Have your own Team Kickoff Event!

We encourage every team to have their own team kickoff event at their place of business, school, church or neighborhood group.  We are happy to send a representative from the Chapter to help answer questions, get potential riders motivated, and encourage the process along!  Just contact us for help and please give us a little notice as our calendars get packed in the spring!

All it takes is a little planning, a few refreshments, and an invitation to EVERYONE you can think of who might be interested in joining your team!  If it's a company team, encourage fellow coworkers to bring along a spouse or other family member who might be interested in riding.

• Send an e-mail or put a flyer in a paycheck envelope to all employees telling them that you've started a new team to participate in the Bike MS ride, and that you'd like them to join you.  If you're riding for someone you all know, let them know you are riding on behalf of that person -- it helps to make it personal. Be sure to ask the person with MS if it's okay for you to mention them.
• Let them know that the ride is for all ages and ability levels.  This well supported ride is a great way to get active again, as you can ride as little or as much as you'd like, taking advantage of a fully supported ride to take care of you all the way.
• Consider getting the company to supply drinks and appetizers for 5:00 p.m. "happy hour" to introduce people to the new team concept.  Lunch time meetings are also convenient, so tell everybody to bring their lunch for a short presentation on your new team.
• Be sure to ask the Chapter if you'd like one of the staff members to come out and tell everybody about what the event is like, what it means to be a team member, and let everybody know where your hard earned fundraising dollars get spent.