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One by one,
ARC supporters are
rallying their communities
and reaching out
to people a world away.

Fundraising and Educating Your Community

Incredible individuals and groups from around the country and the world have come up with creative ways to raise awareness - and money - for the people ARC serves. Their work has directly benefitted survivors of war and disaster. 

To learn more about how you can help, check out our Community Involvement Kit.

Upcoming and Recent Fundraisers:

Spathumb 'Have a Heart. Do Your Part'
The Middle School Social Justice Committee at St. Paul Academy wanted to raise awareness at their school about refugees. They chose Valentine's Day to do it.
Listen to their story.

St.John's St. John's Parks for Refugees
Youth from St. John's Presbyterian Church chose to support ARC with the proceeds from their summer fundraiser - parking cars at the Devon Horse Show in Devon,PA.
Read more.

JamforJustice Jam for Justice in Darfur
Maine artists and musicians harness the power of Hip-Hop to improve the lives of people suffering in the Darfur region of Sudan. Read more about their Jam for Justice.

DANG1 Raising Awareness, One Step at a Time
Roseville Area High School's D.A.N.G. group is at it again! Read about their Relay for Peace and the other ways they're educating their community about the suffering in Darfur.

GeneG Professor Bikes Across Africa for ARC
Gene Garver biked 7,000 miles from Cairo to Cape Town, raising money for ARC's work in Africa. Read more about Gene's epic journey.

Dream Date Eden Prairie's Charity Dream Date
On February 12, students at Eden Prairie High School raised nearly $17,000 for ARC's work around the world. Learn more about Charity Dream Date and see how they did it... 

VenaCavathumb Designing for Darfur
New York-based Vena Cava Designers created a limited edition t-Shirt to benefit people affected by the conflict in Darfur. 30% of the sales from the t-shirts will go to ARC for our work in Darfur.

MPLSTakeCoverThumb Minneapolis Take Cover
On February 1st, local Minneapolis bands and musicians got together to raise awareness about what's happening in Darfur, Sudan. And, the proceeds from the Annual Minneapolis Take Cover concert will go to help people in Darfur.

 

For information on planning your own event, please contact ARC's Information and Outreach Officer Therese Gales at thereseg@archq.org (please contact us in advance of your event). 

  Related Reading
• Read an overview of our Haiti response

Events
Feb. 5: HAITI EMERGENCY BRIEFING

Updates
Feb. 1: Child-friendly spaces
Jan. 27: Shelter and supplies
Jan. 25: Field hospital: Fond Parisien
Jan. 23: Food distribution in Delmas
Jan. 21: Delivery of supplies
Jan. 20: Aftershocks and relief
Jan. 19: In Port-au-Prince and Jimani

Staff blogs from Haiti
• ARC Relief - Chris Kindler
• In Port-au-Prince - Monte Achenbach

Photos, videos and more
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Media Coverage
• Coverage of ARC's Haiti relief on the web

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