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Champy-On
April 15 – June 7, 2024
Help raise funds during our 8-week fundraiser starting April 15th and ending June 7th. Team registration opened on April 1st and will continue throughout the fundraiser so you can join at any time.
Together, we can reach our fundraising goal of $39,000, in honor of 39 years of Champ Camp!
Sign up today! Encourage your friends, family, colleagues, community, workplace, medical professionals, firefighters, and everyone else to participate. You can join one of the created Champy-On teams and/or make a donation to support any of the teams. Or you can create your own team and/or make an individual donation to support AARBF and Champ Camp!
New for 2024 – Join one of our already created teams. Just select the team you wish to join during the registration process. You can still set your own individual goal and have donations made directly in your name.
- AARBF Board and Council
- Champ Camp 2024 CITs
- Champ Camp 2024 Seniors
- Champ Camp 2024 Volunteers
- Champ Camp Alumni
Visit our Champy-On fundraising page today to get started!
Battle of the Badges Concert
Saturday, June 10 from 5pm – 11pm in Madera
For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.apcalwine.com.
Fresno Urban Run
May 6, 2023
Firefighters from the Hanford Fire Department and students from the Fresno City College (FCC) Fire Academy will be running the Fresno Urban Run this year on Saturday, May 6th, in their full turnouts and gear to benefit the Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation and Champ Camp 2023! Donate to your team of choice and help these young men and women raise money for a great cause!
Starting inside of Chukchansi Park, they will be put to the challenge of climbing every step from the bottom to the top of the stadium, followed by a run up a 6-story circular garage and down an adjacent 6-story circular garage. Then comes a 1 mile run down Fulton Street to the Tuolumne Overpass (Urban Hill), before the final challenge: climbing 220 stairs to the top of a 10-story building – The Grand Tower – where the timing sensor will stop the clock! The overall length of the Urban Run is approximately three miles. Participants are released to begin one at a time with 3 to 5 seconds between each runner, with the first runner released at 8:00am.
Click here for the Fresno Urban Run challenge page and support your team!
AARBF's Dinner
We’re excited for the return of the annual AARBF’s Dinner & Dance which has been a Central Valley tradition for 14 years! This is a ticketed event, advanced purchase only. The event features a dinner, cash bar, live auction, dessert auction, silent auction and music played throughout the night with dancing after the program. Sponsorship opportunities are available!
Date: Saturday, September 28, 2024
Location: Clovis Rodeo Fairgrounds, 748 Rodeo Dr., Clovis, CA 93612
Doors Open: 5:00PM
Dress: Country/Cowboy Formal
Tickets are now on sale for Saturday, September 28, 2024
Champy-on 2021
April 15, 2021 – June 9, 2021
Formally known as the Bows for Dough and Grow Your Stache fundraiser is now the Champy-on challenge! You can select what team you would like to be a part of.
Choose your challenge; Bows, Stache or Champy-on!
It is the 6th anniversary for our annual “Bows for Dough Fundraiser”, the 12th anniversary of “Grow Your Stache Fundraiser” and 1st year of the “Champy-on Fundraiser” and this year it will be a bit different for us all. We are heavily supported through this fundraiser by volunteers, community partners and by medical professionals such as; burn unit nurses, physical therapists, doctors. This year it will be harder on them to be able to support AARBF because they are needed more than ever during this pandemic, their mission is to make sure we are safe and cared for.
Are you able to help AARBF and your fellow medical teams out? Help raise funds for the Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation during our 8 week fundraiser starting April 15th and ending June 9th. You are able to sport an AARBF Bow, Mustache or Champy Pin to spread awareness. Your bow or pin will be provided by AARBF once you register and raise your first $50!
Create or join a team and encourage your friends, family, community, camp counselors, medical professionals, new counselor training class and firefighters to participate and donate here online!
Create or join a team today! Click “Join”! (Make sure to note what kind of team you would like to be this year; ex. Bows, Stache or Champy-on!)
Golf Tournaments
AARBF’s supportive community partners host large golf tournaments around California to help support our mission, resources, and events.
Host a Fundraiser
Do you want to support the Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation by hosting a fundraiser? First and foremost, have fun! Raising money is fulfilling and can be fun if everything is well-planned. More than 50 organizations and individuals are currently hosting fundraisers on behalf of AARBF, ranging from pancake breakfasts and car shows to golf tournaments and firefighter burn relays. Any event can become a fundraiser—even a dinner at your house.
Organizations and individuals host fundraising events to raise awareness for AARBF and funds for the services and programs AARBF offers to burn survivors and the community. Your event donation can raise funds for one program, like Champ Camp, or all the burn survivor services and burn prevention education programs in your community.
Please contact us with your idea and let us help you start planning!
Contact Us
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us via the form below.
Join Us for AARBF's Dinner & Dance
December 11, 2021 at 5:00 PM
AARBF’s Dinner & Dance consists of a dinner, cash bar, live auction, dessert auction, silent auction and music played throughout the night. This is the 11th annual event enjoyed in the Central Valley!
Tickets are $30 each or $230 for a table (8 seats).
Donations for our auction are appreciated. Sponsorships are available!
All of the proceeds raised go directly to the AARBF to help provide services to Burn Survivors and promote Burn Prevention education.