We’re so excited to announce that this year we’re a part of the Art Van Charity Challenge! It’s a fundraising campaign launched by Art Van Furniture benefiting organizations supporting children, health and human services in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.
It starts on May 18th at 12pm ET and a total of $300,000 will be given away to organizations in the Challenge. The organization that raises the most will receive a $100,000 donation! Second place gets $50,000, third gets $25,000 and fourth through tenth also get Challenge grants. We’re ready to raise as much money as we can so we can win the $100,000 grand prize donation.
How You Can Help
Please consider joining our team as a fundraiser. By reaching out to your network of supporters, you can make an even bigger impact. All of the money raised goes to our Annual Campaign and will be redistributed out to fund Healthy Out of School Time programs at branches across the association.
It takes less than five minutes to set up a fundraiser. All you have to do is Go Here https://www.crowdrise.com/ymca-of-metropolitan-detroit-artvan2016 and click ‘Fundraise for This Campaign.’
Once you start your fundraiser, make sure to update it with the story of why you’re part of the Y family and add some pictures. Then share it with everyone you know and start raising money.
If you can’t fundraise for our campaign, please consider giving $25 to our cause. The Annual Campaign ends on June 30th and we need all of the support we can get to reach our $500,000 goal. Every donation makes a difference, no matter how big or small.
Thank you in advance for your support.
If you have any questions, please email Elizabeth King, our Social Responsibility Manager, at eking@ymcadetroit.org and she’ll help make your fundraiser the best it can be.