Event Must-Haves at 3DayGear.com
Fundraise with Facebook
News Archives
Did You Know?
You’ve Got Mail
What to Pack
Spectator Guide
Tips from the Inside
Phase 1 of Online Check-In is Open
Make Your Travel Plans
Official Breast Cancer 3-Day Credentials 
Send Some Love Back Home
Top Fundraiser Rewards
On-Event Clothes Check Volunteers
Meet a Volunteer Training Walk Leader
Training Walks

Fundraise with Facebook
We’re excited to introduce the brand new Breast Cancer 3-Day boundlessFUNDRAISING™ application for Facebook. With a few simple clicks, you can install the application, which will place a fundraising thermometer on your Facebook profile, with a link directly to your personal fundraising page, and occasional messages in your News Feed prompting your Facebook friends and networks to support your participation in the Breast Cancer 3-Day. Click the icon below to add the Breast Cancer 3-Day boundlessFUNDRAISING™ application to your Facebook page today.

News Archives
Don’t forget to check out all of the back issues of the Breast Cancer 3-Day News. In the navigation bar to the left, you can read the news for the past several months, and pick up new training and fundraising tips you may not have read before.

Did You Know?
Ready to take your fundraising to the next level? Increase your fundraising goal by updating your goal field on the first page of your Participant Center. You will not be penalized if you fall short of your goal but still meet the $2,300 minimum. So don’t be afraid to aim high! Remember to click the “update goal” link to save your changes.

Did you know you can change your personal information through your Participant Center? Simply click on My Profile and you will have access to update your password, username, email address, home address and even what meal type you would like on the event.

You’ve Got Mail
There’s nothing like a letter from a loved one to inspire you to keep going. Your friends, family and supporters can write a letter to you, which we’ll deliver to you on the event at the Breast Cancer 3-Day Camp Post Office.

Send letters to:
Breast Cancer 3-Day Camp Post Office
ATTN: INSERT NAME OF PARTICIPANT
P.O. Box 20622
Oakland, CA 94620

Envelopes only, please. No boxes or large packages. Mail must be postmarked no later than September 22 in order to ensure delivery at the Breast Cancer 3-Day Camp Post Office. Any mail that is not retrieved by the participant by October 16 will be destroyed.

What to Pack
Start to think now about what you will need to pack. You don’t want to buy anything new right before the event. So buy everything - shoes, socks, clothes, hat, waistpack - in advance so that you have enough time to break it all in.

For a complete packing list, look in your Breast Cancer 3-Day handbook. Lost your handbook? Download a new copy here:
Walker Handbook
Crew Handbook

Spectator Guide
Your friends, family and donors can support you every step of the way. As it gets closer to the time of the event, direct them to the Spectator Info webpage (under the Get Involved menu) to view all of the information for the Breast Cancer 3-Day, including ceremonies locations, cheering stations and more.

Tips from the Inside
Each month, we feature an inside tip from a member of our coaching staff who you may recognize when you call our toll-free number or send us an email. Here’s what Susan and Suzanne would like to share this month… 

	Hi! My name is Susan, and I’ll be participating in my third Breast Cancer 3-Day in Atlanta this year. Training Tip: When training, it is important to use the gear that you are planning on using on event. By training with your gear, you’ll learn whether that fanny pack is comfortable, if that water bottle is going to poke you in the back for 20 miles, etc. The same goes for shirts, shorts, pants, socks, and shoes too.
I learned that what worked well for me on my first event didn’t work at all on my second. So test things out. Also, don’t forget about using the expertise (and discount!) that the Breast Cancer 3-Day outfitters can provide.  Fundraising Tip: Many people have great success with garage sales. We all have lots of stuff around the house that we don’t use, need or want anymore. Try to make the setting really fun with decorations. Advertise that all proceeds will go to the Breast Cancer 3-Day. You’ll be amazed at what people are willing to pay for your stuff when you let them know that their money is going to such a good cause. One of my teammates even got a $100 donation from a man whose mother was a breast cancer survivor. You never ever know whose path you will cross along your Breast Cancer 3-Day journey.
	Hello! I'm Suzanne Rose, a coach for the Breast Cancer 3-Day. Fundraising Tip: One of my favorite fundraising ideas is becoming a walking billboard. Here is how you do it: You can purchase an official Breast Cancer 3-Day t-shirt from 3DayGear.com or even use an old plain t-shirt and go to a fabric store such as Michael’s and get a large amount of pink ribbon for a low price. You can then sell the pink ribbons, have people write messages on them and then pin them to your shirt.
You can even charge a different price for larger ribbons so companies can have their named clearly displayed. Wear your newly decorated t-shirt often as it will start to attract attention, and create more pink ribbon sales. Before you know it, you will have a t-shirt that is covered with pink ribbons creating your own walking billboard for breast cancer awareness. Keep your donation forms handy at all times because you never know when you’ll bump into someone who wants to contribute to your shirt. If your t-shirt fills up, don’t stop! You can make one for the second and third day of the event. Training Tip: Walk in the clothes you are training in. Don’t save your new shirt or shorts for the day of the event as you don’t know how they will feel when walking 60 miles. (If you do my fundraising tip, keep in mind that the extra ribbons and pins may create extra weight.) Also, train with your water bottle fanny pack. This is extra weight you may not anticipate if you do not train with it. Rotate the placement of your water bottle every couple of miles so one side of your body doesn’t get too heavy. It can also cause bruising if it is in one place for an extended period of time. While you're walking, remember to drink and drink and drink (water and sports drink) and always remember to have fun!

