Becky Gomes, who uses our Celebrity Black Book to request celebrity doodles each year to auction off for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (see video), also ties her quest to popular television shows to help raise money.
Becky's latest fundraiser is the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's 'Great Strides' Walk, where she ties into to the Amazing Race TV show. Any charity can do this, as there are many television shows you can tie into.
Here's some of the copy for Becky's 'Amazing Race' event so you can see how she did it:
"In the Amazing Race reality show on TV, contestants compete for one million dollars. It is a strenuous race and very challenging, filled with unexpected twists and turns, detours, challenges and roadblocks. One Million Dollars -- quite a price and worth racing...
However, that prize is NOTHING in comparison to finding a cure for Cystic Fibrosis!
Katie is a real life player in the Amazing Race. She works daily to overcome the challenges of life with CF. She is blessed with a strong support team -- Mommy and Suzanne -- who encourage her when she encounters a hard challenge, such as when she was in the hospital for a long 25 day stay through Thanksgiving. Katie's doctors are also a wonderful team, providing her with up to date treatment and programs which will eventually defeat Cystic Fibrosis.
The hospital stay was definitely a ROADBLOCK -- a challenge in which only one person can participate. IT was a difficult ROADBLOCK -- daily challenges were met head-on by our Katie, who, even when discouraged, kept her sense of humor and her courage. Katie was wheeled off to the operating room, all alone, three different times.
Her support team needed support themselves, because it is most difficult to see a child alone where only she can go for treatment. So we played Scrabble on Grandma's iTouch while we camped out for days and talked about the fun trips we have taken and how we look forward to future fun times. Pappy helped by driving all of us in and out, picking up food and being moral support.
Katie had many DETOURS too... we all particpated in them. She was fine; no she wasn't. Things were looking up... then, another detour through her long journey. We prayed together. My support was created through you and the blog I kept; all the good wishes and prayers pouring in by the hour.
We need you to provide the prize for Katie's AMAZING RACE. Only research will help cure or control Cystic Fibrosis. The CF Foundation has an impeccable record of spending your money so that it benefits the patients of CF. Please help us reach that prize.
For informative videos and to see what Katie and others with cystic fibrosis go through on a daily basis, visit YouTube.com/CysticFibrosisUSA.
Please give what you can to help Katie in her AMAZING RACE to find a Cure for Cystic Fibrosis."
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