We’re going to deviate from walkathons and talk about readathons. A readathon (or read a thon) is geared to kids ranging from the earliest readers all the way through high school. Readers gather pledges based on how many minutes they read, much like walkathon-ers gather pledges for laps they walk. Schools and other groups [...]
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Check this out from today’s ABC News: “A young British schoolboy has raised more than 100,000 pounds ($160,000) Monday for Haiti’s relief effort by cycling round his local park.” Two thoughts for even the smallest walkathons (or bikeathons): Yes, you can do this! He took donations via a web page. Go online to maximize your [...]
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Announcing the grant opportunities for charitable groups from DoJiggy, a company that offers software for walkathons and other fund raising.
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If your walkathon event lasts more than an hour or two, you can make a bundle from concessions! A couple tips: Get donations from local vendors as part of your sponsors program, in exchange for plenty of publicity. You may be able to get much of your walkathon concessions inventory for free. Be sure to [...]
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Roger Carr, author of Charity Walks Blog, has invited me as his first guest on the Charity Event Success radio show. The interview will take place on Saturday, September 5, 2009 at 2 p.m. Eastern. We will be discussing the topic of Planning for a Successful Walkathon. There are several ways to listen to the [...]
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