How To Donate

THANK YOU for helping me reach my fundraising goal! Your donations are essential to making my service in Costa Rica possible and are tax deductible.

There are three ways to donate.

First, you can donate ONLINE:
1) go to http://www.worldteach.org
2) click on DONATE NOW in the upper right-hand corner.
3) fill out the form, and be sure to type RACHEL SIMMONS COSTA RICA 2012 in the "Gift Designated For" field. Note: this is extremely important and ensures that your donation will go towards my program! Not filling out this field will mean that your donation benefits Worldteach as a whole, but will not help me towards my fundraising commitment.
4) After you submit your donation info, save and print the receipt from Worldteach. Your donation is tax deductible!
5) Let me know that you've donated so that I can send you a personalized Thank You note -- I want you to know how much I appreciate your help!

Or, you can donate directly to WorldTeach by CHECK:
1) Make out a check to WORLDTEACH with RACHEL SIMMONS COSTA RICA 2012 in the Memo line.
2)Mail the check to: Worldteach c/o Center for International Development, Harvard University 79 John F. Kennedy St. Box 122 Cambridge, MA 02138
3) Tell me you've donated so that you can get a Thank You letter!

Or, you can donate by sending ME a check*:
1) Make out a check to me, Rachel Simmons, and either give it to me directly or mail it to me (email me at rachel.a.simmons@gmail.com for my mailing address.)

*Approximately $1,000 of the money I'm raising is to help me pay for medical exams before I leave and part of my airfare to Costa Rica, and thus shouldn't be sent to Worldteach. If you send the money directly to me, it's not tax-deductible. However, if you were not intending to list your Worldteach donation on your taxes, this is the preferable option for me, as most people prefer to donate through Worldteach and I have not yet raised the money for my medical expenses.

Again, THANK YOU for donating any amount! Please email me if you have any questions.