Fundraisers

It costs the National Bone Marrow Registry $100 to process each registry signup kit, and while this is offset to some extent by federal funding, they don’t have the money to process all of the signups we’re getting and hope to get in the drives we have coming up. That’s why fundraising is so important if we want to help Gabe and the Hilliard family get more people added to the registry.

We had our first fundraiser, a jambalaya / garage sale / bake sale, on February 26th.  It was a great success due to the hard work of many people, and it raised enough money to process almost 150 new signups to the bone marrow registry!  Our second fundraiser was a Give Back Night at Chili’s in Denham Springs on Monday, March 14th, that brought in another $200 to Be the Match in Gabe’s name!  We hope that this will cover most of the 71 new potential donors we signed up at our Denham Springs drive and those to come at LSU!  However, we may come up short and there are a few other things you can do to help:

Make a tax-deductible donation to Be the Match in Gabe’s name here! We are within 25% of reaching our goal of $2,000 and no amount is too small (or too large)!

Show your Team GabeStrong spirit with the purchase of a GabeStrong tee for just $10! Email us with how many and which size (adult sizes M, L, and XL are available) and we’ll get you hooked up!  We’re willing to mail these to you if you live outside of the area for an additional $5!  We also have GabeStrong bracelets in small and large that we’ll give to anyone willing to make a donation.

Other fundraising suggestions? Willing to help take charge of an idea you have? Please let us know!