In the past couple years, my generation (let’s just call us baby boomers!) discovered Facebook.
This Walk season, I am discovering its use as a fundraising tool. Before I had even sent out my Family Team letter from Monterey, my sister in San Diego posted a link to my Walk Team Donations page on her Facebook wall. In the blink of an eye, two donations appeared and the lightbulb went off.
What if more of my Facebook friends posted the link for me? And then they passed it forward. And then they passed it forward. Everyone knows someone who is battling Type 1 diabetes; won’t some of them want to contribute toward the search for a cure? I can’t wait to find out the results!
Click here to view instructions on how to add the Walk Application to your Facebook profile. It also includes helpful hints and best practices.
Janet Isak Hawley
Chair, Monterey Bay Walk to Cure Diabetes
