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One Kid, One Bike, Big Success

Posted on January 26, 2010 by walkathonguide

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):

  1. Yes, you can do this!
  2. He took donations via a web page.  Go online to maximize your fundraising and also so your walkathon can catch on “virally”, where friends tell friends who tell friends.

Read more…  UK 7-Year-Old Raises Tens of Thousands for Haiti – ABC News.

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  1. A boy and his bike | Nonprofit Technology & Fundraising Blogs, on March 30, 2015 at 1:01 pm said:

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  2. A boy and his bike, on October 30, 2016 at 6:10 pm said:

    […] read this on the Walkathonguide the other day: “A young British schoolboy has raised more than 100,000 pounds ($160,000) Monday […]

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