Ride
for a Child
Step-by
Step Instructions
Print Instructions (.pdf form)
Step 1 – REGISTER
Register to Ride for a
Child with Perimeter Bicycling
Association of America (the
wonderful people who put on
El Tour de Tucson).
You can register:
Click
on University Medical Center
26th El Tour de Tucson presented
by Diamond Ventures and
then Register Online for
El Tour 2008
Whether your register online
or with a printed form choose
the Ride for a Child option.
It looks like this:
__NEW!
RIDE FOR A CHILD. I
will earn FREE ENTRY
(paid by Tu Nidito) and
ride for a special child
named by Tu Nidito by collecting
$500 or more in contributions.
I will also pay Perimeter
Bicycling a processing
fee (see box). I will receive
a unique Tu Nidito cycling
jersey (instead of
Prize Certificates),
as well as entry, event benefits,
and El Tour Poster.
Step 2 – YOU WILL
BE ASSIGNED A CHILD TO RIDE
FOR
Once you have registered to Ride
for a Child, you will
receive a packet containing:
- Your child’s name, story
and photo
- A customized Contribution
Request Form to help
you raise money. This form
contains your child’s name,
photo and story, a request
for support, a link to
donate online and instructions
to mail in contributions.
The form can be sent to
your contacts via email
or printed and mailed.
It can take up to 2 weeks
from the time of registration
to receive your information
packet. If you want to speed
things up, email Ciara at Ciara@tunidito.org and
tell her you have registered
to Ride for a Child.
Step 3 – SET YOUR
FUNDRAISING GOAL
When you Ride for a Child,
you pledge to raise a minimum
of $500 in contributions. However,
you can set your personal fundraising
goal at any amount ($500 and
above).
- Raise $1000 or more and
receive a special ‘El Tour
Conquistador,’ a hand-made,
16” metal bicycle sculpture
designed by Toni Sodersten
from Bisbee, AZ.
- The highest El Tour money
raiser will receive a Treasure
Chest filled with thousands
of dollars in cycling and
wellness prizes.
Step 4 – BEGIN RAISING
MONEY FOR Tu Nidito
Donations can be made:
2609
E Broadway
Tucson,
Arizona 85716
- In Person – at 2609 E Broadway,
Tucson, Arizona 85716
Contributors need to include
your name when making their
donations.
Step 5 – TRACK YOUR
DONATIONS
We will track your donations
and send you email updates.
STEP 6 – RECEIVE YOUR
JERSEY
Jerseys will be available the
first week of October. Once
you have met the minimum of
$500 in contributions, your
jersey will be mailed to you
OR you can choose to pick it
up at El Tour Expo. For information
on El Tour Expo, click here
- http://www.perimeterbicycling.com/!ETT/Expo.html
STEP 7 – RIDE FOR
A CHILD!
Ride the University Medical
Center 26th El
Tour de Tucson presented
by Diamond Ventures on
Saturday, November 22nd 2008
and know that …
Each moment you give
Each mile you ride
Every hill you climb
Every wash you cross
… is for a child
Questions?
I already registered
for El Tour. Can I change
to the Ride for a Child program?
Yes! Simply contact Perimeter
Bicycling Association of America
and tell them you want to change
your registration and Ride
for a Child.
If you have already paid the
$60 registration fee, this
money can not be refunded.
However, you can deduct that
amount from your fundraising
goal. (Instead of raising $500
you will raise a minimum of
$440.)
Do I have to pay the
$500 when I register?
No, we believe in your commitment
to raise the contributions.
The only amount you must pay
when you register is the Processing
Fee assessed by Perimeter Bicycling
Association of America. However,
you have the option to pay
$500 (or any amount of the
contributions) at the time
you register.
PROCESSING FEE TABLE
If registering Tuesday, Jan.
1 thru Sunday, Aug. 31 pay
$10 processing fee
If registering Monday, Sept.
1 thru Sunday, Oct. 26 pay
$15 processing fee
If registering Monday, Oct.
27 thru Friday, Nov. 14 pay
$25 processing fee
If registering Saturday, Nov.
15 thru Thursday, Nov. 20 pay
$45 processing fee
Do I have to pay the
processing fee?
Yes, the processing fee must
be paid when you register.
However at your request, that
amount can be refunded to you
once you have met your fundraising
goal OR you can deduct that
from your contribution goal.
Please note that El Tour’s
processing fee increases the
closer we get to El Tour. We
recommend you register early
and save.
PROCESSING FEE TABLE
If registering Tuesday, Jan.
1 thru Sunday, Aug. 31 pay
$10 processing fee
If registering Monday, Sept.
1 thru Sunday, Oct. 26 pay
$15 processing fee
If registering Monday, Oct.
27 thru Friday, Nov. 14 pay
$25 processing fee
If registering Saturday, Nov.
15 thru Thursday, Nov. 20 pay
$45 processing fee
I need help! How do
I raise $500?
Your customized Contribution
Request Form is designed
to do most of the work for
you. Send it to your contacts
(friends, family, business
associates, and corporate sponsors)
and ask them to help. Most
people are happy to contribute
but they need to be asked.
What if I don’t raise
the $500 before El Tour?
If you are having a difficult
time raising the $500 in contributions,
give us a call. We are here
to help you and have suggestions
on how you can raise your contributions.
If you still are unable to
raise the $500, you can change
to one of the other El Tour
registration options. You may
need to pay the $60 registration
fee at this time. Your contributions
will still come to Tu Nidito
and make a difference in the
lives of our children.
