Walk to Cure...5 Weeks Away!!

I can't believe it...the JDRF Walk to Cure at Kings Island is just 5 weeks away...

Yes,

I said,

5 weeks away!!!!!!!!

No need to panic.

You can do a few things to help kickstart your fundraising goal. Can't remember what the goals are? That's okay...you can read about them HERE.

Letter writing campaign: It works. Write a letter about why you walk for JDRF. What it means to you, your loved one, your child.You can be as in depth as you need to be. I try to keep my letter to a page. Add pictures!! If you walked the year before be sure to add your team photo or if your new, add a picture of your "sweet" one. Then get out the Christmas card list. You know the list...the one you pull out every year to send your Christmas cards to and send your letters to those people. Or maybe you don't send Christmas cards...I bet you email!! Send the letter to your email list!! Nothing easier than hitting send!

Another option...ask 10 people for 10 dollars. Ask your boss, your secretary, your Doctor, the bus driver, your neighbor, your hairstylist, the kid down the street...whomever!! Just ask 10 people for $10 and you'll hit $100 easy!

Sell sneakers (paper ones NOT real ones) at work for a day or a week or a month! Have employees/co-workers buy a sneaker and fill your office with sneakers showing support for JDRF and your walk team! (Contact the office for sneakers!)

Have a jeans day at work. Each employee donates $5 to wear jeans on a specific day. Of course get your company's approval first...unless your a rebel...then go for it!

Have a yard sale and donate the proceeds to your walk team. What a great way to get rid of some junk, I mean, treasure!! Raise awareness of  T1D and raise some money for your walk team! Maybe you'll get an extra donation on top of selling your stuff!!

Have a bake sale/lemonade stand. I did this years ago while at our Village yard sale. Met some fellow T1D adults and talked diabetes. It's was great to find others in the community that didn't even know were Type 1 diabetics.

Maybe Golf, Cornhole, Wiffle ball, Volleyball tournaments are more your thing. Great!! Organize a tournament in your neighborhood or park. Invite a bunch a friends and charge them $10 (or whatever dollar amount) and have a fundraiser!! A great way for some exercise and fun for a great cause!

Yes, the walk is 5 weeks away BUT you still have time to go out there and raise some money for your walk team!! Have fun with it!! You can always reach out to Nick Wagner at the office for some other great fundraising ideas! The sky is the limit!!