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Team Captain Handbook 2021 - Dana-Farber Jimmy Fund
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Team Captain
  Handbook
Team Captain Handbook 2021 - Dana-Farber Jimmy Fund
How to Rally Against Cancer

                                    About Rally

                                    Getting Started

                                    Prizes and Incentives

                                    Grow Your Team

                                    Creative Ways to Fundraise
                                    Virtually

                                    The Impact of Your Giving

                                    Meet the 2021 Rally Against
                                    Cancer Patient Ambassadors

                                    Chowdaheadz

                                    FAQs

                                    Check Deposit Slip

                                    Team Poster

                                    2021 Red Sox Schedule

Learn more at www.RallyAgainstCancer.org | #RallyAgainstCancer
Team Captain Handbook 2021 - Dana-Farber Jimmy Fund
Rally with the Boston Red Sox
                                          Conquer cancer with
                                          the Jimmy Fund
                                          Every dollar you raise or donate goes towards critical funds
                                          supporting the Jimmy Fund’s lifesaving mission to conquer
                                          cancer at Dana-Farber.

   1ST         CHOOSE YOUR RALLY ROLE

                RALLY CAPTAIN                    RALLY PLAYER                     RALLY FAN
                Start a team,                    Join a team,                     Donate to show
                invite others &                  fundraise &                      your team spirit
                earn prizes                      earn prizes                      & support

  2ND         FUNDRAISE OR DONATE TO EARN RED SOX PRIZES
 Fundraise                 All Donors                     Donate $50                  Donate $100

       $

Host a team         Entered to win a meet &                Jimmy Fund              Virtual VIP Q&A with
 fundraiser        greet with a Red Sox player             Red Sox hat                Red Sox alumni

  3RD          RALLY YOUR WAY ON RED SOX OPENING DAY

 Wear your          Top teams win a          Organize a virtual     Show us how you         Celebrate your
Red Sox gear       Red Sox player visit        viewing party       Rally on social media       impact

HIT IT OUT OF THE PARK FOR JIMMY AT RALLYAGAINSTCANCER.ORG
Team Captain Handbook 2021 - Dana-Farber Jimmy Fund
Rally Against Cancer

  About the program                                About Dana-Farber
  Rally Against Cancer is a tradition for Boston   Dana-Farber Cancer Institute provides
  Red Sox and Jimmy Fund fans to celebrate         expert, compassionate care to children and
  the start of baseball season while               adults, and is home to groundbreaking
  supporting the fight against cancer. Since       cancer discoveries.
  2006, Rally Against Cancer has raised over
  $7 million for cancer research and patient       Since its founding in 1948, the Jimmy Fund
  care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.            has raised millions of dollars through
                                                   thousands of community efforts to advance
  Rally Against Cancer teams throughout New        Dana-Farber’s lifesaving mission.
  England fundraise for the Jimmy Fund
  leading up to the Red Sox Home Opener.           Learn more at Dana-Farber.org and
  Teams win prizes like Red Sox hats, tickets,     JimmyFund.org.
  and a visit from a Red Sox player based on
  their fundraising.

                    Learn more at www.RallyAgainstCancer.org
                              #RallyAgainstCancer
Team Captain Handbook 2021 - Dana-Farber Jimmy Fund
Rally Against Cancer

