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Sep 03 2008

September Awareness Month & Fundraising Beyond the Bake Sale

Posted by BethP in Firstgiving News, Fundraising Ideas, Fundraising News, tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

September is a month of transitions.  Classes begin, the cool autumn air sets in, and I have never seen more moving trucks in one place than I did this weekend in Boston.  Residents scrambled up and down streets and flights of stairs with furniture and sundries during the biggest moving day of the year. 

Flickr photo courtesy of Holy Outlaw

Flickr photo courtesy of Holy Outlaw

Here at Firstgiving, we’d like to mark this period of transition by highlighting the causes of the month and some of the organizations working for these causes.  Firstgiving fundraisers have already raised thousands of dollars for these causes and are continuing to fundraise this month.  So, without further ado, we present. . . 
SEPTEMBER AWARENESS MONTH

September is, among other things: 

National Sickle Cell Month (Sickle Cell Disease Association of America)

Reye’s Syndrome Awareness Month  (National Reye’s Syndrome Foundation)

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month (National Ovarian Cancer Coalition over $9,000 raised)

Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month (Prevent Blindness America over $1,000 raised)

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month (Women in Recovery)

Healthy Aging Month (American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging)  

Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month (The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society over $18,500 raised)

 

Other September dates of note:

7-13 September: Suicide Prevention Week (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention)

21 September: World Alzheimer’s Day (Alzheimer’s Disease International)

25 September: Ataxia Awareness Day (Ataxia Telangiectasia Children’s Project)

28 September: World Heart Day (World Heart Federation)

Are any of these causes close to your heart?  Go beyond the traditional bake sale and transition to online fundraising with your own Firstgiving fundraising page.

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2 Responses to “September Awareness Month & Fundraising Beyond the Bake Sale”
  1. Smith says:
    September 5, 2008 at 6:17 am

    This is a very helpful post for me because My niece is still suffering from ovarian Cancer she had after suffering from Stomach cancer.Thanks for such a useful post about ovarian cancer.

  2. Don says:
    November 25, 2008 at 5:25 am

    Allow me to post a reply to your post about fundraising. The North American Booster Club is an organization set up to assist clubs/groups like yours by providing guidance, training, education and support. They also have a wealth of novel ideas about fundraising. Please let me know is we can be of assistance. In addition you may find this immediately applicable. This has been used by the Sickle Cell Disease Research Fund Foundation. Their mall is at http://www.scdrffmall.com. Please click on “Get Your Own Mall”.
    I hope you find this useful.
    Don

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