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Giving Tuesday NOW!
Dear TurningWheels For Kids family,
I’ve always been transparent with you ~ TWFK is what it is because of all of you. If not for your engagement, TWFK is just another idea that quickly fades. BUT because of that engagement, we’ve managed to put 44,336 kids on bikes; that most coveted gift! Hang with me a moment. . .With the COVID-19 story we’re all living, I would be remiss if I didn’t share the impact COVID-19 has had on TurningWheels For Kids (TWFK); it was immediate and profound. All personal/Corporate donations are being re-directed, rightfully so, to essential healthcare, housing, and food needs.
BUT, far more important is the impact COVID-19 has had on our kids! Many of their parents are the 1st to lose jobs, there is no safety-net bank account, and family struggles are likely to become exaggerated. And even if this pandemic resolves reasonably quickly, for the families we serve recovery will be difficult and SLOW! So, for kids with already tough lives, life just got TOUGHER!
Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa (whatever’s celebrated) is STILL coming and will be especially difficult this year for our families! This year we NEED to be present to help these families find a ray of HOPE! AND, with your help, we can provide the kid’s #1 requested gift . . . a brand new, shiny bike!! That’s HOPE restored, not just for the kids but mom and dad also. In a 2018 survey, one high school boy said, “Because I always wanted one, and I never had one before. My parents don’t let me have one because we are poor. It would make my whole world if I got one. Christmas is coming up and my parents can’t even give me presents because we are poor, so if I get a bike it will be the best, and the only Christmas present I’ve ever got”. AND due to these COVID-19 circumstances, TWFK expects the request for bikes to EXPLODE this year!!
Can you help on May 5th, Giving Tuesday? We are still planning the Big Bike Build on December 5th, BUT we must find funding! Bike orders were due in April but both vendors have extended our deadline to June 1. So, $1 or $100, help us buy the bikes. We have $80k but we need $284k for 2400 bikes/helmets. Make a donation, ask your friends to spare us a few bucks. Partner with us, one more time and let’s bring a little light into the dark. AND the outcome of that partnership; more kids outside on bikes staying healthy, school-ready and on reliable transportation. A tough life just got a little bit easier!
– TWFK Founder Sue
TEST YOUR BIG BIKE BUILD KNOWLEDGE CONTEST
Submit your answer for a chance to win a $25 Starbucks Gift Card!!
The person who guesses closest to the correct number for both questions without going over wins! Winners will be notified by email after 4/15/20.
Comment below to participate. Name and email will be requested.
Question 1: HOW MANY BIKES DID WE BUILD AT OUR FIRST BBB IN 2005?
Question 2: HOW MANY TOTAL BIKES HAVE WE BUILT, 2005 – 2015, AND GIVEN TO LOCAL KIDS?
Giving Tuesday / A Buck for a Bike
Hi All,
Forgive my excitement, but next Tuesday is one of my favorite days of the year.
Next week, on December 3rd, generous people, across our Bay area, will balance the consumerism of Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the rest of the holiday season, by donating to their favorite charities. As I’m sure you know, it’s called Giving Tuesday.
You can get a head start by making your donation early… But why am I rushing you? Because we have BIG plans!
IF WE COULD CHANGE THE WORLD IN A POSITIVE WAY AND WE COULD DO IT FOR ONE DOLLAR EACH. WOULD YOU BE IN????
Now that I have your attention – it goes like this…
This is Sue with TurningWheels for Kids and we have a great idea, but we NEED your help. Without your help, it will likely be an epic failure!!! We want to initiate “A Buck for a Bike” campaign. We need money for more large bikes and who doesn’t have a buck they can spare? We all have a buck in change in the car, on the dresser, under the couch cushions and I have a handy-dandy bank my grandkids like to raid! And one buck for most of us will NEVER be missed, especially, if we believe in the WHY of giving it!!!
While we love all charities and encouraged donors to support them, all we ask is that they save ONE BUCK for our campaign, “GIVE TO YOUR FAVORITE CHARITIES – BUT –
SAVE A BUCK FOR A BIKE!
Yes, Yes, Yes, THE POWER OF ONE!
Why are we asking for just one dollar, because there are thousands of potential donors in Silicon Valley and we are asking people to tell their friends, their family and their coworkers about our upcoming Giving Tuesday campaign.
Just FYI, the population of Silicon Valley is 3.5 MILLION. If we got 3% of those people to give $1, that’s a cool $105,000!
Now, feel very free to donate to the “A Buck for a Bike / Giving Tuesday” campaign, by doing the following:
Mail your $1.00 To:VMC Foundation / TWFK2400 Clove Drive, San Jose CA 95128
Of course, we will be happy to accept donations of all sizes!!! SO – spread the word and we’ll love you forever – LET”S GO VIRAL!!!!
Click below for additional information on how to give online.
https://turningwheelsforkids.networkforgood.com/projects/85754-giving-tuesday-buck-for-a-bike
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