The Wacky and Amazing Ways ATC’s Community has Supported our Work

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The Wacky and Amazing Ways ATC’s Community has Supported our Work

In 2008, At The Crossroads created a new way for our community to support our work. It was called the I Think I Can Campaign, and the idea was simple: come up with a goal for yourself and then get support from friends and family to help you accomplish it, all while raising money for ATC.

The I Think I Can Campaign took off and inspired some very creative endeavors. One supporter re-tattooed her entire back and raised over $1,000 from family, friends, and even strangers. Another friend of ATC offered anyone who donated a ride anywhere they wanted in San Francisco—and for anyone who donated more than $100, he offered a ride anywhere in the Bay Area.

The I Think I Can Campaign no longer exists in its original form, but you can still start a custom campaign to raise support for ATC—in fact, it’s easier than ever before! Check out our campaign page here.

Below are a few highlights from past I Think I Can Campaigns and stories from participants about their experiences fundraising for ATC, while working on their personal goals.

Mary is a founding Board Member and an early participant in I Think I Can (ITIC). She created multiple campaigns, one of which was to walk around the block at least once a day. Another was what she called the “5x10x10 Challenge” in which the five founding Board Members had to introduce at least 10 new people with ATC to celebrate our 10-year anniversary. Mary’s favorite part about ITIC its connection to ATC’s mission and client work.

 

 
Here’s Mary in her own words.

 

 

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Avner, who has been involved with At The Crossroads for over 18 years, is a founding Board Member and a repeat I Think I Can Campaign fundraiser. One of his favorite memories from his time working with ATC was doing “The Return of Tevye” campaign in which he reprised his high school role as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof for several nights at a club in San Francisco.

 

 
Hear Avner and Rob laugh about his successes (and even his failures) as an ITIC fundraiser.

 

 

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Angelo was an outreach volunteer with ATC for 10 years. Not only did he give his time to our clients, but he did two amazing I Think I Can Campaigns for At The Crossroads in one year! The first was to run the SF Marathon. The second was to grow out his hair—the more money he raised, the longer he grew it. At the end of his campaign, he cut off all his hair and donated it to Locks of Love.

 

 
You can listen to Angelo describe which campaign was his favorite and which one he would NEVER repeat.

 

 

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Ann is a longtime donor and supporter of At The Crossroads. Most recently, she served on ATC’s Building Home Campaign Committee and hosted an event to share the campaign with her community. But she’s no novice at doing that—she hosted ITIC parties for her 50th, 51st, and 53rd birthdays.

 

 
Hear Ann joke about her extra fun method of hosting an I Think I Can Campaign.

 

 

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