This past Wednesday, I hosted a happy hour at McFadden's in Washington, DC to raise funds for the MS Society. I'm pleased to say that, despite my fears otherwise, it was a success! I raised $130 in cover charges alone that day, simply by asking people to come have a drink with me for a good cause.
What was particularly surprising to me about this event was the outpouring of support I received from people who were unable to attend. Over the course of the day, incredibly generous people donated $215 directly to the National MS Society through my personal page, and emailed me to apologize for being unable to make it to the event that evening. From these donations, my fundraising total went from $410 at the start of the day to $625 by the time I went to bed.
Once the cover charges have been processed by the MS Society (should hit my personal page sometime next week), I will be over halfway to the $1500 fundraising minimum set by Capital Challenge Walk MS.
And halfway is a pretty good spot to be for April with 5 months to go to the fundraising deadline.
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