FUNDRAISING LEVELS

Best Buddies Challenge participants change the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities by fundraising for Best Buddies International. In order to participate, each participant must commit to raise their selected fundraising commitment rate by May 19, 2018. It’s a challenge, but our personalized fundraising webpages, resources, and Best Buddies Challenge Coaches provide all participants with the fundraising support they need to not only meet, but exceed their fundraising goals.

Select Your Fundraising Rate

The Best Buddies Challenge offers different levels of fundraising commitment. All rates include our standard event benefits: Choice of athletic event distance, event jersey, premium gift bag, shower and massage, and one admission to the Craigville Beach party hosted by Tom Brady and Anthony Shriver and featuring a gourmet lobster clambake, open bar and private concert.

By raising more funds, you’ll receive more benefits, like extra tickets to the post-ride party or invitations to a special reception hosted by Tom Brady or a VIP reception at the Kennedy Compound.

When registering, you must commit to at least the minimum. You can upgrade to different levels as you fundraise more. Note: The commitment levels do not include your up-front registration fee.

My fundraising webpage was simple to set up and the email templates made asking for donations very easy. I raised over $500 in less than an hour after sending my first email.

Todd Livingston
Post-event Survey Response
The fundraising was a lot easier than I had expected. I raised over $3,000 – well above my fundraising commitment.

David Chandler
1st Time Participant

Standard Event Rates:

Early Bird Standard Rate $50.00 Registration fee

The fundraising commitment is $1,650. Includes standard event benefits for one person: Choice of athletic event distance, event jersey, premium gift bag, shower and massage, and one admission to the Craigville Beach party hosted by Tom Brady and Anthony Shriver and featuring a gourmet lobster clambake, open bar and private concert.

Early Bird Two People Together $50.00 Registration fee

The fundraising commitment is $3,000. Includes standard event benefits for two people.

Family Club $100.00 Registration fee

The fundraising commitment is $4,000. Includes standard event benefits for two people and two children under 18.

Cape Club $100.00 Registration fee

The fundraising commitment is $5,000. Includes standard event benefits, plus VIP apparel and one VIP pass to the Tom Brady Football Challenge and Guy Fieri Cooking with Best Buddies Celebrity Chef Food and Wine Festival.

Hyannis Port Club $200.00 Registration fee

The fundraising commitment is $10,000. Includes standard event benefits for two people, plus two invitations to the VIP after party at the Kennedy Compound, and VIP passes to the Tom Brady Football Challenge and Guy Fieri Cooking with Best Buddies Celebrity Chef Food and Wine Festival.

Team Tom Brady Rates:

Team Tom Brady Ball Up Rate $50.00 Registration fee

The fundraising commitment is $2,500. Includes standard event benefits, plus an autographed Tom Brady football, and includes one general admission ticket into the Guy Cooking with Best Buddies Food and Wine Festival presented by Pepsi-Cola following the game. *Does NOT include individual photo with Tom Brady.

Team Tom Brady $50.00 Registration fee

The fundraising commitment is $3,000. Includes Standard Event Registration benefits, plus an individual photo with Tom Brady and reserved team seating at the lobster clambake.

Team Tom Brady Platinum Club $100.00 Registration fee

The fundraising commitment is $5,000. Includes Standard Event Registration benefits, plus an individual photo with Tom Brady, reserved team seating at the lobster clambake, an autographed Tom Brady football & jersey, and one VIP pass to the Tom Brady Football Challenge.

Team Tom Brady Heavy Hitter VIP Club $200.00 Registration fee

The fundraising commitment is $10,000. Includes Standard Event Registration benefits for two people, plus VIP apparel, an individual photo with Tom Brady, reserved team seating at the lobster clambake, an autographed Tom Brady football & jersey, and two VIP passes to the Tom Brady Football Challenge and two passes to the VIP after party at the Kennedy Compound.

Team Tom Brady Play in the Game Club $1,000.00 Registration fee

The fundraising commitment is $50,000. Includes standard event benefits for five people, plus VIP apparel, an individual photo with Tom Brady, reserved team seating at the lobster clambake, an autographed Tom Brady football & jersey, five VIP passes to the Tom Brady Football Challenge, including one spot to play in the game, five VIP passes to the Guy Fieri Cooking with Best Buddies Celebrity Chef Food and Wine Festival and five passes to the VIP after party at the Kennedy Compound.

Why we require a fundraising commitment:

The primary goal of Best Buddies Challenge events is to raise operating and expansion funds for Best Buddies International. Best Buddies is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). For more information on Best Buddies International, visit www.bestbuddies.org.

With each Challenge event, we have one opportunity per year to maximize the potential funds raised for our organization. These funds are critical to help grow and sustain our eight formal programs – Best Buddies Middle Schools, High Schools, Colleges, Citizens, e-Buddies, Jobs, Ambassadors, and Promoters – that positively impact 900,000 individuals with and without disabilities worldwide.

In order to raise these funds, and because we have a permit limit on the amount of riders/walkers/runners allowed on course, it is imperative that Best Buddies sets a reasonably high fundraising minimum for each event participant. Best Buddies does our best to aid participants in their fundraising efforts. We provide each participant with their very own coach and fundraising page, along with a variety of fundraising ideas and documents. Please feel free to call 1.800.718.3536 and speak to a Coach about registration options.

YOUR FUNDRAISING COMMITMENT

When you register as a participant in the Best Buddies Challenge, you are committing to raise the fundraising amount you selected. This is a commitment we are very grateful for, but also one we take very seriously. That being said, here is some important information about your financial obligation and important deadlines to adhere to.

After registration, you have a 7-day period from the day you registered to withdraw from the event and you will not be held responsible for your fundraising commitment. If, within those 7 days you decide that you cannot make this commitment for any reason, just alert a Challenge Coach, and you will be released from the event. If we do not hear from you within that week, you will be responsible for your fundraising commitment made at the time of registration. Please note: Registration fees are non-refundable.

Fundraising Commitment Deadline (FCD)

If you have not met your fundraising commitment two weeks before the event, Best Buddies International will charge your credit card (required upon registration) the difference of monies raised from your fundraising commitment. If you reach and submit your fundraising commitment level before the fundraising deadline (FCD), your card will not be charged.

Participants are given one full month after the event date to submit to Best Buddies any additional monies they may have raised post event to reach the original fundraising commitment. After this month, participants will be credited back up to the amount you were charged on the Fundraising Deadline.