Tax Refunds Can Be Free Money for Charity
Posted by: buzz, in charity, money, team diabetesIt’s tax season. I know. I just got a letter from Revenue Canada asking for my 2006 return. And while I’m at it, could I give them 2004, 2005 and 2007?
Yeah, I’m lazy. But I don’t think you are. You do it every year. You save every receipt and you get a big fat refund every spring.
I’ve been rolling around in my head different ways for you to pitch in and help out with Team Diabetes without really asking you to dig deep into your pockets.
Then I saw a posting by Airdrie on the weekend. She got her tax refund and immediately broke off a piece for the Balding For Dollars campaign.
While I know I should put all the money into my credit card debt, I decided to donate part of it to the Children’s Hospital ‘Balding for Dollars‘ fund-raiser, taking place next week. A team of teachers and students at my school are shaving their heads on Wednesday as part of a Province-wide event to raise money for children with cancer and blood disorders. [source]
Brilliant.
It was free money to Airdrie, it’s now free money for the charity and Airdrie gets a tax receipt to get a head start on next year’s return.
That’s what I call paying it forward.
So now comes my turn to ask.. you’re going to get your refund soon, if you haven’t gotten it already. When you do, break off a piece for Team Diabetes. My personal goal is to raise $10 000 and you (and the Finance Minister) can be a part of it.
Please?
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May 9th, 2008 at 8:04 am
Actually we *might* be able to raise that much money, maybe not through tax returns. Last year, Rebecca Bollwitt and I did the Blogathon (she blogathoned for Surrey Bank Food and I fundraised for A Loving Spoonful). But maybe we could have split fundraising goals and offer some of our raised funds to Team Diabetes. My grandfather died of it, and I have a family history of diabetes (two uncles currently living with the disease).
But on the other hand, I’m also strongly compelled to raise funds for cancer. Local friends are currently battling it, as well as one of my aunts, and some of my family members have died of this evil disease. So, maybe I should plan to Blogathon for maybe two causes: diabetes AND cancer.
Great post, Buzz