And if you’re all like “WTF.
And on top of that you need me to raise a four-figure number for a charity?!”
Well, you’re not alone.
It’s a pretty big financial responsibility.
But it doesn’t have to be such a pain in the ass.
She just knew how to run.
Still, she signed up forIRONMAN Arizona 2011[LINK TO ].
(Bananas, right?!)
She did this because of her father, Poppy Tony.
He’s fightingmultiple myeloma, a bone cancer without a cure.
It is also one that Poppy Tony has well outlived: 10 years and counting!
If he could outperform all odds, so could Goffredo cover distances she never thought possible.
We’re seriously impressed.
So for more on her fundraising story, I Q’d, she A’d.
Here’s how it went down.
JE:Since you started racing in 2009, you’ve raised nearly $50,000 for theMMRF, right?
KG:More than $55,000, actually.
KG:In both old-school and innovative ways.
I included the link for easy online donations.
JE:Do you ever use social media?
Join Team Poppy Tony and burn calories vicariously through me."
JE:How do you thank donors?
JE:What do you do when there’s a lull in contributions?
KG:I like to call that “fundraiser fatigue.”
When that happens, you have to get innovative.
JE:And how have you done that?
That night I raised $13,000 (!!!)
That’s a big-time accomplishment.
But to be frank, it sounds like a lot of work.
What’s the easiest way for someone to raise funds?
And what’s this “gift-matching” thing people talk about.
That sounds pretty easy, too?
KG:Some companies match donations made by their employees.
So what kind of advice do you have for those people?
KG:Find a charity with a mission that moves you.
JE:You make it sounds so easy.
When I race, I race for both of us.
KG:Fundraising for a race is providing deeper meaning to an otherwise selfish pursuit.
Time spent training is time spent away from one’s friends, children, and community.
That reminder helps me reject the excuses my sleep-loving-self invents when the alarms sounds at 5am.
My training is more consistent and focused because I don’t make it about me.
So basically, fundraising doesn’t have to be a burden.
And so does Poppy Tony.
If you are moved to donate to their cause,here’s the link, again.
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Image Credit:Courtesy of Kendra Goffrey
