News Archives
Help Us Help You - A Fundraising Survey
Get Your Summer Essentials at 3DayGear.com
Get Your Fundraising Out of First Gear
Come to the Breast Cancer 3-Day Preview Expo
Phase 1 of Online Check-In is Open
Make Your Travel Plans
You’ve Got Mail
Website Highlights
Tips from the Inside
Medical and Sports Medicine Crew Members Needed

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.

Help Us Help You - A Fundraising Survey
If you have not yet started fundraising or have hit a plateau with your fundraising, we want to help. Would you like an in-person brainstorming session with fellow participants? Maybe a conference call led by a Breast Cancer 3-Day coach and supported by our most successful fundraisers? Please take a few minutes to provide some feedback on how we can best support you as you fundraise for the Breast Cancer 3-Day. Follow this link to take our brief survey:

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We know you can achieve and even exceed your fundraising goal this year and we want to support you in your journey. Make 2009 the year that you go the greatest distance you can go to help end breast cancer.

Get Your Fundraising Out of First Gear
So, you've sent out your fundraising emails and letters - now what? There is more that you can do to help push your fundraising out of the initial stages and closer to your goals.

• Plan a fundraising event. This can be as simple as a gathering of friends at your house, or as elaborate as a benefit concert or auction of donated items.
• Check out the fundraising ideas library to see what unique ideas have worked for other participants.
• Think about what skills or talents you could put to use. Can you make baked goods or crafts to sell? Are you an outgoing person who could set up a table outside a grocery store to ask for donations? Do you work in an office where you could organize a fundraising lunch or put up a poster of your fundraising progress?
• Call the Breast Cancer 3-Day coaches! At 800.996.3DAY you'll find friendly, helpful coaches who can help you come up with ideas or provide the inspiration or motivation you need to step your fundraising up to the next level. Many coaches have walked in a previous Breast Cancer 3-Day and are happy to share their personal experiences of what worked for them and provide real-world examples as they help you craft a custom fundraising plan that will work for you. You can do it - we believe in you!

Come to the Breast Cancer 3-Day Preview Expo
Prepare yourself for the experience of a lifetime at the Breast Cancer 3-Day Preview Expo. Mingle with Breast Cancer 3-Day walkers, crew members, volunteers and coaches. The Preview Expo is designed to get you inspired, informed and ready to hit the ground walking. Wear your milestone badge, and reward yourself with the “attended Expo” sticker. Invite your friends and family to enjoy the fun with you!

Sunday, July 19
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Sports Basement Presidio 
610 Old Mason Street 
San Francisco, CA 94129
RSVP

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 3. 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.

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.

Website Highlights
Get to know your website - The3Day.org. You’re bound to discover something new every day. For example:

• Did you know that you can search for a training walk from within your Participant Center? Check out the Training Walks link in the navigation to the left.
• Did you know that on the Follow Ups tab in your Participant Center, you can see who has opened your emails, and who has made a donation to you?
• Did you know that you can find details about the event, including important dates and deadlines and travel information, at the Event Info link in your Participant Center?

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 Jessica and Barb would like to share this month… 

	Hi! My name is Jessica and I am a coach with the Breast Cancer 3-Day. Fundraising Tip: Broaden your donor base by taking advantage of social networking websites. Facebook, Twitter, or other social networking accounts are a great way to reach out to a large group of people at once. You can keep your contacts updated on your training and fundraising efforts as well as continually remind them to support you by donating. Ask your friends to give up one large cup of coffee for one day and donate $5 towards your fundraising goal. It doesn’t seem like much, but when hundreds of people donate $5, it adds up quickly!
You can create your own personal URL to link donors to your personal fundraising page. On your Participant Center home page, click on “Update Personal URLs” to create this link. If you don’t have a social networking account, I can assure you that you know someone who does. Ask your friends and family members to use their accounts to ask for donations on your behalf. Training Tip: Make sure to include longer walks in your training. The Breast Cancer 3-Day suggested training program recommends that you complete longer walks on two consecutive days each week. You will notice a big difference in the way that you feel after walking many miles than you do after just a few. You might notice blisters begin to form on your feet, certain clothing will rub you the wrong way, and you will recognize how proper nutrition and refueling with snacks and sports drinks affects your endurance. All of this knowledge will help you to better prepare for the actual event, and ultimately make you more comfortable and have a more enjoyable experience.
	Hello everyone. My name is Barb and I am a coach with the Breast Cancer 3-Day. I will be walking in my sixth Breast Cancer 3-Day this August in Chicago.  Training Tip: I love to have people walk with me.  If you can’t make it to a scheduled training walk there is no reason your friends, family, neighbors or even co-workers can’t walk with you. I round up as many family and friends as I can to walk on my daily walks with me. Even on my long walks, I recruit family and friends to walk whatever distance they can. It definitely makes it more interesting and fun to walk with someone else. Send out an email to everyone you know asking them for their support by walking with you.
List specific dates and times in your emails. Have them commit right then to meeting you to walk. You would be surprised at how many people would love to go on training walks with you. All you need to do is ask. Fundraising Tip:  My favorite fundraiser is a holiday fundraiser. I send out Santa Claus letters to children or adults for five dollars each. This is an easy fundraiser and usually a big money maker. Here is what you do: You send out a letter to everyone you know explaining what you are doing.  You include a form letter with the information you need from them that will be included in the letter from Santa. Information like child’s name, teacher’s name, gift they would like, best friend’s name, etc. Have them complete a form for each child. They send the forms back to you along with $5.00 per letter. As the holidays get closer you then complete the Santa letters and send them to the children. All the supplies you need are paper, envelopes, stamps, and a computer to type the letters on. I have had great success year after year with this fundraiser. If you know a lot of kids who are around 5-7 years old and losing teeth, you could also write letters from the tooth fairy.

Medical and Sports Medicine Crew Members Needed
The San Francisco Bay Area Breast Cancer 3-Day needs your help in recruiting medical professionals to fill our medical team. We need doctors, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered or licensed vocational/practical nurses and emergency medical technicians (basic and paramedic). They must be able to provide proof of current license, certification or specialized degree in California as well as hold a current BLS certification. In addition to an incredible experience, Continuing Education Credits are awarded. Nurses receive 27 CEs.
 
Our Sports Medicine Crew is seeking certified athletic trainers, physical therapists, chiropractors and podiatrists to provide care related to the prevention, evaluation and management of minor injuries. They also must be able to provide proof of current certification or student status in California. Certified athletic trainers receive 9 CEs. 
 
If you know of anyone who might be interested in joining our Health Services Crew please have them call Jordan Byron, Crew & Volunteer Coordinator, at 800.996.3DAY ext. 603 OR email jbyron@event360.com for more information.