Throughout the academic year, schools throughout CT will be wearing their most creative crazy hats to school in support of local children receiving cancer treatment. Your school selects a date based on their schedule (Sept-April 30 to qualify for UConn incentive).
Here are some easy first steps to start your fundraising now: 1. Click the Find your schoolbutton on the Home page. From there you can join your schools fundraising team by clicking the Join button from your school's team page. If your school isn't listed, ask an administrator to Register Your School. 2. Enter your email address to create your login for your own fundraising page.
3. Enter your name which will be displayed on your school's team page. Enter a password you will use for login.
4. Click Register! It's that easy!
5. Wear your hat on your school's Hats for Hope day!
Prefer not to have your own fundraising page? That's ok too! You can donate on your school's team page and send that team page to your friends and family. Below are some additional FAQs. If you cannot find an answer to your question, email Michele Krasznai(events@tommyfund.org).
Donate FAQs
Yes. You can make a donation to a student fundraiser or to a specific school.
All donations should be mailed to: The Tommy Fund for Childhood Cancer P.O. Box 8295 New Haven, CT 06530
Please make all checks payable to: Tommy Fund for Childhood Cancer. Please make sure that in the memo it says which student and school the donation should be credited to.
Click on the home page and begin typing the first or last name. Your options will display as you type.
All monetary donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Donors who mail a donation of $250 and or more and provide a return address will receive a receipt via mail once the donation has been processed.
Yes, anyone who donates online, regardless of the amount, will receive a receipt via email.
A Tax ID number identifies Tommy Fund for Childhood Cancer as a 501(c)(3) non-profit Organization. The Tax ID number is 06-124-5787
Fundraising FAQs
Start with a school Administrator, PTA President or a club moderator. Direct your school contact to this Form to get started.
We can give you a customized flyer to email to your school community. Tommy Fund representatives can be available on campaign day to take pictures and share enthusiasm. We will assist with setup of your online giving page where you can share in school communications.
If a donation check has been written out to you personally, you may endorse the back of the check and bring it in on your schools dedicated Hats for Hope day.
Turn your cash into school on your designated Hats for Hope day.
You can't enter a check online. What you can do is enter a check as a pledge. This can be done in the fundraising section of your school page. The status of the check will be pending until the check is received by Tommy Fund for Childhood Cancer.
As your donors make a contribution, they have the option of whether or not they want to appear in the Honor Roll.
Log in with your email and password to visit your school page. Select My Fundraising Report on the left side. You will then find a list of all of your donors as well as a list of all donors to your school .
To easily send thank-you emails to donors, follow these steps:
Log in to your fundraiser dashboard by clicking the "My HQ" link in the top right
Click "My Fundraising Report" in the left sidebar
Locate the donor/donation you'd like to thank, and click "Send Email" (If the donor didn't submit their email address, this option is unavailable.)
Type the message in the pop-up window, and click "Send Email"
Website FAQs
A personal URL is a shortened link to your school or personal page that you can send to friends and family in emails. A personal URL will look like this https://tommyfund.rallybound.org/hats-for-hope/ben.
When a donor makes a donation online, s/he can enter text to appear on the fundraising honor roll. This may be the donor's name, or it could be something like "From the whole Wolf family" or "In Memory of Aunt Cathy".
