Sweat for Hope

JOIN THE FUNDRAISER

You know that happy feeling after you finally get yourself to workout? You can have double that happy feeling if you join the Sweat for Hope campaign and work up a sweat for yourself and for Hope's Corner, which strives to alleviate local food insecurity and spread hope throughout the community.

Thank you for taking the time to learn more about the Sweat for Hope Fundraiser and the nonprofit it will support: Hope's Corner.

My name is Sophia Lee. I'm the Sweat for Hope Fundraiser organizer and a volunteer of 2 years at Hope's Corner. During quarantine, as someone under 18, I could unfortunately not volunteer in person at Hope's Corner. After seeing more people on the streets and hearing more COVID-19 stories of financial hardship, I still wanted to do something to help by combining this cause with fitness, something else I’m passionate about. Thus, Sweat for Hope was born.

 When I’ve helped serve breakfast at Hope’s Corner, I’ve been struck by the strength of the community that thrives as people eat breakfast and other volunteers cheerfully greet them and strike up conversations. The people who come for breakfast, despite not having much, still have smiles on their faces, hope in their eyes, and resilience in their steps. It makes me happy to think that by volunteering at and supporting Hope’s Corner I can be a small part of that.

Please help me reach my collective fundraising goal of $2,000 from Wednesday, September 2-Wednesday, September 9. Through participating in and supporting Sweat for Hope, you too have the chance to be a part of the wonderful work of Hope's Corner.

Thank you in advance for your support! Every bit is greatly appreciated.

-- Sophia Lee, sweatforhopefundraiser@gmail.com

PRIZE TO TOP FUNDRAISER

The top individual fundraiser will win a $40 gift card, courtesy of A Runner's Mind. To compete for this prize, you MUST create a personal campaign page to be recognized by the leaderboard as an individual fundraiser. To make sure donations made on your behalf count, make sure your sponsors donate directly via your personal campaign or search for your personal campaign when making their donation.

I am aware that as of 5:58 PM on Tuesday, Sept. 1, I am the top individual fundraiser. If that is still the case by the end of the fundraiser, the prize will go to the 2nd place fundraiser.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

1. Pledge to exercise 30 minutes or more every day from 9/2-9/9. You may choose to pledge less or more minutes; any participation effort is greatly appreciated. Anything from running to dancing, yoga, and weightlifting counts. anything!
2. Click "Register" to register on EventBrite, so you can receive important email updates from the organizer. Make sure to save the confirmation email: "Order Confirmation for Sweat for Hope Fundraiser." This email contains your order #, which you'll need to so create your own personal campaign page through MightyCause. 
3. Click "Already Registered?" on MightyCause to create a personal campaign page. Provide email, password, and order #. If you have lost the confirmation email containing your order #, contact sweatforhopefundraise@gmail.com
4. Personalize your fundraiser appeal. Suggestion: rename default personal campaign title (#SweatforHope) to Your Name's Personal Fundraiser.
5. Ask your friends and family to sponsor your participation. You can share either the link to your personal campaign or the main event.  Find email templates for asking sponsors on EventBrite.
6. Make an individual donation yourself (suggested amount: $25, but any amount is welcome and greatly appreciated)
7. Post about #SweatForHope on social media (Instagram, Twitter). Find social media posts for #SweatForHope on the EventBrite page.
8. Invite your coworkers, friends, and family to participate. Find email templates for inviting participants on EventBrite.
9. Ask any communities you are a part of (school, church, clubs, teams) to join in
10. Join the Strava Club to see what other fundraiser participants are doing. The club leaderboard tracks by minutes of recorded activity with the Strava app or synced activity from a fitness tracker watch (Search: Sweat for Hope Fundraiser in the Strava app).
11. If applicable, ask about your company's policy of matching donations

Any help at all is greatly appreciated! You don't have to do all of these things in order to make a positive difference.

ABOUT HOPE'S CORNER

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with only one part-time employee, Hope's Corner relies on its generous volunteers and donors. 

• During the pandemic, Hope's Corner:
  • continued providing free Saturday meals (only to-go)
  • recently added a Wednesday to-go lunch service with walk-up and drive-thru options to help those affected by COVID-19 financial instability
  • started delivering meals offsite to RV residents and low-wage day workers
• Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hope's Corner had to temporarily suspend their onsite shower and laundry services. Hope's Corner also provides bicycle accessories,and power chargers to homeless individuals.