How Will My Donation/Fundraising for the Arthritis Walk Help the Arthritis Foundation in its Mission?

Would you like to know what a donation to the Arthritis Foundation can do for those struggling with arthritis?

The Arthritis Foundation, Virginia Chapter has provided some examples that can be used for your Fredericksburg Arthritis Walk fundraising efforts. Here is what they provided:

• If you raise or donate $50 you could provide … A month’s supply of literature to a doctor who treats patients with arthritis.
• If you raise or donate $75 you could provide … Copies of Arthritis Today Newly Diagnosed magazine to local health care offices for new patients.
• If you raise or donate $150 you could … Send a child with arthritis and their family to the JA mini weekend to learn about their disease and network with other families.
• If you raise or donate $200 you could … Set up a health fair booth at a local event or company health expo to build awareness in a community.
• If you raise or donate $300 you could … Provide a Patient Education board stocked with brochures and an educational poster for a local rheumatologists office.
• If you raise or donate $500 you could … Send a Virginia Advocate to the National Arthritis Foundation Advocacy Summit in Washington, D.C. to meet with their Congressional leaders about the Arthritis Prevention, Control and Cure Act on Capitol Hill.
• If you raise or donate $25 - $500 you could … Help provide grants to cover medicines, durable medical goods, Arthritis Foundation Life Improvement class fees or physical therapy for someone diagnosed with arthritis.
• If you raise or donate $1,000 you could … Send a family with a child with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis to the national Juvenile Arthritis conference.

Let potential donors know the impact that their contribution can have on others. They will feel better about providing their gift.