The most rewarding way that you can support research for to find new therapies to help people with epilepsy is through fundraising. There are many ways to do fundraising, but we thought you might want to start out with doing something that is easy and that you could personalize using Firstgiving.

Here are some ideas for ways to raise money using your Firstgiving webpage.

Ideas for adults

• Taxi for Epilepsy. Drive friends or family to the airport or store and ask them to pay you by making a donation through your Firstgiving page.
• Bike Ride for Epilepsy. Setup a race or just set a goal for yourself and ask friends and family to sponsor you for however many miles you want to ride. For example, ask them each to make a $25 contribution for you to ride 25 miles.
• Hold a Virtual Bakesale. Ask people to save the calories and buy virtual foods through your Firstgiving website.
• Run or Walk for Epilepsy. Hold a local walk for epilepsy in your community. Use Firstgiving to setup teams for friends, family and the community to sponsor.
• Personal Occasions for Epilepsy. Ask your friends and family to make a donation through your Firstgiving webpage in your honor for birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, graduations, holidays -- any day.
• Honor Someone You Love. You can ask friends and family to make a donation through your Firstgiving webpage in honor of someone you love who is here or who you have lost that made an impact on your life.

Ideas for young adults

• Babysit for Epilepsy. Babysit for someone and ask them to make a donation in the amount of the cost for your services through your Firstgiving page.
• Read for Epilepsy. Have your family members make a contribution for each book you read.
• Personal Occasions for Epilepsy. Ask your friends and family to make a donation through your Firstgiving webpage in your honor for birthdays, graduations, or a holiday.

Use your imagination and think up something new. Be innovative. Take advantage of how easy it is to share with people via email and over the Web.

. Create your own Firstgiving page now and help make a difference.

After you create your own page, add a Firstgiving widget to your story or blog here on epilepsy.com.