About The Belayer Challenge
Early this month On Belay secured a generous commitment from an anonymous Belayer. This donor offered $5,000 to support the on going program efforts.
These funds are committed as a matching challenge to raise $5,000 in individual and business donations between July 15th and November 15th 2011.
Every dollar generated through direct individual and business contributions during this time will be matched by the donor –donors may be returning or new donors and can include business contributors.
In short this means for every dollar raised between now and November 15th, which meet the stated criteria, will count as two dollars.
A gift of $100 becomes $200 and so on.
Upon close of the campaign period On Belay will provide the donor with a report of donations received during the campaign period and a matching gift of up to $5,000 will be made to the organization. On Belay will only receive a match for the funds obtained during the campaign period, if this is less then $5,000 the match will reflect only the amount raised.
About On Belay
In 2004, when Durham resident Crescentia Healy-True was diagnosed with breast cancer, she did not simply concentrate on the challenge she was about to face but on the one her two daughters, ages 12 and 14, were about to face. After researching support groups and bereavement programs to provide comfort for the girls while she underwent treatment, she determined none were the right fit for her animated, active, adventurous daughters, she created On Belay.
On Belay provides unique adventure based programs that build community among children 9-19 who have or have had a family member with cancer. The organizations uses adventure activities like rock climbing and high ropes course work to create a metaphor for participants, teaching them if they can figure a way through these challenges they can overcome anything. At each program participants connect with other children facing similar challenges, think creatively, challenge themselves, support others, ask for help and building physical and emotional confidence.
On Belay programs serve over 150 families from forty-one towns throughout New England. Participants are invited to attend programs at no cost to their families because of generous community support and the compassion of On Belay board members who recognize the cost of serious illness may leave once economically stable families in a challenging situation.
Thank you in advance for helping us keep children in need, On Belay.
For more information on programs visit on-belay.org