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3rd Party Fundraisers

Crazy Beard
posted on June 10, 2018
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One of our favorite things at Swifty is our 3rd party fundraisers! These are events that people develop on their own, they do the work and we get the money!!

See what I mean…. It’s the best!

So far in 2018 there have been 22 third party events raising $29,392.65! Isn’t that incredible? These events have ranged from the extreme: Shaving for Hope (head shaving!!!), to the simple: a FB fundraiser donating your birthday where friends and family make an on-line donation to Swifty in lieu of buying you another pair of socks or a toaster!

An exciting upcoming event is Kacie’s Dance-a-thon on June 14th at the School of Performing Arts.  You can help by hittin’ the dance floor, or sponsoring a dancer on Swifty’s website!

Many of our 3rd party events come from our local schools.  This past March, Prairie School hosted Coin Wars to raise money for Eric Montgomery’s FourPennies campaign. Prairie school raised over $4200 collecting COINS!!

See how easy it can be to help?

You don’t have to hike 2659 miles or shave your head to have a 3rd party fundraiser, but can you host a lemonade stand, or a Trivia Night like the Northwestern University Delts did, or run that race,  but do it for Swifty! Like to bake? Have a bake sale! It’s summer, get outside and have a kickball tournament, jump rope contest, four–square tourney… whatever you are doing, consider doing it for children with cancer.  They need our help.

We will host your event on our website! Just sign up here and we will give you your own fundraising page.

Patti Gustafson
Patti Gustafson is Michael, Bridget and Ian's mom and has been fortunate to be married to Al for 30 years. She's been grateful to live most of her life in Naperville surrounded by her family and life-long friends. Her role at the Swifty Foundation is Chief Operating Officer.... which sounds impressive but really means she pitches in where she is needed!

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  1. David Hartstein
    June 11, 2018 • Reply

    The work you all are doing is such an inspiration!

    • Thanks David! You are helping us do it!!
      July 3, 2018 • Reply

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  2. Patti Gustafson
    July 3, 2018 • Reply

    Thanks David, you help make the work possible!

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