Maps & Directions
AIDS Walk San Francisco Day-of-Event Instructions
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• Venue Map
• Route Map
• Public Transportation Information
• Parking Information
• Incentive Awards
• Sign-In & Award Pickup
• A Note about Matching Gift Contributions
• After Sign-In, Proceed to You Team Meeting
Station
• Schedule of Events
• Fundraising Deadline
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Public Transportation
Information
To Sharon Meadow:
The following MUNI bus lines stop near the entrance to the park: #5
Fulton, #7 Haight, #21 Hayes, #33 Stanyan, #71 Noriega, #37 Corbett,
#43 Masonic, and the N-Judah (you can catch the N-Judah above ground at
Duboce ave and Church before 8 a.m., and underground between Van Ness
and Embarcadero & EML after 8 a.m.). For more information on MUNI
lines, please call (415) 673-MUNI or go to www.sfmuni.com.
From Marin or Sonoma:
Take any Golden Gate Transit Bus to the Civic Center area of San
Francisco. To get to the park, take the #5 Fulton, #71 Noriega, or
N-Judah (above ground before 8 a.m., underground after 8 a.m.). For
more information on Golden Gate Transit, please call (415) 923-2000 or
go to www.goldengatetransit.org.
BART from the East Bay or Millbrae:
Take BART to the Civic Center station. To get to the park, take the #5
Fulton, #71 Noriega, or N-Judah (above ground before 8 a.m.,
underground after 8 a.m.). On Sundays, the first BART trains begin
running around 8 a.m. For more information on BART lines, please call
(510) 465-BART or go to www.bart.gov.
From the South Bay:
Take Caltrain to the San Francisco terminal at King Street. Take the
N-Judah to the intersection of Carl and Stanyan Streets. For
information on SamTrans or Caltrain, visit www.samtrans.com or www.caltrain.com.
Parking Information
Bus Parking: If you have
50 or more people on your team, consider renting a bus. You MUST
contact Vanessa at the AIDS Walk office at vanessam@aidswalk.net or
(415) 615-WALK (9255) before Friday, July 9 by 5:00 p.m. to reserve a
spot to park your team bus.
Car Parking: We recommend you
take public transpiration to the AIDS Walk, as parking is limited in
and around Golden Gate Park. Some street parking is available to
those that come early and parking is also available at UCSF Parnassus
for $5 dollars all day when you mention AIDS Walk.
Incentive Awards will be available for pick up on the day of the AIDS
Walk for fundraisers who turn in the following amounts*:
•$150 or more – The Official AIDS Walk San Francisco T-shirt
•$250 or more – The Official AIDS Walk San Francisco Knit Cap and
T-shirt
•$500 or more – The Official AIDS Walk San Francisco Travel Mug, Knit
Cap, and T-shirt
•$1000 or more – You will be part of the elite Star Walkers Club, and
will receive the awards listed above, as well as a specially designed
Star Walker commemorative pin, Star Walker Club Sweatshirt, a
traditional “fundraising royalty crown” to wear at the AIDS Walk San
Francisco, and V.I.P. access to the Star Walkers Club Breakfast.
* The deadline to turn in funds to qualify for Incentive Awards and to
count toward final team totals is August 13, 2010
9 a.m. – Sign-In to submit donations (checks, cash, & any matching
gift forms) and pick up awards.
General
Team Sign-In
All Team Members (pre-registered
and
not
pre-registered)
should
go
to
the General Sign-In Area to individually
turn in Sponsor Forms and the
funds they have collected, unless they went to Early Sign-In.
The General Sign-In Area is located in Mothers Meadow and is set up
alphabetically by last name.
Fundraising
Awards
can
be
picked
up
from the Awards Tent located in Sharon Meadow. The Awards Tent is
open in the morning before the AIDS Walk as well as after.
Green
Walker Sign-In
“Green walkers” have raised all funds on-line and have no paper (cash,
checks, or matching gift forms) to turn in. Green walkers can sign-in
and pick-up fundraising awards all at once at express “Green Sign-In”
located in Mothers Meadow. If you have cash, checks, or matching gift
forms to turn in on the day of the AIDS Walk, please go to General
Sign-In.
Gold Team
Sign-In
If you are a
Gold Team (top fundraising Teams from AIDS Walk 2009) then
you will have your own Sign-In Area on the tennis courts to the right
of the stage in Sharon Meadow. Gold Team Members will sign-in
individually by team name.
Gold
Team
Members
will
pick
up their
Fundraising Awards at the Award Tent in Sharon Meadow either before or
after the AIDS Walk.
Star
Walker Sign-In
If you are a Star Walker, an elite fundraiser who sets the goal to
raise $1,000 dollars, and have hit your goal by the Day-of-Event you
may sign-in and pick-up fundraising awards at Star Walker Sign-In at
the Star Walker Tent located on Hippy Hill. There will also be
Green Walker Sign-In at the Star Walker Sign-In as well.
A Note About Matching Gift Contributions
If your company has a corporate Matching Gift Program or online
matching (such as “Easy Match”), make sure each walker is instructed on
the Matching Gift process. Encourage all team walkers to ask each
of their donors if their employers have matching gift programs.
