All Hands On Deck!
This pandemic has brought unexpected obstacles to every organization and individual. Still, it has also shown us what is possible when we come together with ingenuity, resilience, creativity—and amazing heart.
On October 1, 2021, Gilda’s Club reopened the red doors of our physical clubhouse, formally opened the virtual clubhouse, and began the work of launching Gilda’s Club Minnesota into a new era, laying the groundwork and building the momentum for a two-year push to expand our reach and increase our budget, with a $100,000 kick-off matching grant from The Wasie Foundation.
Thanks to you, our community, we exceeded our matching goal and won the $100,000 grant.
At the same time, due to continued Covid concern we were unable to gather for in-person fundraising events, including our famous Gilda’s Club Annual Breakfast. This has left us with a budget gap of $374,857, as of December 1, 2021. We need your help to close this gap so that in 2022 we can continue to run both the in-person and virtual clubhouses while achieving our program goal of expanding our membership, to help more Minnesotans facing cancer than ever before. Help us achieve this goal by donating today so that in 2022 we can hit the ground running!
With your generous support, in 2022, we will:
- maintain TWO clubhouses—our virtual one and our recently re-opened physical clubhouse—to provide more than 50 free programs per month
- expand membership in 2022 through increased outreach to Minnesotans who don’t feel safe enough to leave their homes, who can’t take time off from their jobs or from caregiving, or who face other barriers to access
- fund the additional programming, licensed support, technology platforms and clubhouse access/events at the approximate cost of $2,000 per member
This is an “all hands on deck” moment—and we need your help. Please join us and give generously. The more than 30,000 Minnesotans newly diagnosed with cancer each year, along with their families, friends, those already living with cancer and those living with loss, are counting on us to prove that community is stronger than cancer. Your gift matters. Make a donation today.
Other Ways to Support Gilda’s
Sponsor a Day – NEW OPPORTUNITY!
Connect your dollars to the Gilda’s Club mission while honoring a special person or date in your life by sponsoring a day of Gilda’s Club!
COST
$2,500/day
What does my sponsorship do? Your dollars go towards supporting the technology used to deliver our online programs and platform, the cost of licensed mental health professionals to lead our support groups, and our in-person programs and resources at the clubhouse.
HOW IT WORKS
Connect with Brianna Garcia-Meyers, Marketing and Development Director, Bri@gildasclubmn.org (952-767-7623) with the date you want to sponsor in the 2022 calendar year. If your date has already been chosen, we will work with you to find another date that fits with what is important to you!
RECOGNITION
Your name or the name of the loved one you are honoring will be shown to the community:
- on the Program Calendar
- on the website
- Gilda’s social media accounts
- included in the GildaGram quarterly newsletter
- and on display at the clubhouse
REPORT
Within 72 hours, you will receive an email report of the programs, GCTC members, volunteers, and community members that utilized Gilda’s Club on your day.
Start a fundraiser to benefit Gilda’s Club
At Gilda’s Club Minnesota, we believe no one should face cancer alone. If this belief strikes a chord with you, hosting a fundraiser is a meaningful (and fun!) way to bring people together to support our mission and members facing cancer. Get started today.
Be a Friend of Gilda’s and become a monthly donor
The Friends of Gilda’s are a group of generous, dedicated, and dependable monthly donors ensuring the Gilda’s Club Minnesota’s community of support is available for anyone facing cancer. Proving that when we come together community is stronger than cancer.
Do we have a friend in you? Join the Friends of Gilda’s today!