Getting Started
1.   Register your team at                     4.   Get the word out. Share your
     www.RallyAgainstCancer.org.                    team’s link via email, a corporate
                                                    newsletter, social media posts, posters,
2.   Make a donation to your team’s page,           and more.
     set a great example for the rest of the
     team.                                     5.   Fundraise, fundraise, fundraise! Add
                                                    incentives for donating, plan a
3.   Explore your Participant Center.               fundraising event, send personalized
     Logging into My Participant Center             asks to your network, and see if your
     allows you access to edit your team            company will match employee
     page’s photo, text, and URL, change            contributions. Check out our
     your fundraising goals, send emails to         Fundraising Tips page for more ideas.
     ask for donations or thank donors, and
     download donor reports. Login using       6.   Share your team’s success and impact,
     your username and password at                  thank your donors, and celebrate the
     RallyAgainstCancer.org/login                   start of the Red Sox season!
Team Captain Handbook 2021 - Dana-Farber Jimmy Fund
2021 Rally Against Cancer
                           Prizes and Incentives
FUNDRAISE:                   TEAM PRIZE:
$1,000                       Raise $1,000 and your team will be invited to our VIP Opening Day Virtual Event
                             with Red Sox alumni
$3,000                       Raise $3,000 and win a pair of Red Sox tickets*
                             Your team will also be entered to win 25 $5 Georgetown Cupcakes gift cards (4
                             teams chosen)
$5,000                       Raise $5,000 and your team will be entered to win 10 Jimmy Fund baseball jerseys
                             (2 teams chosen)
$10,000                      Raise $10,000 and a member of your team will be able to ask a question live to a
                             Red Sox alum at our VIP Opening Day Virtual Event! (first 4 teams to reach $10,000)
Top Team                     The highest fundraising corporate team and the highest fundraising
                             school/community group team will each win a Red Sox player visit**

     *Red Sox tickets subject to availability from Red Sox and pending fans being allowed in stands at the time of the selected game
**Player visit subject to local health regulations and the discretion of the Red Sox in determining the safety of a visit. Visit may be virtual.

                           Tell your supporters what they can receive
                              when they donate to your Rally team

             All Donors                                          $50+                                       $100+
DONATE:                     WIN:

Any Amount                  All Rally Against Cancer donors are entered to win their own Red Sox player visit!

                            Plus, all donors and participants gain access to our Rally Against Cancer Red Sox
                            photo filters! Snap a picture and share on your social media to spread the word.

$50+                        Donate $50 or more to Rally Against Cancer and receive a Red Sox hat.

$100+                       Donate $100 or more to Rally Against Cancer and be entered to ask a
                            question live to a Red Sox alum at our VIP Opening Day Virtual Event!
            For individual prizes, one can also qualify by registering as a Rally team member and fundraising the aforementioned amounts
                                 on a personal fundraising page. Teams do not qualify for individual fundraising prizes.
Team Captain Handbook 2021 - Dana-Farber Jimmy Fund
Grow Your Team
     Recruit                                               Cultivate and Engage
❑ Once registered, set team recruitment and           ❑ Create a communications calendar to stay in
  fundraising goals                                     touch with team members
❑ Within your Participant Center, customize your      ❑ Every time a new member joins or someone
  team URL so you can easily share via email and        donates, send a personalized email to thank
  on social media                                       them for registering
❑ Customize your team page with a photo and           ❑ Host a virtual information session to teach
  explanation of why your team is rallying              your network about Rally Against Cancer
❑ Send an email to your colleagues, friends, and      ❑ Continue to share updates to your
  community to encourage them to rally with             organization or network about the team and
  you or make a donation                                fundraising progress
❑ Post on Facebook calling for friends to join or     ❑ Plan virtual team building events to help
  support your team                                     build comradery. Some ideas: Zoom Happy
❑ Encourage teammates to recruit friends and            Hour, Virtual Cooking Class etc.
  family members                                      ❑ Give your donors an incentive to support
❑ Create an outreach schedule to follow up with         your Rally team such as drawing entries for
  people who have not registered or donated             gift cards, free vacation days, or Rally hats
❑ Create a committee to help with your planning       ❑ Send a recap email sharing a team photo,
  and recruiting efforts                                total fundraising, favorite Rally memory, etc.
❑ Contact your HR department to see if they will      ❑ Share information about the impact of a
  help support your efforts                             donation or a team milestone

  Use this helpful donor checklist and get the ask out!

