The RLS Foundation
One Step at a Time Awareness Fundraiser
RLS Awareness Week is September 19-25, 2010. During this week we are holding a nationwide awareness campaign and fundraiser. RLS Awareness Week is a great opportunity to tell your friends and family about the RLS Foundation’s work and to ask for their support! The money raised through this fundraiser will help support the RLS Foundation in its mission to increase awareness, improve treatments, and through research, find a cure for RLS. Some of the ways your money will make a difference include:
• Funding research grants to deserving scientists
• Providing educational materials to the public and healthcare providers
• Funding for Support groups to provide materials, grants, education, etc.
This year the theme of our fundraiser is One Step at a Time, a virtual walk around the world to raise awareness of RLS. Each dollar raised will represent one mile of our 24,902 mile awareness “walk” around the world.
How It Works
The joy of this event is that it’s completely up to you. You can choose any type of awareness fundraiser that you would like. Some suggestions for One Step at a Time activities have been:
Sending an email campaign Holding a bake sale
Hosting a party (tea, garden, etc.) Holding a church breakfast
Hosting a carnival Organizing a BINGO night
Organizing a walk Joining a county/state fair
Collecting donations Having a garage sale
Hosting a Support Group Meeting Pledging in honor of a loved one
Know your audience. Try to choose an event that your community would be excited to attend. Use your imagination and talents to raise money. Just remember that every $1 raised is equal to 1 mile on our journey to spread awareness around the globe!
How you can help
We’re calling all interested Foundation members, supporters, and Support Group Leaders to select a day during Awareness Week or anytime during the month of September and begin plans to hold an awareness activity of your choosing in honor of our One Step at a Time event. If you would like to help in other ways, consider donating to One Step at a Time activities already being planned.
If you would like to join our 2010 One Step at a Time efforts, please download the information needed to begin. The instructional packet below will better explain how to hold an event.
Current One Step at a Time events taking place across the world:
Rochester, MN
One Step at a Time at RLS Foundation headquarters
RLS Awareness Day
Smithton, MO
RLS Awareness Tea Party
Thursday, September 23
Contact: Kathy Page (660) 368-2382
Alberta, CANADA
Garden Party for One Step at a Time
Sunday, July 26
Contact: Donna
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