THE GOAL: $600/TEAM ($50/runner) MINIMUM BY APRIL 10
Raise $1,800 ($150/runner) to receive lunch for the team on the beach at the finish.
Raise $7,200 ($600/runner or donate an organ!) by March 1 to waive the team entry fee.
Many runners, walkers and volunteers have raised more than $50. (Agony of DeFeet raised $1,000 each.) Contact ORU if you would like to run for a transplant candidate.
Print Pledge Form (optional). View 2007 donations.

GETTING STARTED IS EASY UTILIZING THREE PROVEN FUNDRAISING TECHNIQUES
1. Build a webpage (in under five minutes), tell your team story and send the link to contacts soliciting credit card donations.
2. Send the sample email (below) to contacts soliciting donations by check.
3. Utilize the Charitable Matching Programs offered by most employers. These companies will match the entry fee and/or donations to ORU.

ORU PREFERS SOLICITING FRIENDS, FAMILY AND COWORKERS
1. Contacting others furthers the message about the need for organ donors.
2. Contacts are invited to become runners, walkers, volunteers or organ donors!
3. By informing others of your efforts, participants receive recognition for helping to save lives.
4. Humorous and heartwarming team stories are entertaining.

SAMPLE EMAIL (to be copied and personalized)
Dear ...,
On (date), I will be running (or volunteering) 199 miles through 36 cities and across the Golden Gate Bridge on a 12-member team during the largest event in the world promoting organ donation. During The Relay, known as California's Longest Party, passing the baton to my next team member will symbolize the transfer of an organ from donor to recipient. The 2005-2007 races were dedicated to three-year-old Katalina Thang who waited two years for the tiny donor to save her. On September 4, 2006, Katalina received a new heart and lungs.

Please discuss your personal wishes regarding organ donation with your family. This will allow loved ones to make an informed decision if you become a potential organ donor.
Thanks in advance for your support of 98,000 Americans waiting for organ transplants.

PS Please run, walk, donate an organ(!), time (volunteers are needed even at 2 am, ouch!) or money online (include link to view team story and solicit online donations) or by check payable to Organs 'R' Us, 501 (c) (3) Tax ID 94-3333306, 570 El Camino Real, Suite 150-330, Redwood City, CA 94063. Please write (my team name) on the bottom of your check.

OTHER SUCCESS STORIES INCLUDE HOSTING
a fundraising dinner, auction, bake sale, clinic, dance, garage sale, lecture or raffle.