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New This Year! Online Pledges and Registration for Bowlers

This year, we are offering a new online resource. We are happy to announce that JA has partnered with online fundraising service provider Firstgiving™ to give you an exciting new tool to use in gathering pledges for the Bowl-a-Thon. With Firstgiving you can quickly and easily create your own personal fundraising web page (no experience required) and send it to your friends and family, who can donate by credit or debit card in an easy, secure online transaction.

All you need to do is:

1. Visit the JA fundraising page at Firstgiving™ and view available bowling events.
2. Create a login for yourself on the JA Firstgiving web page at firstgiving.com/jact.
3. Build your online fundraising page. You can write a paragraph or two about why you are raising funds, upload your photos or even videos, and set your dollar goal.
4. Email the link to your page to all your potential donors.
5. Friends and family click on the link in their email to see your personal page and can see your text and photos. They can also see the progress you’ve made toward reaching your fundraising goal and can read comments left by other donors.
6. Donors can securely use their credit or debit card to donate. They will receive an immediate response that their donation was received, and will receive a receipt that they can use when filing their taxes. It’s also easy to send personal thank yous to your donors using the Firstgiving tools.

  Bowl-A-Thon Money-raising Tips & Tricks

• If you have a Facebook profile, add the fundraising application and promote your efforts through your Facebook page.
• If you are on Twitter, tweet a message to your friends. Challenge them to join you or support you!

For more info, contact Mary Jane Lund at (860) 525-4510