2008 OPR Charity Event

Saturday May 10th, 9A

The Olympic Peninsula Region has selected the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation as our charity this year. The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation was established in 1955, at that time children with cystic fibrosis did not live to attend elementary school. All donations to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) are 100% tax deductible. The foundation does not received direct federal funding, so it depends upon the generosity of individual donors, like us.

We will be participating in The Cystic Fibrosis Great Strides Walk on May 10, 2008 which starts at 10A at the Vinland Elementary School in Poulsbo. The Olympic Peninsula Region of PCA is sponsoring a Rest Stop along the walk and members will be participating in the walk. All members who participate in the walk will receive a T-shirt with all the sponsors, morning coffee & pastries, fruit and bottled water at the rest stops along the route and lunch after the walk. There will also be music and activities for the kids at the Vinland Elementary School parking lot.

We are also having a charity Show & Shine at the Vinland Elementary School during this event. We will meet up at 9A at the Poulsbo McDonalds and drive over to Vinland Elementary School as a group. Trophies will be provided for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place based on a People's Choice vote. We will need a couple of folks who are not participating in the walk to hand out and collect ballots and tally the votes. If you are interested, please contact Maryann Elwell at (253) 853-4003 or by email.

Instructions for the Show & Shine

Click here to download a show & shine registration form. The entry fee per car is $15 early bird (must be received by 4/15/08) or $20 after 4/15/08 and will be donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.  If you plan to show your Porsche or other car, please complete the attached form and mail it with your payment to our Treasurer, Jeff Smith at OPR-PCA, P.O. Box 3572, Silverdale, WA 98383-3572.  Checks may be written out to "OPR-PCA" or "CFF". If you will participate in the Show & Shine, you must RSVP to Brett Burroughs at (360) 697-6309 or by email by 5/2/08, so he can provide the final car count to the organizers.

Early registration for this event is important.  We need to make sure we reserve sufficient space for our cars, since the Mustang club will also be there and parking is limited, so please register early.

Instructions for the Charity Walk

There are two ways to collect and submit donations for those participating in the charity walk.

You can use a donations form to collect cash and checks from your sponsors.  To do that click here to download a copy of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Great Strides Walk fundraising form to print.  Have your sponsors pay with cash or write their checks out to "CFF" and bring them with your completed form the day of the event.

Alternatively, you can register on-line via the directions below and those who sponsor you can make their payment on-line using a credit card.

To Register for the Walk On-line:

1. Go to the GREAT STRIDES homepage at http://www.cff.org/great%5Fstrides/.
2. Under “Register Now!” select "Washington" as state and "Washington Chapter" as host chapter. Click the “FIND A WALK” button to search for a walk site in your state.
3. Under the list of Available walks, find "2008 Poulsbo - Vinland Elementary" and click on the “Register” button listed after it.
4. Under Select Your Registration Type, select " I am an individual signing up as a member of a team." and select the team "Micah's Porsche (Micah Waldron)" and click on the "Continue" button.
5. Fill in your contact information and answer the questions to create your profile. At a minimum, you need to complete the fields that are shaded grey. Then click on the "Continue" button Be sure to note your username and password for access to your account later.
6. On the Complete Your Registration page, select your goal for fundraising from your friends & family sponsoring you in the walk. $150 is the minimum recommended amount, but the more the better. Click on the "Complete Registration" button. You will receive an e-mail confirming your registration.
7. Click on the "Start Fund Raising Now" button to log onto your account to setup your home page for your sponsors to visit. Enter the username and password you created in step 5.
8. Under Your Information, click on "Edit Home Page" to setup your custom home web page.
9. Select what information you want displayed on your home page and update the Personal Message that you want displayed. You can select one of the default pictures for your home page, or upload your own from your computer, by selecting "Upload your own photo" then clicking on the "Upload" button. Click on the "Browse" button to go to the correct folder on your computer and select the photo you wish to upload. Then click on the "Submit" button. When finished, at the bottom of the page click on the "Save My Page" button. At any time you can see your home page by clicking on the "Preview Page" button.
10. When you are finished, click on "LOGOUT" on the left side of the page.

At anytime to log back into your account to view your home page, edit your home page, view donations, invite donors, edit your POC information. Go to http://www.cff.org/ and select "LOGIN" under Quick Links. Enter the username and password you created in step 5.

Once you are registered on-line, those who sponsor you on the walk may go on-line to http://www.cff.org/Great_Strides/ and under "Find A Walker" enter your first and last name and select "Washington" for the state. They then click on the "Find a Walker" button. Under the Search Results, they just need to click on your name and it will take them to your home page. Once there, they just click on the "Click to Donate" button, fill out the form on-line with their information and click on the "Submit" button.

Thank you in advanced for helping us raise money for this year's Charity, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

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