Hello athletes and friends of Para Guide,
We are so grateful for your participation and support over the past 4 years, and we are especially grateful for your support since the outset of the pandemic. What a time to be alive!
As we set our sights on 2022, Shannon, Paul, and the board would like to ask for your support in the hopes that we can continue supporting adaptive athletes on into the new year. We are going to kick off our fall fundraising campaign, and we would love your support and the support of your network in doing so.
To make it easy, we typed up an example template below if you would like to share something of that nature with your social media or email network of friends and supporters. It is just a template, so feel free to use your own words. We have provided a link to donate directly through our website, but you can also create a fundraiser through Facebook (or use a donate sticker on Instagram) -- those funds come directly to Para Guide, and they don’t charge a fee. Para Guide Foundation is a non-profit as designated by the IRS, and all donations are tax deductible. Para Guide is run entirely by volunteers, and we have no paid staff, so every dollar goes directly to support the adaptive athletes that we support.
Here is a template/example:
Please join me in supporting adaptive athletes in the pursuit of accessibility and inclusion by donating to Para Guide Foundation! Your donation will help blind and visually impaired individuals and other individuals with adaptive needs participate in outdoor activities including walking, running, cycling and swimming. Health and wellness are important for all people, and your donation to my fundraising goal will help athletes who need adaptive equipment, support, and training assistance.
Para Guide Foundation provides support for athletes of all ages and abilities and is committed to inclusion and opportunities for all people. Help Para Guide continue to grow into 2022!
Link to donate: https://www.paraguide.org/how-to-help
Other ways you can help Para Guide include becoming a monthly donor (even $5 per month makes a difference, and you can set this up when you donate), asking your employer to match your donation, and/or sharing our organization and the impact that it makes with your friends and family.
Onward to 2022! Accessibility for all. Opportunities for all. Equity for all.
