Thanksgiving isn’t just a day to gather with your family, watch football, and overeat to your heart’s content; it’s also a great time to give back to the community and help those in need. Artist Jill Stutzman and author Scott Berkun did just that with their amazing and creative fundraising page: www.firstgiving.com/scottandjill . The page benefits Hopelink- a nonprofit based in the Seattle area that is dedicated to supporting homeless and low income families. The duo participated in the Turkey Trot, a 5K walk in Kirkland, Washington on November 18. According to Hopelink’s website, “Turkey Trot proceeds help Hopelink provide emergency services for low-income families in our community during the winter months when they face added pressures such as higher home heating costs and additional food needs.”
As if helping those in need wasn’t reward enough, Jill and Scott are making great use of their artistic talents to provide supporters with incentives to donate. Jill is offering to give anyone who donates $25 or more an assortment of Art Cards with images of her own, beautiful paintings. Anyone who donates $50 or more will receive a signed first edition copy of Scott’s book, The Myths Of Innovation.
To give supporters and idea of just how much help their donations give to those in need, Jill and Scott included a list on their fundraising page of what Hopelink is able to do with the contributions they receive. For instance, a $100 pledge covers fresh produce for 100 families during one holiday, $50 provides food and two nights shelter for a homeless child, and $10 purchases the turkey trimmings for a family in need this holiday season. With the $1,544.51 that Scott and Jill’s page has already raised, Hopelink will be able to do a large amount of good.
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