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Last Friday, Atlanta flooring company, Pizazz Floors & Interior Design, launched a fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Pizazz selected St. Jude for their fundraiser because of the commendable work the hospital does to help children with cancer. St. Jude serves over 5,700 patients a year with cancer and other catastrophic illnesses, and their mission is to find a cure for childhood cancer. St. Jude is the only cancer research center where families never pay for treatment not covered by insurance, and no child is ever denied treatment because of the family’s inability to pay.
Excited to help such a worthy organization, Pizazz Floors tried to come up with an innovative way to donate to the hospital and to get the community involved. ”We’ve always been compelled by the life-changing work of St. Jude and knew that we wanted to do something to help. But we didn’t want to just write a check and move on. We wanted to do something to get our local community involved, and to raise more awareness about the organization,” explained Eric Barany, president of Pizazz. The company developed an idea where on a given Friday, for every new person that liked their Facebook page, they would donate $1 to St. Jude. They posted for several days in advance on Facebook, Twitter, and Linked In, letting members know about the fundraiser, as well as on their own website and blog.
The fundraiser kicked off bright and early Friday morning. Things began slowly, with only 6 new likes by 10:00 AM, and the Pizazz team worried that they may not be able to get the fundraiser off the ground. Fortunately, through a lot of determination and a lot of posting, things started to pick up as the day progressed. Followers of the page began spreading the word, encouraging their friends to support the cause, and posting messages about the fundraiser on their own walls. By the end of Friday, 103 people had liked the page, bringing the donation total to $103. Although the fundraiser was only supposed to go on for the day, Pizazz still wanted to raise more, so they continued their efforts through the weekend. The fundraiser ended Sunday with $154 raised for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Pizazz Floors will present St. Jude with their donation this week, and they look forward to doing more fundraisers in the near future.
About Pizazz
Pizazz Floors & Interior Design (pizazzfloors.com) is a flooring and home design company, specializing in hardwood installation & refinishing, custom hardwood designs, carpet, tile, laminate, vinyl, kitchen & bathroom remodeling with granite countertops and custom backsplashes, stone work, trim, cabinetry, and faux paint. Pizazz has been creating beautiful home designs for Metro Atlanta since 1995. Pizazz Floors offers a FREE in-home consultation, during which a design expert will meet with you in the comfort of your home, educate you on the products and process, and help you choose a home design that you'll enjoy for years to come.
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