FAQ

No, the torchbearer needs to be able to walk up/down stairs while carrying a torch with two hands.

No, but they will be able to watch the torch ceremony at the RI State House and watch the torch procession on the sidelines.

Saturday, October 2, 2021 at 4:30pm.  Detailed instructions will be emailed to all torchbearers on the week of the event.

All black. The weather varies so dress in layers.

Your friends and family can watch the Illuminations of Life ceremony at the backside (mall side) of the State House.

We provide escorts to cancer survivors who might not be able to carry the torch the whole distance. This must be arranged before the event with Mandy Zito at mandy@gloriagemma.org. 

The minimum fundraising requirement is $500 to carry a torch.

All donations should be mailed to:
Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation
11A Blackstone Valley Place, Lincoln RI 02865
.

Please make sure to include your Name and event name if the donation is related to a fundraising event.

Please make all checks payable to: Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation.
Please make sure that in the memo it says TORCH and who the donations should be credited to.

Click on the home page and begin typing the first or last name. Your options will display as you type.

Any donation made online should post immediately. If an online donation does not post within 5 minutes, please contact us.

If you check this checkbox, you will be charged the amount indicated next to the checkbox. This amount will also be visible to the non-profit. However, on the fundraising page, your intended - initial donation amount will be displayed.

All monetary donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Yes. For Canadian donations made online with a credit card, the amount entered in the online donation form will be in U.S. dollars.

Any donor who mailed their donation and provided an email address will receive a receipt via email once the donation has been processed. If you made your donation in installments, you will receive a receipt each time a monthly payment is processed.

Yes, anyone who donates online, regardless of the amount, will receive a receipt via email.

A Tax ID number identifies Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation as a 501(c)(3) non-profit Organization. The Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation Tax ID number is 13-4283582

When you make a donation online, you can designate what you want to appear as your recognition name on the participant's Honor Roll. This may be your name, or it could be something such as "From the whole Wolf family" or "in memory of Aunt Cathy."

If a donation check has been written out to you personally, you may endorse the back of the check and mail it in with a completed donation form to Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation.

It is not a good idea to send a cash donation in the mail. You may drop off the cash at Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation along with your information or you can deposit the cash into your checking account and send a personal check from your account.

Any donation made online should post immediately. If your donation does not post within 5 minutes, please contact Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation.

You can't enter a check online. What you can do is enter a check as a pledge. This can be done in the fundraising section of your headquarters page. The status of the check will be pending until the check is received by Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation.

A Tax ID number identifies Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Many donors will request this number to validate their donation as tax-deductible. The Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation Tax ID number is 13-4283582

As your donors make a contribution, they have the option of whether or not they want to appear in the Honor Roll.

Log in with your email and password to visit your headquarters page. Select My Fundraising Report on the left side. You will then find a list of all of your donors as well as a list of all donors to your team .

To easily send thank-you emails to donors, follow these steps:Log in to your fundraiser dashboard by clicking the "My HQ" link in the top right
Click "My Fundraising Report" in the left sidebar
Locate the donor/donation you'd like to thank, and click "Send Email" (If the donor didn't submit their email address, this option is unavailable.)
Type the message in the pop-up window, and click "Send Email"

You are receiving these emails because we would like to keep you updated on your fundraising efforts. If you wish to stop receiving these updates, please login to your headquarters and edit your account preferences.

The minimum fundraising requirement is $500 to carry a torch.

All funding for your torch is due by September 28th. Money will not be accepted at the event.

A personal URL is a shortened link to your team or personal page that you can send to friends and family in emails. A personal URL will look like this https://gloriagemma.rallybound.org/24-Flames-of-Hope-Torch/ben.

When a donor makes a donation online, s/he can enter text to appear on the fundraising honor roll. This may be the donor's name, or it could be something like "From the whole Wolf family" or "In Memory of Aunt Cathy".