Dare to Care

This June, stand strong for MG warriors everywhere!

Sign up to be a DARE to CARE fundraiser during Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month. DARE your friends and family to CARE about myasthenia gravis. Challenge them to fight for a world without MG!

How to DARE to CARE

Joining is easy!

  • Create a fundraising page.
  • Share it with your family and friends – let them know why the MGFA matters to you.
  • Feeling ambitious? Set up a creative fundraiser in your local community (think restaurant give-back night, silent auction, bake sale, lemonade stand – the sky’s the limit!).

Each dollar raised supports the MGFA’s ongoing mission of creating connections, enhancing lives, improving care, and finding better treatments and — one day soon — a cure for MG.

DARE to CARE is a great way to fundraise for the MGFA’s mission if you don’t have an MG Walk in your area. Show us what your city or community can do!

Stay Tuned – Sign Up Starts May 12!

Fundraiser Toolkit

Use these resources to help you fundraise on social media.

Download the 2025 Toolkit!

Community Fundraiser Ideas

Give-Back Nights

  • Local chain restaurants will donate a portion of sales from “MGFA Night.”
  • Restaurants that host fundraisers include: Portillos, Chipotle, Crumbl, Shake Shack, Rubio’s Coastal Grill, Texas Road House, Panera, Panda Express, Chick-fil-A, Applebee’s, Krispy Kreme, IHOP.
  • Contacts for each restaurant can be found on their websites – simply do a search for “IHOP community fundraiser” to find out more about IHOP’s give-back program.

Collaborate with Work

  • Does your workplace having a matching corporate gift program? Ask your human resources department! Your donations could be doubled.
  • Ask your boss or company leader to wear a silly hat, sit in a dunk tank, or take part in another kind of stunt if the company raises a certain amount of money toward your fundraiser.
  • Want to host your own MG walk, bike ride, or run for awareness? Invite your colleagues to participate with you! Use your DARE to CARE fundraising page to request donations in support of your activity.
  • If you own your own business, consider donating a portion of your weekly or monthly sales to the MGFA. Encourage contributions from customers. Or, create a matching gift to further incentivize giving.

Sell, Sell, Sell

  • Garage sales for a good cause are a great way to get rid of clutter and support the MGFA!
  • Bake sales, lemonade stands, farm stands – generous customers often donate more than your asking price when you’re raising money for a great cause.
  • What do you make? Consider donating a portion of your product sales during the month of June.

Fun in your Community

  • Host a fundraiser like a pay-as-you-wish yoga or gardening class, a paint ‘n sip event, or a picnic in the park.
  • Partner with a minor league baseball team or another local sports team for a give-back night, in which a portion of ticket sales benefit the MGFA.

Fundraising not for you? Make a gift toward the DARE to CARE challenge goal!

Make a Gift Make a Gift on Venmo Make a Gift on Paypal

If you would like to mail in a tax-deductible gift, you can mail a check to 290 Turpike Rd., Suite 5-315, Westborough, MA 01581 and include DARE to CARE with the team name and/or individual you would like to receive challenge credit for the donation.

Fundraising Prizes

  • Baseball cap
  • DARE to CARE t-shirt
  • Dry bag
  • Cooler chair

Funds raised through June 30 count toward your fundraising total!

Questions?

Please reach out to Erin Turner.