There are a lot of particular person and company fundraisers—huge and small—that come alongside Nationwide Breast Most cancers Basis to assist us obtain our mission of offering assist and galvanizing hope to these affected by breast most cancers. We’re so proud and honored to associate with all of our fundraisers, whose affect goes past monetary contributions. These fundraisers unite their communities, encourage assist for girls in want, and ignite a ardour for the breast most cancers neighborhood.
First-Time Fundraiser: Captain Rob Butler
There isn’t any higher feeling than having a brand new thought, bringing it to life, and watching it exceed your expectations. The San Diego department of TowBoatU.S. did simply this. In September 2022, Captain Robert Butler reached out to Nationwide Breast Most cancers Basis to plan a paddleboard poker run. The occasion would deliver the neighborhood collectively for a novel expertise of paddleboarding, poker, and donations. Whereas Captain Rob had by no means accomplished something like this earlier than, he was dedicated to creating a novel and profitable fundraising occasion.
With the assistance of quite a few sponsors, neighborhood members, and his household, Paddle for the Battle was created! Captain Rob even had 1,000 t-shirts made for the attendees, all printed with a donation QR code for NBCF. Along with this one-day occasion, Captain Rob deliberate to wrap his boat in pink with the identical donation QR code for the complete month of October 2023—however as a result of donations nonetheless streaming in, his boat remains to be wrapped in pink into 2024! This neighborhood occasion was an unimaginable success, elevating over $15,000. On account of this success, Captain Rob has already begun planning for this 12 months’s occasion and appears ahead to creating a fair greater affect in 2024.
Impactful Accomplice: Pink Fishing
Since 2007, Pink Fishing has mixed the love of fishing with a need to offer again to their neighborhood by way of offering support to underserved communities and empowering these affected by breast most cancers. All through their years as fundraising companions, Pink Fishing has been concerned within the NBCF Group Ambassador Program and fundraising by way of their a number of annual fishing tournaments.
In 2023, Pink Fishing elevated their involvement with NBCF by offering an annual donation of $10,000 designated to NBCF metastatic breast most cancers retreats. Metastatic retreats hit near dwelling for Pink Fishing, as considered one of their group members has been residing with Stage 4 metastatic breast most cancers for a few years. Not solely will Pink Fishing be making an affect by way of this annual reward, they’ve additionally chosen to honor their pricey pal with a everlasting plaque on the NBCF Purple Leaf Giving Tree. NBCF is honored to have Pink Fishing as a fundraising associate and we look ahead to persevering with working collectively to make a long-lasting affect.
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