Dear Team Captains:: This customizable PowerPoint has been created to help you obtain funding for your team for the Bike MS: City to Shore. Before presenting.

Dear Team Captains::

This customizable PowerPoint has been created to help you obtain funding for your team for the Bike MS: City to Shore.

Before presenting this, read through the presentation and edit/customize for your specific needs.

• Enter your team’s information where you see (parenthesis).

• Include specific team information, like why you’re riding, team goals, previous successes and photos

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at [email protected] or 1-800-445-BIKE.

GOOD LUCK AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO CREATE A WORLD FREE OF MS!

Presented By: {INSERT NAME & CONTACT INFORMATION}

{INSERT TEAM NAME}

WE ARE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT MS NOW

Since its charter in 1954, the Greater Delaware Valley Chapter has been in the forefront of providing programs and services for people with MS and those who care for them. We serve 15,000 clients and their families in 21 counties in southeastern Pennsylvania, southern NewJersey, and Delaware.

The National MS Society helps people affected by MS by: • Funding cutting-edge research, investing more money in MS research than any other volunteer-

driven health organization in the world

• Driving change through advocacy

• Services - Direct Financial Assistance - Our chapter is committed to helping people with MS maintain independence through emergency financial assistance, and home modifications (HomeAble program), respite care and transportation for medical appointments.

• Support Programs - MS impacts everyone in the family. The GDV Chapter offers a full slate of programs aimed at educating people about how to overcome the disease’s physical, social and financial effects, whether you are a person living with MS or a caregiver.

Multiple Sclerosis is a disease of the central nervous system. MS damages the tissues surrounding nerves, short-circuiting the nervous system and interrupts the flow of information from the brain to the body.

Symptoms range from numbness and tingling to paralysis.

Most people with MS are diagnosed between ages 20 and 50.

MS affects more than 2.3 million worldwide & over 15,000 locally.

BIKE MS: More than just a fundraising event, BIKE MS is a challenge.

For all cyclists and people seeking a personal challenge and a world free of MS, Bike MS is the premier cycling series in the nation.

The 32nd annual Bike MS: Bike to the Bay is….

- September 26 & 27 - Attracts 2,000 cyclists and 500 volunteers and countless cheering family

members. Friends, family and colleagues all unite as part of over 120 teams - Nicknamed “Buffet to the Bay” as cyclists enjoy a fully supported ride with

catered rest stops and meals - A weekend experience for all abilities with various fully supported route

options to ensure that everyone can participate, 17, 50, 75, 100, 150 & 175 mile options – 1 or 2 day options.

TEAM DEMOGRAPHIC

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•Nearly 80% OF CYCLISTS ride on a team

•Over 120 TEAMS Participate Annually•Cyclists on teams RAISE MORE than the cyclist average •Cyclists come from over 20 STATES to participate

Beginning in Dover, DE, cyclists enjoy flat terrain as they travel through Delaware’s quaint, rural towns and listen to the ocean waves as they roll into the beach finish line

with great food and music in Dewey, DE.

WHY YOU SHOULD BE INVOLVED WITH BIKE MS

Partnership with National MS Society offers a corporation exposure to thousands of people who care about creating a world free of multiple sclerosis.

Value by the association with a nationally recognized, high-profile, non-profit organization. Sponsors of Bike MS are visible, recognized and celebrated for their partnership and commitment to achieving a world free of MS.

Brand awareness as you enforce the company's image as a caring corporate citizen, supportive of community issues. Each sponsorship package promises to deliver consistent brand visibility to thousands of event participants, volunteers and spectators.

Satisfaction in knowing that this sponsorship will help 15,000 local families who live with the unpredictability of MS. By joining the elite group of corporations that works alongside the National MS Society to create a world free of multiple sclerosis, your company will be identified as a leader within the corporate community.

Increased employee morale and teamwork by encouraging involvement as a participant or volunteer in a meaningful social activity.

Opportunity to provide budget-reducing in-kind contributions that are tax deductible

84% of adults believe that cause marketing creates a positive company image.

WHY GET INVOLVED WITH A CAUSE?78% would be more likely to buy a product associated with a cause they care about.

Cone Roper Benchmark Study on Cause Related Marketing

(ENTER) TEAM HISTORY/WHY YOU’RE RIDING

(ENTER) TEAM’S PAST SUCCESSES 2014: __ Team members

$__ Raised

(ENTER) TEAM’S 2015 GOALSRecruit __ team membersRaise $__

(ENTER) LINK TO TEAM WEBSITE

(ENTER TEAM NAME) INFORMATION

• Purchase or contribute to team jersey or team t-shirt to help underwrite the cost to team

• Donate gift or gift card to team’s fundraiser• Donate supplies for Team Village Tent • Donate to team• Host a fundraiser for team• Display team promotional items• Sell team bike wheels• Encourage employees to join team• Offer company match to employees that make a donation• (Enter specific team request)

BENEFITS TO SPONSOR• All donations are tax deductible• Company name/logo on team t-shirts & team jerseys• Logo & link on team’s website• Opportunity to join team weekend of ride• (Enter specific request benefits)

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES