Whether you want to raise money by participating in an event or by organizing your own personal fundraiser, you can celebrate a life, honor a loved one or offer a memorial to a PH patient by using FirstGiving to share your story and raise awareness and funds. FirstGiving also gives you the opportunity to magnify your voice and make a bigger impact when hosting special events. With this resource, you can offer online registration and enable participants to make their own fundraising page and connect it to your event. Every page has a description of PH and PHA as well as links for more information.

For personal fundraising, all you need to do is write your story, determine your fundraising goal and choose a picture for your webpage. It’s as easy as filling in the blanks and forwarding your unique link to family and friends. What’s more, all donations will be listed on your page so you can see the names of your supporters, the amount they donated and any messages of encouragement and appreciation they included with their donations. Your fundraising goal is tracked with every donation and your supporters can see your progress and the difference their donations make!

“This is huge! These personalized pages will make it so much easier to raise more for PH.” --Support Group Leader Joanne Sperando-Schmidt (left) with Debbie Castro and Mary Bartlett '05 Long Island PH Fun Walk