 Your Network:                          Extended Network:                     Local Businesses:

 ❑ Colleagues/Former Colleagues         ❑ Dentist/Orthodontist                ❑ Restaurants
 ❑ Family (parents, siblings, etc.)     ❑ Electrician                         ❑ Car Dealerships
 ❑ Friends                              ❑ Financial Planner                   ❑ Grocery Stores
 ❑ Neighbors                            ❑ Nutritionist
 ❑ Alumni Groups (from high                                                   ❑ Insurance Companies
                                        ❑ Fitness Trainer or Instructor       ❑ Florists
   school, college, etc.)
                                        ❑ Optometrist                         ❑ Fitness Studios
 ❑ Team Members (sports, scouts,
                                        ❑ Pediatrician/Physician              ❑ Nail Salons
   etc.)
 ❑ School Networks (parents of          ❑ Realtor                             ❑ Coffee Shops
   students, teachers, etc.)            ❑ Veterinarian                        ❑ Deli
 ❑ Community Groups (church             ❑ Physical Therapist
   groups, fraternities, sororities,
   rotary club)
Team Captain Handbook 2021 - Dana-Farber Jimmy Fund
Creative Ways to Fundraise Virtually
            HOST A VIRTUAL GAME NIGHT                                  AUCTIONS AND DRAWINGS

            Challenge coworkers, friends,
                                                                       Hold an auction or drawing online. Ask
            and family to a game of trivia or
                                                                       local businesses, your company, or
            bingo. Use gaming apps like
                                                                       friends to donate items or experiences.
            Houseparty or Skribbl. Make the
                                                                       Get creative with your prizes and offer
            entry fee a donation to your
                                                                       vacation days or a Zoom lunch with the
            team.
                                                                       CEO or principal.

            VIRTUAL ENTERTAINMENT                                      HOST AN ONLINE CLASS
            Ask your network to share their                            Host a fitness, cooking, art, or
            talents on a virtual talent show                           skills class via Zoom, Teams, etc.
            or karaoke night. Not the                                  Get creative! Ask your
            performing type? Recruit a local                           organization’s accountant to hold a
            musician, comedian, or magician                            tax seminar or your school’s art
            to put on a show for your team.                            teacher to host a paint night.

       Your favorite fundraising ideas with a virtual twist!

YOU USED TO DO THIS:            MAKE IT VIRTUAL:

Dress Down Days                 Virtual spirit week! Make each day a different theme and dress up for your
                                Zoom meetings.
Hot Dog Lunch                   Virtual potluck. Schedule a day to have a group lunch via Zoom. Anyone
                                who donates a certain amount could be sent lunch via DoorDash,
                                GrubHub, etc. or snacks through the mail!
Penny Wars                      Did you know that the Jimmy Fund has a partnership with Coinstar? Visit
                                your local Stop and Shop’s Coinstar kiosk, select “donate to charity,” then
                                select the Jimmy Fund! Mail us the Coinstar receipt and we will add the
                                total to your Rally page. Encourage your donors to do the same.
Bake Sale                       Drop baked goods off curbside or take orders now and deliver them later.

Happy Hour                      Organize a “Zoom Happy Hour” and ask for donations. Perhaps a virtual
                                beer or wine tasting!
Viewing Party                   Use technology like Netflix Party to have a remote movie night with your
                                team. Pick out some baseball themed favorites to get you ready for the
                                2021 season.
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New toys for pediatric patients in Dana-Farber’s Jimmy Fund Clinic

Personalized consultation to help a patient look and feel their best during treatment

Support a program to help pediatric patients transition back to school

Screenings for skin, breast, and prostate cancers

Support groups for adult and pediatric patients

Genetic screening for one patient as part of Dana-Farber’s Profile project

Support a breakthrough clinical trial

Provides needs-based
assistance for families
experiencing financial                       Every donation to Dana-Farber Cancer
hardships following a cancer               Institute and the Jimmy Fund, no matter its
diagnosis                                 size, contributes to advancing our lifesaving
                                                mission of a world without cancer.
Assists patients with wigs or
prosthetics at Dana-Farber’s              Your gift provides crucial funding to the areas
Friends’ Place after treatment-           where Dana-Farber needs it most, helping to
related hair loss or surgery               advance scientific discovery and strengthen
                                              our ability to provide compassionate,
Support funding for Dana-                   comprehensive care that treats the whole
Farber’s Cancer Care Equity                                   patient.
Program, which aims to reduce
disparities in cancer
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2021 RALLY AGAINST CANCERSM PRESENTED BY CHOWDAHEADZ PATIENT PARTNER PROFILE

