Recently, I started a fundraiser that all of the residents of the Carrington Ridge apartments could do. I wanted to raise money for cancer research, because my grandmother was diagnosed with cancer. It was a cause that I felt was worthy of money, because if there was a definitive way to prevent cancer from happening, future generations woudln’t have to deal with their relatives getting cancer, or getting cancer themselves. My idea was to have a 4k walkathon, with the participants raising money for how far they can walk.
I knocked on the doors of all the apartment residents and asked them one by one if they could participate in the walkathon. Some declined , but most of them agreed. I wanted to get more support and recognition for the event, so I looked for some outside help. I contacted some big name people who lived in the area and asked them if they would be able to help out with the walkathon. Continue reading “Raising Money for a Worthy Cause”