Organization Profile: Visually Impaired Preschool Services, (VIPS)

Join Visually Impaired Preschool Services (VIPS Indiana) at Walking for Dreams Family & Pet Walk on Sunday, May 22, 2022! All funds raised at the event will help VIPS continue to provide critical early intervention services to Indiana's babies and toddlers with blindness/low vision and comprehensive support to their families. Walking for Dreams has become our largest annual fundraiser, in fact, VIPS Indiana raised more than $20,000 last year and we hope to do even better this year- but we need your help! HOW YOU CAN HELP- *Sign up to walk! By signing up, you are committing to walk--at Crown Hill with us, or in your own neighborhood, at a park or wherever you choose--on behalf of VIPS and/or raise funds to support our critical programming. So what's next? Set a goal amount and start asking family, friends, co-workers, and neighbors to donate on your behalf!  *Start a team! When you sign up, you have the option to start a team and build your own profile. If you select this option, you can start your very own fundraising team that your family and friends can register to walk on and/or make donations to. This is a great way to get your family and friends excited about raising money to support our VIPS families! *Make a general donation. We get it. Not everyone will want to attend this fundraiser but making a donation will make an impact. Every dollar counts! JOIN US! Please register online prior to the event to minimize gathering at the check-in table. When you register, you will either select the default team, join another team, or create your own! The walk kicks off at Crown Hill Cemetery (700 38th St. Indianapolis, IN 46208). You can even bring your dog! GRAND PRIZE INFO: We will be giving away a chance to use the VIPS Family Resource Center for a 2-hour event! Whether you want to use it for a family gathering, birthday party, conference space, etc.- it is up to you! We will be giving this prize away to 2 people- the person who raises the most funds and the person who has the most walkers on their team. Read below for details on how to win these prizes. (1) Goes to the person that raises the most money. You can do this by starting a team: Family, friends, co-workers, etc can donate to your team. You can also start a Facebook fundraiser, just be sure that you select Visually Impaired Preschool Services as the recipient of your fundraiser. Finally, you can do it the old-fashioned way- bring all the cash and checks you've collected to Walking for Dreams on May 22! You can also do a combination of all these. We will total up the funds on Monday, May 23rd to determine who has raised the most across all platforms. Whoever raises the most, wins! (2) Goes to the person that has the most walkers on their team in person at Walking for Dreams on May 22. You can start your own team and all your walkers will register to walk on your team. Whoever brings the most people to the event will win the prize! Terms: The prizes may be used between June 1, 2022-June 1, 2023. Capacity, date, and time restrictions may apply. Winners can work details out with the VIPS team prior to the use of space. Event Schedule 1:30 – 1:45 Registration begins for those who do not register online 1:45 – 2:00 Greetings and announcements 2:00 – 3:00 Walk 3:00 – 3:30 Raffle prizes awarded