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#Flamingo Challenge

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With your support, First Commerce Credit Union and the TMH Foundation have generated over $200,000 through the #FlamingoChallenge. These funds have been used for direct patient care and support and to help purchase the Kub Technologies 3D MOZART IQ System — advanced technology that gives surgeons greater precision in removing cancerous tissue for better patient outcomes.

Because of donors like you – the #FlamingoChallenge is transforming breast cancer care at Tallahassee Memorial’s Walker Breast Program!

How the Challenge Works

  1. Complete the #FlamingoChallenge registration form , which contains instructions on where and how to pick up your flamingos and yard sign, and make your initial donation. There are three options for picking up your flamingos:
    1.   The Launch Party – 5 to 7 pm, Wednesday, Oct. 9, at Amicus Brewing Ventures, 717 S. Gadsden St., Tallahassee, FL 32301.
    2.   The TMH Foundation , 1331 E. 6th Avenue, Tallahassee.
    3.   First Commerce Thomasville Road Financial Center, 3343 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, FL 32308.
  2. Think about how you’d like to fundraise with your team. Here are some ideas:
    •    Pledge a portion of proceeds from a product, service, dish, drink or event.
    •    Collect change/offer to round up purchases at your business’s checkout.
    •    Host an auction or raffle with items like a paid day off or a coveted parking spot.
    •    Host a contest (costume contest, chili cookoff, bakeoff) with donations for votes.
    •    Issue a challenge to do something silly or adventurous if a fundraising goal is met. (I.e. Dunk tank)
    •    Donate in honor of someone who has battled cancer.
  3. Proudly display your flamingos and yard sign in a visible area and be sure the QR code to donate is visible.
  4. Post photos of your display on social media, tagging the TMH Foundation and First Commerce Credit Union with the hashtags #FlamingChallenge and #PinkPower.
  5. At the end of the month, package your flock and yard sign in the provided bag, and return them to any First Commerce Financial Center or to the TMH Foundation, 1331 E. 6th Ave., Tallahassee, FL, 32303.
  6. QUESTIONS? Email Flamingos@FirstCommerceCU.org.

How Your Donations Make a Difference 

All proceeds from the #FlamingoChallenge stay in our community to support patients who come to TMH from throughout the region. Here are a few ways your support makes a difference: 

  • A PET scan, which alerts doctors to areas of abnormal cell growth in the body, costs more than $1,800. Donations are used to ease the burden for patients in financial need.
  • Some patients must travel long distances to Tallahassee for treatment. Community generosity provides gas cards, car rides and lodging for patients and their caregivers.
  • In 2023, the TMH Foundation gave $2 million, thanks to the generosity of donors, toward the purchase of a Varian Edge Linear Accelerator for the Tallahassee Memorial Cancer Center. The Varian Edge offers the latest advancements in radiation, delivering radiation faster and with more precision and minimizing risks and side effects for patients.

#FlamingoChallenge is a true, community-wide effort. In 2023, the fourth annual #FlamingoChallenge, raised more than $85,000 – the highest amount yet. In 2024, we’re looking to beat that total and raise $100,000 – are you in?