CURRENT COSTUME TOTAL is $2,745! (as of 9:00pm on 10/25)
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It's Batfrog season again!
In this, our thirteenth year of Batfrogging, I'll trade you your money for my pride in the form of a MISS PIGGY costume! Yes, I'm finally going as my celebrity doppelgänger.
Pancreatic cancer has the highest mortality rate of all major cancers with a five-year survival rate of just 13%. It is currently the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the US and is expected to become the second by 2030.
I cover all event fees and costume expenses so 100% of your generous donations can fund research and provide support for pancreatic cancer patients and caregivers.
Donation Levels:
$500: Miss Piggy sunglasses
$750: Miss Piggy sunglasses the Miss Piggy costume dress (complete with fake pearls)
$1,000: FULL MISS PIGGY - creepy Miss Piggy head with wig and the Miss Piggy costume dress
Bonus Rounds:
$1,500: add opera gloves
$2,000: make my mom and Ryan go in Pigs in Space hats, complete with their own matching felt pig ears
$5,000: FULL BATPIG - I will somehow find a way to wedge my old Batman cowl over the giant Miss Piggy head? I don?t know where the wig goes in this situation
$10,000: make Ryan run in the old Kermit the Frog costume
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Do you use the team total or your personal total to determine the costume level?
I use the team total. I also add in all the donations we've received outside of this website, including cash, check, and those made through employer donation matching websites/portals.
Can I give you a cash or check donation the next time I see you?
Yes, but please let me know you plan to do this so I can count it toward the total dollar amount for costume purposes. Also, if you give me cash I can't give you a receipt so you won't be able to write it off on your taxes.
My company will match my charitable donations if I make the donation through the company website. Can I donate that way?
Yes! But please let me know you plan to do this so I can count it toward the total dollar amount for costume purposes. The Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, so your company should be able to add it if it isn't already in their donation-matching system. If your system allows you to write a note or comment with your donation, please enter "LACC 2025 - Team Superweirdos" or "LACC 2025 - Sarah Mertan".
(Universal friends - I've confirmed that you must donate via the Comcast myImpact platform to get the company match.)
Can I register on your team and run with you?
YES! Join my fundraising team, Team Superweirdos, and your registration fee will count towards our team total.
Are you still running in memory of the same people as before?
Yes, except this stupid disease keeps killing more people, so now I'm running in memory of even more people. Give me money so this stops happening.
We run to remember:
My dad, Alan Mertan; Fr. Michael Lewis of St. Luke's Orthodox Church in Garden Grove; my great uncle, E.J. Schreiber; my friends' grandfather, Russell Roseberry; industry colleague Bob Weitkamp; and my friend's dad, George Jaeger.
Read more about Batfrog at https://sarahmertan.com/2024/10/13/birdfrog/
