The first new addition is a professionally managed and timed 5k. And the second is our website, where you will go to find out information about the event as well as to sign up for the event and manage your fundraising efforts, or see how others are doing. Today we'll take a look at how the website works and guide you through the steps to registering, donating, or becoming a fundraiser to collect donations of your own.
The Basics
To begin, navigate to the Canine Crawl website, www.caninecrawl.com - you will see this page:
To the left, you will see a list of links with information about the different parts of the event, including contact information if your business is interested in becoming a sponsor or vendor (click on the 'Sponsors' or 'Vendor Village' links to learn more).
Let's look at three ways you can use the website: signing up for the 5k, signing up for the 1 mile walk, or managing/viewing donations. The 5k is in the morning and the walk is in the afternoon, so you could do both if you choose!
Signing up for the 5k
The fee for the 5k increases as we get closer to the date, so register early! You can still register (for an increased fee) on the day of the race.
Step 1: From the main page, click on '5k Information', the link on the left side of the screen. This takes you to this page:
Step 2: Click on that green link next to where it says 'Registration'. You will be taken to this new website, outside of the Canine Crawl site:
Step 3: Click on the orange oval on the right portion of the screen that says 'REGISTER for this event!', and you will be directed to a form looking like this:
Step 4: Fill out the form as directed, clicking on the orange oval 'Continue' button at the bottom right to progress through the form. The last page will look like this:
In order to complete your registration, you must click on the 'Checkout' button and enter your credit card information to be billed for the registration fee. (If you would rather pay by check, be sure to select that option at the beginning of the form.)
Be sure to complete the order by hitting the 'Submit Order' button after the page where you enter your credit card information. Once you have completed the process, you will see this page:
Congratulations! Now be sure to keep an eye out on the blog for our training tips to get you (and maybe your dog too) ready for the big race. On the imathlete site you can also invite others, upload a photo of yourself, manage your profile, and look at other people who are registered for the same event.
Signing up for the 1 Mile Walk
This process is very similar to signing up for the 5k. You can sign up for the walk on the day of the event, but an early registration has a discount, so sign up now!
Step 1: Starting again on the main Canine Crawl website, click on the '1 Mile Walk' link on the left hand side of the screen. This will bring you to this site:
Step 2: Click on the green link next to where it says 'Registration'. This will lead to this page, which is outside of the Canine Crawl website:
Step 3: Click on the orange oval on the right portion of the screen that says 'REGISTER for this event!', and you will be directed to a form looking like this:
Notice here that you have a choice of two options. There is a regular registration, and then something called a 'catnap' registration. If you choose the catnap option, you will still receive a shirt and goody bag, but do not have to walk.
Step 4: Fill out the form as directed, clicking on the orange oval 'Continue' button at the bottom right to progress through the form. The last page will look like this:
In order to complete your registration, you must click on the 'Checkout' button and enter your credit card information to be billed for the registration fee. (If you would rather pay by check, be sure to select that option at the beginning of the form.)
Be sure to complete the order by hitting the 'Submit Order' button after the page where you enter your credit card information. Once you have completed the process, you will see this page:
Congratulations! You're all set to walk! On the imathlete site you can also invite others, upload a photo of yourself, manage your profile, and look at other people who are registered for the same event.
Viewing and Managing Donations
Whether you are involved in the 5k, the walk, or you just want to support HSEC, you can still keep track of how we are doing in meeting our donations goal, donate yourself, and even become a fundraiser to encourage others to donate!
From that main Canine Crawl page, click on the green link under where it says, in bold, Online Fundraising Campaign. This will take you to this website:
Here you will see information about the event. On the right you can see how close we are to our total fundraising goal of $30,000. Below that, there is a light blue box surrounding donation options. To make a donation, pick the option that suits you and hit 'Donate Now'.
On the following page, you will be able to select specifics for your donation, including whether you want your donation to go toward a particular fundraising individual or team. Fill out the important information and click 'Submit Donation' at the bottom to send off your funds.
Fundraising individual or team?? What's that, you may ask?? Well, let us tell you! Some of our supporters are actively working as fundraisers in the community, either as individuals or as part of a great big fundraising team. To check out the fundraisers, look to that left side of the page here:
You can use the drop down menu to select a team or individual you would like to know more about. Let's check out Katie Benson - pick her name from the list and click the orange 'Go >' button to travel to Katie's page, which looks like this:
Here you can see why Katie is raising money, how close she is to reaching her goal, photos and donor comments, and you can donate to Katie's fundraising efforts specifically by selecting your donation level from the blue box on the right (the form on the next page will automatically enter Katie's information for you).
With all of that under your belt, there is just one more think you might want to know - how to become a fundraiser yourself.
To Become a Fundraiser as -
An individual
A member of an existing team
Leader of a new team
Step 1: click on the red 'Become a fundraiser!' link underneath the purple Canine Crawl logo...
Detour - You can look at fundraisers and donate without signing in, but becoming a fundraiser requires you to sign in to imathlete, which for most of us will mean creating an account with the website. If you are already signed in, skip down to Step 2. Otherwise, follow the below instructions to sign in or create an account and then navigate back to the Canine Crawl fundraising website.
If you have already registered for either the 5k or the walk, you will already have an account with imathlete. Be sure to check your email for the temporary password (you will be directed to create a permanent password upon signing in for the first time). Otherwise, follow the instructions to create a new account.
Upon signing in, you will be taken to this page:
Notice you can do all kinds of fun things here, like telling friends about certain events, uploading a photo and personalizing your profile, and so on. If you are registered for the 5k or the walk, you can see this and any other registered events by clicking on the grey 'My Events' link near the top of the page.
To get back to the Canine Crawl fundraising page, click on the grey 'Fundraising' link near the top of this page. You will find yourself here:
Look over to the right - see where it says SEARCH in white, and Campaigns & Fundraisers in Orange? Type Canine Crawl into that search box. Below the box will appear your results, as below:
Clicking on that result link - 2013 Canine Crawl - will return you to the original link as seen in Step 1. Click again on that red link on the left side of the page that says 'Become a fundraiser!' - phew!
Step 2: You will see this page:
Step 3: A form will appear below. Fill out the required boxes. Notice that you will have the option to select whether you are raising funds as an individual or as a team. If you select the team option, you will then be able to join a pre-existing team (select the name from the scroll down menu) or to start your own.
After filling everything out, you can preview your site or launch it by selecting the appropriate button at the very bottom of the form:
And you're done! Check out your new site! You can still make changes on this site, and you will also be able to see donations as they come in. Once you are a registered fundraiser, this campaign will appear in the 'Fundraiser' link in your profile page - you will not have to search for it each time you visit the site.
Do you still have questions? Please leave a comment and we will update this page with answers.
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