Naperville's 
A Walk To Remember
SHARE our tears...
WALK to honor...
REMEMBER with love...






Walk To Remember Flier

A Walk to Remember Official Letterhead

Create a Fundraising Team

Using the link to our website and our online donation and registration capability, ask a group of friends and family to help you fundraise. Use the attached template as a starting point.

Donations will be confirmed by a "Thank You" letter/receipt from the Edward Foundation.

Email Template
Host a Jeans Day at Work

Ask your employer to allow colleagues to wear jeans on a Friday - requiring each person to "donate" $5 to our cause in order to wear their denim.

Blue Jean Template
Send Donation Request Letters to Friends and Family

One of the most successful ways we have raised money is by sending letters or e-mails to friends and family asking for their support. Use one of the attached templates as a starting point or create your own.

Your friends and families' donations will be confirmed by a "Thank You" letter/receipt from the Edward Foundation.

Email Template

Sample Letter Template

Find Sponsors

Request corporate sponsorship from your employer or other local business.

Give a potential sponsor a Sponsorship Commitment Form or the Corporate Sponsor donation letter and have them mail the completed form directly to the address listed on the commitment form. The table below lists the acknowledgement and sponsorship levels.

Sponsorship LevelsSponsor Acknowledgement
$1000Acknowledgement on Walk banner, walkways signs, t-shirts, and program book.
$500Acknowledgement on walkway signs, t-shirts, and program book.
$250Acknowledgement on t-shirts and program book.
$100Acknowledgement in the program book.

Corporate Sponsorship Template

Corporate Sponsorship Commitement Form

Solicit Raffle Prizes

Visit local businesses and ask for donations of products and/or gift certificates that would attract people to purchase raffle tickets prior to and on the day of the Walk (selling point - you need not be present at the Walk to win a raffle drawing). Previous and current donations include gift certificates to restaurants, salons and spas, retail stores, airline tickets, gift baskets, jewelry, etc. Use the Corporate Sponsor letter to help you.

Corporate Sponsorship Template

Volunteer

Please contact us directly to share your availability to help with the planning and execution of the Walk. We are so very appreciative of anyone willing to volunteer their time -- and we can definitely use the help! Please call Carrie Wrona (630) 263-6375.