TEAM CAPTAIN RESOURCES

Help us promote awareness, acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome by leading your Team in the Buddy Walk!  

As the Team Captain, you will recruit teams members and get them registered, collect donations from family and friends and sponsorship(s) from local businesses, and organize at the time you select for your team to do the walk.

Team Competitions

Friendly competition is encouraged between Teams to become the team with:

  1. Most Registered Walkers
    By September 29

  2. Most Dollars Raised
    By September 29

  3. Most Sponsorships of $100 or more
    By September 29

  4. Most Buddy Walk Spirit - Theme: Your Favorite Sport
    Teams participating in the Spirit Contest will be chosen by an independent judging panel who will review the teams’ walk on Saturday, September 30.

    Winners will be announced on September 30 prior to the walk at noon.

Securing Sponsors

Please help us secure Sponsors!  Our continued success depends on sponsors. Over 90% of all money raised directly benefits DSN members.

Every $100 sponsor adds up quickly!  

Here are some tools to use while soliciting sponsors:

  • TRY! Solicit sponsors via email.
    Here is a sample email (.html format) for you to personalize and send emails to potential sponsors. Copy and paste into an email. Remember to look for and complete all of the >insert information< portions of the text. If you would like to add a graphic to your email, here is a banner to use.

  • FACE-TO-FACE WORKS GREAT! Many studies prove that face-to-face interaction usually leads to a successful sale. Here are the sponsorship letter and sponsorship confirmation form for you to print and hand-deliver. On the sponsorship confirmation form, remember to write in your Team Name.
    Sponsorship Letter & Confirmation Form (.pdf)

    NEW! Sponsorships can be confirmed and paid by credit card online.

  • SOCIAL MEDIA: Once you build your team and send your picture, a personalized graphic will be created for you to use on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram). Here is a banner you can use to promote the event. Buddy Walk Banner (.png)

Team Reports & Team Standings

Keep on eye on this section to learn more on Team Standings.

NEED TO ORDER T-SHIRT & WALK SIGN FOR YOUR INDIVIDUAL WITH DOWN SYNDROME? Complete steps 4 & 5 by September 13.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

  • September 13: Free T-Shirt and Banner/Yard Sign Order Due

  • September 13: Last day to purchase
    t-shirts

  • September 13: Last day to get sponsor logos on shirts and banners. But please encourage sponsorships after this date.

  • September 29 or 30:
    Pick up t-shirts and banners

  • October 15: Online donation page closes.

 Questions to:  
  buddywalk@champaigndsn.org