Registration

Online Registration.

Click on the links to the left to access online registration, get a copy of the pledge form, and get some great pledging tips! Note that your team captain must register the team, and pay the $275 registration fee online. This year, we're asking for a minimum $100 in pledges per participant.

What is online fundraising?
You're busy. You know how time consuming mailing letters or contacting and speaking with family and friends by phone can be. Online fundraising gives you the option to use the convenience of the Internet to send out a fully personalized email to your friends, co-workers, family members and business contacts. Just imagine -- your community can celebrate Pull for a Cure with you this year by giving a donation online! With the on-line system you can: Email your on-line donation form out to supporters, monitor your progress on-line, set up your donation page and profile. Using our online fundraising is a simple and easy way for you to encourage your friends, family and co-workers to respond to and support the charity you care so much about.

How do I get started?
Getting started in 4 easy steps:

1. Registering.
2. Joining your team.
3. Creating and personalizing your own webpage.
4. Sending emails to your friends and family and soliciting donations.
5. Making donations securely and getting a receipt in seconds.

Step 1 - Registering
Click on the LINK and it will take you to the Pull for a Cure start page. Then click on"Sign Up" in the top left corner. Read the Waiver, and click the circle "I Accept", (If participant is under 18 years of age, parent or guardian must sign a printed copy of the Waiver). Click one of the following circles, "An Individual", "A Team Captain", or "A Team Member".

• If you are setting up a team, click on "A Team Captain", Enter your Team Name and Team Description. Enter your contact information and set up ID and password. Follow through the rest of the steps to complete the registration.
• If you are joining a team, click on "A Team Member", Enter the Team Name or the Captain's Name to search for your team. A list will appear with Team Name and Team Captain information. Please click on your team, then confirm your team by clicking on "Join this Team". Enter your contact information and set up ID and password. Follow through the rest of the steps to complete the registration.
• If you are an individual, click on "An Individual, and enter your contact information and set up ID and password. Follow through the rest of the steps to complete the registration.

Step 2 - Creating and personalizing your own webpage. This is your opportunity to promote your commitment to cancer research and patient care at Princess Margaret Hospital, perhaps by telling your personal story with a photo. It's simple. Just click on "My Donation Page" and fill in your reasons for supporting cancer research and patient care at Princess Margaret Hospital, then you can browse your files to upload a personal picture. Now click on "My Goal" and enter the amount of your personal fundraising goal.

Step 4 - Sending emails
To personalize the email so people don't think you have sent spam (system generate mail comes from Pull for a Cure) Please click on the"Solicit Others" link on the left navigation bar and enter your email address. This will send an email to you with the link for pledging. Then you can forward from your email box along with a personal message and subject line to send an email to solicit sponsorships. You can also do this directly by adding the peoples names in however we find people are more likely to respond when it comes from you.

Step 5 - Making a donation
Your e-mail donation request includes a link to "My Donation Page." When your friends, family and contacts arrive at your personalized page, they will see your text and picture. Your sponsor will be prompted to click on "sponsor me" to provide personal and payment
information, using their credit card. Once processed, your sponsor receives a "thank you" email and an electronic tax receipt almost immediately. The Web site uses secure SSL technology to safeguard all credit card information. Watch your fundraising dollars grow! Use your ID and password to login to the website - invite more friends, keep track of your donations and view your sponsors.

Step 6- The good old pledge form