FAQ

We’ll kickoff the weekend by meeting at the Key Bridge Marriott in Rosslyn, VA on Friday, September 19 at 9:00am. This is also where the ride will end on Sunday, September 20 (usually around 4pm). Riders will be shuttled to the Paw Paw Tunnel in West Virginia, the start of the ride. From this point, riders will make the 156-mile journey to Washington, DC with the entirety of the ride will taking place on the C&O and W&OD trials.

The ride is a total of 156 miles, broken up over three days (Friday: 33 miles, Saturday: 64 miles, Sunday: 61 miles).

The ride is structured with check-in locations throughout each day, providing you with an opportunity to have a snack, rest and energize for the next leg. However, our support team has a van and will be meeting the riders at each stop. Riders who wish to take a break from the trail are more than welcome to hop in the van and rest up at any point.

Hotel accommodations on Friday and Saturday night are included in the registration fee. You’ll be paired up with another rider to share a room that has two beds: we are able to accommodate requests for who you’d like to room with. Should you prefer your own room, one is available to you at an additional total cost of $220 for the weekend. Contact TeamHFA@hemophiliafed.org to make arrangements.

For your $75 registration fee and a commitment to raise the minimum amount based on your registration date, the ride is fully supported with shuttle, lodging, meals and snacks and mechanical support.

​This is a ride, not a race. Riders are able to enjoy the trail at a leisurely pace, but we do suggest having the ability to ride at about 10 miles per hour in order to keep up with the flow of each day.  Riders can also select to shorten the day with support van rides between rest stops, which come about every 1 - 1.5 hours. Support staff will help you plan your day to be most ideal to your goals for the ride.

 

Yes. You can make a donation to a Individual on a team or you can make a general team donation.

All donations should be mailed to:
Hemophilia Federation of America
999 N Capitol Street NE Suite 201
Washington, D.C. 20002.

Please make all checks payable to: Hemophilia Federation of America.
Please make sure that in the memo it says Gears for Good National Ride and who the donation should be credited to.

Click on the home page and begin typing the first or last name. Your options will display as you type.

Any donation made online should post immediately. If an online donation does not post within 5 minutes, please contact us.

If you check this checkbox, you will be charged the amount indicated next to the checkbox. This amount will also be visible to the non-profit. However, on the fundraising page, your intended - initial donation amount will be displayed.

All monetary donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Yes. For Canadian donations made online with a credit card, the amount entered in the online donation form will be in U.S. dollars.

Any donor who mailed their donation and provided an address will receive a receipt via mail once the donation has been processed.

Yes, anyone who donates online, regardless of the amount, will receive a receipt via email.

A Tax ID number identifies Hemophilia Federation of America as a 501(c)(3) non-profit Organization. The Hemophilia Federation of America Tax ID number is 72-1282316. 72-1282316

When you make a donation online, you can designate what you want to appear as your recognition name on the participant's Honor Roll. This may be your name, or it could be something such as "From the whole Wolf family" or "in memory of Aunt Cathy."

If a donation check has been written out to you personally, you may endorse the back of the check and mail it in with a completed donation form to Hemophilia Federation of America.

It is not a good idea to send a cash donation in the mail. You may drop off the cash at Hemophilia Federation of America along with your information or you can deposit the cash into your checking account and send a personal check from your account.

Any donation made online should post immediately. If your donation does not post within 5 minutes, please contact Hemophilia Federation of America.

You can't enter a check online. What you can do is enter a check as a pledge. This can be done in the fundraising section of your headquarters page. The status of the check will be pending until the check is received by Hemophilia Federation of America.

A Tax ID number identifies Hemophilia Federation of America as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Many donors will request this number to validate their donation as tax-deductible. The Hemophilia Federation of America Tax ID number is 72-1282316. 72-1282316.

As your donors make a contribution, they have the option of whether or not they want to appear in the Honor Roll.

Log in with your email and password to visit your headquarters page. Select ‘My Fundraising Report on the left side. You will then find a list of all of your donors as well as a list of all donors to your team .

To easily send thank-you emails to donors, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your fundraiser dashboard by clicking the "My HQ" link in the top right
2. Click "My Fundraising Report" in the left sidebar
3. Locate the donor/donation you'd like to thank, and click "Send Email" (If the donor didn't submit their email address, this option is unavailable.)
4. Type the message in the pop-up window, and click "Send Email"

You are receiving these emails because we would like to keep you updated on your fundraising efforts. If you wish to stop receiving these updates, please login to your headquarters and edit your account preferences.

Each participant must raise a minimum of $1,000 if registered by April 30, 2020 or $1,250 if registering after said date, but don’t worry, we’ll provide you with all the tools you need to exceed this goal! We understand that it can seem like a difficult task to ask for donations, but year after year we have riders tell us how easy it was to exceed their goal through their own network of friends, family members, and coworkers. We will be checking in frequently on your progress, will provide tools and suggestions, and will be available for any questions. 

 

A personal URL is a shortened link to your team or personal page that you can send to friends and family in emails. A personal URL will look like this https://www.teamhfa.org/g4g2020/ben.

When a donor makes a donation online, s/he can enter text to appear on the fundraising honor roll. This may be the donor's name, or it could be something like "From the whole Wolf family" or "In Memory of Aunt Cathy".