Captain a Ruff Ride Team

Create your team by selecting a Ruff Ride event nearest you and click “Register Here”.  This will bring you to Pledgeit.org where you can create your team by entering your information and entering your official team name, which will be displayed on your bike with the Ruff Ride logo and any *team sponsors that you have acquired.  *Team sponsors are a great way to cover your team fundraising minimum, but it is not required.

As a team captain and participant, you will have access to a personalized fundraising page.  From your fundraising page, you can send a direct email to friends, family, and colleagues inviting them to join your Ruff Ride team!

Team Foster Mission

Team Foster raises money to provide accredited, life-saving service dogs to injured and disabled Veterans.

Your Ruff Ride Mission

Your team keeps your assigned bike spinning for 24 consecutive hours. We offer live scoreboards, games, and competitions to keep you engaged, DJ music to entertain you, and more dogs than you can pet (or kiss) at one time.

Fundraising

There are individual and team fundraising minimums. You may host fundraising events or have your team sponsored by a business.  Be sure to customize your fundraising page and share the URL with friends ,family, and your networks.

Get Your Team Sponsored

Team Foster offers a wide variety of sponsorship options. If your company is interested in sponsoring a team or another aspect of the event, please contact Jake Baranik, Team Foster's Director of Development at JakeBaranik@TeamFoster.org.

Recruitment

Your team is created by inviting friends, family, and your networks to join your Ruff Ride team. You can send invitations through your personalized PledgeIt fundraising pages.

Team Management

You must have at least 6 people on your team but may have up to as many riders on your team as you want. Your team can be 6 or 60 riders and teammates can ride for 10 minutes or 10 hours- each rider may ride as little or as much as your team decides.

What to Pack

Layers and a change of clothes.
Grab some bike shorts. You'll thank us later.
Sneakers and/or cycling shoes with SPD clips.
Comfy shoes for when you are not on the bike.
Refillable water bottle to stay hydrated.
Chairs, cots, a sleeping bag, etc. Whatever you need to make your team area comfortable for the long haul.
Phone and charger to o share, take selfies, (recruit more peeps?) and

show the world you took on Ruff Ride!