Phase 1 of Online Check-In is Open
Our online check-in process allows you to complete your check-in for the Breast Cancer 3-Day on your computer before the event. Phase 1 of online check-in involves completing an important medical history form and waiver of liability. Follow this link to proceed to Phase 1 of online check-in.

Phase 2 of online check-in opens on August 3rd. At that time, if you've completed Phase 1 and your medical history form has been cleared by our medical records staff, you will receive an email inviting you to complete Phase 2. 

Make Your Travel Plans
Whether you’re coming from out of town or are a local resident, you’ll want to visit the Event Info webpage to view travel information for the Breast Cancer 3-Day. As we finalize details about local hotels, shuttle options and ceremonies locations, they will be posted in this area. Some of the information is already available. So check the Travel Information link today and start making your hotel reservations and planning your carpool.

Official Breast Cancer 3-Day Credentials
This year, we're introducing an exciting new change to the online check-in process. Once you have completed online check-in, you will be able to print your official event credential at home before the event.

After you complete online check-in, we will process your credential and post it on your online check-in confirmation page for you to print. You will be notified by email when your credential is ready for printing. Printing your credential at home before the event will allow you to show up at the Opening Ceremony without waiting in any long check-in lines.

You must be wearing your credential in order to walk on the route and receive services at the Breast Cancer 3-Day pit stops and camp. Once you print the credential, cut on the dotted line and insert your credential into the plastic sleeve that was sent to you with your milestone badge. If you have lost the plastic sleeve or the black lanyard attached to it, you may pick up an extra when you arrive at the Opening Ceremony.

Send Some Love Back Home
While you're on the Breast Cancer 3-Day, stop by the computer stations in the 3-Day Cafe to send an eCard to your friends, family and donors. Don't forget to bring your email address book to the event so you can send an update to everyone to thank them for their support and let them know how you are doing.

Top Fundraiser Rewards
Breast Cancer 3-Day National Series Sponsor, New Balance, is recognizing the highest fundraisers again in 2009 with a special sleeping tent upgrade in camp! The top fundraiser in each Breast Cancer 3-Day city will have the privilege of staying in the extra roomy New Balance tent, outfitted with a comfy queen-sized air mattress and bedding. Enjoy it alone or with a tent mate - it's your choice! The top fundraiser will also be recognized in camp on Friday night during the evening program. So set your fundraising goals high and you could be the star in your own big tent.

The top fundraiser will be determined on Monday, September 28th at 2:00 pm CT. So get those donations in!

On-Event Clothes Check Volunteers
This year on the San Francisco Bay Area Breast Cancer 3-Day we are offering something a little different for our walkers. Wearing layers is a necessity in the Bay Area because the temperature here changes so quickly. So if you want to shed any extra layers while walking, volunteers will collect your clothing and return it to camp. If you know anyone who would like to help us with “clothes check” please contact Crew & Volunteer Coordinator Jordan Byron at jbyron@event360.com.

Meet a Volunteer Training Walk Leader

My name is Laura and I reside in Portland, OR. I will be serving as a crew member on the 2009 Seattle Breast Cancer 3-Day and am also training for the 2009 events in San Francisco, Denver, and Arizona. I have been a crew member, walker and volunteer at many previous Breast Cancer 3-Days and have been a training walk leader several times as well.

I first joined the Breast Cancer 3-Day back in 1999, in part to celebrate having finished my PhD, and in part because I don’t run, I don’t bike, and I don’t play golf - so I could never do those kinds of fundraising events. I saw a poster about walking 60 miles, and I thought, “That’s ABSURD! But I CAN walk.” I walked because breast cancer is every woman’s issue. At that time, I didn’t know anyone with breast cancer. In the years since that first Breast Cancer 3-Day, I learned that my aunt is a breast-cancer survivor; my stepmother has survived breast cancer; I’ve lost a friend to it; I’ve lost a student to it; I had a suspicious mammogram myself once I turned 40 and started having them. I got my start as a training walk leader when the woman who led my local training walks got plantar fasciitis and asked if I could take over her June walks. So I led walks for her in June…and July…and August…and September…and the beginning of October. Through those walks, I learned the value of training on different surfaces and including hills. When I signed up to walk the Seattle Breast Cancer 3-Day, I knew there would be hills there. So I call my walks the “Get Your Hills In” walks. I love helping new people learn about the Breast Cancer 3-Day, and I love getting walkers to tell their stories. I love building a community of people who see each other during the Breast Cancer 3-Day and stay in touch afterwards. The 3-Day is a great event, and even if I’m not walking it this year, I’m going to lead as many training walks as I can!  Fundraising Tip: Combine resources and host a fundraiser with your team. Also use the "personal URL" feature on the Breast Cancer 3-Day website to include a small version of the link to your personal page in your email signature. Training Tip: Get your hills in!

