| A large scale Autism Bike-a-Thon is a huge | | | | large events before. You will also need two people to |
| undertaking, and you will need some help. You will need | | | | meet with other local non-profit groups and set up the |
| to delegate much of the workload, and you must | | | | pledge drive teams. Then these teams must be |
| follow up and make sure no one drops the ball, this | | | | monitored, have the needed forms and have some |
| means constant feedback and monitoring is | | | | training on how to organize their own group members |
| necessary. Weekly meetings of the core committee | | | | to canvass and hit the streets. On your committee |
| team are necessary. You must make sure the | | | | should also be some bicycle people perhaps an owner |
| members on the committee are go-getters, and | | | | of a bike shop and one of the riders in the |
| indeed, you must know your limits and those of your | | | | long-distance phase of the Bike-a-Thon. |
| fellow team members. You need to understand their | | | | Generally, these types of personalities all work well |
| family time commitments and issues. Most likely the | | | | together and that is a wonderful thing, which will make |
| most motivated Autism Committee members will have | | | | your job very easy. It's important that you set some |
| family members with Autism that come first in their | | | | ground rules that everyone can agree too, namely; no |
| lives and you need to consider this. | | | | "blame games" and if someone is getting behind in their |
| Who should be on your committee and what tasks will | | | | work load, they all agree in advance to come forward |
| they be assigned? Well, you need permits for the | | | | and ask for help, without fear. All members of the |
| event, permission to use various pieces of property, | | | | committee must realize that this event requires a 100% |
| business owner support, bike shop sponsors and | | | | effort and failure is not an option With that attitude |
| corporate donors, as well as a printer and publicity | | | | there will be a little stress, everyone must know that |
| people. These jobs require someone who is use to | | | | upfront. |
| working with teams, doing Public Relations and has run | | | | |