Hope From Coast to Coast
CONNECT TO THON™ AND YOUR FELLOW ALUMNI TO BRING HOPE FROM COAST TO COAST!
Join alumni from around the world and participate in the fourth annual Hope from Coast To Coast (HFC2C)! This year you have the chance to participate in the virtual event or organize/participate in your own local event! The virtual running/walking event takes place the week leading up to THON Weekend. Our mission is to bridge the gap between THON Weekend and alumni around the world to make strides in supporting THON in the fight to conquer childhood cancer through raising awareness and fundraising.
Register for Hope From Coast to Coast today!
Join alumni from around the world and participate in the fourth annual Hope from Coast To Coast (HFC2C)! This year you have the chance to participate in the virtual event or organize/participate in your own local event! The virtual running/walking event takes place the week leading up to THON Weekend. Our mission is to bridge the gap between THON Weekend and alumni around the world to make strides in supporting THON in the fight to conquer childhood cancer through raising awareness and fundraising.
Register for Hope From Coast to Coast today!
Virtual Event
Back again this year is the virtual event. The fundraising window will be open until February 22nd at 10 PM to make sure funds can be counted towards the THON 2021 Total. When you register you may choose to fundraise individually or as a team. When you fundraise as a team, you can choose to join an already existing team or create your own!
There are four teams already created for you to join that will challenge you to run/walk a specific number of miles during the week leading up to THON Weekend:
- Strength Team: Run 100 miles collectively
- Wisdom Team: Run 50 miles collectively
- Courage Team: Participants on the team will aim to run 10 miles during the week
- Honesty Team: Each individual will run/walk 1 mile to show their support in the fight against childhood cancer
Should you choose to fundraise individually, the website will create a fundraising page for your. You can visit the social media folder for ideas on how to fundraise as an individual.
Celebrate your success by running as many miles as you can from February 14th to February 22nd! Share your mileage within the Facebook page or with DMAIG's Strava Page https://www.strava.com/clubs/HFC2C2020!
How to Sign Up
1. Every participant must register here. You may register up to 10 participants at registration. The total number of tickets should equal the total number of participants that you are registering.
2. Registration Fees are $10. The $10 will be used for T-shirts, but you must register by January 3rd to be guaranteed a shirt. After January 3rd, the fee will be a donation to THON. You may choose to forgo the purchase of a t-shirt and decide to donate your registration fee to THON directly.
3. Select to register as an individual or as a team (create a new one or join an existing team). When you fundraise, you will share your individual page or team page.
Organize Your Own Event
New this year is the opportunity for alumni to create their own events with their alumni group, family and friends, and community to fundraise and raise awareness for the fight against chilldhood cancer. We have created a toolkit that will give you the tools for you to organize an event such as a 5K Run, Running Party or Running Groups with your alumni chapter. Each idea, or Diamond as referenced in the toolkit, has a checklist to make it easy for you to put together.
How to Sign Up
1. Download the HFC2C 2021 Toolkit and access social media tools, here!
2. The organizer should register the event on this google form.
3. Create a team page under the HFC2C Fundraising page here. When registering, you should create a fundraising page for your event as a "New Team". You should share this team page with participants.
4. All of your participants should register on your fundraising page. Registration fee of $10 still applies to all participants. Your participants will have the choice of selecting a t-shirt or making a direct donation to THON.
5. Organize your event! This should be fun and a great way to get your alumni chapter or community involved in raising awareness in the fight against childhood cancer.
Get your event started today with the HFC2C Grant!
This year DMAIG is happy to announce our Hope From Coast to Coast $500 Grant! Any alumni individual, group or chapter that would like to put together their own HFC2C Event can have a little help to get themselves started. Apply today for a chance at this wonderful opportunity. Selections will be determined based on social media influence, current THON involvement, and creativity of ideas. Applications are open until January 5th at midnight with selections being made January 7th.
Just want to donate?
Visit our Fundraising Page!
Visit our Fundraising Page!
If you have any questions please email the Hope From Coast To Coast Team at ASKHFC2C@dmaig.org.
You may also reach out to Alex Ruf, Hope From Coast To Coast Director, at hope@dmaig.org directly.
You may also reach out to Alex Ruf, Hope From Coast To Coast Director, at hope@dmaig.org directly.