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Simple Steps to your Pink Tulip Garden

2011 Registration is now open, click here to register or to purchase bulbs!

Create a garden team
Ask friends, colleagues, or community groups to help plan, fundraise and plant the garden.

• Ask each volunteer to tell their friends about the garden
• Set an overall garden fundraising goal

Choose a Spot
Locate a public space--local park, school, health care center or green space at a local business. It can be small--around a town flagpole, or big--the whole town green

•  Contact the owner of the space -make the hospital administrator, parks director, or business owner your partner in the project.

Plan your Garden
Choose the size of your garden and understand your minimum fundraising commitment. We suggest a garden should have 5 bulbs per square foot. [A 6x10 garden equals 60 square feet and would hold 300 tulips.] Ideas for ribbon shaped beds or other plantings available.

• Select your garden size

Small Garden- 100 Bulbs has a fund raising requirement of $200 by May 1, 2011. One garden sign, a press release and marketing materials are provided.

Medium Garden- 300 Bulbs has a fund raising requirement of $600 by May 1, 2011. Two garden signs, a press release and marketing materials are provided.

Large Garden- 500 Bulbs has a fund raising requirement of $1,000 by May 1, 2011. Two garden signs, a press release and marketing materials are provided.

Acres of Pink- 1000 Bulbs has a fund raising requirement of $2,000 by May 1, 2011. Three garden signs, a press release and marketing materials are provided.

Custom Garden- If you have a unique garden size or special request, please contact pinktulips@mainecancer.org. We can help you with your planning.

Register your Fund Raising Garden on the Pink Tulip Project Website
You will become the "head gardener" and will be the contact person for the Garden Team. To complete the registration form, you'll need to know:

• Garden location - town, or specific location
• Name of garden
• Size and fund raising goal for the garden
• Garden contact name, e-mail address and telephone number
• Organization name, if applicable
• Shipping address for bulbs and any special delivery notes

REGISTER NOW

Pink Tulip Project Mission

100% of funds raised through the Pink Tulip Gardens goes to cancer research grants and awareness programs funded through the Women's Cancer Fund of the Maine Cancer Foundation.

Your Garden Story
Tell people why planting this garden is important to you and your community. A fund raising web page is created when you register your garden. You can tell your story and add your own pictures of inspiration.

•  Create your garden story
•  Gather photos

Fundraising
Provide the link for your garden to your team. You and your team send emails to friens and family, tell your garden story, and provide the link to your garden page for donations. All donations made through the Pink Tulip website are secure, and an email receipt will be sent to each donor. As each donation is made on your garden page, it will add to the tally to accomplish your fundraising goal.

Many Pink Tulip gardeners have also fundraised by asking community members, schools, businesses and others to directly support the garden by writing a check. Checks should be made payable to Maine Cancer Foundation and mailed to: Pink Tulip Project, c/o Maine Cancer Foundation, PO Box 553, Portland, ME 04112. Your garden name should be included with any checks sent to Maine Cancer Foundation to ensure proper credit to your garden.

As head gardener you are responsible for honoring the financial commitment of your garden. If your fundraising goal is not met by June 1st, your credit card will be charged the remaining amount in the month of June.

Pink Tulip Project Time Line

• June 1 - Garden registration opens for fall plantings. Customize your garden page with photos and personal stories. Begin fund raising by using your webpage and sample emails or by using your own creative method.
• October 1 - Deadline for registering a garden and ordering bulbs
• October 5 and October 12 - Bulbs shipped...Keep fund raising
• October - Plant your tulip bulbs....Keep fund raising
• November - Update your garden fund raising page with planting photos. Let all your friends know about your fundraising progress.
• February - Start planning your bloom celebration for May. Consider inviting all your donors and people honored by your garden.
• May - Blooming celebrations! Send photos and stories to pinktulips@mainecancer.org

Bulb Purchase for your Garden

You can purchase Pink Impression bulbs for your own garden or to share with friends. Angelique Tulip bulbs and Narcissus Faith are also available. Bulbs are paid for immediately and shipped direct to you on approximately October 1. Click here to purchase bulbs.

Bulb selection available for purchase:

Pink Impression Tulip Bulbs	Angelique Tulip Bulbs	Pink Tulip Project Narcissus Faith

Your purchase is a donation to the Pink Tulip Project, but keep in mind, the garden is not registered on the Pink Tulip Project and no signs are provided. 100% of your donation funds cancer research grants and awareness programs through the Women's Cancer Fund of the Maine Cancer Foundation.