Fundraising Tips

There are two easy ways to raise funds this year!

1. Manage your pledges online:

Bright Hope has made the pledge process easier than ever. You can create your own fundraising web page for the Run for Hungry Children. Your network of family, friends and co-workers can make their donations online.

They will receive your request and thank you via e-mail. Track your progress online and send your goals to your personal network. You can even create a fundraising team to raise funds as a group consisting of your family, friends and co-workers.

2. Pledge Form:

If you would rather take pledges with a pledge form, you can download an official Run for Hungry Children pledge form. Please turn in all pledge forms with donations at the event.

Put the "Fun" in your Fundraising Page

  • Add a photo of you: smiling, serious, funny, running, walking ... people want to give to you and your cause.
  • Personalize your story: Tell everyone why you chose to run/walk, how they can help, how you feel about poverty.
  • Email: Your friends, family, co-workers your page.
  • Social networks: Update your Facebook and Twitter regularly. Join Bright Hope's Facebook and Twitter - and the Run For Hungry Children Facebook page to stay updated!
  • Update often: Tell of the progress you've made, how much more you need to reach/pass your goal, etc.

Fundraising Incentives

You've worked hard to fundraise for orphans & vulnerable children - and we want to reward you! Check out this year's prizes:

Raise $150 - Earn an RFHC Tech Shirt
Raise $300 - Earn Tech Shirt and RFHC Hoodie
Raise $500 - Earn Tech Shirt, Hoodie and RFHC Running Jacket

Top Individual Fundraiser will have their choice of 3 great prizes:

  • LG 22" Flat Panel LCD HDTV
  • 4th Generation iPod Touch
  • Flip Video Slide HD Camcorder

Top Team Fundraiser Award announced soon.

Learn more about these prizes and our "Beat Your Fundraising Goal" Raffle, where you'll have a chance to win a Nintendo Wii or a Garmin Nuvi 1300 Navigation System. Click here »

The Mathare Valley Slum, in the heart of the city of Nairobi, holds more than half a million people. Living conditions are horrific, with no basic infrastructure like a sewer system. Disease runs rampant. The government has already declared the food situation a national disaster, and the need here is critical. The most affected are the children, many of whom are orphans. The education of some children at Mathare is made possible by our feeding program which has kept a majority of the children in school and off the streets. This is the only meal most of the children receive all day. Every day 1,300 children from ages 4 to 15 are fed once.

Learn more about our work in Mathare Valley at BrightHope.org

Hoffman Estates Results Are In!

Thank you to all of our runners, walkers and volunteers in Hoffman Estates. Click here to see the 5K Results »

Looking for West Chicago results?...click here »