We are so excited that you have chosen to run the Maine Marathon, Half Marathon, Relay Race, or Virtual Event with the Marr Fund Team in support of the Josephine and John Marr Alzheimer’s Research Fund at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. We appreciate your commitment and look forward to supporting you every step of the way as you prepare for race day.
Please make sure you are officially registered for the Marr Fund Team by following the steps below by August 30:
- Step 1: Complete the mainemarathon.com registration required for all in-person runners (virtual runners, this is optional!) and forward your confirmation email to team@bwh.harvard.edu
- Step 2: Set up your personal TeamRaiser fundraising page*
- Click here to START A TEAM/JOIN A TEAM
- Click here to JOIN AS AN INDIVIDUAL FUNDRAISER
- Step 3: Add your name to the Marr Fund Team Roster if you haven’t already
*TeamRaiser is our fundraising platform and separate from step one, the Maine Marathon registration. You will be required to pay a $5 registration fee that is separate from your fundraising commitment. The deadline to raise the amount you agree to on TeamRaiser is October 1 at 6AM.
FIRST Fundraising Challenge! All runners who raise/donate $50 by Wednesday, August 9 will be entered into a chance drawing for FOUR General Admission seats to a Sea Dogs home game!! Help us kick off this year’s fundraising as we aim to raise $250,000 as a TEAM!
Marr Team Resources/Runner Hub: http://maine.bwhevents.org/ Bookmark this site on your computer and phone for quick answers to all your questions. The hub includes past emails, important dates, fundraising tips and tricks, a training schedule, and instructions about receiving donations, plus more! See below for a few documents that should be very helpful in getting you to the starting line.
- Click here to see our one pager about the impact the Marr Fund has made. Share with your networks!
- Add our social images to your email signature, Facebook or Instagram posts!
- Sample fundraising letter to get your fundraising started.
- Corporate Sponsor information if you would like to include in your outreach in case your company or someone’s company you know might want to support at a corporate level.
- Matching gift information to tell your donors that their donation could be doubled!
- Volunteer link for friends and family to get involved if they can’t run to participate virtually!
Fundraising Incentives: The fundraising commitment for in-person runners is $150 and for virtual, $100, but we encourage everyone to set your goal higher to be eligible for some great perks below!
If you have any questions, please contact team@bwh.harvard.edu or call/text 774 262 0314.
From start to finish,
Ali, Ally and Caroline