For paper matching gift forms:
To receive immediate credit for a
matching gift, the walker must turn in the matching gift forms along
with the corresponding contributions.
For online matching: Walkers
are encouraged to ask each of their donors
to forward them their matching gift e-mail receipt, then follow these
instructions to receive credit for the match. These are two
options:
1.Forward the email confirmation of the matching gift to
matchinggiftsf@aidswalk.net
Make sure the following information is included in the e-mail:
a.Dollar amount of the match
b.Donor’s name
c.Walker’s name
It is NOT necessary to print out
additional paperwork or bring anything
when you turn in your funds at the AIDS Walk. The AIDS Walk
participant
will be credited with the match upon receipt of the e-mail confirmation
sent to matchinggiftsf@aidswalk.net.
2.If you cannot e-mail your confirmation, you may bring a print-out of
the confirmation and turn that paper in on the day of the AIDS Walk at
Sign-In to receive credit for the matching gift donation.
Please Note: The AIDS Walk
office will immediately add the matching
donation amount to the participant’s fundraising total upon receipt of
the paperwork. We do this immediately and do not wait for the
actual check from the company making the match.
Please contact Jef Friedel with any questions at jeff@aidswalk.net or
(415)615-WALK (9255)
After Sign-In, Proceed to Your Team Meeting Station
Teams with 25 or more registered walkers before Wednesday, July 7 will
be provided with a Team Meeting Station in the Team Meeting Area in
Golden Gate Park. If your team does not qualify for a Team
Meeting Station, please designate your own location for your Team
Members to meet before the AIDS Walk begins.
Suggestion: If you do not qualify for
a Team Meeting Station, you can
meet in the Team Meeting Area where your team name would fall
alphabetically. You can get answers to team questions and create
your own team sign at the Team Information table.
Finding Your Team Meeting Station
All Gold Teams will be located in exclusive Gold Team “boxes” in the
middle of Sharon Meadow, near the stage. General Team Meeting
Stations will be arranged alphabetically by team name around the
perimeter of Sharon Meadow. Signs will clearly indentify each
Team Meeting Station. You, or a volunteer from your team, can
arrive at your Team Meeting Station anytime after 6:30 a.m. on the
morning of the AIDS Walk to set up and prepare for your Team Members.
Please notify your walkers if your
team name differs in any way from
your official company or organization name.
Your Team Roster
A folder containing a roster of registered Team Members as of July 7
will be at your Team Meeting Station. You, or a volunteer from
your team, should review the roster to make sure that all Team Members
are listed and that their contact information is correct.
Transfer Forms will be provided in the folder for transferring or
registering additional people to your team. Please leave this
folder at your Team Meeting Station to be collected by AIDS Walk staff
who will update your Team Roster with the new information.
Keeping Golden Gate Park Clean –
Cleaning up your Team Meeting Station
Team Meeting Stations will be taken down in the afternoon after the
Closing Ceremony and AIDS Walk Total Announcement, so please DO NOT
leave anything behind. Any supplies left on the table will be
recycled or thrown away. If you plan to bring any non-disposable
items to your Team Meeting Station, make arrangements for someone to
take them to their car.
9 a.m. – Sign-In Opens
9:30 a.m. – Aerobic Warm-Up
9:45 a.m. – Opening Ceremony
10:30 a.m. – AIDS Walk San Francisco
Starts
Enjoy entertainment, snacks, water, ice cream, and other refreshments
along the AIDS Walk route! If you get tired we will be providing
a shuttle service from each of the checkpoints to the finish
line. Strollers, wheel chairs, and small pets are allowed at the
AIDS Walk, but please note that it will be extremely crowded and noisy
so consider the safety of your pet as well as the other AIDS Walk
participants. Skateboards, bicycles, and rollerblades are
prohibited, and running the AIDS walk route is discouraged due to high
congestion.
12:30 – 2:30 – Crossing the Finish
Line & Post-Walk Concert
Pick up your Certificate of Completion and be greeted with cheers of
excitement as you cross the AIDS Walk finish line! Relax and
enjoy the day as you picnic in the park with the rest of your
team. There will be bands and music on our stage for everyone to
enjoy. There is also family fun at Kid Zone with face painting
and a bouncing castle. Kid Zone is located by the carousel behind
the Sharon Arts building.
3:00 – AIDS Walk Closing Ceremony and
Total Announcement
Fundraising Deadline
Friday, August 13 – Fundraising
Deadline
We encourage every walker to turn in all pledges and collect individual
Fundraising Awards on the day of the AIDS Walk, however the deadline to
collect all outstanding donations to qualify for Incentive Awards and
to be applied to your team total is Friday, August 13. Any awards
that are earned after the event can be picked up or mailed after
September 1. We will calculate the total amount raised by your
team and provide that information to you in the weeks after the AIDS
Walk. This figure will be calculated based on the total dollars
turned in on, or before, the actual day-of-event, plus any additional
contributions received in the AIDS Walk office by Friday, August 13 at
5 p.m. Pledges will still gladly be accepted after that date, but
cannot be credited to a specific walker or team.