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Cure Advocate Program
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So many ways to make a difference
The Foundation’s Cure Advocate Program has a long list of ways you can be involved in the quest for a cure. From a simple car wash to a major gala event, you decide what’s comfortable and possible for you. The suggestions below can get you started thinking about the best way to become a Cure Advocate, raising awareness and funds for the next steps in our critical mission.
Plan a fundraiser
Almost any activity can be made into a fundraiser. You can organize a dinner/dance, hold an auction, a fashion show, or a garage sale. Sporting events are some of the most successful Cure Advocate fundraisers. Whether it’s a marathon, walk-a-thon, bowl-a-thon, or a fishing, golfing, or tennis tournament, hosting a sporting event is a great way to raise awareness and funds for research.
To help you with your event, gather a small committee of volunteers. Contact friends, family, and local businesses to assist with all the details. This is a great way to widen the circle of supporters to help cure scleroderma. The Foundation will supply you with any information you would like to hand out at your event. Don’t forget to notify your local paper or television station to help boost participation and raise awareness even more.
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Recent Cure Advocate Fundraising Event
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By actively raising awareness, you place the need for a cure in the public eye.
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Educate your friends, family, and community
By actively raising awareness, you place the need for a cure in the public eye. This can be accomplished by distributing information packets and flyers—supplied by the Foundation—to friends and family, or speaking at your local church, women’s groups, service club, or any other social group or gathering. You can also sponsor an information booth at a local fair or festival, or host a small gathering in your home to show the movie “For Hope”, about a scleroderma patient and her family. The Foundation has tapes available for screenings.
Use the media to spread the word
The media is a powerful tool that can be used to help raise awareness. Ask your local television station or newspaper to do a story about scleroderma. The story may include information about you or someone you know who has scleroderma. This is the most direct way to inform a great number of people. You can also alert a local newspaper to the time and place of your next education or fundraising event.
Ready to get started?
Contact the Scleroderma Research Foundation for your free Cure Advocate Program packet, with more suggestions, tips, and advice to help make your first Cure Advocate project a huge success. Click here for Cure Advocate Mail Form, or phone toll-free 1-800-441-CURE (2873).
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