Dear partner,

I pray that the Lord will bless you this year, that the Lord will give heed to your prayers, and that you would grow in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour. As you pray for me, and my squad, should the good Lord put it on your heart to support me financially, I want to thank you. I know without a doubt, that the Lord is capable of raising the amount required.  

From roxanabucur.theworldrace.org

Program Expenses:

As the diagram depicts, the funds from this category will include all of my direct and indirect expenses which includes training camp cost, participant (me) field expenses: meals, lodging, travel (land, sea, and air) as well as AIM insurance.

Program Development:

These funds are used to help the World Race program as a whole by creating more opportunities with contacts in other countries. This will ultimately help the program to expand.

Administrative Expenses:

These funds go to cover AIM staff such as accounting, information technology (IT), human resources, donor relations, marketing and development departments.

 What isn’t covered in the $16,254?

  • Vaccinations and Medicine: $200 
  • Gear (backpack, tent, sleeping pad, etc.): $1,000
  • Flights to and from Training Camp: $500
  • Flights to and from US Launch/Receiving city: $500
  • Personal toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, toothbrush etc) for the 11 months: $3,000

If you feel led by the Lord to help me with my gear needs, please visit my gift registry at www.myregistry.com and look up my name. Thank you in advance!

Fundraising Deadlines:

  • By June 27, 2014: $3,500 raised and in my account  
  • By August 22, 2014: $7,500 raised and in my account
  • By December 1, 2014 (3 months on the field): $11,000 raised and in my account
  • By March 1, 2015 (6 months on the field): $16,254 – FULLY FUNDED

Important Information Regarding Donations:

1.     We (Adventures in Missions), do not accept cash donations.

2.     Donating by Check

·         Checks must be made payable to Adventures in Missions.

·         The following information must be written the memo line of every check.

Ex: Appealed by Roxana Bucur 

·         Checks must be mailed to:

Adventures in Missions

PO Box 742570

Atlanta, GA 30374-2570

·         Do NOT send checks to the Adventures headquarters located in Gainesville, GA. 

·         Do NOT post date checks.  If a post dated check is sent in, it will be processed.  If there are insufficient funds in the account both Adventures and the donor will be charged a fee from the bank.

·         Please do not put multiple checks in the same envelope unless there is a support card (located on your profile) attached to each check.  If there is only one card in the envelope, all of the checks will be associated with that card/donor. 

·         Checks may take up to two weeks to be processed.

·         It is BEST if a donor sends in a Fundraising/Support card with donation (included with the support letter)

·         If a check is written out to a participant rather than to Adventures in Missions, these checks cannot be processed and will be returned.

 

3.     Money Orders

·         Money orders are an acceptable method of payment for a donation.

·         All of the statements about giving via check also apply to money orders.  Refer to item 2 if you have any further questions. 

·         Donors must provide all applicable information in order to receive acknowledgement for their gift.

 

4.     Donating Online

·         A donor may be directed to donate online through a participant’s blog (which you are reading now)

·         Online donations by credit/debit card will be subject to a 3% processing fee.  Bank drafts will be subject to a 2% processing fee.

·         Online donations can take 3-5 days to process.

·         A donor may set up a recurring donation through this option. The donor will be prompted to select a start date and an end date for their donations. The donations will automatically stop at the end date, if one is selected.

·         IMPORTANT: All donors need to STOP their reoccurring donations after the participant’s 6thmonth on the field.  Any donations made after the 6th month will NOT be counted towards the final deadline.

 

5.     Donating with Dynapay

·         Dynapay is an option for donating through Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT), which allows a donor to set up a monthly donation through the donor’s personal checking account.

·         Donors are unable to make a one-time only donation through Dynapay; this is strictly for recurring donations.

·         A donor can set up their reoccurring donation by going to the following websitehttps://www.adventures.org/dynapay and completing the required fields.

·         Donations through Dynapay typically take 1-2 weeks to be processed. Donations are withdrawn from the donor’s account on either the 3rd or the 18th of the month.

·         Donors may set up an end date for their reoccurring donations when they set up their initial DynaPay account.

·         If a donor does not select an end date a donor MUST submit a written request (fax, letter, e-mail) to Donor Relations to stop their reoccurring donation. This will NOT happen automatically.   A two weeks advance notice must be provided to stop any future reoccurring donations.

·         IMPORTANT: All donors need to STOP their reoccurring donations after the participant’s 6thmonth on the field.

·         There is no processing fee charged when using Dynapay.

 

6.     Refund/Transfer Policy

·         Our policy states that donations made to Adventures in Missions are non-refundable and non-transferable. This keeps our non-profit status in compliance with IRS and Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability guidelines. For more information go to www.adventures.org/policies.

·         Once a donation has been made it cannot be transferred to another trip participant.  If there are any future donations in a reoccurring donation, these CAN be redirected to another participant.

 

·         Application fees are non-refundable