have the rest contact them for volunteer opportunities?
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Re: Spin for Kids
« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2011, 01:57:57 PM »
Yeah I mean... lets not overshadow the goal here, which is to raise money for kids. I'm just saying... its good PR for us if we go in there looking like we're doing something good.
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Re: Spin for Kids
« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2011, 04:29:13 PM »
lets do this
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Re: Spin for Kids
« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2011, 08:53:10 PM »
You SO should do it, and then brag about it to Larry. I bet you would end up on USAC website. I agree with Dave's guidelines.
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Re: Spin for Kids
« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2011, 08:46:32 AM »
Anyone in particular want to head this up?  Preferably someone who will actually be here on that Saturday?
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Re: Spin for Kids
« Reply #8 on: April 06, 2011, 02:51:20 PM »
I've been in contact with the organizer for the event, she wants to know how many people we have willing to volunteer.
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