Meet
Kaitlyn
Kaitlyn with Red Sox player Christian Vázquez

                                                     I was diagnosed with osteosarcoma
                                                     in February 2019 and had my left foot
                                                     amputated that April. I finished treatment
                                                     in September 2019. As well as being
                                                     a cancer survivor, I’m in my first year
                                                     of high school, was elected as Vice
                                                     President of the freshman class, and
                                                     play several instruments! I also enjoy
                                                     traveling around the world, reading,
                                                     music, and studying history. Without the
                                                     Jimmy Fund and my care team, I wouldn’t
                                                     be where I am today.

                                                     Rally with me this baseball season by
                                                     wearing your Red Sox gear to school
                                                     or work. Start a team at
                                                     RallyAgainstCancer.org today.

                                                Start a team at RallyAgainstCancer.org
Meet
Rob
2021 RALLY AGAINST CANCERSM PRESENTED BY CHOWDAHEADZ
PATIENT PARTNER PROFILE                                                 Rob interviewing Red Sox player Andrew Benintendi

                                                                        I am a 38-year-old married father of two young girls, Alana,
                                                                        age 6 and Sydney, age 2. My wife, Kaitlin, and I were
                                                                        married in July 2010. We live in Melrose, Massachusetts,
                                                                        and I work in Boston. I enjoy spending time with my family
                                                                        and friends, running, and weight training.

                                                                        A few of my favorite family activities include making
                                                                        pancakes, cooking home-made pizza, playing at the park,
                                                                        enjoying family game night, coaching my daughter’s sports
                                                                        teams, camping, riding bikes, going to the beach, and
                                                                        vacationing on Martha’s Vineyard.

                                                                        Two short months before my diagnosis we welcomed our
                                                                        second daughter, Sydney, into our family and our lives
                                                                        seemed so rich and blessed. This happiness was eclipsed
                                                                        not long after Sydney’s arrival, when during my annual
                                                                        physical examination, my primary care physician, discovered
                                                                        a lump on the right side of my neck. I had shown no signs
                                                                        or symptoms of any illness. I was able to schedule an
                                                                        appointment very shortly thereafter with Dr. Donald Annino,
                                                                        Jr. at Dana-Farber. The next few weeks were an uncertain,
                                                                        blurred, emotional whirlwind of appointments, tests, and
                                                                        ultimately on July 12, 2017, a diagnosis of stage IV head
                                                                        and neck squamous cell carcinoma. I underwent surgery
                                                                        and radiation therapy under the direction of Dr. Jonathan
                                                                        Schoenfeld, and finished treatment that November.

                                                                        Rally with me this baseball season by wearing your
                                                                        Red Sox gear to work or school. Start a team at
                           Rob with his wife, Kaitlin, and daughters,
                           Alana, 6, and Sydney, 2                      RallyAgainstCancer.org today.

                                Start a team at RallyAgainstCancer.org
CHOWDAHEADZ
           GEAR UP FOR OPENING DAY AND RAISE MONEY
                WITH OUR PRESENTING SPONSOR
 1. Visit www.Chowdaheadz.com/Rally and request a promo code for your
 team.

 2. Share this unique code with your network and 20% of every purchase
 using your team’s code will be credited to your team’s fundraising
 efforts. All orders ship for free and the code can be applied to any
 merchandise found at Chowdaheadz.com.

 3. Totals from your team code will be shared directly with the Rally
 Against Cancer staff and added to your team’s fundraising page before
 April 30, 2021.

            SHOP THE RALLY AGAINST CANCER COLLECTION
Rally Against Cancer FAQs
How to collect donations                                    Contact the Rally staff

ASK FOR SUPPORT IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:                      To speak to a member of the Rally Against Cancer
                                                            staff via email, please reach out to
Online Encourage supporters to use credit cards to          RallyAgainstCancer@dfci.Harvard.edu.
make online gifts through your fundraising page.
                                                            To connect by phone, please call (617)632-5420.
Checks or Money Orders Checks should be made                Note that our staff is currently working remotely
payable to the Jimmy Fund. If checks are made out to        so please leave a voicemail with your name and
you, please endorse the back as “Pay to the order of        phone number and a member of the staff will
the Jimmy Fund,” and sign your name.                        return your call.

