Here’s a simple, yet effective way to maximize your last minute fundraising (with 4 days left until Walk!) and educate your donors about multiple sclerosis in the process.
Play a simple game of True or False!
Approach your potential donors and let them know that you are trying to raise some last minute funds for the MS Walk while educating people about MS. Ask them if they would be willing to play a simple game of True or False with you, whereby they would pledge you 25 cents (or $1, $2 – you can decide with them) for every answer they get wrong.
This becomes a fun and effective educational game and fundraising tactic at the same time!
Below, are some sample questions for you to ask [with the answer in brackets]:
True or False:
True or False:
1. MS is usually diagnosed in infants and the elderly. [False: While it is most often diagnosed in young adults, aged 15 to 40, we know that it affects children, some as young as two years old]
2. Women are 3 times more likely to develop MS than men. [True]
3. MS is a fatal disease. [False – MS is not a fatal disease for the vast majority of people with MS, however its impact is felt by family, friends and by the community. MS is unpredictable, affecting vision, hearing, memory, balance and mobility. Its effects are physical, emotional, financial, and last a lifetime. Most people who have MS can expect to live a normal or near normal life span, thanks to improvements in the treatment of symptoms and in other therapies for people with MS]
4. MS can cause impaired speech. [True]
5. MS can cause double vision. [True]
6. MS can cause extreme fatigue. [True]
7. MS can cause paralysis. [True]
8. Every week, on average, 1 person is diagnosed with MS. [False – every day approximately 3 Canadians are diagnosed with MS]
9. Canadians have one of the highest rates of MS in the world. [True]
10. MS is not contagious, however, it is inherited. [false – MS is not contagious nor inherited]
11. The symptoms of MS can change over time. [True - Most people (about 80-85%) are diagnosed with the relapsing-remitting form of MS. Over time, from 50 to 70 % of people originally diagnosed with relapsing remitting MS will convert to secondary progressive MS, and will slowly accumulate disability. The remaining number however may have a very mild course continuing with only occasional relapses, generally good recovery, and only minor neurological disturbances accumulating for long periods of time.]
12. We will one day find a cure and end MS [True!]
Good luck with your fundraising and remember that this Sunday, April 17th 2011, we will make every step matter!
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