Volunteers are often the foundation of non-profit organizations because they help gain support for the organization's mission. At the American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF), we believe in our volunteers and the impact they are having now as well as in the years to come. There are many ways you can help AHAF, or one of our programs. From hosting a personal event to writing letters, you can make a difference!

Create a Personal Fundraising Page

Help us raise money to support cutting edge research by creating a fundraising page. Your page will help to increase awareness and promote fundraising within your community about Alzheimer's disease, macular degeneration, and/or glaucoma. Through your fundraising page, you can tell your story about why this cause matters to you, raise awareness, and help to financially support much needed research. Holding an event and promoting it on your fundraising page can be such a fun way to raise awareness and collect money for research.

Learn more about creating a personal fundraising page.

Create a Tribute Page

Creating a tribute page is not only a meaningful way to memorialize or honor someone special, but it is also an effective way to personally raise funds for research. If Alzheimer's disease, macular degeneration or glaucoma has touched your life, a tribute page may be the perfect way to communicate your admiration of the special person in your life who has suffered or suffer from one of these diseases. It will also spread awareness and promote fundraising within your community about Alzheimer's disease, macular degeneration, and/or glaucoma.

Learn more about creating a tribute page

Volunteer

Volunteering for the American Health Assistance Foundation gives you the opportunity to help others and fulfill your own goals. Through volunteerism, you can make a meaningful difference in your community, help support research, and build lasting relationships. We are flexible and provide opportunities that fit your schedule. For information about available opportunities, visit our volunteer opportunities page or contact info@ahaf.org.

AHAF will also post opportunities on Volunteer Match, 1-800 Volunteer.org and locally in the Maryland/DC/Virginia area through the Montgomery County Volunteer Center.

• VolunteerMatch is a national nonprofit that strengthens communities by making it easier for good people and good causes to connect. Its award-winning online service, www.volunteermatch.org, helps visitors find local volunteer opportunities by location, interest area, and/or keyword.
  
  
• 1-800-Volunteer.org is a national database of volunteer opportunities powered by a volunteer management system for non-profits.
  
  
• The Montgomery County Volunteer Center connects volunteers with non-profits and businesses in the Maryland/DC/Virginia area. AHAF offers volunteer opportunities through both the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) and the Student Service Learning (SSL) program.

Send Letters or Emails to Your Family, Friends and Colleagues

Volunteers, who share their personal stories of how they became involved with AHAF, help to spread the word about how we are helping patients and caregivers. It also sheds light on the research we are initiating that will hopefully lead to the cures for Alzheimer's disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma. As a volunteer, you could send out letters asking your family members and friends to join you in supporting our cause by increasing awareness of these diseases and/or by choosing to make a donation. When you write personal letters, paper and postage are the only costs that you will incur . In other words, all of the proceeds go directly to help fund crucial research. For examples of text for your letters or answers to your questions, please contact Diana Campbell, Development Officer, at 1-800-437-2423. If you would like to learn more about raising funds and awareness by sending emails, you can do this by creating a personal fundraising page.

Other Ways to Give

There are many ways to give. Gifts of cash, securities, real estate, and assets also provide tax savings to the donor and are extremely beneficial to AHAF. Donate online, make a "challenge gift," or increase your gift through AHAF's matching gift program. Learn about the different ways that you can give.