FUNDRAISING

Fundraising is a great way to get involved with First Descents. Without the support of our fundraisers past and present, First Descents would not have been able to serve over 600 young adults with cancer since 2001. Below we have listed some ideas for fundraising and also some fudraising success stories. If you need any help or have any questions please feel free to contact us.

Here are some ideas to get you started

• The first thing you should do is set a fundraising goal. Tell your family, friends, neighbors and co-workers. Ask them if they would donate to help you meet your goal.
• Have a weekend garage sale. Contact your neighbors and friends to chip in and make it a big weekend event. One man's trash is another man's treasure. Get rid of old stuff you don't need while adding to your fundraising goal.
• Host a dinner party and ask people to donate whatever they can in return for a fantastic dinner.
• Hold a car wash in your neighborhood or at your local market. Believe it or not a car wash brings in a lot of cash and it's fun!
• Reach out to your local church or social group to see if they will help you host a pancake breakfast on behave of your Fundraising goal for FD.
• Host a party at your favorite bar or restaurant. Have a cover charge at the door that will go to your fundraising goal. You can even ask the restaurant if they will give you a percentage of the nights revenue to FD.
• Have a cell phone party. There are many companies that buy old cell phones for the parts. Everyone has an old cell phone! Great way to add to your fundraising goal and help the environment by recycling.
• Host your own backyard BBQ. You can charge people for the food and drinks to help meet your fundraising goal. Good food. Good company. Good cause!

These are all great ideas to help you get started! If you need some inspiration or more ideas see our past fundraisers successes.

Pueblo Paddle-A-Thon
This fundraiser is hosted in Pueblo, CO. Each paddler colletes pledges for how many runs they will complete on the Pueblo Whitewater Park. This year the Pueblo Paddle-A-Thon raised over $4,000. We are very grateful to have the support of the Pueblo Paddle-A-Thon. A great way to get in voloved is to be a part of this fundraiser and get pledges.

Walk For Life
The walk for life fundraiser is hosted in Rockville, MD and is in honor of our late Executive Director Allan Goldberg. With all the proceeds going to First Descents. Visit www.amgwalkforlife.com

The Hudson Projects
Two High School seniors took to the Hudson River in New York to spread the word of First Descents and kayaking. They started in Newcomb, NY with a destination of New York, NY a total of 316 miles. During their journey they stopped at local schools to talk about kayaking and First Descents. At the end of their journey they held a raffle to benifit First Descents and raised a total of $1,125.