LifeDate Fall 2024 – Hope and a Future
by Dave Probst, Director of Development
We are overwhelmed with gratitude for your thoughts, prayers, steps, and financial gifts to our Step Up 4 Life campaign. Your enthusiasm and commitment to proclaiming God’s gift of life from fertilization to forever is inspiring. Here’s how YOU impacted Step Up 4 Life this year:
- Step Up 4 Life received twenty donations and $32,200 from our seed money appeal letter.
- Step Up 4 Life received 452 gifts from 427 donors totaling $101,106 before July 1. Our Step Up 4 Life campaign goal for 2024 was $80,000!
- Step Up 4 Life received donations from ministry partners in 38 states including: AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, and WY.
- The most donations to our Step Up 4 Life campaign came from Minnesota with 52 donations, Indiana with 49 donations, and Iowa with 45 donations. Go Gophers!
- Step Up 4 Life had 10 teams participate in our Step Up 4 Life Team Challenge! The three teams with the highest rankings were were St. Paul, Clifty, in first; Soulful Strutters in second; and Walking This Way 4 Life in third!
- Step Up 4 Life had 75 walkers and 58 sponsorship donations. The total number of steps taken during our campaign was 14,528,209. One individual amassed 1,469,352 steps on their own!
- Step Up 4 Life received 328 donations and $27,805 in 2021, 519 donations and $68,251 in 2022, and 417 donations and $93,543 in 2023.
- Step Up 4 Life received 26 Winners Circle donations ($750 and up), 11 Marathon Runner donations ($500-$749), and 22 Pace Setter donations ($250-$499).
Once again, thank you for your compassionate advocacy for the sanctity of life. Your support directly impacts our ability to continue this vital life-changing work and uphold the God-given value of every human life.