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Charity Runs
Steps to Raise Autism Awareness and Contribute to the Education of Children with Autism!
As the TOHUM Autism Foundation, we organize charity runs as part of the many sporting events that take place throughout the year. Through these charity runs, volunteer runners take steps to help children with autism gain access to education—their only hope—and not only do they raise awareness about autism within their social circles, but they also contribute to an education scholarship fund that ensures children with autism can sustainably access the special education services they need to participate in society as independent individuals.
What is a Charity Run?
Charity runs, where participants take steps to raise awareness for a social responsibility cause and aim to create social impact by collecting donations, are one of the most effective resource development methods for non-governmental organizations. As participants act as volunteer ambassadors of a sort to announce the work of non-governmental organizations to their social circles, charity runs ensure not only the generation of financial resources, but simultaneously the development of human resources. With this method, non-governmental organizations both come together with new volunteers and supporters and strengthen the sustainability of their work in the field they provide services. Charity runs carried out with individual and corporate volunteers also contribute to the strengthening of civil society.
What Is the TOHUM Sun?
Driven by the belief that every child should have equal opportunities, the volunteer ambassadors known as “TOHUM Suns” run in marathons to benefit the TOHUM Autism Foundation, raising awareness and funds to help children with autism gain access to education—their only hope.
The TOHUM Suns, who advocate that education is every child’s constitutional right, make the greatest contribution to the education of children with autism with every step they take. Operating on a volunteer basis—whether as individuals or organizations—the TOHUM Suns help raise awareness of autism within their social circles by publicizing the work of the TOHUM Autism Foundation, and call for donations to the educational scholarship fund to meet the educational needs of children with autism.
Why Should You Be a TOHUM Sun?
It is of vital importance that children with autism receive an early diagnosis and benefit from special education programs developed for them. It is estimated that there are more than 2 million individuals with autism in our country, and while more than 700 thousand are of school age, only 44 thousand are able to go to school.
As a TOHUM Sun, you, too, can support the education of children with autism; you can help prepare them for their professional and social lives, enable them to socialize with their peers in the same settings, attend school in the same classrooms, and play the same games.
At Which Marathons Can You Be a TOHUM Sun?
Runtalya Marathon, Istanbul Half Marathon, Eker I Run and Istanbul Marathon As part of this initiative, you can become a TOHUM Sun by participating in a charity run to benefit the TOHUM Autism Foundation.
How to Organize a Charity Run as TOHUM Sun?
Individual and corporate volunteers who want to organize a charity run, before the marathon they will participate in, Step by Step - Running for a Good Cause They take the first step in the charity run by launching a fundraising campaign on the platform. They then share the link to the campaign page within their social circles to raise awareness about autism and call for donations.
Below are the steps you need to follow to organize a charity run on the relevant platform:
1. Create a Profile: Step by Step – Chase the Good Create your individual runner profile on the platform.
2. Create Your Charity Campaign: “Events You Can Join” Click on the relevant marathon in the field. “Aid Project” Select the TOHUM Autism Foundation’s project from this category. “Target Number of Donors” and enter the “Target Donation Amount.”. “Why I Run” After filling in the field “Create My Campaign” Click the button.
3-Share Your Campaign Page with Your Contacts: When the fundraising campaigns go live, use the sample donation appeal email content and visuals we’ll share with you regarding our charity run project to raise awareness among your social circle and call for donations. Share the link to your charity run campaign page—along with an explanation of why you’ve turned the marathon into a charity run—on your social media accounts or send it to your contacts via direct messaging apps. Don’t forget to tag our @tohumotizm and @adimadim_tohumotizm accounts in your social media posts.
4-Stay Focused on Your Goal: During the four-week campaign period, you can log in to your runner profile at any time to see the names of the people who have made donations on your behalf and track how close you are to reaching your goal.
For your questions, you can call 0212 244 75 00 or maraton@tohumotizm.org.tr You can contact us via email.