April 21 – 23, 2023
Join America's Most Inspiring Cycling Event.
Join national non-profit World T.E.A.M. in our annual Face of America cycling challenge to Gettysburg’s historic Civil War battlefields on April 21 – 23, 2023 presented by American Portfolios.
Fundraising
Supporting Our Cause
Fundraising through Valley of the Sun not only supports our mission for serving our adaptive athletes at this program, but also provides funds for for World T.E.A.M. Without the support of our generous donors and sponsors, World T.E.A.M. would not be able to operate and carryout our mission of inclusion to the hundreds of athletes year round through our various programs.
Registration Fees and Fundraising Commitment Levels
- Adaptive Athlete: $25 Registration Fee / $100 Suggested Fundraising Commitment
- Standard: $25 Registration Fee / $350 Fundraising Commitment
Raise Funds with Confidence
- Personalize your fundraising page. All participants are encouraged to update their Valley of the Sun fundraising page with personal content (photos, videos, etc.) Send emails through your User Center with a direct link to your page for donations.
- Get social. The best way to engage with your network is by using Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other social media to post personal appeals to friends, family and colleagues. You can use the forms, art and materials available for free download from our Fundraising Toolbox.
- Take advantage of corporate matching gifts. If you are an employee of a larger company, check with your human resources office to see if you are eligible for a corporate matching gift. Use our database to search companies that match.
- Riders who raise funds of $500 or more will receive an exclusive pair of Valley of the Sun cycling shorts. Extremely limited quantities and sizes are currently available. More sizes can be ordered after the ride on an as-need basis.
Meeting Your Commitment
- Personally meet your commitment. Each participant is individually responsible for meeting or exceeding their personal fundraising commitment. Participants are not permitted to share raised funds with other event participants, even with members of their own team.
- Team assistance can help with commitments. Team captains at their discretion may reassign funds received as general team donations to specific team members. This transfer process begins on January 13, and continues through January 24, 2025. To transfer team funds, the team captain should email World T.E.A.M. noting which team members are to receive the funds and which general team donation or donations should be reassigned.
- Meet or exceed your commitment before the charge deadline. Each registered participant must meet or exceed their fundraising commitment by Friday, January 24. You can accomplish this by using the tools provided in your User Center. Within a few days of the Charge Date, auto charges to credit card accounts will be processed for the remaining amount necessary to reach commitment.
- Refunds for auto charges. If you miss the fundraising deadline and your account is auto charged, you can request a reimbursement which covers any additional funds you have raised and applies to your account following the Charge Date. The maximum reimbursement is the amount charged to your credit account. Email us your credit charge acknowledgment receipt, a list of your qualifying donors, and amounts received and added to your account after January 24. The deadline for receiving reimbursement email requests is Monday, March 3.
Submit Checks from Donors
Mail all paper checks received from supporters to World T.E.A.M.’s finance office in Patchogue, New York. All checks must be received no later than January 21 to be added before the fundraising deadline. When mailing, please include a note as to which fundraising account should be credited. Alternatively, you may download, print and complete our PDF-format mailed check form to include with your check.
World T.E.A.M.
PO Box 884
Patchogue, NY 11772-0884
Please note that checks are processed by our finance office in batches, and only twice weekly. So, please allow up to three weeks for processing and adding to your online fundraising page. Once the checks are entered, and are posted, you will receive an automated email listing the donation. Donors receive emailed acknowledgements only when they include an email address with their donation. Our non-profit organization mails acknowledgement letters for our larger donations, $250 or more.