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Walk 3 miles in memory of loved ones
and raise funds to help those who are grieving.
This is an opportunity to honor those who have been significant
in your life. You may walk as an individual or as part of a team.
Many teams create personalized t-shirts commemorating loved ones.
This is a community event – an opportunity to walk with others
who have experienced the multitude of emotions that go with loss.
This is also an opportunity to support the programs and services
of Kara. Please help us raise much-needed funds by soliciting sponsorships
from your friends, family, co-workers and neighbors. While entry
fees cover administrative and event planning/production costs, the
support of individual sponsors provide income to enable Kara to
support bereaved clients to heal at their own pace as they face
the death or terminal illness of someone close to them.
Individual walkers are encouraged
to gather as many sponsors as possible for your own walk. It’s
easier than you think …
Tips
to raise $300 in one week!
Day 1: Start by sponsoring yourself for $25. Email your
friends to sponsor you.
Day 2: Ask two family members to sponsor you for $25 each.
Day 3: Ask five friends to contribute $10 each.
Day 4: Ask five co-workers to sponsor you for $10 each.
Day 5: Ask five neighbors to contribute $10 each.
Day 6: Ask your boss for a company contribution of $50.
Day 7: Ask one business you frequent for $25.
The key is to ASK! The answer is always no, unless you ASK!
Have fun and good luck!
Or go one step further, and
become a team leader…
Use the Power of Ten.
STEP 1: Sign up to be a team captain with a goal of recruiting
at least ten team members.
STEP 2: Recrui9t at least ten walkers for your team. Ask
everyone you know – friends, family, co-workers, neighbors
– to walk with you. Let them know that they will be honoring
your loved one and are encouraged to name those in their own lives
who they’d like to honor as well.
STEP 3: Encourage each of your ten-plus walkers to sign
up at least ten sponsors each for $10 or more a piece.
There you have it … the Power of Ten.
10 teams x 10 members x 10 sponsors x $10 each = $10,000 to support
Kara programs and services!
For additional assistance, please contact Stephanie
Demos
or call Kara at (650) 321-5272 x17.
How your contributions help:
- $5,000 is approximately what it costs in overhead to
offer Kara counseling rooms, offices and children’s group
rooms in our facilities for two months.
- $1,000 just about covers the cost of sending a child
or teen to Kara’s Camp Erin. Families pay nothing to send
their children and teens to Camp Erin. Nearly 60 campers attended
this year’s Camp Erin.
- $500 is an amount that relates to supporting a Kara client
in the Adult Program for six months with one-to-one peer counseling
or participation in a grief group. Kara serves over 160 adult
clients each year.
- $100 represents the cost of purchasing materials for
our Outreach Team to train ten school teachers. Kara provides
training & support to over 55 schools each year.
Remind your sponsors their
donations are tax-deductible!
Register today . . .
and get started on this special journey.
The materials below will assist you in your registration and sponsorship
fundraising efforts for the Walk. Feel free to edit the fundraising
letter template to suit your own style. As you receive donations
from your friends, family, co-workers, neighbors, etc., please forward
their payments to the Kara office at 457 Kingsley Avenue, Palo Alto,
CA 94301. With each submission of donations, be sure to complete
and include a Participant Donor Form (below). We will track your
progress and email you a confirmation after receipt of each donation.
Please contact the Kara office with any questions
or to register by phone:
Phone: (650) 321-5272 Fax:
(650) 473-1828.
Slide Show from Previous Kara Walks
Contact
Us
457 Kingsley Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94301
650-321-5272
Office hours are M-Th 9AM to 4PM, Fr 9AM to 1PM
Pacific time.
Here is a map
to our office.
Kara is the Gothic root of the word "care."
It means to reach out, to care, to lament, to grieve with.
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