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By: Dennis
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Excellent points John, This was Carolâ€
By: john
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You make a great point about being in Pink Soles in Motion. Being in a large team can definitely be a huge help with fund raising and holding larger events to raise money that you just can't do as an individual walker.
By: john
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I think the fund raising is definitely a key factor. I think if there is a bigger community we can do better with helping each other find new and unique ways to fund raise too. I struggle with this too because some years I blow my goal out of the water and others I have issues.
By: john
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I'll say that I can honestly see both sides of this. I am a trademark owner and if I fail to enforce that trademark (like SGK was doing) then I could lose the rights to it. That being said, I used to make a shirt that I sold to raise money for breast cancer research that said, "I love TaTas" or something like that. I got a cease and decist letter from Save the Tatas saying that I couldn't use the word Tata. It sucks that the do it, but it sucks worse that they have to do it because of the way the law works.
By: Sly Camacho
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Excellent views points! After walking San Diego later this month, I will have walked the 3 Day 12 times. The first year I walked I didn't know anyone with breast cancer until my son introduced me to a lady that was battling breast cancer. It wasn't until my third year that it became personal to me because my sister was diagnosed. I vowed to continue walking until I could no longer walk or I could no longer raise the funds. I've been very fortunate that I have been able to meet my goal each year due to the fact that I have a few very generous donors. I'm not sure why people don't come back. I think for some it is too hard to walk 60 miles. It could be due to lack of training or maybe their body can't handle such a long walk, or it could be the fundraising requirement is too high. Often times I have heard people say l, "I've done it once, so I won't be doing it again." That leads me to believe for some, maybe it's just something they put on their bucket list. Sometimes people get tired of walking the same route every year. I know for me walking DFW every year, I noticed we pretty much walked the same route every year. That too can became boring. I was glad to see they changed it up somewhat in Dallas this year. Moving right along...I have only been able to recruit three women to do the 3 Day. Out of the three, only one came back to do it a second time. She will be doing the walk with me in San Diego. Last year when they were doing the bring your best friend and they fly free...now I thought that was a good incentive to recruit more walkers. I think the organization stands a good chance of retaining seasoned walkers and recruiting additional walkers to register if they continue incentives. Raising $2300 is very hard to do year after year after year.
By: Eric
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This article touches on why people are not so supportive as they once were .
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By: Tom May
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This was a good read John, I can tell that you've put a lot of thought into it... When I talk to people the push back I get the most is the planned parenthood thing and that Nancy Brinker gets such a large salary, who knows, maybe she donates a bunch back?? no telling, but if she did and made it public that would probably be huge. Unfortunately it takes a management team to run an organization like Komen, and to get quality people you have to be willing to pay decent salaries. Every year I invite people to come out and cheer and show support and so far every year, i've gotten little to no response or follow through, the way our world seems to be going there's less and less people that are willing put in the work that it takes to fundraise and walk every year.
As a member of pink soles in motion I've worked with some amazing people that are so driven to make a difference that its hard to not stay involved and try to absorb some of their positive attitudes and spirit. I've shared your blog on my Facebook page so maybe some other team mates/friends might have some insight or ideas that might help grow the walk back to the levels it once was.
By: john
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Thanks for the comment Dawn. My hope is to get some feedback from the community at large and then reach out to staff so that it's not just me with my ideas. All the feedback I can get will be hugely helpful!
By: Dawn Nielson
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This was so well thought out and a lot of effort was put into this. I hope you have forwarded a copy to the Staff. I feel the amount of fund raising needed is daunting and scares a lot of potential walkers away. This is a lot of money for some with small social circles to even view as possible. I for one would love to be a part of the solution and part of the group that brings it back to what it once was. I am still so bothered that I bring up the event and people havenâ€
By: john
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Thanks for the comment Rikki! My goal this year is to start doing a little more outreach and community building outside of official 3-Day stuff (unless they reach out to me!). I'd like to see participation grow, so I'll do what I can to help it go that direction.