[Ohio-Talk] Student Division Walkathon Fundraiser!

[Kinshuk Tella]

Ohio!

      I would like to tell you about an opportunity and initiative that the
Ohio Association of Blind Students is starting in hopes of raising money
for the Student Division and Affiliate in a fun and engaging way. All
proceeds will be split 75/25 between the affiliate and the student
division. Our goal for this fundraiser is 500 dollars and the fundraiser
will run over the course of two months, starting July 1st.

     We are hosting a virtual walk thon through a website called Rally Up.
The premise is for members of the NFB of Ohio and chapters and divisions to
sign up as either a participant or a donor on this website. Donors can pick
a participant to sponsor or they can directly donate to the fund. The
participants are the ones who will be walking. They may choose to either
join a team or walk individually. We hope for chapters and divisions to be
the teams. All participants will have to sign up with an account on the
website to participate. This will be on an honor system because there is no
way to track who walks what through the platform. So basically, you can
sign up on the website that will be linked below. You can sign up as a
donor or as a walker (also known as a participant). If you sign up as a
donor then you can choose if you want to challenge a participant to walk a
certain amount and you will donate some amount for each mile they walk. If
you are also signing up as a donor then you can also choose to just donate
a set amount regardless of the amount a participant walks. Participants
should reach out to their personal circles such as friends and families in
order to gain donors for their walking efforts.

     We are very excited to launch this walkathon and we hope you all can
join us! I also hope this can help some of us get out of the house and
enjoy some fresh air and exercise. The link for the Fundraiser page is
linked below. Participants must click the participant button on the upper
right to sign up to walk and donors click the button left of participant
center.

 Please reach out if there are any questions or concerns.  This is a new
endeavor for us and we are more than happy to address any questions or
concerns. Let’s get Ohio moving!

https://go.rallyup.com/9f0ef0?ReturnUrl=%2FCampaigns%2FSetup%2F9f0ef0%2FOptions