A community helping children and their families to rekindle with hope, courage and joy
The mission of NAM: To encourage and facilitate the donation of birthdays as a method of funding the Ronald McDonald House Pasadena.
About NAM: Founded by high school students from the San Gabriel Valley in 2021, Not About Me strives to establish stable funds for the Ronald McDonald House Pasadena through birthday fundraisers, a simple and straightforward method of fundraising. The House is a “home away from home” for critically ill children actively receiving treatment from hospitals. Since its inception in the Summer of 2021, Not About Me has already raised over $1500 for the House, all of which is used to help run the facility.
Testimony
“The House provided us with clothing, toiletries, meals, everything we needed to feel at home,” Griselda Zapata, mother of Alexa.Just three years old, Alexa fell into a fire on her family’s ranch in Mexico. The left side of her face and her hair were burned; her body was covered in black ash. She and her mother first visited a hospital just hours away from their home, but the doctors there had been unable to help her. The same happened at an even larger hospital in Mexica.Eventually, they found Shriners for Children Medical Center, a hospital in Pasadena, California, that was able to treat Alexa. Traveling amidst the pandemic to Shriners, Alexa and her mother were not only greeted with beneficial treatment, but also a welcoming home: the Ronald McDonald House.
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Host a Fundraiser
Birthday fundraisers are one of the simplest and most effective ways to fundraise for non-profit organizations. Through donating your birthday, you can bring positive impacts to not only your friends and family but also to the families living at the House. Your birthdays now hold meaning to more than just those around you. Additionally, you are eligible to receive community service hours.
Ways to donate your birthday:
OPTION A: SIMPLE BUT MEANINGFUL
You are not having a party at all. But you want to write your friends who care about you a nice message and ask them to make a donation as a good wish for your birthday.
1. Go to the House's official registration page.
2. Click the "Donate Your Birthday" button and fill in the information required.
3. You'll receive a donation link emailed to you from the House.
4. Say something to get support from your friends. Email the link to your family and friends. Or post to your social media.
5. Send personal thank you notes to each individual who support you.
OPTION B: HAVE FUN DOING GOOD
* You are throwing a birthday party. But instead of getting presents, you ask your friends to make a donation.*
1. Start planning your birthday party: When? Where? The theme? Who to invite...
2. When you have the details planned and ready to send out invites, go to the House's official registration page., click the "Donate Your Birthday" button and fill in the information required.
3. You'll receive a donation link emailed to you from the House.
4. Include the donation link in the party invite, explain to your friends that you want them to donate instead of bringing you a present ...
5. Generate a QR code of the donation link and display it at your party venue, so that your friends can just scan the code to donate.
6. After the party, send personal thank you notes to each individual who has supported you.
OPTION C: THE MOST IMPACTFUL
You are not only hosting a gathering to celebrate, but also organizing a volunteer opportunities for your friends.
1. Think about what kind of volunteer work you can do together (e.g. packing snacks for children staying at the House, cleaning the beach...) Contact NAM if you need ideas and help in organizing.
2. When you have an idea, start planning: When? Where? Doing what? Who to invite ...
3. When you are ready to send out invite, go to the House's [official registration page.]You'll receive a donation link emailed to you from the House.
4. Include the donation link in the party invite, explain to your friends that you are providing a volunteer opportunity for them in your birthday party, and that you want them to donate instead of bringing you a present ...
5. Generate a QR code of the donation link and display it at your party venue, so that your friends can just scan the code to donate.
6. After the party, send personal thank you notes to each individual who has supported you.
Thank you for your interest in hosting a birthday fundraiser. NAM will provide support. Please connect with us on GivePulse.
Want to see who has donated their birthday? Click here and scroll to the bottom.
Volunteer
Getting involved will allow the families at the House to have a warm home to stay in and food to eat. Volunteer hours will be signed off by Ronald McDonald House. Click here to learn about the volunteer opportunities at the House.
Besides Ronald McDonald House, there are many community action projects that need helps. GivePulse is one of the gateways to many volunteer opportunities. To find out, Join NAM on GivePulse!
Give
Ronald McDonald House is a “home-away-from-home” for families with critically ill children. Your generous donation will be used to support the children and their families staying at the House. You can either get your friends involved in your charity efforts by donating your birthday, or you simply donate directly to the House.
