Hope In Motion -

Now in our 15^th year, Hope in Motion is one of Fairfield County's largest and longest running participatory charitable event. Join over 4500 participants who come together and celebrate life, comfort those living with cancer, honor survivors and remember those who lost their battle with cancer.
The Hope in Motion Ride consists of 2 courses: a challenging, picturesque 50-mile route that starts and finishes at Columbus Park and a scenic 20-mile route.

The routes offer scenic tours of backcountry roads and historic New England homes in Fairfield and lower Westchester Counties.

Join other cycling enthusiasts, first-time riders and cancer patients. Whatever your ability, you'll be part of an exciting day.

Although the Ride is a non-competitive charity ride, each rider receives an official time at the finish line.

Each course features frequent, fun rest stops with replacement fluids and nutritious snacks.

The Ride provides excellent facilities, fully equipped support vehicles, marked courses and knowledgeable volunteers who keep safety and fun foremost in mind.

Minimum 12 mph pace please

Cue sheets will be distributed at the event

Event Schedule:

7:00 a.m.          Registration Opens
7:30 a.m.          Ride begins
8:30 a.m.          Family Fun Zone Opens
8:40 a.m.          Welcome and Stage Presentations
9:00 a.m.          Run Begins
9:00 a.m.          Walk Begins
9:30 a.m.          Food, Music, Giveaways

Please join us! Once you complete your chosen event, you and your guests, family and friends will be treated to a finish line party with food, refreshments and entertainment at Columbus Park.

Ride Route: Ride Route Map

Directions and Parking:

From I-95 Southbound
Travel South on 1-95 to exit 8. At the bottom of the exit ramp, continue straight until third traffic light. At that light, turn right onto Washington Blvd. Continue north to the intersection of Washington Blvd. and Main Street. Columbus Park is on your right. Follow signs for parking. Downtown Parking Map

From I-95 Northbound
Take 1-95 North to exit 7. At the bottom of the exit, continue north-bound; turn left onto Washington Blvd. Continue north to the intersection of Washington Blvd. and Main Street. Columbus Park is on your right. Follow signs for parking. Downtown Parking Map

Family Fun Zone

Children can enjoy an assortment of activities, entertainment and sports, all hosted and created by Westchester Family Magazine and the Stamford Hospital Ha Ha's (Health & Humor Associates).

Balloons
Face Painting
Temporary Tattoos

Gift Bags
Games
Demonstrations

Apparel Pick-Up:

All registered participants (unless otherwise noted) and day-of registrants will receive a t-shirt.
Teams will pick up their t-shirts three weeks before the event at Stamford Hospital Foundation office. Team Captains will receive details.
Individuals may pick-up their t-shirts at the T-SHIRT PICK-UP area on Sunday, June 6. Please note: Day-of registrants will receive a size L t-shirt.

Safety: IMPORTANT RIDE SAFETY INFORMATION

All roads are open to regular traffic.

Please be courteous and ride single file, stop at all stop signs and obey all traffic laws.

No alcoholic beverages allowed on The Ride.

ANSI or Snell certified helmets are mandatory for all riders.

Riders are responsible for keeping their bicycles in safe working condition.

Minors under the age of 16 must ride with a parent or guardian.

Please carry a spare tube, patch kit, pump, water bottle and cell phone All cyclists must provide emergency phone number upon check-in.

All cyclists are required to check-out upon return. If you don't return to the park, please call contact phone number on your cue sheet to let us know you're checking out.

Rider support vehicles will be monitoring the routes to assist you.

Ride Readiness Program

To help you prepare for a 50 mile ride, Included in your ride registration and initial donation, you can take advantage of the following FREE programs and benefits:

Indoor cycling classes at Tully Health & Fitness Institute (HFI)

Bicycle repair and maintenance workshop by Cycle Center

Fitness workshops at Tully Health & Fitness Institute and KT Health & Fitness

Weekend rides with other cyclists hosted by HFI, KT Health & Fitness, and Cycle Center

Nutrition workshops at Tully Health & Fitness Institute .

Plus: Receive a preparation log book to record your activities Discounts on cycling equipment at Cycle Center A blog space to share your ride stories on the Hope in Motion website.

