bg_corner_lb

Fund Raising Ideas

Who can do fund raising to help sponsor children to attend diabetes camp? You can! The actual cost to send a child to diabetes camp for a week is $1,100. Parents are asked to pay what they can afford, so the remainder must to raised through donations. Click on the link below for some suggestions how you can help all children with diabetes attend Camp Hertko Hollow. The camper or staff member raising the most funds will win the GRAND PRIZE for 2012: A full 2013 campership!
Great Race Pledge Sheet

Run Like a Girl Fundraiser


Run Like a Girl is a 1K (1/2 mile) marathon, that is put on by a really fun group of people who also have a BIG heart. The race starts at Mullets bar with food and drink specials and ends at High Life Lounge, with drink specials, prizes and a few awesome bands. There were over 300 people there last year. This event is crazy fun, people dress in costume, and actually get prizes for crossing the line!

This is the event's 6th year and have decided that Camp Hertko Hollow will from now on be the recipient of all the hard work and money they raise. We will be getting posters for us to hang around Des Moines. If you would like some to hang in office, local gas station or fitness club, contact us. Also, if you also want to volunteer at the event let us know.

Great way to end a work day on a Friday night

Visit their Facebook page, and check out their pictures. The poster has the registration on it, and you can scan the black box and register on your smart phone, or register at www.getmeregistered.com

Campership from Iron Andy and his Iron Andy Foundation
As you may know, last year my foundation sent 75 kids to camp via an essay contest. Sadly I don't have nearly the same funds as I had last year, but I still have a campership opportunity to share with you. I have collaborated with a very cool new digital magazine/community called Insulin Nation to offer at least 3 camperships this month (if there is a good response to this Challenge I will extend it and offer more.)

Insulin Nation is a FREE app download from Apple, Android and Kindle Fire markets. On page 16 of the current issue (3rd issue) you will see The Iron Andy Challenge Series. There are two Challenges, you want the one called Hug A PWD. Click on the Challenge card and you will link directly to a wellness site called Hubbub Health (Hubbub also has a FREE app for iPhone). Here are the steps:

  • Join Hubbub, it's FREE
  • then join the Hug A PWD challenge and hug someone with diabetes.
  • check in to the Challenge by listing how many PWD's you hugged...Voila, you are entered!
  • for extra credit, use the Hubbub iPhone app and take a picture of the hug...and show us using the Prove It function.

We will randomly select 3 huggers and award them with camperships...but the more hugs the better!

Sell cookbooks
Earning a free campership is as "easy as pie". Our revised Carb Counting Cookbook sells for only $15.99 and tells the Camp Hertko Hollow story while providing diabetic and gluten-free recipes for all to enjoy. Set up a booth at your local Wal-Mart, grocery store or pharmacy by contacting the manager and sell away! By selling 75-100 cookbooks and you earn a full campership. For each cookbook you sell, the camper receives $10 credit. Sell a case of 15 cookbooks for $150 credit. Contact Deb Holwegner at 515-897-8264 to obtain cookbooks and more information.

Start raising money with a fund raising page
You can make your own fund raising page on Firstgiving to raise money.

Email your page to friends, family and colleagues, who donate by credit or debit card in an easy, secure online transaction.

Donations are sent to Camp Hertko Hollow.

Contact your local Pizza Ranch to throw your a fund raiser - locations at pizzaranch.com

wood_r
wood_b