Fundraising

Fundraising is probably one of the most difficult parts of the Challenge Walk for me.  I don't particularly enjoy asking people to give me money.  But as hard as it is for me to ask one of my friends for money, it is even harder for me not to ask them.  This is the one small thing that I feel like I can do to make a difference--the one small thing I can do to help end multiple sclerosis.

For the past three years, my first email has been to my sorority sisters.  From there, I would send emails to coworkers and everyone in my personal address book and post the link to my personal page on my facebook and in my gchat status.  After a while though, people begin to be tapped out.  Asking the same people each year means fewer of them respond each time.  So I need to find new ways to raise money and different networks I can tap.  I'll still use facebook events, gchat statuses, and personal emails, but I think it's going to take more than that this year.

Any ideas for fundraising?  I keep meaning to email the Greene Turtle in Chinatown to set up a fundraiser there, but after that I'm out of ideas.  I'd love any ideas you all may have.  And if you feel inclined to give yourself, you can do so here (http://main.nationalmssociety.org/goto/sarahmw).