2024…the year YOU will run the Boston Marathon! This is a long email with reminders and updates, so please be sure to review in its entirety and email marathonteam@bwh.harvard.edu with any questions.
Second Team Meeting (Virtual) – Thursday, January 25
We hope you will be able to join your teammates for our second team meeting, that will be held virtually, on January 25, from 6:00–7:30pm. You won’t want to miss out on team updates and hear from Stepping Strong Center leadership and grateful patients.
RSVP for the team meeting HERE.
First Fundraising Deadline: $2,000 raised by January 31st at 11:59PM
Per the runner contract that you signed, each individual charity member of the Brigham Stepping Strong Marathon Team agrees to meet or exceed the personal fundraising minimums by the following deadlines:
- January 31, 2024: Minimum of at least $2,000 raised
- March 30, 2024: Minimum of at least $5,000 raised
- June 1, 2024: Remaining fundraising commitment raised
As a reminder, if you have not reached the $2,000 minimum by 11:59PM on the 31st, your credit card will be charged for the incremental amount to reach the deadline. These charges will be applied to your total fundraising commitment and will not be refunded. In addition, you will not receive your B.A.A. race registration until you complete a call with our team to review your fundraising.
If you have incoming donations, or incoming matching gifts, please alert us ASAP so we can make sure we update your total, even if the gifts haven’t arrived to us yet / aren’t on your page. If you plan on meeting the commitment by making an outright donation, you can do so directly onto your TeamRaiser without us having to charge your card.
If you plan on making an outright donation to fulfill the commitment, please do so prior to 1/31/2024.
Fundraising Check-In Calls
Our team is hosting fundraising check-in calls throughout the marathon season to support YOU! While not mandatory, these are a great chance to check-in with us and make sure you feel prepared for your marathon fundraising. CLICK HERE to sign up. Calls will start on Friday, January 12 and continue bi-weekly through Friday, April 5.
Fundraising Tip
Super Bowl Sunday will be here before we know it, and selling squares is a great way to raise money. To learn more about setting up Super Bowl squares, check out this website.
Fundraising Milestones
All runners who raise $6,000 by January 31 will receive a North Face Beanie or Hydro Flask Tumbler for our second fundraising milestone!! Make sure to check out these great swag pieces that ALL teammates are eligible to receive if they reach the fundraising benchmarks listed under the swag!
Fundraising Challenges
We love a good challenge to get everyone involved! Starting this week, we will begin the March Madness fundraising challenge. Each month, two teammates will win swag, if they were the highest fundraiser or if received the most donations. On 4/1, the individual who raises the most money and the individual who receives the most donations, will receive a custom Stepping Strong YETI! Please note that if you are fundraising with other runners on a ‘team’, the totals will be divided amongst the number of people you are fundraising with.
Team Training Runs and Weekly Newsletter
This Saturday’s run on 1/6 will be a ten – twelve mile run that starts at Joint Venture Physical Therapy (533 Commonwealth Ave in Kenmore Square, Boston) at 8AM. Doors will open at 7:30AM and Ali will be there, so make sure to make to introduce yourselves if you haven’t! Please call/text Ali at 857 505 1225 if you need any support Saturday morning.
Be sure to check out Coach John’s website for more information and to keep up to date on the training schedule. Make sure you are signed up to receive weekly email updates from Coach John, which are separate from our emails, to keep you informed, educated, and motivated for this season’s Boston Marathon training. Click here to subscribe to his newsletter!
Don’t forget to send us your photos!
Stretching/preparing to run, training/running outside & inside, in your Stepping Strong gear, and selfies & “point-of-view” shots are encouraged! Email to marathonteam@bwh.harvard.edu or text to 857 523 8052!
From start to finish,
Ali, Ally, and Caroline
P.S. Don’t forget to check out the runner portal fundraising tab (http://marathon.bwhevents.org/fundraising/) for tons of fundraising tips and tricks and resources!