Please Give to Bridge of Hope
Dear Friends,
Though still a long way from being physically ready for the Ironman USA triathlon in Lake Placid, New York in July, I’m pleased to announce that my fundraising and awareness campaign for the Bridge of Hope has officially launched. My fundraising total already stands at $6,310… more than 25% of my $25,000 goal. Not a bad start! I now have five months to reach my fundraising and fitness goals. The campaign concludes on 7/20/07 (race day is 7/22/07).
Now that the clock is ticking, I am asking for your support. Please consider giving to this very worthy cause. My family has first hand experience with the workings of the Bridge of Hope. Many of you might be surprised, as I was, to learn of the plight of this segment of our society. The Bridge of Hope connects homeless women and children with a caring community, by training and developing mentoring groups within church congregations, so these families can achieve permanent housing and financial self-sufficiency while building a network of stable ongoing relationships. This is not a “hand out.” This is real, meaningful work with deep emotional investment for the families and mentoring communities. We have welcomed two such families into our lives.
The Bridge of Hope met my personal criteria for this fundraising effort…
Proven effectiveness. They have maintained close to an 80% success rate with this extraordinarily difficult mission.
Significant impact. This is a small organization that will benefit greatly from ANY GIFT that you might be able to give. They receive exactly ZERO government funding, relying purely on private donations. If we hit my fundraising goal, this effort will result in enough funding to support FIVE FAMILIES through their 12 to 18 month program.
Emotional attachment. Having some personal involvement, I know of the life altering impact the program has on the at-risk and volunteer families. Selfishly, I figured this would give my extreme training deeper meaning… occasionally helping me to get out of bed or finish off some particularly difficult day of training.
Though still a long way from being physically ready for the Ironman USA triathlon in Lake Placid, New York in July, I’m pleased to announce that my fundraising and awareness campaign for the Bridge of Hope has officially launched. My fundraising total already stands at $6,310… more than 25% of my $25,000 goal. Not a bad start! I now have five months to reach my fundraising and fitness goals. The campaign concludes on 7/20/07 (race day is 7/22/07).
Now that the clock is ticking, I am asking for your support. Please consider giving to this very worthy cause. My family has first hand experience with the workings of the Bridge of Hope. Many of you might be surprised, as I was, to learn of the plight of this segment of our society. The Bridge of Hope connects homeless women and children with a caring community, by training and developing mentoring groups within church congregations, so these families can achieve permanent housing and financial self-sufficiency while building a network of stable ongoing relationships. This is not a “hand out.” This is real, meaningful work with deep emotional investment for the families and mentoring communities. We have welcomed two such families into our lives.
The Bridge of Hope met my personal criteria for this fundraising effort…
Proven effectiveness. They have maintained close to an 80% success rate with this extraordinarily difficult mission.
Significant impact. This is a small organization that will benefit greatly from ANY GIFT that you might be able to give. They receive exactly ZERO government funding, relying purely on private donations. If we hit my fundraising goal, this effort will result in enough funding to support FIVE FAMILIES through their 12 to 18 month program.
Emotional attachment. Having some personal involvement, I know of the life altering impact the program has on the at-risk and volunteer families. Selfishly, I figured this would give my extreme training deeper meaning… occasionally helping me to get out of bed or finish off some particularly difficult day of training.
There are two ways to give…
Online: Log onto my blog at http://www.dansironquest.blogspot.com/. From there, connect to the “Donate to Bridge of Hope” link in the right hand margin. From that link, type in Dan Kerr under athlete’s name and you will be prompted from there. You can also track my training from another link on the blog. I update the blog about once/week so you can see what’s going on with my training & life in general.
Snail Mail: Send me a check made out to Bridge of Hope. I will record the donation and forward to them. My address is 1715 Ridgeview Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17603.
Thank you!
posted by dan kerr at 5:57 AM
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