Matching Gifts Thousands of companies match all or a        Donation acknowledgement from
portion of charitable gifts made by employees. Have
your supporters check with their Human Resources
                                                            Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
departments to find out if their workplaces have a
matching gift program.                                      Supporters receive a tax acknowledgement via
                                                            email if they make an online credit card donation
Other Ways to Give Your supporters can also make            of any amount. Please double check that you have
donations of stock and securities, or gifts through their   entered your email address correctly in order to
IRA or Donor Advised Fund.                                  receive the receipt.

                                                            Supporters receive a tax acknowledgement in the
How to submit donations                                     mail if they submit a check of $15 or more. The
                                                            letter is sent to the name and address printed on
DO NOT SUBMIT CASH AT ANY TIME.                             the check.
If a supporter gives you cash, please submit a
money order or check made payable to the Jimmy              2021 Fundraising Deadline
Fund for the amount of the cash donation.
                                                            Prizes will be drawn based on the fundraising
Please send donations to:                                   levels reflected on the Rally Against Cancer
The Jimmy Fund                                              website at 5pm on Friday, April 30, 2021.
Attn: Rally Against Cancer
10 Brookline Place West                                     If for any reason the Red Sox Home Opener is
Brookline, MA 02445                                         delayed, the deadline will be moved accordingly.

To ensure proper credit to your fundraising efforts,        You can continue to fundraise and send in
please be sure to include your team name and                donations to count towards the 2021 season until
direct them to the Rally Against Cancer program.            the end of our fiscal year on September 30, 2021.
                                                            Donations made after October 1, 2021 will be
Please allow additional time for processing while our       counted towards the 2022 Rally Against Cancer
staff works remotely.                                       season.
CASH/CHECK DEPOSIT FORM

Team Name:

Total Amount Enclosed:

BREAKDOWN OF ENCLOSED
Total Cash Amount:                                                           Total Check Amount:                  HAVE QUESTIONS?
                                                                                                                  Contact: Teresa Kane
Number of people who contributed toward cash total:                          Number of checks enclosed:
                                                                                                                  617-632-5420
Names of people who contributed toward cash total                                                                 RallyAgainstCancer@dfci.harvard.edu
(if you would like them recognized on the website):
                                                                             Matching Gift Forms
                                                                             (number of forms enclosed):

(attach additional pages if necessary)

!

    CASH/CHECK DEPOSIT FORM

Team Name:

Total Amount Enclosed:

BREAKDOWN OF ENCLOSED
Total Cash Amount:                                                           Total Check Amount:                  HAVE QUESTIONS?
                                                                                                                  Contact: Teresa Kane
Number of people who contributed toward cash total:                          Number of checks enclosed:
                                                                                                                  617-632-5420
Names of people who contributed toward cash total                                                                 RallyAgainstCancer@dfci.harvard.edu
(if you would like them recognized on the website):
                                                                             Matching Gift Forms
                                                                             (number of forms enclosed):

(attach additional pages if necessary)

!

    INSTRUCTIONS

n Include completed Cash/Check Deposit Forms in each deposit envelope

n Mail to: The Jimmy Fund
           Attn: Rally Against Cancer
           10 Brookline Place West, 6th Floor
           Brookline, MA 02445

                                                                                                                  HAVE QUESTIONS?
n Please allow up to two weeks for delivery and posting to your team page on RallyAgainstCancer.org
                                                                                                                  Contact: Teresa Kane
                                                                                                                  617-632-5420
n All mailed-in contributions received by 5 p.m. on Friday, April 30, will be counted toward the contest to win   RallyAgainstCancer@dfci.harvard.edu
  a visit from a Red Sox player. We will continue to accept additional contributions through Sept. 30, 2021.
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2021 RED SOX SCHEDULE
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NYY       TOR      TOR       TOR       NYY       NYY       NYY           TEX              MIN        MIN       MIN       CLE           CLE    BAL                 NYM      NYM                  NYY       NYY

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