THE JUNE SUN-RAISER | 2025

THE SUN-RAISER

OUTREACH TOOLKIT

Dear Warrior Friends and Family,

Opportunity Knocks is kicking off the summer with a new campaign, and we need your help. The June Sun-Raiser is a fresh fundraising effort built to meet this moment. As Opportunity Knocks steps into a season of growth, transition, and new projects, we’re inviting our community to come together and cultivate the Warrior Mission.

This is a new fundraising campaign for OK, but like other campaigns will focus on Warriors, programs and partnerships that live in the mission. We’ll articulate how we are holding our spaces and developing the places where we hold programs and build community. We’re sharing stories from the mission to help you visualize our moment and the challenges we face in major organizational transitions.

Funds raised through these efforts will support the continuation of the Warrior Mission. Our campaign goal is $50,000.

LET US BE YOUR GUIDE

Whether or not you’ve given, we ask that you consider spreading the word to your network, however you see fit. We have crafted several ways to participate in the campaign. In this guide, you’ll find:

  • Ways to share the June Sun-Raiser to your networks
  • An email/letter template outlining all pertinent Sun-Raiser details
  • Details of employer matching opportunities

We DO NOT have a benefactor providing a match component in this campaign. We DO have grit, resilience and determination to meet the moment and do what we need to do to meet the moment and raise the support that is required.

Let’s bring the heat!

DIRECT DONATION PAGE

SUN-RAISER INFO PAGE

NO MATCH? NO PROBLEM!

We are fortunate to have some awesome partners and new opportunities to DOUBLE or even TRIPLE all donations during this Giving Season:

Employer Matching Programs | We encourage everyone to check whether their employer has a matching program. Donors can use the Double the Donation search bar on this page to see if their company has a matching program.  Does your employer not offer matching? See this article to get tips on how to start a matching program at your workplace.

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WAYS TO GET INVOLVED

If you are not on Facebook or Instagram, reach out to family and friends through email and ask for their support. A personal note of support goes a long way with your posse to raise the OK banner. Feel free to add use the email template on the next page and/or add your own personal message.

[EMAIL / LETTER TEMPLATE]:

Dear Friends,

I invite you to join me in supporting Opportunity Knocks’ June Sun-Raiser. This campaign comes at a critical moment for Opportunity Knocks, as they step into a season of growth, transition, and new projects. Throughout the campaign, they’ll be sharing stories from the mission that bring this moment to life, highlighting both the exciting adventures ahead and the challenges they’re working to overcome.
Let’s help kick off the summer by showing up for the Warriors and the OK community.

This campaign aims to build support for the current major projects Opportunity Knocks is working on, all in pursuit of a world in which every warrior is fully able to live a life of their own design.

Opportunity Knocks’ Knockout Farm is a place where Warriors, Staff, and community members can come together to enjoy nature while also engaging in meaningful employment opportunities. Ground has been broken on the relocation of the farm, which includes a substantial landscaping project that will establish 2400 sq ft of farming space that is fully accessible, fortified and full of 40 raised beds!

OK Is also in the final phases of becoming a licensed provider of Community Day Services. They remain fiercely committed to ensuring that programs are financially accessible for all families. That means going above and beyond standard measures by partnering with families who face financial hardship and working out custom solutions. These efforts require ongoing support from the community through fundraising, grants, and donations.

This summer, OK says goodbye to longtime partners at the RFCC as the OPRFHS CITE program relocates to Grant White School. While it’s a bittersweet farewell, it opens the door to expand and reimagine program space. OK staff is actively assessing their needs — from technology to furniture — to better support the mission. Opportunity Knocks focuses on abilities, not disabilities, and creates programs built with, not for, Warriors. Doing so requires adaptive, innovative tools like culinary gear, sensory devices, and writing aids. Your support helps to equip spaces and programs for every body.

Please consider supporting Opportunity Knocks and their mission to cultivate a more inclusive community.

Thank you for your consideration.

Opportunity Knocks will be sharing posts on Facebook and Instagram about the best ways to support our June Sunraiser Campaign. Feel free to repost or share these posts, or make one of your own linking to the Kindful campaign or OK Campaign Site

  • N.B. Facebook and Instagram offer fundraiser functions on their respective platforms. We discourage the use of these functions as Meta takes a cut of the donations, and we cannot receive any donor data. Best practice to share a link to our site!

Whether you are a social media user or not, we can’t reach our goal without your support! Thank you for your generosity.

SHAREABLE PHOTOS/GRAPHICS

If you’re looking for photos to share, either as an email attachment or to post on your Instagram story, feel free to use the photos below! The Campaign Cover Photo, Logo, Social Media Photos, & Instagram/Snapchat/Facebook Story Photos. Directions: You can right-click and “Save Image As” to download the image onto a desktop, and press and hold to save to your photo gallery if on mobile