Helping make a difference!

We (Kylie and Emily) wanted to raise awareness about transverse myelitis and raise money to help one day find a cure for this neurological disorder. So we decided to do this for our high school senior graduation project and so to speak kill two birds with one stone. We created T-shirts that we sold for $12 each. We raised $162.00 from selling the T-Shirts. We created the design on our own and choose bright, popular colors that would easily be noticed.

We then held a fundraiser at Rachael’s Cafe and Creperie located in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania. 20% of all the sales that day were donated to The Siegel Rare Neuroimmune Association. We also set up a table at the front of the cafe where we displayed mini brochures and the shirts that we were selling. At Rachel’s we raised about $22,000.

Then we finally ended our project by holding another fundraiser at Tropical Smoothie in Lititz, Pennsylvania. It was on September 4th from 4-8 pm where 20% of the sales were donated to The Siegel Rare Neuroimmune Association. At Tropical Smoothie we raised over $132.87. We stayed at Tropical Smoothie for the 4 hours and were available if people had questions about what we were doing and also had mini brochures available. We also received a $100.00 donation from DonovanConnective Marketing, which is an advertising business in Lititz, Pennsylvania.

In total from all of our fundraisers, shirts we sold, and money that was donated, we raised over $614.87. We hope that the amount we raised will help make a difference in finding a cure for transverse myelitis. We also hope that we will inspire people to continue to raise money for The Siegel Rare Neuroimmune Association and also try to make a difference in people’s lives.

~ By Kylie Shaffer and Emily Donton