What does St. Jude provide?

St. Jude provides several resources to ensure you have a positive and fun experience, as well as a successful event. The following tools are included in the Volunteer Coordinator Kit shipped to you after registration.

If you have questions or need assistance, please contact the Coordinator Support Team at
1-800-626-BIKE (2453) or trike@stjude.org.

• Coordinator Resource Guide: The guide contains helpful tips and guidelines from planning and recruiting to executing the event. You can download the guide when you log in to www.mytrikeathon.org and click on the “Event Resources” tab.
  
  
• Bikewell & Pedals Big Trike Adventure Storybook: Your kit contains an illustrated storybook featuring Bikewell Bear and Pedals the Bunny. The storybook is divided into five daily lessons that teach children the rules of bike and trike safety. View storybook excerpt.
  
  
• St. Jude Trike-A-Thon DVD: The DVD is a supplement to Bikewell and Pedals' Big Trike Adventure Storybook. The DVD contains four animated segments containing Bikewell Bear and Pedals the Bunny's rules to safe riding. The DVD also features the St. Jude Trike-A-Thon theme songs. "Different Spokes for Different Folks" and "Rayos Differente" by Hot Peas 'N Butter.
  
  
• Donation Submission Form (PDF): Use this form to accompany donations mailed to St. Jude (included in the Coordinator Resource Guide).
  
  
• Participant registration worksheet (PDF): Use this form to keep up with your participants, determine how many prizes to order and track prizes for each participant (included in the Coordinator Resource Guide).
  
  
• Event poster (PDF): If you need additional posters, you can save this PDF file and take it to a local print store. The print size is 10" x 22". The poster includes areas to customize with your event information to help publicize your event.
  
  
• Sponsor form information/consent form (PDF): View the information included on the sponsor form envelope used by participants to collect and list donations, including the consent form to sign and submit to the coordinator.
  
  
• Coordinator return envelopes: Use these envelopes for coordinators to return donations to
  St. Jude.
  
  

Other resources

• Coordinator tips: Tips and suggestions from some of the most successful Trike-A-Thon coordinators.
  
  
• Online fundraising: www.mytrikeathon.org is an easy-to-use website that allows you and your participants to manage your fundraising efforts online. You can create your own Web page, send e-mails to donors, receive credit card donations online and so much more.
  • Coordinator online fundraising instructions
  • Participant online fundraising instructions
    
    
• Parent explanation letter: Customize this sample letter to send home to parents, along with the Sponsor Form Envelope/Permission Slip, to explain what St. Jude Trike-A-Thon is, how it works and why their involvement is important.
  
  
• Parent donation note: Customize this sample note to send home to parents as a reminder to return the donations.
  
  
• Tools for media coverage: Use these resources to increase community awareness about your event by customizing the templates and distributing them to local media. The highlighted portions represent areas you can customize with your event information. For details on using these resources, download these tips on working with the media.
  • Pre-event press release template
  • Post-event press release template
  • Media alert template
  • Calendar template
    
    
• Brochure (PDF): Introductory information about the Trike-A-Thon program.
  
  
• Prizes for coordinators and participants: See the prizes that coordinators and participants can earn.
  
  

If you have questions or need assistance, please contact the Coordinator Support Team at
1-800-626-BIKE (2453) or trike@stjude.org.