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 | Manulife Bike & Hike Online Fundraising
 To access the Bike & Hike fundraising tool, you’ll need to first register for the event online. This tool makes collecting donations easier than ever! You’ll be able to email friends, family & colleagues asking for their support and they’ll be able to make an online donation right away using their VISA, MasterCard or American Express. It’s convenient and secure for you; it’s convenient and secure for your sponsors.
If you haven’t tried asking for online donations, try it now - it’s easy with the Bike & Hike online fundraising tool!
| 1. | From the Bike & Hike homepage, choose your participant type then log in with your Username and ID |
| 2. | From the left hand menu, select “Ask others to sponsor you” |
| 3. | In the “To” field, enter as many email addresses as you want (one per line) |
| 4. | Adding a personal message will make your request more effective |
| 5. | Select “Send email” and your request will go to all the email addresses that you’ve entered and will direct the recipients how to sponsor you by making an online donation |
| 6. | You can track how you’re doing on your Summary Page |
Sponsor form
Of course, with some people you’ll still want to ask for a donation in person. You’d record these on your hard copy Individual / Family sponsor form (PDF) or Corporate Challenge sponsor form (PDF). The Bike & Hike fundraising tool can help you track your offline donations as well.
The most successful fundraisers
Studies show that the most successful fundraisers solicit sponsors using a combination of online and offline requests. An online request would be an email sent to potential sponsors from the new Bike & Hike online tool. Requests made offline would be any face-to-face requests that you make and then record on a sponsor form. You can decide where a personal request would make more sense, for example, the colleague who sits right beside you at work. The Bike & Hike online fundraising tool allows you to track both your online and offline donations. This year, we’re asking each participant to raise a minimum of $50 to support this important community resource. With the online fundraising tool, it’s easy to do. Your supporters can make a secure credit card donation to St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation and get an instant e-tax receipt. Corporate Challenge participants last year raised an average of $150 per person.
How to raise $150 … in 5 easy steps!
The goal of the Manulife Bike & Hike for Heart is to raise $200,000 for St. Mary’s Regional Cardiac Care Centre. Based on the number of participants we anticipate, each participant would need to raise $150 for the event to reach this goal. We realize some will raise more and some will raise less. However, if you could set a personal fundraising goal for yourself of $150, that would be terrific. Here are some tips that may help you reach your goal.
How to raise $150 … in 5 easy steps!
| 1. | Sponsor yourself for $20. |
| 2. | Ask two family members to sponsor you for $20. |
| 3. | Ask three friends to sponsor you for $20. |
| 4. | Ask three co-workers to sponsor you for $10. |
| 5. | Thank everyone who helped you support St. Mary’s Cardiac Care Centre by sponsoring you for the Manulife Bike & Hike for Heart. |
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