Friday, July 30, 2010

With 7.5 hours left, there's a tie!

Let's get right to the point: You and your team have 7.5 hours left to get into the Top 3!  Here are the current standings:

Snappy Feet 44 points
MS is BS 44 points
Team Jenny 34 points
Team Heinen 19 points
Jacki's Determined Soles 15 points
Bink's Bodyguards 14 points
Team Sky Big 13 points
Team Noni 9 points
WAMS 8 points
MS OHANA 8 points
Team Women Into Sole Power 6 points
MonSter Slayers 5 points
Willies's Walkers 4 points
Tracey's Trailblazers 4 points
The Robert D. Jensen "Great Dane" Team 4 points
Team MS Fits 4 points
Hearts & Soles 3 points
Fox Trotters 3 points
Swift Steppin' Sissons 2 points
Mike's Mushers 2 points
A Walk to Remember 2 points
Willing Wanderers 1 point
Tiki Treckers - Marching for Mom 1 point
Third Wednesdays 1 point
Team Greykell 1 point
Team FORZA 1 point
St. Tim's STRIDES for MS 1 point
Pro Vita 1 point
Our Dogs Rule 1 point
Mow Cow MS Crew 1 point
Daava 1 point

Congratulations to all of the teams participating in Team Challenge: MS-opoly and good luck in the final hours! :)

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Team Challenge: Only Two Days Left!!

Oh boy! Things are really heating up in the 2010 Capital Challenge Walk MS Team Challenge!

While MS is BS is still in the lead, Team Jenny is quickly closing in on them. Both teams have two properties and are dangerously close to reaching the first MS-opoly of this year's Team Challenge! Team Heinen is in third place, but with Jacki's Determined Soles, Team Sky Big, and Snappy Feet so close behind them, there's no saying who will pull ahead by the end of Team Challenge!

Remember, Team Challenge goes until 11:59p.m. on Friday! Need extra inspiration? Check out the Team Captain's Kit!

MS is BS - 37
Team Jenny -  31
Team Heinen - 14
Jacki's Determined Soles - 13
Team Sky Big - 13
Snappy Feet - 12
Team Noni - 9
WAMS - 8
Bink's Bodyguards - 5
MS OHANA - 5
Team MS Fits - 4
Team Women Into Sole Power - 4
Willies's Walkers - 4
MonSter Slayers - 3
Tracey's Trailblazers - 3
A Walk to Remember - 2
Hearts & Soles - 2
Mike's Mushers - 2
Swift Steppin' Sissons - 2
The Robert D. Jensen "Great Dane" Team - 2
Daava - 1
Fox Trotters - 1
Mow Cow MS Crew - 1
Our Dogs Rule - 1
Pro Vita - 1
St. Tim's STRIDES for MS - 1
Team FORZA - 1
Team Greykell - 1
Third Wednesdays - 1
Tiki Treckers - Marching for Mom - 1
Willing Wanderers - 1

Click here to review this year's Challenges, and to remind yourself of what awesome prizes are at stake!

Contact us if you need any help or have questions: Teams@MSandYOU.org or 202.296.5363, option 2.

GOOD LUCK!

Monday, July 26, 2010

With 5 days left in MS-opoly....

MS is BS is still in the lead, with Team Jenny hot on their heels!  With Jacki's Determined Soles, Snappy Feet, Team Heined and Team Sky Big all so close, it's still anyone's game.  Congratulations to all 31 participating teams so far! You have until Friday at 11:59 p.m. to earn more point! Click here to review the challenges and find out how you can move your team ahead in MS-opoly.  And the leaders are....

