Team Captain Checklist

• 8 Weeks Prior to Event

  Register your team at bowlforbigbrothers.com

  • Book your bowling lanes online
  • Put up posters at work

• 6 Weeks Prior to Event

  Officially launch the campaign at your workplace or with friends

  • Invite co-workers, friends or family to join the team and tell them what they are fundraising for
  • Email online registration instructions and encourage everyone to start fundraising
  • Remind your teammates to raise a minimum of $60

• 4 Weeks Prior to Event

  Motivate your bowlers to fundraise and determine a team goal

  • Offer a team fundraising prize
  • Ask your company to consider a Corporate Gift
  • Ask suppliers and clients to support your fundraising
  • Start planning your Circus themed costumes.
  • Use social media to let everyone know you’re supporting Big Brothers
    • Here is a poster you can use to show everyone you support Big Brothers!

• 2 Weeks Prior to Event

  Announce how close you are to your team goal

  • Inspire bowlers to keep fundraising to help reach the team goal
  • Recognize top fundraisers thus far
  • Remind bowlers about incentive prizes and how fundraising helps children in our community

• 1 Week Prior to Event

  Confirm the event details with bowlers

  • Email bowlers the event details as a reminder
  • Remind bowlers if they have collected cash, cheque, or credit card donations, they need to fill out the pledge sheet for the donors to receive a tax receipt
  • Ask bowlers to bring all pledge sheets, money, and online summary to the event
  • Let Big Brothers know if your bowler numbers have changed (to prevent late cancellation charges)

• 48 hours prior to the event

  Last chance to fundraise

  • Last push for fundraising! If you have met your goal, let’s see if you can increase it by 10% and encourage everyone to help meet it
  • Finalize costumes and other event day plans. Don’t forget, there is a prize for the Best Dressed!

• Day of Event

  Have fun at the event!

  • Plan to have dinner or drinks before/ after your event
  • Arrive 30 minutes prior to event start so we have plenty of time to register all of your bowlers
  • Bowl, win prizes and celebrate giving back to your community!