Training Walks
Official Breast Cancer 3-Day training walks are led by walkers and crew members just like you who have volunteered their time to help their fellow participants train. Click here to search for a training walk near you. You can enter your zip code and a radius to search within. You can also narrow down your search by date, but keep in mind that in order you see the most results possible, you should widen the dates of your search. (For example, if you want to find walks on August 9, enter August 8 - August 10 as the date range, not August 9 - August 9.) Click on the name of the walk in the search results list to see details and RSVP for that walk.

If you have RSVPd for a training walk and find you are unable to attend, please return to the training walk listing and click "Cancel my RSVP." On the next screen, you will need to select "Attending=No" and submit the form in order to properly update your RSVP. Please, for the sake of our volunteer training walk leaders, RSVP for walks you plan to attend and cancel RSVPs for walks you do not plan to attend, so the leader may plan accordingly.

Training Fatigue 
The Breast Cancer 3-Day may seem like a long way off. If you've been training for a while now, you may be hitting a wall. Here are some tips to combat training fatigue:

• Vary your training route. You're probably tired of the view of your own neighborhood. Get in your car and drive to another town. When's the last time you walked around your nearest big city? You'll see a lot more on foot than you do from the window of your car during your morning commute.
• Find a new training partner. Search for a training walk or use the share list to find a new group to train with. Nothing makes the miles fly by like a conversation with a new friend.
• Get some new gear. Visit a Breast Cancer 3-Day outfitter or go to 3DayGear.com and start shopping. Suddenly, you may be looking for a reason to try out those new walking shoes or show off that new shirt.

Get Started Meetings
If you haven’t already, come join us for an inspiring meeting (held via phone conference) that will get you ready for the Breast Cancer 3-Day. At a Get Started Meeting, you’ll learn how to fundraise “The 3-Day Way,” get some key training tips and much more.

Monday, August 3
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm CDT
RSVP

Wednesday, August 12
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm CDT
RSVP

Tuesday, August 25
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm CDT
RSVP

Clinics
We’ve recruited several local businesses to become Breast Cancer 3-Day outfitters, offering discounts to Breast Cancer 3-Day participants and hosting free clinics for you to attend. Clinics cover a variety of topics, including training and gear. Here are some upcoming clinics in August.

Saturday, August 8
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Shoe Fitting Clinic
See Jane Run
3480 Blackhawk Plaza
Danville, CA 94506
RSVP
Are you feeling like you are walking in bare feet? In some case, you might be better off! Join See Jane Run at the upcoming shoe clinic and free gait analysis to determine the right shoe for you. All clinic attendees will receive 20% off.

Monday, August 10
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm CDT
Fundraising Clinic
RSVP
On this call we’ll talk about creating a fundraising plan, crafting an effective letter/email, planning a successful fundraising event and other fundraising ideas.

Saturday, August 15
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Shoe Fit Clinic
Road Runner Sports
1975 Diamond Boulevard
Concord, CA 94520
RSVP
Come by your neighborhood Road Runner Sports store and listen to some valuable information and insight on how to make this year's Breast Cancer 3-Day an amazing and pain free experience. The Fit Experts at Road Runner Sports will fit you for shoes by guiding you through their Shoe Dog System. You're sure to feel great once you get your perfect pair of shoes!

Tuesday, August 18
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm CDT
Event 101
RSVP
On this call, we’ll talk about online check-in, packing, traveling to the event and what the Breast Cancer 3-Day experience is really like.

Saturday, August 22
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Training and Packing Clinic
Sports Basement
1590 Bryant Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
RSVP
Come and find out what you absolutely should and should not bring to the Breast Cancer 3-Day. We will make sure that you have everything you need to be comfortable, warm and prepared - from sleeping bags and pads, to water bottles, sunscreen and extra socks. You will be cozy and comfy all night in your tent and ready to roll out on the route.

Walkers enjoy training walks leading to and from these clinics. If you are interested in becoming a training walk leader in the San Francisco Bay Area contact mjlabonge@event-360.com.

Wednesday, August 26
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm CDT
Training Clinic
RSVP
On this call, we’ll talk about staying safe and healthy while training, creating a training plan, preventing blisters and keeping motivated.

Monday, August 31
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm CDT
Event 101
RSVP
On this call, we’ll talk about online check-in, packing, traveling to the event and what the Breast Cancer 3-Day experience is really like.