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The 2018 National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW) is here, and RRC encourages you to #FliptheScript!
Each year, RESOLVE takes a calendar week to spotlight the topic of infertility, raise awareness and provide a larger support base for individuals and couples struggling with infertility. This year’s theme – #FliptheScript – revolves around the idea that infertility is non-discriminatory, and nothing to be ashamed of:
Anyone can be challenged to have a family. No matter what race, religion, sexuality or economic status you are, infertility doesn’t discriminate.
5 Ways You Can #FliptheScript for Yourself & the Community
Are you inspired to get the word out and raise $$ – and awareness – for a great cause? Here are 5 simple ways you can do it:
1) Take the Pledge
RESOLVE has posted an empowering pledge that they invite you to take on – and share. Even after NIAW is over for this year – we think this pledge is worth posting somewhere visible in your home, personal altar or vision board. Don’t ever miss an opportunity to shine a little light in the dark.
2) Host a Dine-n-Donate
Both chain and locally-owned restaurants are often happy to donate the proceeds from a particular day towards a non-profit charity or organization. These contributions typically range from 10% to 50%, and all diners need to do is show a flyer when they check out. The rest is handled by the restaurant bookkeeper and the event organizer (that’s you!). Donations can be sent in their restaurant’s name if they prefer – which is great publicity for them.
Visit RESOLVE’s Get Local page to read about other local opportunities to #FliptheScript.
3) Participate in a Walk-of-Hope (and start one of your own…)
Currently, there isn’t a KC-based Walk-of-Hope, but there is one in St. Louis. Grab some friends, family, members of your KC infertility support group – and join in with the St. Louis crowd. Then, we encourage you to consider starting one here – joining one of the many DIY Walks-of-Hope that take an actionable approach to awareness raising, empowerment, activism and FUNdraising!
4) Fundraise on Facebook
You’re on there a billion times a day anyway, why not use a bit of that time to use the Facebook Fundraising Option, start a page of your own for NIAW and use @RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association as your nonprofit.
5) Be Social and Share, Share, Share
Social media offers a wealth of quick-and-easy ways to announce your support for NIAW, ranging from downloading official NIAW social media images and adding a Twibbon to your profile pics, to blogging about infertility for yourself. If you’re not up for blogging, why not visit some of our favorite infertility blogs and then like, share, +1 them or send the brave bloggers supportive words of encouragement in their comment boxes.
5) Ask the Boss for a Donation Denim Day
Do you work in a business-dressy environment? See if your boss is willing to trade the professional clothes for a day in exchange for a Donation Denim Day. Employees “pay” to wear denim to work and you send the proceeds to RESOLVE.
Are you at the beginning of your infertility journey? Taking part in events like these will help you feel more like you CAN do something – which is always a more proactive foundation. Contact the Reproductive Resource Center to schedule consultation with the best fertility specialists in KC, with some of the most successful IVF rates in the nation.