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Kickstarting Your 2022 Fundraising

$2,300 sounds like a lot of money to raise, especially if you’re new to peer-to-peer fundraising and don’t know where to start. The Susan G. Komen 3-Day team gathered some fun and unique fundraising ideas, whether you’re just getting started or are reaching for a higher goal! 

  1. Babysitting 

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and this is a perfect excuse to turn this lovely holiday into a fundraising opportunity! Offer to babysit your grandkids, your nieces and nephews or your friends’ kids while those you love enjoy a night out. Maximize your fundraising amount by telling them what you’re fundraising for and let them give whatever they feel is right.  

  1. Capitalize on Your Strengths 

If you like to bake, try taking some cookies or cakes for your neighbors in exchange for a donation. Or if you like doing chores around the house, offer to clean someone’s house or do some yard work for them. Throw a good old-fashioned car wash block party and invite the whole neighborhood! Whatever it is you’re good at or enjoy doing can be turned into a fundraising opportunity! 

  1. Organize an Easter Egg Hunt 

With Spring in our midst, start planning ahead and offer to set up Easter Egg Hunts in your friends’ and family’s yards. Easter Egg hunts are cheap and easy to put together, and by asking for a donation in return you’re bound to come out on top.  

  1. Tell Your Story 

We all have connections to breast cancer, but each story is unique. Talk to your friends, family or even strangers at the grocery store and tell them about your upcoming journey on the 3-Day and why this cause is important to you. Direct them here so they can learn all about how the money you raise is making a difference and saving lives. 

  1. When in Doubt, Ask Your Coach! 

The 3-Day coaches are there for you every step of the way in your journey. This includes fundraising! Our experienced coaches have interacted with thousands of participants just like you over the years and have heard tons of stories. Plus, they have all been in your shoes before, fundraising for a 3-Day. The 3-Day coaches can always lend a helping hand when it comes to strategizing for fundraising and making sure you meet your minimum. 

Don’t Forget the Basics 

When in doubt, try these basic fundraising tips: 

  1. Ask friends and family 
  1. Ask for a specific amount 
  1. Set a deadline 
  1. Follow up 
  1. Say thank you! 

Check Out Other Fundraising Blogs 

We’ve compiled a list of other fundraising blogs we’ve done in the past for success stories and other unique ideas you can try. 

  1. https://blog.the3day.org/2021/11/16/lindsey-b-s-amazing-and-creative-fundraising-efforts/ 
  1. https://blog.the3day.org/2021/11/09/quick-and-easy-fundraising-ideas/ 
  1. https://blog.the3day.org/2021/09/27/abcs-of-fundraising/ 
  1. https://blog.the3day.org/2021/08/31/being-a-first-time-walker-and-fundraising-success-the-story-of-felice-a/ 
  1. https://blog.the3day.org/2021/02/03/why-these-fundraising-tech-tips-can-help-you-reach-your-goal-faster-than-you-could-in-2003/ 
  1. https://blog.the3day.org/2019/10/09/3-day-fundraising-with-facebook-a-step-by-step-guide-to-setting-up-your-facebook-fundraiser/ 
  1. https://blog.the3day.org/2019/06/28/hot-take-fundraising-friday-ideas-for-summertime/ 
  1. https://blog.the3day.org/2019/06/05/how-to-fundraise-for-the-3-day-from-start-to-finish/ 
  1. https://blog.the3day.org/2019/03/22/five-fundraising-friday-ways-to-celebrate-spring/ 
  1. https://blog.the3day.org/2021/09/23/zero-balance-fundraising/ 

Do you have any tried-and-true fundraising tips? Let us know in the comments section so other members in the Pink Bubble can try them! 

Congratulations to the 2021 3-Day Nation Top Fundraisers!

Our incredible community came together for the first-ever ever Susan G. Komen 3-Day® Nation, connecting with one another online and at live Pop-Ups across the country. During the online festivities of 3-Day Nation, we celebrated our Top Fundraisers. Please join us in congratulating all of our 2021 3-Day Nation Top Fundraisers!

Our Top Crew Fundraiser is?Julia W., who raised nearly $3,200 for 3-Day Nation and has raised $9,575 in her lifetime. 3-Day Nation was Julia’s sixth time walking. Julia’s favorite pastime is photo coaching and journaling her photos. 

Our Top Youth Corps Fundraiser is Grace R., who raised nearly $1,750 for 3-Day Nation. Grace has raised $3,183 in her lifetime across the three 3-Day events she has participated in. In her free time, Grace is currently learning how to knit from her grandmother!

Our Rookie of the Year is Debbie R., who raised nearly $10,800 as a new walker. 3-Day Nation was her first event as a part of the Pink Bubble. Debbie said, “We asked folks to join us on the last leg of our journey and held a cocktail and cookout celebration in our community. Seventy-five people came out!” 

