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The Dake Foundation for Children relies on public contributions for funding. Individuals and corporate donations are tax-deductible and essential to our mission. We are ever grateful to our local sponsors who believe in our cause.
Every spring, the Dake Foundation for Children hosts an evening mixer "Childs Play" for a night of music, food & drinks and fun at a new location each year.
This is our major fundraising event and is a great way to raise money while taking your chance on raffles with great prizes or participating in our ‘silent auctions’ to win amazing experiences like concert tickets to SPAC’s biggest shows.
All the money raised at this event goes directly towards our grant giving to children with disabilities. Go to our Facebook event to learn more and buy tickets!
Click here for the most recent Childs Play brochure to learn more!
Each autumn, the Dake Foundation for Children hosts a stationary bike race at the Saratoga YMCA that raises on average $20,000 through the support of sponsors and community members who participate. Each team has a chance to win great prizes through fundraising, cycling skills, and raffles.
This bike race is one of our primary ways to raise money for things like adaptive bikes so children with disabilities can participate freely and independently with their family and friends.
All funds raised at this event will go directly towards our grants and the purchase of things such as adaptive equipment. Sign up your team and ride with us this fall!
Click here for the most recent Bike Race Flyer to learn more!
Make checks payable to: Dake Foundation for Children
Mail to: P.O. Box 3575, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
This weeks Rockstar is Sophia! She was recently granted a mobility chair and the family is so excited for her to safely be able to access her community once the weather warms up just a little.
If your interested in helping support our foundation to be able to help put smiles on more Rockstars faces this year you can click the link below and become a sponsor for our upcoming Child’s Play Event on May 7th.
www.dakefoundation.org/news/
This weeks Rockstar for Why We Rock Wednesday is Tymofii! The smile on his face should say it all, but when asked about the impact an adaptive bike has had on his life his mom used a quote from JFK to sum it up perfectly.
“Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of riding a bike” -John F Kennedy
This years theme for our Child’s Play Gala on May 7th 2020 is A Musical Road Trip. Leading up to the event we will be featuring former grantees in “This is Why We Rock Wednesday’s” to show the impact our foundation has been able to have thanks to the continued support from our community.
Our first Rockstar is Lailah who recently was granted an adaptive bike from the foundation.
“Lailah is usually a happy and fun spirited little girl, but the thief that is Rett Syndrome rarely allows us to capture it on camera. Tonight when Lailah sat on her tricycle for the first time it was as if she wanted the world to know how excited she really was”
If you would like any information on how to join in on this amazing mission please reach out to Matt at 518-226-0252 or you can email [email protected] Stay tuned for next weeks rockstar!!!
Yay! She is going to have a ball with it this spring!!!! 🎉🎉🎉
She Rocks!!!