MS is BS - 35 points
Team Jenny - 28 points
Jacki's Determined Soles - 13 points
Snappy Feet - 11 points
Team Heinen - 11 points
Team Sky Big - 10 points
WAMS - 7 points
MS OHANA - 5 points
Bink's Bodyguards - 4 points
Team MS Fits - 4 points
Willies's Walkers - 4 points
MonSter Slayers - 3 points
Tracey's Trailblazers - 3 points
Team Noni - 2 points
Team Women Into Sole Power - 2 points
The Robert D. Jensen "Great Dane" Team - 2 points
A Walk to Remember - 1 point
Daava - 1 point
Fox Trotters - 1 point
Hearts & Soles - 1 point
Mike's Mushers - 1 point

Mow Cow MS Crew - 1 point
Our Dogs Rule - 1 point
Pro Vita - 1 point
St. Tim's STRIDES for MS - 1 point

Swift Steppin' Sissons - 1 point
Team FORZA - 1 point
Team Greykell - 1 point
Tiki Treckers - Marching for Mom - 1 point
Willing Wanderers - 1 point


Contact us if you need any help or have questions: Teams@MSandYOU.org or 202.296.5363, option 2.  GOOD LUCK!

While we're feverishly tallying points...

...enjoy these fabulously festive and enthusiastic photos from your fellow teams!

Members of .MS is BS' sporting the official Capital Challenge Walk MS presented by Security Storage Company training t-shirt!


Here's Team Jenny with Rich Uncle Pennybags, the Grand-Daddy of MS-opoly!

Stay tuned for a points update later today! :)

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Team Challenge: MS is BS remains in the lead!

Even though it's just a few days into Team Challenge, the results so far have been nothing short of excellent! While MS is BS still holds a rather commanding lead, Team Jenny has shot up in the ranks over the past two days, becoming the only team to hold a property: NEW YORK AVENUE!

There's still just over a week in Team Challenge, so make sure to step up your fundraising, recruitment, and team spirit by midnight on July 30th for your best chances at winning this year's incredible prizes!

And now, your current leaders:

MS is BS - 28 points
Team Jenny - 14 points
Team Heinen - 5 points
Snappy Feet - 4 points
MS Ohana - 4 points
Willie's Walkers - 4 points
Jacki's Determined Soles - 4 points
Bink's Bodyguards - 3 points
Daava - 2 points
Team Sky Big - 2 points
The Robert D. Jensen "Great Dane" Team - 2 points
MS Fits - 2 points
Fox Trotters - 1 point
MonSter Slayers - 1 point
Our Dogs Rule - 1 point
Pro Vita - 1 point
St. Tim's STRIDES for MS - 1 point
Team Noni - 1 point
Tracey's Trailblazers - 1 point
Tiki Treckers - Marching for Mom - 1 point

For a complete list of challenges and prizes, visit the Official Capital Challenge Walk MS 2010 website here.

Keep up the great work!!
    

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

After Day 1 of MS-opoly, MS is BS is in the lead!

Congratulations to all of the teams already earning points towards Team Challenge! You can earn points by raising funds, registering team members (walkers, Super Crew, Crew and volunteers!), adding your events to our calendar, following the blog, and spreading the word about Capital Challenge Walk MS presented by Security Storage.  Without further ado, here's the leaderboard:

MS is BS - 12 points

MS OHANA - 4 points
Snappy Feet - 4 points
Bink's Bodyguards - 3 points
Jacki's Determined Soles - 3 points
Willies's Walkers - 3 points
Team Heinen - 2 points
Team Jenny - 2 points
The Robert D. Jensen "Great Dane" Team - 2 points
Daava - 1 point
Fox Trotters - 1 point
MonSter Slayers - 1 point
Our Dogs Rule - 1 point
Pro Vita - 1 point
St. Tim's STRIDES for MS - 1 point
Team Noni - 1 point
Team Sky Big - 1 point
Tiki Treckers - Marching for Mom - 1 point
Tracey's Trailblazers - 1 point

For a complete list of the challenges and prizes, visit the official Capital Challenge Walk MS web page here. 

Monday, July 12, 2010

Team Challenge is next week!

Looking for motivation to kick your fundraising and recruitment efforts into high gear? Well, look no further than Team Challenge 2010! This year's theme is MS-opoly, a chance for you to turn your team's Challenge Walk efforts into a friendly Monopoly-style competition.  Your team can points by recruiting, fundraising and showing off your team spirit from July 19th through 30th.  The top three teams with the most points will win spectacular prizes from Cake Love, Vera Bradley, Famous Dave's BBQ, and more!

Click here for the fine print and GOOD LUCK! We'll be posting updated standings during the competition, so check here to see how your team ranks throughout Team Challenge.