Fundraising Postcard
I put together some images into a general purpose fundraising postcard for the LIVESTRONG Challenge. Spencer and I worked on text for a neighborhood fundraising run:
Postcard back:
Hi, I’m Spencer Sartin, a Third
Grader here at Canyon Creek
Elementary.On October 22, 2004, I was
diagnosed with leukemia. I am in
remission and after 3 years and 2
months of chemotherapy I am
finished with treatment. I am
winning my personal fight against
cancer and trying to help others.The Lance Armstrong Foundation
funds programs here in Austin,
nationally, and worldwide. Please
make a donation today to help
fight cancer. With your help, we
can have more survivors like me.After I was diagnosed we set
some goals.
Goals – completed 10/29/’04 Leukemia in remission 5/20/’05 Wear “more wrist bands than anybody” 10/21/’05 Ride w/ Lance Armstrong (Beat Lance up hill) 12/22/’07 Finish chemotherapy Always LIVESTRONG Goals – still to do ____ Ride solo 45 mile ride ____ Fight Cancer Worldwide I can do the riding, but I need your
help with donations. Please donate:http://austin08.livestrong.org/spencer
Follow my progress at
Yesterday, we did a door-to-door distribution of 40 cards. Spencer wound up talking with five of our neighbors.
In the process, he:
- collected $30 cash (which I converted to online donations when we got home)
- connected me with someone who will be very helpful if I go to plan B on my job search
- connected with two guys who run a landscaping business and want to help with fundraising and do a T-shirt design for next year
- motivated an online $25 donation (one neighbor we didn’t see, donate before we made it home)
Never underestimate the power of grassroots fundraising and advocacy
Today we will distribute another 48 cards and see how that goes.