Non-profits adjust to keep fundraisers and activities

Memorial Day is typically the start to summer and all summer has to offer.

This year, with COVID-19 and social distancing, plans will change.

That’s especially true for non-profits and their activities and fundraising

SUMMERTIME ISNORMALLY FILLEDWITH EVENTS LIKECHARITY GOLFTOURNAMENTS AND5-K RUNS.THEY RAISETHOUSANDS OFDOLLARS FOR LOCALCOMMUNITY GROUPS.BUT THEY JUST CANNOT HAPPEN ASNORMAL RIGHT NOW.JEFF RUSACK SHOWSUS HOW SOMEGROUPS ARE TRYINGTO ADJUST.MEMORIAL DAY ISTYPICALLY THE STARTTO SUMMER AND ALLSUMMER HAS TOOFFER.WE ALL KNOW... THISSUMMER ISDIFFERENT.BUT NON PROFITSSTILL PLAN ONHOLDING THEIREVENTS... JUSTDIFFERENTLY.LIKE INDEPENDENTHEALTH'S KIDS RUN.AND WE THOUGHTLET'S GO VIRTUAL WITHIT.

AND WE'RE SO GLADTHAT WE DID BECUASEWE GOT SUCH APOSITIVE RESPONSE.4,000 RUNNERS AREALREADY REGISTEREDTO RUN AROUNDTHEIRNEIGHBORHOODS.NOW A VIRTUAL RACE, IUNDERSTAND, BUT AVIRTUAL GOLFTOURNAMENT?

BUT ATOURNAMENT?

HOWDOES THAT WORK?

ATWO IRON?WE'RE GOING TORANDOMIZE PEOPLE'SSTROKES.

SO THEYGET ASSIGNED ASTROKE FOR EVERYHOLE.EVERY DAY THEY'LL BEA LEADERBOARD ATTHE TOP.

THEY'LL BE AWINNING FORESOMEEVERYDAY AND THENTHEY'LL BE ANOVERALL TOURNAMENTWINNER.THE CHILD ADVOCACENTER IS BUSYEDUCATING ABOUTCHILD ABUSE.IF YOU SUSPECTEABUSE.

TELL SOMEONEAND GET ITINVESTIGATED.EVERY JUNE THEYHOST A GOLFTOURNAMENTFUNDRAISER... THISYEAR IT'S A VIRUTALONE.THIS WAS JUST ALITTLE FUN WAY OFDOING IT.BOTH ORGANIZATIONSLOST SPONSORS THISYEAR.WE'RE GOING TO NOTSPONSOR ANYTHINGTHIS YEAR, ANY KINDOF EVENT OR ANY KINDOF GATHERINGBECUASE WE'RE ALLASSUMING THATTHEY'RE NOT GOING TOHAPPEN OR TAKEPLACE.THE CHILD ADVOCACYLOST ABOUT HALF FORTHIER GOLFTOURNAMENTSPONSORS.THE KIDS RUN MAINSPONSOR, WEGMANS,IS STILL ON BOARD.STILL TIME TO JOINBOTH EVENTS.THE GOLFTOURNAMENT IS JUNE2ND-4TH.THE KIDS RUN IS JUNE5TH-7TH.JEFF RUSACK 7 EW