If you have or have not yet registered for the Walk, we encourage you to form a team.  A Walk Team includes anyone and everyone who wants to join you in the effort to raise money for patient services programs and ALS research.  Walk Teams and their fundraising efforts drive the success of a Walk.  More team walkers means an increased opportunity for fundraising and increased awareness of ALS. 

Each Walk Team has a Team Captain.  A Team Captain is the lead organizer and motivator for a Walk to Defeat ALS^TM Team.  Forming a Team contributes to a great Walk experience!  Forming a team is easier than it sounds.  Here are some helpful tips to getting your team started!

1. Register online at www.alsphiladelphia.org
   
   
2. Invite co-workers, friends, family, club members, business associates, and people from your school and/or place of worship to join you for some great fun and a great cause.  Everyone can benfit from the experience. 
   
   
3. Get all the instruction, materials, and motivation you?ll need to organize a large and successful team.
   
   
4. Set walker and fundraising goals and develop a plan to recruit walkers. Think about people who you?d want on your team. Invite family and friends, neighbors, church members, as well as clubs and/or organizations with whom you are involved.
   
   
5. Utilize your Walk Team Page by sending emails, uploading pictures, etc. 
   
   
6. Live the Walk. Talk and/or write to these people about the Walk and why you think it?s important to support your efforts to fund chapter programs and cutting edge research. Don?t just ask people to join your team; make sure they know why you want them to join and what it is you want them to do.
   
   
7. Set a positive example. Be the first to sign up and make sure that the people who are close to you are registered as well. Sponsor yourself, so team members and potential donors know you are serious about the cause. Want to take one step further? Offer an incentive to the highest fundraiser on your team!
   
   
8. Ask each person who joins your team to recruit another member.
   
   
9. Make sure you keep track of your team. Encourage all of your team members to register online at www.alsphiladelphia.org  If your team members don?t have internet access, call the Greater Philadelphia Chapter office and ask to have those team members registered. You can track what your team members are doing by visiting the Team Progress page. The features on this page allow you to send reminders and notes to your fellow teammates.
   
   
10. Stay in touch with your Walk staff personnel. Call and ask questions about the Walk and the team building/walker recruiting/fundraising process if there is anything you don?t understand. Plan to attend the Fundraising Workshops and Team Captain Workshops arranged in your area.
    
    
11. Hold your own Walk Kick-off Event for family, friends, and co-workers. Have a Walk volunteer or staff member join you inmaking a presentation about Lou Gehrig?s Disease and the Walk to Defeat ALS^?.
    
    
12. Design a Team T-Shirt! 
    
    
13. Finally, stress the importance of fundraising to your team members throughout the entire pre-Walk period. Remember, the purpose of this event is simple: to raise as much money as possible. At The ALS Association, our goal is to improve the lives of those with ALS and fund global cutting edge research!
    
    
14. Have fun!