The Walk at Grand Haven May 16, 2009 - Leukemia Fundraising

The Walk at Grand Haven May 16, 2009
Children's Leukemia Foundation of Michigan

248 353-8222 ext. 226
Grand Haven State Park
Grand Haven, MI

The Walk at Grand Haven in western Michigan to benefit Children's Leukemia Foundation of Michigan will take place on Saturday, May 16th, 2009.

Lace Up, Grab A Friend Itâ€™s Time For A Walk
We will all walk together for the thousands of Michigan families battling the challenges of leukemia, lymphoma, and other blood related disorders. Support The Walk at Grand Haven and register today by scrolling down and clicking on the link at the bottom of this page.

Your Team Can Do Wonders
Walk as an individual or team up with four or more friends or family members. When you get together with friends and walk, you will team up against this disease and help Children's Leukemia Foundation of Michigan provide information, financial assistance and emotional support to Michigan families. Start recruiting today!

Helping You In Your Fundraising Efforts
We will help you raise pledges with our Personal Fundraising Pages. By creating a Fundraising Page, you can quickly and easily tell others about your participation and collect donations to your fundraising efforts on-line. Create either a personal or team fundraising page and forward an email link to your supporters to donate to your efforts easily by using a credit card at a secure site on-line. Once you have registered for the walk, click on the link to create your personal fundraising page below.

Every little bit helps
There are no "minimum pledge requirements" to participate, but we encourage every walker to raise a minimum of $100. Every participant who does raise $100 will receive a 2009, The Walk T-shirt. Please join us and walk, so no family has to face their battle alone. SPONSOR A PARTICIPANT

Can't Walk?
You can still help. Simply register as a "virtual walker".

Step One, Register for The Walk
REGISTER and enter the required information. There is no fee to register and you will receive information from CLF with important Walk details.

Step Two, Create Your Fundraising Page
After you register and receive a confirmation email, you will be returned to a page where you can CREATE YOUR FUNDRAISING PAGE.
Create a team fundraising page only if you are the team captain.

Step Three, Forward Your Fundraising Page Link
Once you have created your individual or team fundraising page, you will receive an email message with a link to your fundraising page. Once you receive this link, you may tailor this message and forward it to friends and family members who may wish to support you. Your supporters will be able to make a donation to your efforts on-line with a credit card at a secure site.

Walk with us, so no family in Michigan will ever have to walk alone again.

The CLF HOME PAGE also has links to create a fundraising page or donate to any of the individual or team efforts.

Other Walk Details for Grand Haven and Kite Festival
The Walk at Grand Haven and Kite Festival is a scenic, non-competitive Walk that is approximately 3 miles. The route will wind its way from Grand Haven State Park through the downtown business district and back to the park for lunch and the Great Lakes Kite Festival. After the walk and lunch, enjoy the Great Lakes Kite Festival - a beachside kite spectacular for all ages offering kite exhibitions from national champions, kite boarding as well as stunt kite demonstrations and a view of some of the largest kites in the world coloring the Grand Haven sky. Thousands of people travel to Grand Haven shoreline for this great family fun event

Admission to Great Lakes Kite Festival is free. Parking in Grand Haven State Park is subject to regular park fees.

For more information, a schedule of events, directions, or to view photos of previous festivals, log on to WWW.MACKITE.COM.