WISHING WELL, INC.

Spare Change? Campaign

Wishing Well is making a call to 20 million friends nationwide to send us their spare change - just 50 cents (USD) - to support this worthy cause.  Donate online or by mail.

We need you to get the campaign going!  Help us get 20 million friends to each donate 50 cents.  It’s easy!  Contact as many friends as you can.  Copy and paste the Campaign Card in an e-mail and send to others on your mailing list.  Also, you can print Campaign Cards and post on local bulletin boards.

Get on the Spare Change? Campaign trail and become a Friend for the Cause!

Tell a friend.  Tell a co-worker.  Tell a neighbor.

It’s FUN!   It’s EASY!  It’s for a GOOD CAUSE!

See what your spare change can do.

Host a get-together and kick off your team’s Friends for Cause (Spare Change?) Campaign!

Launch Your Team’s

Friends for Cause Spare Change? Campaign

ü           Host a friends get-together.  Invite family, friends, neighbors, coworkers.   Everyone brings a dish – light snacks, finger foods, holiday punch, or make it an all out dinner event

ü           Gather facts on homeless veterans and veterans with posttraumatic stress or similar disorders (http://nchv.org/background.cfm is a good start)

ü           Select a good name for your team.  Be sure that each friend uses this team name when forwarding to others or making donations to Wishing Well

ü           Have everyone on the team list at least ten friends with whom they will share the Campaign information

ü           Team members will email the campaign information to friends they listed

ü           Team members may also post campaign information on local bulletin boards

ü           Have occasional meetings or tele-meetings to build on your team’s progress

ü           Browse http://www.wishingwelloutreach.org/getinvolved.html for additional ideas

ü           Make it Fun!

Sample text for sending email or letters to others:

Dear Friend [or include friend’s name here]:
 
I've become a Wishing Well Friend for the Cause and I ask you to please join me and donate 50¢ or more. 
 
Simply log on to www.wishingwelloutreach.org, click the Donate Now button and give 50¢ or more.  Join me in becoming one of 20 million friends to eradicate homelessness among our veterans.
 
Please pass this on to at least 5 of your friends.  Be sure to let them know you are on Team [insert team name here].  Thank you for standing with me.  Our veterans deserve this goodness!