Developing a Team

Build a team in your parish!

Managing a Team

• The team leader, in particular, should stay engaged with the team by supporting and encouraging them via personal phone calls or emails.

• Put gentle pressure on each team member to fundraise.

• Encourage training groups and training partners.

• Plan team social events in order to enlist others.

 
Recruiting

• Advertise via personal invitation, church bulletins, informational meetings, phone calls, and subtle arm-twisting.

• If someone says they are too busy to train, encourage them to begin with the 55- mile ride.

• If someone is not able to ride at all, ask them to sponsor someone on the team.

 
Ride for Vocations Fundraising Ideas

• Write a letter or an email to family, friends, colleagues, faithful Catholics, school contacts, and parishioners to enlist their support.

• Advertise in your parish bulletin to solicit donations from the advertisers in your church bulletin.

• Invite family, friends, neighbors, and colleagues to a Ride For Vocations fundraising party!

• Organize a Catholic School Tag Day by seeking approval from the School principal to devote one of their Tag Day (out of uniform day) charities to benefit the seminarians.

• Sell donuts after Mass or before school.

• But, above all, don't forget to talk it up!