Download our Pledge Form
(in Adobe PDF Format) today !

Set a goal for yourself!  Be ambitious but make it achievable.

Make it Personal!   When asking friends and family for money, let them know why you are motivated to help Kerr Street Ministries.
Read our Talking Points and share the facts.

ONLINE PLEDGING NOW AVAILABLE !!

Click the link or Pledge Now button
Find and click on the participant’s name on the confirmed entries list
Fill in the secure online pledge form and pledge a runner today.

Make it easy and relatable!   For example, ask your friends to eat in tonight and donate what they would have spent on a dinner out.

Send Thank You notes to everyone who donates!

If you want to Fundraise online, visit www.kerrstreet.com

Draw your friends and family to your fundraising webpage!  Send e-mails and eCards.  Post the link to your fundraising webpage on your Facebook and Twitter pages.   Be creative.  Add a note to your email signature and desktop screensaver about your fundraising efforts.
Check out our Toolkit page for examples!

If you want to Fundraise offline, download our Donate or Sponsor Form, print out copies, and distribute!
Take them to your friends, neighbours, members of any civic group to which you belong, and local businesses you frequent.
Or your friends can pledge you online using our secure online pledging system - they just select your name on the list to donate.

Collecting and Mailing in Funds Raised
Once you have collected funds, please convert any cash to a Canadian cheque or money order stating that the cheque represents the cash donations of several individuals (cash donors will not receive tax acknowledgements unless specifically requested).   Any individual who writes a cheque for $20. or more will automatically receive a tax acknowledgement letter from us.

Talking Points

Over 13,000 people in Oakville live at or below the poverty line.

Facts about Kerr Street Ministries