Register Now — And Bring a Friend!
If you haven’t yet registered for the EIF REVLON Run/Walk For Women, there’s no time like the present. Spring is just around the corner (no, really, it is!) and there’s no better way to celebrate the new beginning it brings than with a commitment to work towards ending women’s cancers. Event registration is only $30 until April 25th*, and you can do it right here, right now. While you’re at it, why not give the gift of registration and, at the same time, get yourself a walking or running partner? Invite your nearest and dearest to join you in this momentous movement by choosing Give the Gift of Registration and purchasing a registration code for a friend, family member or colleague.
* The Run/Walk registration fee increases to $35 beginning April 26, 2010.
Fundraising Tips
The arrival of March brings a wealth of special fundraising opportunities. In addition to the much-anticipated arrival of Spring on March 20th, basketball fans are consumed with March Madness. Why not take charge of your office pool and split the pot between the winner and your fundraising account? (Don’t forget to set up brackets for both men’s and women’s games!). You can do the same with an Oscar pool prior to the Academy Awards broadcast on March 7th. March 17th is the one day each year when everyone is Irish, so a sale of green cookies, green ribbons, shamrock pins or anything St. Patrick’s Day-related could reap big rewards for your campaign. And for those of you acknowledging the start of Passover on March 30th, gatherings with friends and family provide an opportunity to talk about what you’re doing and ask for donations face-to-face.
Fundraising Awards
Raising funds to save and improve the lives of those affected by women’s cancers is reward enough, but for those committed EIF Revlon Run/Walk participants who put an extra special effort into their fundraising, great awards also await. Help others and qualify for a $500 Macy’s Gift Card, an Apple® iPod® Nano or Shuffle, or an Run/Walk Fleece, Jacket, Sweatshirt, or Gym Bag. Check out our Fundraising Awards page and set your sights high.
Remember: A Special Challenge
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Raise $100 or more within 30 days* of registering and receive a limited-edition EIF REVLON Run/Walk Discover your Womentum baseball cap. Make a donation yourself, or begin your fundraising today to qualify. Wear your new cap with pride for starting your fundraising early.
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* To qualify, your fundraising account must have a minimum of $100 or more within 30 days of registering for the Run/Walk. Registration fees do not count towards fundraising goals.
Teamwork
The EIF REVLON Run/Walk For Women is many things: moving, rewarding, emotional, energizing — and FUN! It’s even more fun if you’re part of a team working together for the common cause. Teams consist of at least 25 registered walkers/runners. They can be colleagues from the same company, groups of neighbors, friends and friends-of-friends, or just about any combination you can imagine. Team members support each other in many ways, helping out with fundraising, planning team outfits, or just getting together to generate a little team spirit. Visit our team page to learn how to get started today. Or call the Teams Department at (310) 322-3344 for assistance. Remember, you need to have your team registered by April 9th.
She’s Got Womentum
Womentum: an inspirational force gained over a distance of 5K applied to the eradication of cancers in women. Each and every participant in the EIF REVLON Run/Walk is a living, breathing, walking and running example of Womentum, and each one has a story. Share your story of Womentum by sending it with a photo to laevent@revlonrunwalk.com
Brian Sunshine shows that men can have Womentum, too, walking in memory of his wife Brenda.
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“Brenda was always healthy, never really got sick except for the occasional cold. She went in for an exam and then biopsy, the words no one wants to hear — you have cancer. This was August 31, 2000. After the shock, she went onto the business of beating this back. She endured several types of chemo, radiation and more chemo. During her
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fight she never complained and her only worry was our kids; I need to beat this for them. While she was battling, she made time to talk with newly diagnosed patients, lead an art program at the kid’s school and design and paint a diversity wall at the kid’s school.
Every visit to the doctor brought a certain amount of hope; however each trip only showed that the disease was not responding. In February of 2001 she began to have headaches. Our fears were realized when we found that it had metastasized to her brain. More treatment and radiation and then the realization that nothing was going to beat this thing. We had had three more good months until the cancer began to go out of control. She passed away on September 6, 2002, almost two years to the day from her first treatment.
We need to keep running and walking for a cure — I have two daughters. I walk/run for my daughters and everyone else’s daughters so we may find a cure.”
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