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Make a Difference Here and There - Together.
When you join the Go Make a Difference Challenge, you’re doing more than just raising funds—you’re stepping up to make a real impact in your own community through acts of kindness, service, and compassion.
At the same time, your efforts help a loving home for children and young people who need full-time care
What is the Challenge all about
The Go Make a Difference Challenge is a fun and meaningful way to help others! This October, gather your friends, colleagues, church Groups, family - choose an activity that makes a difference, and raise funds to support Nazareth House, a home for the physical and mental disabilities in the Dominican Republic. Anyone can join—because everyone can do something!
How it Works
Participants form groups—families, classrooms, youth groups, friends, coworkers—and take on a meaningful or creative challenge (like walking 5km, hosting a bake sale, or doing random acts of kindness). They ask friends and family to sponsor their efforts to raise funds.
Each dollar raised helps cover the $3,500 monthly cost of paying the caregivers and teachers who provide 24/7 care and education.
Why Does it Matter
Nazareth House is more than a homeit’s a family
.For over 25 years, Sister Mercedes has cared for children and young people with severe physical and mental disabilities—most of whom have been orphaned or abandoned. These children need 24/7 care, and it’s the caregivers and teachers at Nazareth House who make that possible.The monthly cost to support this loving environment is $3,500—and every dollar matters.By taking part in the Nazareth House Challenge, you’re helping to pay the hands that lift, teach, and comfort these children every single day. You’re saying: you are not forgotten, and your life is worth everything.This isn’t just fundraising—it’s sustaining a sanctuary of love, care, and second chances.
About the Fundraiser
1. About the Fundraiser
- How It Works (simple 3-5 step outline)
- Form a Group
Gather friends, family, coworkers, or classmates to take on the challenge together. - Do Something Meaningful in Your Community
Choose an activity that makes a positive impact—volunteer, serve, clean up, create, or care. - Set a Fundraising Goal
$3,500 to cover one month of care for the children and young people at Nazareth House. - Invite Support
Ask others to sponsor your group’s efforts—donations go directly to Nazareth House. - Make a Difference Near and Far
Celebrate the change you’ve made—both in your community and in the lives of those at Nazareth House.
- Form a Group
Fundraising Goal
Group Fundraising Goal: Support One Month of Care – $3,500
For your Go Make A Difference Challenge, we’re inviting each group to set a bold, beautiful goal:
Raise $3,500—enough to cover one full month
of care at Nazareth House.
That one month provides:
- 24/7 care for children and young people with physical and mental disabilities
- Salaries for caregivers and teachers who give love, structure, and support every single day
- A home where every child is seen, safe, and surrounded by people who believe in them
Nazareth House is a sanctuary—but it only stays open with support.
Your group can be part of keeping it going.
Here’s how your goal could break down:
- 35 people giving $100, or 70 supporters giving $50
- With 10 people in your group, each person only needs to raise $350
This is more than a fundraiser—it’s a lifeline.
One month of care. One team of difference-makers. One powerful mission.
Let’s Go Make A Difference—together.
Who can Join?
No matter who you are, where you're from, or what your talents may be--you are invited to be part of the Go Make A Difference Challenge.
This challenge isn’t about being perfect. It’s about showing up with heart.
You can be young or old, outgoing or quiet, working solo or with a team--everyone has something to give.
What matters most isn’t what you do, but why you do it: to bring hope, love, and change to your community and to people in the Dominican Republic.
You belong here. You are needed. You can make a difference.
Let’s Go Make a Difference—together.
Types of Activities you can do
Types of Activities
Need inspiration for your Go Make A Difference Challenge?
We’ve created a color-coded, multi-page brainstorming table filled with ideas to help you and your group plan a creative, meaningful challenge
How Sponsorship Works
We’ve made it easy for you and your group to take part in the Go Make A Difference Challenge and start raising funds through sponsorships using our peer-to-peer platform on Zeffy.
Here’s how it works:
- A Team Leader Registers the Group
- Head to Zeffy and create a team for your school, club, church, workplace, or group of friends.
- Group Members Join the Team
- Once your group is registered, individual members can sign up under your team and create their own personal fundraising pages.
- Start Getting Sponsored!
- Each group member can share their personal link with friends, family, and supporters—inviting them to sponsor their challenge with a donation.
Whether your group is walking 10km, hosting a talent night, doing service projects, or anything creative, your sponsors will be directly supporting Nazareth House
All registrations, group signups, and donations happen in one place:
👉 https://www.zeffy.com/peer-to-peer/go-make-a-difference-challenge-2
It’s simple, powerful, and free to use—100% all funds go where they’re most needed.
Who is Go MAD Today
We are a Charity established in the US, UK, and the DR to restore hope and create opportunity for exploited and vulnerable individuals and their communities. Our vision is to provide relief to individuals through programs creating better opportunities in the future. Our programs primarily focus on healthcare, education, spiritual growth, community development, and job training. Our goal is to empower men, women , and children living in extreme poverty by providing them with the education and job training they need to open up opportunities for their future.
Learn more at www.gomadtoday.org
What the funds will support Specifically
Your donation to Nazareth House provides:
- Salaries for caregivers and teachers who offer 24-hour care
- Personal hygiene and medical supplies tailored to each child’s needs
- Therapeutic support (e.g., physical therapy, basic equipment, educational tools)
- Nutritious meals and clean water for all residents
- Daily cleaning and maintenance to ensure a safe, healthy environment
- Electricity and water services essential for round-the-clock care
The monthly cost to keep Nazareth House running with full care staff is $3,500 USD—and 100% of your donation goes directly to these essential needs.