FUNDRAISING TIP: An Inspiring Update

For this week's Fundraising Friday blog entry - I decided that instead of providing a fundraising tip or suggestion - it would be more beneficial to share with you some exciting and inspiring news:

The 2010 Audi Best Buddies Challenge Hyannis Port has reached incredible milestones this week!

- We have already surpassed our total number of participants from last year.

- Our participants have already raised more than TWO MILLION dollars which is already funding friendships, job placements, and leadership development throughout our Best Buddies Chapters.

-We are receiving more and more donations, checks, and matching gifts each day and are right on track to make this year's event the biggest and most successful to date!

Thank you to all of our Hyannis Port participants, donors, and supporters who continue to help us exceed our goals. We are so excited to see what the next two months of fundraising will bring!

And to the Hearst Castle folks - pretty inspiring stuff huh? Let's see what you all can do this year!

Shed the Weight

Training Tuesday is back again with our resident former-Pro cyclist, Richard Fries. Here's his take on training nutrition and weight loss.

Shed the weight. Bike riding is all about the power-to-weight ratio. Training will increase the power but can also increase the appetite. Many beginner cyclists struggle with weight loss. There are a few tips from pro cyclists to help.

• Fill your kitchen with healthy food.
• Try smoothies with protein powder as the first thing you consume after a ride. That will knock down the hunger.
• Soup's on. Clear broth soups are full of nutrition, filling, and low fat. A great lunch during training.
• Hydrate. A lot of time people confuse thirst with hunger. Drink water.
• Salad, salads, salads. Enjoy salads with chicken or fish a few times each week as your main meal.
• Cut back on the booze. Beer and wine are fine in small doses but have a lot of calories. And their consumption leads to other bad snacking habits.

Those tips usually work to keep weight down. And remember that simply riding makes your body crave healthier food.

5 Steps to $500

In case you missed this tip in the Newsletters that we sent out last week, we wanted to remind you just how easy it is to start your fundraising and raise $500 or to add $500 to your already existing fundraising dollars!

Check it out and GET STARTED TODAY!

From $0 to $500: The 5-Step Fundraising Fix
1. Start by sponsoring yourself - $50
2. Ask 4 family members to sponsor you at $25 - $100
3. Ask 10 friends to sponsor you at $20 - $200
4. Ask 5 co-workers to sponsor you at $10 - $50
5. Ask 4 local businesses that you frequent for $25 donations - $100

You can do this in a weekend, and just think about what would happen if you asked each person for $5 to $10 more than we suggest…the donations will roll in before you know it!