Where'd the Money Come From?

So how did I raise funds to pay for these baby blankets? One thing's for sure- it was much easier than I expected.

I was truly amazed at the generosity of the community and how much people wanted to be involved in my project; it was so inspiring to have my entire community behind me, supporting both my project and myself in earning this award.

My first move to raise funds was through my church. We have announcements before mass every Sunday, so I went to my priest and deacon to ask for a day to present to the congregation about my project. On my day, I went up in front of everyone shortly before mass and made a short speech about my project. I presented to two different mass times that day, and I raised about $350 from those two speeches. It was so amazing to see all of the support in donations of both money and time from all of the parishioners!

I also employed the help of my mom's coworkers. She is an accountant at an engineering firm and we posted some flyers around the office to raise awareness of my project. From this, at least so far, I have raised about $200 and a few volunteers to help me sew the actual blankets.

If I could give any advice for raising money for any non-profit project, it would be to tell everyone you know or meet about your project- you don't know what kind of generosity will come your way!