{"id":10986,"date":"2016-08-02T08:05:37","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T12:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.canadahelps.org\/?p=10986"},"modified":"2024-11-01T10:43:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T14:43:04","slug":"make-your-birthday-count-celebrate-you-and-your-favourite-cause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.canadahelps.org\/en\/giving-life\/fundraising\/make-your-birthday-count-celebrate-you-and-your-favourite-cause\/","title":{"rendered":"Make your birthday count. Celebrate YOU and your favourite cause!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11000 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canadahelps.org\/media\/Untitled-31.png\" alt=\"Untitled-3\" width=\"600\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canadahelps.org\/media\/Untitled-31.png 600w, https:\/\/www.canadahelps.org\/media\/Untitled-31-300x182.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Committed to giving? Give back and celebrate you on your birthday!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>We know how special and beautiful your birthday is.<\/strong> It is a memorable day marking a milestone in your life, and an opportunity for your family, friends and loved ones to celebrate you! Celebrations are always sweeter when shared, and now, you can make your birthday even more memorable by pledging your special day to one or more causes you care about. Newly launched on CanadaHelps, you can now pledge your birthday to charity! Pledge now, and when it comes time for your special day, create your own birthday fundraising page online. Whether you choose to give your friends and family the option of donating to a cause(s) of your choice, or if you only ask for people to donate to your selected cause(s) for your birthday this year instead of receiving presents, you will feel great giving either way.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canadahelps.org\/en\/birthday-pledge\/\">Ready to pledge? Get started and pledge now!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Need some inspiration? <\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Caroline is celebrating her 50th birthday this month by raising funds with her friends to take part in a Live Different build. The group will be traveling to Mexico together to help build the house and hand over the keys to the beneficiaries on the day after her birthday! <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadahelps.org\/en\/giving-life\/fundraising\/the-best-50th-birthday-present\/\">Read how Caroline has pledged her birthday in her guest blog post.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>How do you thank someone for saving your life? Lee raised $10,000 for Distress Centre Calgary in honour of her birthday to say thank you to the charity that helped her during a very difficult moment in her life. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadahelps.org\/en\/giving-life\/fundraising\/a-birthday-wish-of-hope\/\">Read how Lee turned her birthday into a birthday pledge of hope in her guest blog post.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Make an easy, thoughtful, and impactful way to celebrate your next birthday just like Lee and Caroline.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canadahelps.org\/en\/birthday-pledge\/\">Make your pledge now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Committed to giving? Give back and celebrate you on your birthday! We know how special and beautiful your birthday is. 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