Unlike other 5k events, the Susan G. Komen Central Indiana Race® for the Cure does not require you to raise money in order to participate – all you have to do is register. You can help raise additional funds to fight breast cancer by collecting tax-deductible donations from family, friends, neighbors and colleagues.
Once you register as an individual or join a team, be sure to set up your Personal Page in the Race Center. In the Race Center, you can create your own personal fund raising page. You can send email messages to your friends, family members and co-workers and they can donate money to sponsor you! You can log in to your Personal Page on the Race Center anytime to see how your fund raising efforts are doing.
Komen Central Indiana will award exciting incentive prizes to our top fundraisers. Beginning In February, we will award weekly prizes to the individual who has raised the most money. These prizes will include iPads, tickets to events, shopping sprees and more! After the Race is over, everyone who has raised at least $100 will receive a gift as a token of our appreciation for helping us raise funds.
And, in keeping with tradition, the top 100 individual fundraisers will become members of the prestigious Pink Honor Roll. This elite group will be honored with a special t-shirt, prizes and a celebration in September 2011.
Online Donations When you register for the Race online, your own personal web page is automatically created. You can upload your own photo and tell your own story about why you are participating in the Race. You can send emails from your web page to friends, colleagues and family asking them to sponsor you – all they have to do is click on the link in your email.
Paper Donations While we strongly encourage everyone to use the online donation program, some people will prefer to donate by cash or check. We will gladly accept donations in any form; however, if you are trying to compete for a pledge program prize, we need your help to ensure that we can track the funds you work so hard to raise.
Donations by check or cash will be considered for individual prize eligibility as long as we receive them with an official fundraising form. You may collect your donations and turn them in at one time or, if you collect a large number of gifts early in the Race season, go ahead and turn them in with the appropriate forms. We will add your cash and/or check totals to any online donations to arrive at the total funds you raised.
In order to track your progress, you can post your check/cash donations by adding them to your online personal webpage. When we receive your completed fundraising form along with the checks/cash, we will confirm these cash/check donations. Remember, we can track online donations by both individual and by team.
You can turn in your donation envelope containing your donations and fundraising form at the warehouse during packet pickup the days prior to the Race or at the Pledges and Donations tent on Race day. If you prefer, you can mail your donations to the address below. Do not send cash in the mail!
Komen Central Indiana Race for the Cure
3500 DePauw Blvd, Suite 2070
Indianapolis, IN 46268
In order to give you more time to raise funds, we will count all donations received before May 21st (one month following the Race) toward incentive prizes and Pink Honor Roll membership. We gladly accept donations at any time, but those received after May 21st will not count toward your fundaising total fundraising. And don’t forget that all donations must be accompanied by a fundraising form (please note Race entry forms and fees should not be sent in the same envelope with Race donations).
Check to see if your company has a matching gift program. If they do, make sure you take advantage of it to increase the amount you raise. Let others know about this option and have them check with their companies. If your company has a matching program, obtain the necessary paperwork from them, complete the fundraising form and include it with your pledge envelope. Komen Central Indiana will submit the form and give you credit for the matching gift. Please be sure that your name is on the Match Form so that you can get the appropriate credit!
It is important to thank each and every individual that supports your fundraising efforts. Individuals that make a donation online will receive an electronic thank-you message. Komen will provide a receipt for cash and will send a thank you letter to any donor who makes a gift of $100 or more. Unfortunately, with the volume of gifts received for the Race, we cannot acknowledge each and every gift.
Each year, Komen honors the top 100 individual fundraisers by making them members of the prestigious Pink Honor Roll. Members will be invited to a special reception in their honor, showered with wonderful gifts and be given a special t-shirt emblazoned with the names of the Pink Honor Roll members on it.