Jim Calhoun CardioRaiser Raffle

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The Jim Calhoun CardioRaiser Raffle

As some of you know, I will be participating in the Jim Calhoun CardioRaiser, a fundraiser for Autism Speaks.  The event will be on Sunday, February 26th from 9am to 3pm and offer cardio activities including spinning, zumba, and any of the cardio machines that we offer at the gym.

As a registered participant and captain of The A Team, I am signed up for six hours of spinning.  That's right, SIX HOURS!  Am I nuts?  Yes.  Do I enjoy torture and making people think I'm a little crazy?  Yes.  But tell me, is there any place that I can have more fun and help more people all at the same time?  Nope!  So me and the wife will be spinning for six hours to raise money for a great cause!! 

As a participant in the event, I also have a fundraising goal...

$500

Simple, right?  That's only 100 people donating $5 each and I'm set (or may boost the goal, who knows!). But instead of simply asking for your caring donations, I figured why not offer some awesome prizes for donations?!  Let's not kid ourselves - who doesn't love athletic apparel and gear?!  So here we go...

Thanks to the amazing people at Road ID and GU Energy Labs, I have 7+ prizes to give away.

First off, GU Energy Labs...

1. 1 box of Peanut Butter GU
2. 1 canister of lemon lime GU Brew
3. 1 box of strawberry Chomps

And Road ID...

1. 2 $35 giftcards to Road ID
2. 2 shirts (I have one vintage t-shirt and one "Wanna Go For a Ride?" Vintage t-shirt) 

1. 3 Road ID Trucker Hats 
2. 1 Road ID Visor)

** See all the goods HERE **



How to enter (short & simple):

Required:

• $5 donation to Autism Speaks via the Jim Calhoun CardioRaiser HERE. That means $10 = 2 entries, $20 = 4 entries.  
• Donations of $10 or more can be made online HERE.  For donations of less than $10 or any desired to be made offline, pull up the "donation form" HERE or contact me at becominganironman @ hotmail (dot) com and we'll get you squared away to win. 
• Leave a comment here or email me to let me know you donated 
• Check back on February 27th to see if you won!

Optional:

• You are not required to be a follower of my blog (but if you want to, go ahead).
• Let me know via comment, Facebook, or Twitter what prizes you want to win the most!

Excited about the GU products?, tweet the following...

I support @autismspeaks and am excited to win @GUEnergyLabs pb GU, GU brew, or chomps from @BecomeAnIronman  http://bit.ly/woBxoE

Excited about the Road ID products?, tweet the following...

I support @autismspeaks and am excited to win a @RoadID shirt, hat, or $35 eCard from @BecomeAnIronman  http://bit.ly/woBxoE

And thank you in advance for your support, not only for making my six hours of torture on what I've come to discover is a rather stiff saddle on my Felt S22 worth the time, but for helping the CT chapter of Autism Speaks and all of those people in CT affected by Autism.

You get more used to the saddle over time, right?!  (This could be a very l-o-n-g six hours!)

**  A special thanks to the amazing people at Road ID, GU Energy Labs, and Outside PR!  **

Details

• The raffle is open to any resident of the United States
• Raffle drawings will be made on February 27th
• Entrants cannot win two identical prizes (i.e. You can't walk away with both of the Road ID eCards)

Swim fast.  Bike smart.  Run hard. 

Help Me Name My Team!

HELP!! 

Fire!!  Fire!!  (I've always heard you should yell "fire" when in trouble.  I guess people tend to come rushing to help more often if they think it's a fire.  Weird)

I need a kick ass team name! (and kick ass teammates!)

Cardio Express is hosting Jim Calhoun's (that's right, THE Jim Calhoun!  UConn, woop, woop!) first annual CARDIORAISER, a fundraiser to raise money for Autism, on February 26, 2012. Six hours of cardio (join in for as long or little as you'd like), fully catered by Panera Bread, all to benefit those affected by Autism.  All donations go to Autism Speaks. 

As a bit of a cardio NUT (that shouldn't come as a surprise) I am psyched beyond belief. But I need help! Before I can initiate a team (and I'd love to be the first registered team), I need a team name! I'm enlisting you all to help come up with name suggestions. Be as creative, unique, and "out there" as you'd like.  I want something catchy!

Leave any suggestions as comments or email them to "becominganironman@hotmail.com" (click the green envelope over to the left)

Thank you!!

Swim fast.  Bike smart.  Run hard.