Facebook Benefit

       This past weekend, I discovered that there was going to be a Walk to End Alzheimer's via nursing emails. I knew immediately that I wanted to at least participate in the walk, seeing that my family was personally affected by the disease. My great-uncle Jimmy died with the disease and the toll that it took on my family was tremendous and I would never want another family to go through the same battle.

       I looked more into the qualifications, and basically you could just show up on the day of the walk and donate five dollars in order to participate. Later that night, I was telling my mom about the walk and she asked how she could donate towards the walk. I said that I hadn't set up a donation account, because I thought it would be too late to ask people to donate. She said to just go ahead and create one, because she at least would donate.

       I set the account up, and then it gave the option to share the donation information onto Facebook, so I thought why not? The response was phenomenal! Within twenty-four hours I had raised $140! I was shocked to say the least!! In the end I ended up raising $260 in honor of my uncle, and it was so touching how generous everyone was! I honestly could not have accomplished this without the help of social media, specifically Facebook. In fact, all but two of my donations came from people that saw my posts about the walk and fundraising. Once people donated, they then "shared" the link and it spread just like that! This is one of the great advantages to having social media, and something I will never forget!

PS. It's never too late to donate either!

My Friend Caroline and I at the Walk

My Donation Website