Sponsorships
Remember that you are not asking for money for yourself. You are asking for money to support the thousands of abused and abandoned children in the foster care system. Your sponsorships will enable Child S.H.A.R.E. to find safe, stable and loving homes for these children. Also, all gifts to Child S.H.A.R.E. are tax deductible to the donor!
Step One to Collecting Sponsorships
Start by creating your own personalized FirstGiving sponsorship page by clicking here:
For the 2-Person Relay: http://www.firstgiving.com/childshare/lamarathon2012
For the Full Marathon: http://www.firstgiving.com/childshare/la-marathon-2012
For the 5K: http://www.firstgiving.com/childshare/lamarathon5k-2012
Child S.H.A.R.E. is happy to make your personalized FirstGiving sponsorship page for you. Contact Team Captain, Erin Malone (emalone@childshare.org, 818-649-8017) and she will create your personalized sponsorship page in 15 minutes.
Here are a few ideas to get you started:
- Start with your own $25 pledge to yourself
- Ask your doctor or dentist for $25
- Ask an Aunt, Uncle, Cousin or relative for $25
- Ask a local merchant that you frequent for $25
- Ask a neighbor or roommate for $25
- Ask a member of your church for $25
- Ask your hair stylist for $25
- Ask a club or organization member that you belong to for $25
- Ask 3 close friends for $25
- Ask former classmates/college friends for $25
Three Different Ways to Collect Sponsorships:
1. Website
Work with Erin to create a Personalized FirstGiving Fundraising Page:
For the 2-Person Relay: http://www.firstgiving.com/childshare/lamarathon2012
For the Full Marathon: http://www.firstgiving.com/childshare/la-marathon-2012
For the 5K: http://www.firstgiving.com/childshare/lamarathon5k-2012
2. Email
Send a Sponsorship Request Email to your friends, family and colleagues. In the email, briefly explain the importance of Child S.H.A.R.E.’s work in the community to find safe, stable and loving homes for abused children. Talk about why helping abused children find foster and adoptive homes is important to you. Were you adopted or in foster care? Do you know someone who was adopted or in foster care? Talk about your personal connection to the work of Child S.H.A.R.E.
3. Postal Mail
Mail a Sponsorship Request Letter to your friends, family and colleagues. Follow the same format in your letter as explained above in the Sponsorship Request Email information. In the letter you can include a pre-addressed Sponsorship Return Envelope your sponsors can use to easily return their sponsorships to Child S.H.A.R.E. Contact Team Captain, Erin Malone to have Sponsorship Return Envelopes mailed to you.
Click the links below for a sample sponsorship letter:
2012_LA Marathon Sample Sponsorship Letter.docx
2012_LA Marathon Sample Sponsorship Letter.pdf
Contact Erin Malone at emalone@childshare.org for questions.
