FAQs

We all have a reason to fight for a world without cancer! Many times, fundraisers come together as a team to ride and raise critical research dollars in honor or in memory of someone or perhaps to bring colleagues together for camaraderie, wellness and support of a mission. Teams can be made up of family members, friends and/or colleagues and can include riders, spinners, volunteers, virtual Inspired fundraisers and Kids Challengers.

There are three types of teams, Corporate Challenge, Friends/Family and Hospital Affiliate. Fundraisers can choose to join the team as a rider, spinner, Inspired (virtual), Kids Challenger or volunteer. In addition to the individual rider profile pages, a separate team fundraising profile page allows your team to highlight your motivation for riding. Learn about all the ways fundraisers can participate HERE.

If you have questions about starting a team, contact our Community Engagement Manager, Mollie Zolkind at mollie@pedalthecause.org.

You can create a team during the registration process. When asked to join a team, select “Create a Team” and follow the prompts.

If you have already registered, log into your profile and click “Edit Fundraiser” link in the right submenu, scroll down, and select “Create a Team”. You’ll be asked for the name of your team and the type of team. If you are creating a team for your company, you are creating a Corporate Challenge team. If you are creating a team and are affiliated with the Hospital, you are creating a Hospital team. If you are creating a team for friends and family, you are creating a Friends and Family team. Select “Save Fundraiser Changes” to save your team selection.

If you have questions about starting a team, contact our Community Engagement Manager, Mollie Zolkind at mollie@pedalthecause.org.

Each team member must register individually and is responsible for their own fundraising commitment with their chosen activity. The team captain creates the team and once this is completed, you can then opt to join that specific team during the registration process.

If you have already registered, login to your profile and click “Edit Fundraiser” link in the right submenu, scroll down, and select the team you wish to join from the dropdown list under “Join a Team”. Select “Save Fundraiser Changes” to save your team selection. The team captain will receive a notification email when you join the team.

Any employee of our beneficiaries and their supporting and related medical facilities are a Hospital Affiliate Teams. This includes Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, BJC Healthcare, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Siteman Kids at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Siteman Cancer Center.

There is no limit and no minimum to the number of team members, and each team member must adhere to the standard fee and fundraising requirements they agree to.

Any group of people not affiliated with a single company as part of our Corporate Challenge or one of our beneficiary organizations, may start their own Friends & Family team.

There is no limit and no minimum to the number of team members, and each team member must adhere to the standard fee and fundraising requirements they agree to.

A Ride for a Child team is a team that is participating in our Ride for a Child program. Participating teams train, fundraise and ride in honor of a child who is receiving or has received treatment for cancer at Siteman Kids at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

Visit our Ride for a Child page for more information and contact darby@pedalthecause.org if you are interested in having your team participate in the Ride for a Child program.

Team captains must add a goal to their team page in order for their team’s total to appear (it will show as part of a goal thermometer). To add a goal, team captains can login and select “Edit Fundraiser” and add in a team goal amount under “Fundraiser Goal.” This amount can be edited at any time and is not a commitment but a goal only.

If you have questions about starting a team, contact our Community Engagement Manager, Mollie Zolkind at mollie@pedalthecause.org.

1. The team’s general funds may be shared among individual members who still require funds to reach their minimum fundraising commitment.
2. An individual team member’s funds in excess of their minimum fundraising commitment may be transferred to another team member who still needs additional funds to reach their minimum fundraising commitment.
3. A Team Captain must submit a request. All requests to share funds in either of these scenarios MUST be completed by the team captain at least one week before the fundraising deadline. Please talk to your team captain if you are interested in sharing funds or email mollie@pedalthecause.org if you need assistance.

Up to six team members can be designated as Team Co-Captains. In order to be added as a co-captain, the person must be registered for Pedal the Cause. The team captain can add co-captains by logging into their profile, clicking “Edit Fundraiser” and scrolling to the bottom of the page. Add co-captains email addresses under the “Fundraiser Captains” header and click “save your fundraiser.” Once added, the co-captains will have access to the team fundraising page, team roster and team donation information. Email us at info@pedalthecause.org for help designating your co-captains.

Team Captains are key to the success of each team! They lead, galvanize, motivate and organize their team members, pushing them to create real impact through the funding of critical cancer research.

We offer Team Captains a variety of resources to help them succeed, from our online Team Resources, an annual Team Captain Guide plus trainings and tutorials tailored to their needs.

Team Captains with questions are encouraged to meet one-on-one with our Community Engagement Manager, Mollie Zolkind, mollie@pedalthecause.org.