If you choose to hike, you can hike alone or as part of a team. Remember, as a participant in this event, you are not just a hiker, you are also a fundraiser! The money you raise will go directly to our clients - paying their non-medical bills.

How do I form a team?
A team can include as many or as few people as you want. Consider asking your friends, family members or co-workers to commit to making a difference together! Think of a Team Name and choose a Team Captain.

Team format:
Teams will compete in one of two categories:

• teams with 10 or fewer members
• teams with 11+ members

How do I raise money?
Basically, you will be asking people to give money to sponsor you on this hike. Consider asking friends, neighbors, associates, former classmates, family friends, members of clubs, alumni groups, etc. Cancer affects many people in many different ways. Keep in mind that in order to give, people need to be given the opportunity to do so - they need to be asked. In addition to face-to-face requests for donations, consider writing a fundraising letter or email in which you talk about the Climb Against Cancer and your reasons for participating.

How do I track sponsors and their pledges?
Use the "Jen's Friend's Pledge Form" to keep track of your sponsors and their gifts. (Please be sure to include contact information for all of your sponsors so that they can be thanked for their gifts.) On the day of the Climb, bring the Pledge Form with you, along with all of the money, in order to qualify for prizes. All checks should be made payable to Jen's Friends Cancer Foundation.

What to Bring

Be sure to come prepared for any type of weather! This event is held in sunshine and rain, cool weather and hot.

Wear comfortable foot wear with good support, such as hiking boots. You might want to carry a day pack with sunscreen, insect repellant, and a camera. Although there will be water stops along the hiking trail, you may want to carry an extra bottle.

Awards

The individual hiker and the winning team in each category (small team; large team) win a Hiking Pole created for the event each year. They are carved from hardwood downfalls in Whittaker Woods, specially decorated with amethyst, symbolic runes, leather and silver, and are meant to be displayed as trophies. Each pole is unique in its own right. Engraved awards created by Glass Graphics of Conway, and framed photos are presented to these top winners.

In addition, the top three individual fund raisers receive engraved awards from Glass Graphics and a fleece vest embroidered with the Jen's Friends Cancer Foundation logo. Additional prizes may be presented, based on in-kind donations.

Directions

From White Mountain Highway (Route 16):
Turn at the traffic light at Kearsarge Street and follow to the end. At the end, take a left onto Kearsage Road. Then take a right onto Skimobile Road and follow signs to the parking area.

Alternate Route from Conway Village:
Instead of turning left at the lights on Route 16, drive straight on Routes 113/302 until the next set of traffic lights. Turn left onto Route 302 and then take a right onto North South Local Road at the next set of lights (Wal*Mart will be on your right). At the end of this road (4-way STOP signs) turn right onto Kearsage Street. Then follow directions above.

Or, click on the logo below for directions to Cranmore Mountain Resort: http://www.cranmore.com/info/winter/directions.asp