Our Top Individual Fundraiser is Peggy F., who raised nearly $35,000. She has raised $49,570 in her lifetime. 3-Day Nation was the second 3-Day event that Peggy has walked. Peggy can’t wait to get back onto the 3-Day so she can eat those addictive peanut butter and jelly graham cracker bars! 

Our Small But Mighty Team (the team with 3-10 members that raised the most money) is Wild Women Walking for a Cure. They raised nearly $35,000 between their eight team members for 3-Day Nation and have participated in 3-Day events since 1998 across multiple cities. Wild Women Walking for a Cure have raised an amazing $1,110,456 as a team over their lifetime. They have had more than 150 women, men, and children ranging in age from 18 to 78 years old along with a service dog as part of the Wild Women Walking team over 20+ years. Their team captain Leslie C. said, “Every WWW has headgear we wear for every walk. Each of us make our own, have our own personal twist to them, and get together the Thursday night before Day 1 with all of our crafts and glue guns to add or give them facelifts.” 

Our Top Fundraising Team for 2021 3-Day Nation is STEPS, who raised nearly $77,000. They have been a team for 13 years, walked in 27 3-Day events, and have raised a staggering total of $1,191,571. Their team captains Sheryl C. and Dana B. said, “We dedicate every training walk to someone who has been affected by breast cancer so that every step has a purpose and a name.” Team STEPS stands for Screening, Treatment, and Education Programs. 

Thank you to these amazing fundraisers and all of the 2021 3-Day Nation walkers and crew members! 

Congratulations to the 2021 San Diego 3-Day Milestone Award Winner!

Please join us in congratulating our 2021 San Diego 3-Day Milestone Award Winner, Jeannie A.! Jeannie celebrated her 50TH 3-Day during 3-Day Nation and now her 51st after San Diego. She has raised more than $141,000 since she first started participating in 2004! Jeannie’s commitment to the Susan G. Komen 3-Day®, Susan G. Komen® and the fight against breast cancer epitomizes what the Pink Bubble is all about. 

In preparation for giving Jeannie the Milestone Award, we reached out to her friend and teammate Kathy, who said, “We LOVE our Jeannie, and that’s an understatement. Jeannie cares so much about finding the cures because she is so emotionally moved when she hears of a young person battling this disease. I believe she feels she “lucked out” with a modest battle herself, and therefore her way to show gratitude and appreciation for her life is to pay it forward for others fighting this disease.”

We asked Jeannie a few questions so we, along with the rest of the Pink Bubble, could get to know her a little better. 

What was your inspiration to do your first Komen 3-Day?? 

In 2001 I served as a crew member on the Avon Breast Cancer 3-Day. When I had my annual mammogram, it showed something irregular that my doctor wanted to investigate. It was cancer. The Monday after the walk I had surgery. I was lucky; it was small and we caught it early. I wanted to walk the following year to feel healthy and normal. The walk was in May, and on Friday the weather was beautiful. However, we got rain, sleet and snow on Saturday, so the route was shut down. I felt cheated, so I signed up for the following year. The Avon 3-Day then became the Avon 2-Day, and I felt cheated again. But then Susan G. Komen brought the 3-Day® back, and I jumped on board and never looked back.?? 

What has brought you back to the 3-Day year after year?? 

My goals kept changing. At first it was going to be one and done. Then, it was going to be five walks to coincide with my being five years cancer-free. Then 10 years, then 20 walks, then doing all fourteen cities (not in one year), then $150,000 and then the seven cities. The 3-Day just becomes a part of your life, and breast cancer is still out there. 

What is the secret to your 3-Day fundraising success?? 

My fundraising has changed over the years. At first, I mainly had individual donations. Over the years I have knitted scarfs, made t-shirts and memory quilts, stood in front of a liquor store with a bucket and had yard sales. I suggest looking for donation matches and asking everyone you know. The worst they can do is say no! 

What is your best advice to anyone walking the 3-Day?? 

My advice to new walkers is to have fun, meet new people and listen to their stories. And remember this is a fundraiser, not an endurance test. You want to walk into closing on Sunday and be able to go to work on Monday. And you do not get a gold star for doing all the miles. Just because you get into a sweep van, it does not mean you cannot walk anymore that day. Sometimes you just need a little help.? 

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What’s a fun fact about you?? 

I make great biscotti! 

What are the most important lessons you’ve learned on?the 3-Day?? 

I have learned that people can do more than they think. If you work at it, it is amazing how much you can accomplish. That is how we will find the cures.? 

Join us in congratulating Jeannie! THANK YOU for your contributions to the Komen 3-Day over the last 17 years!