Become a Pacesetter

The Pacesetter program is a special recognition program for participants who raise at least $1,000. You also qualify to be a Pacesetter if:

You are the single largest individual fundraiser

Your team raises the most amount of money

Your school teams bring in the most money of all the schools

Your corporate team bring in the most money of all the corporate teams

Your team has the greatest number of participants

Fund Raising Tips and Incentives

Team Building and Fundraising Tips: Have Fun!

1. Throw a House Party
Try this sure-fire way to raise money. Collect donations and entertain at the same time. Create a theme (like a costume party) and have fun!

2. Corporate Matching Gifts
Ask your company to match the amount of pledges you receive from your fellow coworkers

3. Corporate Sponsorship
Ask a friend or contact who owns a local corporation if he/she would be willing to sponsor you.

4. The Extra Change in My Pocket Box
Create little boxes for your friends and family and have them place the boxes on their dressers or desks. At the end of day, they can drop their spare change in the box. It adds up! Collect it all and give the total collected to your team.

5. Start Your Own Extra Change Box
Similar to the idea above, keep a jar near your door and every day, place your loose change in there. Or, put one on your desk at work—others will join you.

6. Office Fundraising Challenge
Speak with everyone in your office and get them to challenge each other to raise the highest amount. Give the winner a prize like movie passes or a gift certificate to lunch or dinner.

7. Theme Party/Dinner
Hold a theme party for 10 or more of your friends. Have each guest donate $50, spend no more than $20 per person on food and you'll have $300 or more in pledges by the end of the night!

8. Birthday Gift Pledge
It is easier for your friends and family to write you a birthday check instead of spending hours shopping for you! And then you can donate the amount to your pledge total.

9. Recruit and delegate
Give 10 of your friends 10 pledge forms each and ask them to help raise money for your or get others to join your team.

10. Creative Friends
Find a local artist or ask a creative friend if he/she would donate a piece of art or jewelry you could auction off. Or, see if he/she would be willing to create mass quantities of something you could sell and keep a portion of for your pledge total.

11. Office E-mail
Send an interoffice email with the event link, www.hope-in-motion.org to recruit participants and sponsors.

12. Email signature
Update your email signature to include a request to support your efforts for Hope in Motion. Include our website www.hope-in-motion.org

Sample Letter: Sponsor Me

Dear Family and Friends,

I recently accepted the challenge to raise funds to support Stamford Hospital's Bennett Cancer Center by participating in the 15th Annual Hope in Motion Walk, Run & Ride on Sunday, June 6th, 20109.

All funds raised through Hope in Motion go directly to the Bennett Cancer Center to provide over 1,200 new patients and their families with a variety of programs including the following:

Clinical trials & cancer research

Exercise and nutrition program

Patient support services

Patient transportation

Integrative medicine

Genetic counseling

Lung cancer program

Please help support me in this important project by contributing generously. Click on the link below to sponsor me. For additional information about the event or the Bennett Cancer Center, visit www.hope-in-motion.org.

It is faster and easier than ever to support this great cause by making your tax-deductible donation online using the link below. If you prefer, you can send your contribution to the address listed below.

Whatever you can give will help - it all adds up! I greatly appreciate your support and will keep you posted on my progress.

Sincerely,

To make a donation online, visit my personal page by clicking on the link below.

To mail a donation, make checks payable to Stamford Hospital and reference my name. Donation should be mailed to the following address: Stamford Hospital Foundation, 1351 Washington Blvd, Ste.202, Stamford, CT 06902

Sample Letter: Join My Team

It's that time again!

The 15th Annual Hope in Motion Walk, Run & Ride to benefit Stamford Hospital's Bennett Cancer Center will be held on Sunday, June 6^th in Columbus Park. I have registered our team, (Team Name Here), and we are ready to go! Please join me this year in support of the wonderful programs and services that the Bennett Cancer Center provides. Together we will make a difference in the lives of cancer patients in this community.

All funds raised through Hope in Motion go directly to the Bennett Cancer Center to provide over 1,200 new patients and their families with a variety of programs including the following: