Fundraisers
All funds raised by the Lindsay Ann Burke Memorial Fund pay for dating violence workshops and curriculum materials for Rhode Island middle and high school health teachers, along with awareness trainings for school staff, and parents.
The Lindsay Ann Burke Memorial Fund relies mostly on private donations. Staff and students have been involved in various fundraising efforts having the dual purpose of supporting the Lindsay Ann Burke Memorial Fund and increasing the awareness level of this topic. A heightened awareness leads to an increased discussion of the topic of teen dating violence. This sends the message to everyone that this issue is important, and change is possible through education.
The Champlin Foundations award LABMF with a $16,000.00 grant November 2007.
We are very pleased to announce that the Lindsay Ann Burke Memorial Fund is a recipient of a $16,000.00 grant from The Champlin Foundations “for materials and equipment related to education programs on relationship violence for secondary schools”. We would like to thank The Champlin Foundations for recognizing the value of dating violence education and for supporting our mission which includes educating teens, school staff, parents, and the public.
Ideas for fundraising include:
- Wear Purple Dress up/Down days
- Purple Bracelet & Pin Sales
- T-Shirt Sales
- Raffles
- Benefit Dinners
- Dances
- Walkathons
Fundraising Events
Take a look at pictures and information from our fundraising events*
About Lindsay
Lindsay could easily be described as the “the girl next door”. She grew up on a small street in the suburbs, knowing all the neighbors and playing with all the children in the neighborhood. They went to school together, played in the neighborhood together, celebrated birthdays together, went to extra-curricular activities together, attended religious education classes together, and sometimes, even went on vacation together. Some of her closest friends from our old neighborhood felt much sadness and pain upon hearing of her murder. Read more about Lindsay’s story.
Click to view YouTube Video of Lindsay’s Story