When disaster strikes, our community goes to great lengths to help people in need.
We are often contacted by individuals and groups who want to help the American Red Cross by organizing a fundraiser to benefit the organization or a particular disaster.
Interested in organizing a fundraiser to benefit the Red Cross?
Because we take pride in preserving the public trust and ensuring that your donations are spent wisely, we've adopted the following process to ensure the success of your fundraising effort.
How to Do It
- Download the agreement right for you, print and sign the agreement, and send it to us before you begin. Which document to use?
- Download and print signs for your fundraiser.
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- Hold your fundraiser.
- Please count the money you raised.
- After your fundraiser ends, please send your funds to our local office (see contact information) in the form of one or more checks to ease in processing. Make the check(s) out to American Red Cross, Southern Arizona Chapter, and in the memo line, indicate how you'd like your funds designated (i.e, Japan, or Local use, etc.).
When a disaster strikes, our staff and volunteers are busy serving children and families devastated by disaster. Because this is our first priority, we are unable to provide support for fundraising efforts. We do appreciate all your support in helping children and families in need.
The American Red Cross encourages, but does not sanction, independent fundraising activities on our behalf by caring members of the community. Because we cannot guarantee the legitimacy of independent fundraising events conducted on our behalf by people outside the organization, we advise that you make a donation directly to your American Red Cross.
Concerned that a particular fundraising effort conducted on behalf of the American Red Cross is not legitimate? Report it here.
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