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My name is Matt Mastanduno, and I am walking in honor of my aunt, who relied on compassionate support during her treatment. Watching her face fear and uncertainty showed me how fragile stability can be and how much a caring community can change the course of someone’s story. I want to make sure other families have the same lifeline when they need it most. Rising Hearts Alliance stands beside families through the hardest moments, offering emergency financial aid, emotional wellness resources, and practical services like food assistance and housing support. Their team helps people move from crisis to possibility by connecting them with job training, mental health counseling, and trusted community partners. This kind of wraparound care gave my aunt a reason to keep going, and it can do the same for so many others. I am fundraising to help Rising Hearts Alliance continue this work so no family has to face a crisis alone. Your support provides meals, short-term housing, counseling, and the steady guidance that turns fear into hope. Every contribution helps someone find their footing and a path forward. Please join me in supporting Rising Hearts Alliance. Your donation will help families rise, recover, and rebuild with dignity and compassion.

This April, I’m taking on the April Pickleball 10-Day Challenge—and I’d love your support. My goal is to play pickleball on 10 different days during the month of April. It’s a fun challenge, a great way to stay active, and an excuse to spend more time on the court. But more importantly, I’m doing it to support [CAUSE / ORGANIZATION NAME]. Why this cause matters to me: [Share a short personal reason here—a connection to the mission, a recent experience, or why you care.] Every day I play, I’ll be thinking about the impact this cause has and how even small actions can add up to something meaningful. Whether you donate $10, $25, or simply help spread the word, your support helps turn this challenge into real impact. If you’d like, you can also: • Donate in support of my challenge • Share this page with friends or family • Join the challenge and play alongside me Thanks for cheering me on—both on and off the court. Let’s make April a month of movement, community, and impact.

Rising Hearts Alliance is an organization that means a lot to me. Please help me help this powerful organization by donating to my fundraiser and/or sharing with your friends to ask them to do the same.

When my two kids were young, the Boys and Girls Club gave them more than an after-school spot. It gave them a safe place to belong, mentors who believed in them, and small chances that added up to real hope. Remembering how much that support mattered, I want to pay it forward so other families can find the same steady encouragement. Rising Hearts Alliance stands with families facing housing insecurity, food shortages, and emotional strain. Their programs provide emergency aid, counseling, job training, and child care support that help people move from crisis to stability. I believe every child and parent deserves someone in their corner to help them take the next step forward. I am fundraising to help Rising Hearts Alliance extend those lifelines into more homes and hearts. Your gift can keep the pantry stocked, support emergency housing, and fund counseling and education programs that change a family’s future. Small acts of care create lasting change. Please join me in giving families a place to grow and heal. Donate today to Rising Hearts Alliance and help more children and parents find safety, guidance, and a path to a brighter tomorrow.

I found a little spark of joy when I adopted my puppy Spot through Per Helpers. Spot brought so much light into my life during a hard season, and I want to pay that kindness forward to other families who are struggling. Their uncertainty and worry reminded me how much a small act of support can change a life, and I know Rising Hearts Alliance does exactly that for families in crisis. Rising Hearts Alliance provides emergency financial aid, emotional wellness resources, and community-based care to families facing economic hardship, housing instability, and food insecurity. I believe no family should have to face those challenges alone. Helping Rising Hearts means making sure parents can keep a roof over their heads, put food on the table, and access the support they need to heal and move forward. I am fundraising because of the hope Spot brought me and the help I received when I needed it most. Your gift will go directly to programs that stabilize families, provide counseling and resources, and create pathways back to security. Each donation helps a family breathe easier and take the next step toward a safer, healthier future. Please join me in supporting Rising Hearts Alliance. Your donation, whatever the size, will be a lifeline to a family in crisis and a way to spread the kindness that changed my life.

My two kids grew up going to the Boys & Girls Club. The Club gave them a safe place after school and people who believed in them. Those adults helped them find confidence, stay curious, and feel seen during tough times. Watching how much that support changed our family inspired me to give back. That is why I am supporting Rising Hearts Alliance. They meet families where they are, offering emergency help, food, housing support, mental health resources, and child care so parents can work toward stability. Rising Hearts Alliance does more than fill needs. They walk alongside families, connect them to local resources, and offer the encouragement that helps hope take hold. When a family receives a meal, a safe night, or someone to talk to about next steps, the impact ripples outward. Children can focus on learning, parents can pursue work and training, and communities become stronger. I believe every child and parent deserves that kind of steady support I once received. Please join me in supporting Rising Hearts Alliance. Your donation will help provide compassionate care and practical resources to families in crisis so they can rise, recover, and build a brighter future.

I grew up watching my two kids come home from the Boys & Girls Club with dirt on their shoes and confidence in their voices. The Club was more than after-school care. It was a place where they felt safe, where adults believed in them, and where small moments of support helped shape who they became. For Kids Day Out's 45th anniversary, I want to pay that kindness forward so other families can find the same steadying hand when they need it most. Rising Hearts Alliance does the everyday, lifesaving work that keeps families afloat. Through their food pantry, emergency housing, financial relief, and mental health support, they meet urgent needs while helping people build toward stability. I believe every child and parent deserves a place to turn when a crisis hits, and Rising Hearts gives families not just services but compassion and hope. When we support Rising Hearts Alliance we do more than fill a pantry or cover a bill. We give a family time to breathe, resources to plan a future, and caring people who walk with them through recovery. That ripple of stability can change a child’s classroom year, a parent’s job prospects, and the whole arc of a family’s life. Please join me in supporting Rising Hearts Alliance. Your gift will help neighbors in crisis find safety, food, and the emotional support they need to rise and rebuild. Donate today and be part of the kindness that transforms lives.