Trying Together Raises Over $3,000 to Support the Work of Early Childhood in Highmark Walk

Fundraising for the 2023 Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community closed last month, and Trying Together successfully trotted away with $3,205.

Walk dollars will aid Trying Together’s continued efforts to support the work of early childhood, children, child care professionals, and families.

Trying Together’s 2023 Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community Campaign

To extend the reach of the Highmark Walk, Trying Together invited early learning programs to create walk teams on behalf of Trying Together, committing to donate 75% of funds raised by early learning programs back to them.

With provider participation, Trying Together developed six walk teams which collectively raised the $3,205 total—64% of the $5,000 goal. Team SMYL (Trying Together’s main team) raised the most funds at $1,320. Crafton Children’s Corner came just behind them with $1,000 raised. Here’s how the rest of the funds are broken down:

Team SMYL – $1,320
Crafton Children’s Corner – $1,000
Presbyterian Day School – $275
St. Paul’s Weekday Ministries – $160
Dunkin’ Run – $85
Thomas Child Care and Learning Academy – $25

Team success depended on the efforts of individual team members, and a few team members drove funds. Top participants included:

Mary Merryman – $265
Kristin Ash – $205
Laura Pollick – $180
Kendall Davis – $150
Maria Snyder – $115

Because of the dedication of these individuals and many others, Trying Together can directly support participating child care programs and use remaining funds to further aid local children, families, and professionals. The entire organization offers a great many thanks to all of those who made and continue to make that possible.

Regional Participation & Impact

Through the 2023 Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community, Trying Together and 66 other organizations in the Pittsburgh region raised $309,653 for their missions, reaching 77% of their 400,000 goal.

Find a list of participating Pittsburgh organizations on the Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community website.

About the 2023 Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community

Part of the Highmark Bright Blue Futures charitable giving and community involvement program, the Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community is an annual fundraising walk that benefits local health and human service agencies in regions across Pennsylvania and Delaware.

Held since 2003, the primary goal of the walk is to help participating organizations raise money for their individual missions by giving 100% of funds raised back to fundraisers.

Through 2023, the Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community events have raised more than $17.6 million for more than 500 health and human service nonprofit organizations.

This year, the walk was held at Acrisure Stadium on Saturday, May 13, with fundraising continuing throughout the month of June..

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