Announcing the Launch of Team IV

[NolaIndian32]

Immigration Voice is proud to announce the launch of Team IV, the walking/running club of Immigration Voice.

The goal of Team IV is to raise awareness about the issues faced by highly skilled legal immigrants in the communities we live in and garner support from fellow Legal Immigrants and US Citizens to further IV’s cause.

Team IV
The Walking/Running Club of Immigration Voice

See the list of Current Team IV Members (Updated 7/1/08): http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/sh...&postcount=416

Mission
Team IV is the walking/running club of Immigration Voice. Team IV’s Mission is to raise awareness for the issues faced by Legal Immigrants and to promote a sense of community by participation in walking/running events throughout the U.S.

Team IV’s goal is to have over 150 members and raise at least $45,000 to support Immigration Voice and help prevent childhood obesity in the United States.

Join Team IV
Team IV members will be working towards accomplishing the following goals:
1. Raise awareness of Immigration Voice within our local communities and on a national stage.
2. Accomplish personal goals of walking/running short to long distance walks/runs and lead a healthy lifestyle.
3. Build a professional network of Team IV members across the country.
4. Support fundraising efforts of Immigration Voice for future lobbying efforts.
5. Help fight childhood obesity by partnering with a not for profit organization The Alliance For A Healthier Generation whose mission is to prevent childhood obesity in the United States.

Team IV Benefits
Team IV members will receive tips and guidance from Personal Trainers via the Team IV Blog site at http://teamiv-year2008.blogspot.com/. Team IV members will also get a T Shirt and fundraising ideas/materials to reach their pledge goals.

Check out our Blog: http://teamiv-year2008.blogspot.com/ (Also look for Tips of the Day on this blog from your Team Captain)
Team IV is not an individual event! We strongly encourage family members to join us, which is why we have two membership types: Individual and Family. The Individual Membership has an annual fee of $50 while the Family Membership has a $75 yearly fee. The Fundraising goal of the Individual Membership is $300/member per year, while that of the Family Membership is $500 per Family per year. These very nominal fundraising goals can be reached by one of more fundraising initiatives done by individual members or working together in small groups.

Team IV Events
Each Team IV Member will pledge to participate in at least one of the following three events. Participation includes walking, jogging or running any distance at one of the three Team IV events listed below. Team IV Members are responsible for registration at these events.
Golden Gate Park Cross Country 5K – San Francisco – August 17, 2008
Rediscovery 10K and 1 mile - Washington DC - October 19, 2008
Houston Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K – January 18, 2009

How To Join Team IV.
In Order to join Team IV, please send an e-mail to TeamIV@yahoo.com or send a Private Message to NolaIndian32 at www.ImmigrationVoice.org to receive a Membership Form. The Membership Form will be e-mailed to you.
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Note: This effort is endorsed by IV and NolaIndian 32 will lead this effort.
- Admin

[pappu]

Note: This effort is endorsed by IV and NolaIndian 32 will lead this effort.
Good luck and best wishes
- Admin

[sweet23guyin]

Would be great if NYC is part of the list!

[NolaIndian32]

Hi sweet23guyin,

We would have loved to pick the NYC ING Marathon, but it would be quite a bit of a challenge for us to coordinate Team IV participation at an event where the registration is controlled via a lottery system. We would like to get our first year successfully under our belts, and then we will certainly look into revisiting NYC's marathon.

The three events picked for 2008-2009 year are spread out across the US and they provide us with a range of distances to walk/run. I have spoken to the race directors and we are ready to coordinate registrations with them. I hope you will join us in our first year.

Best wishes,
NolaIndian

[gsc999]

NolaIndian, Good work, thank you for your efforts on this.

Nor. Cal. members there is an event during August '08, lets start training early, I am excited about this. Sign me up.

[Munna Bhai]

Originally Posted by gsc999

NolaIndian, Good work, thank you for your efforts on this.

Nor. Cal. members there is an event during August '08, lets start training early, I am excited about this. Sign me up.

Great work and great initiative. Let's support this efforts. All the best.

[wandmaker]

Thank you all for the efforts!

[santb1975]

Let us make this successful. I am already signed up for this.

[gsc999]

Originally Posted by Munna Bhai

Great work and great initiative. Let's support this efforts. All the best.

Yes, folks, send a PM or e-mail to Nola to sign-up

[santb1975]

NolaIndian - Thanks for all the work you have done to turn your Initial Idea from a couple of months ago into a real project. you are awesome. we need volunteers like you.

http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/sh...ad.php?t=17265 (Team IV - name recognition and fundraising)

[santb1975]

and meeting you all

Originally Posted by gsc999

NolaIndian, Good work, thank you for your efforts on this.

Nor. Cal. members there is an event during August '08, lets start training early, I am excited about this. Sign me up.

[santb1975]

and meeting you all

Originally Posted by gsc999

NolaIndian, Good work, thank you for your efforts on this.

Nor. Cal. members there is an event during August '08, lets start training early, I am excited about this. Sign me up.

[santb1975]

NolaIndian32
santb1975
gsc999

We need 147 more....Is the Goal challenging enough for us?

[NolaIndian32]

bump

[pointlesswait]

and what will this walk create awareness abt...during this period of recession and uncertanity???

hey white boy...help me get my GC..so that i can take ur job and u can go flip burgers !