Fundraising Trips & Events

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Events

Flutter Club hosts and participates in inspiring events that bring our community together to raise funds for people of all ages and their families needing to travel to New York City & Boston for medical care. Each event fuels our mission to provide financial travel support, care packages, and hope for people facing critical illness, developmental disability, fertility journeys, or the need for a second medical opinion.

Click here for EVENT DETAILS & tickets for Santa's Magical Express

Santa’s Magical Express Sponsorships

Help us create a magical holiday experience while supporting Flutter Club’s mission of helping local families access life-changing and life-saving healthcare far from home.

🎁 Holiday Cheer Sponsor – $250

• Four tickets aboard Santa’s Magical Express
• Name or business recognized as an Event Sponsor on the event welcome sign
• Name or business featured on the event card provided to every attendee

🦋 Miles of Hope Sponsor – $500

• Six tickets aboard Santa’s Magical Express

• Name or business recognized as an Event Sponsor on the event welcome sign
• Name or business featured on the event card provided to every attendee

• Recognition on Flutter Club social media
• Recognition in event communications

✨ Making Spirits Bright Sponsor – $1,000

• Eight tickets aboard Santa’s Magical Express

• Name or business recognized as an Event Sponsor on the event welcome sign
• Name or business featured on the event card provided to every attendee
• Featured recognition on Flutter Club social media
• Special recognition during the event
• Opportunity to include a promotional item or holiday gift in the children’s goody bags

🎅 Santa’s Magic Presenting Sponsor – $2,500

Exclusive Opportunity • Only Two Available

Our premier sponsorship opportunity helps make Santa’s Magical Express possible while also sponsoring Flutter Club families to attend at no cost, giving them an opportunity to enjoy a meaningful night together and experience the magic of the holiday season.

Your impact will also continue beyond Santa’s Magical Express through annual recognition as a Flutter Club Caregiver Partner Sponsor for 2027.

Presenting Sponsor benefits include:

• Twelve tickets aboard Santa’s Magical Express
• Exclusive recognition as the Presenting Sponsor of Santa’s Magical Express on December 6 at 6:20 p.m.
• Prominent recognition as Presenting Sponsor on the event welcome sign
• Featured placement on the event card provided to every attendee
• Featured recognition on Flutter Club social media
• Recognition in event communications
• Special recognition during Santa’s Magical Express
• Opportunity to include a promotional item or holiday gift in the children’s goody bags
• Annual recognition as a Flutter Club Caregiver Partner Sponsor in 2027, extending your visibility and support of Flutter Club families throughout the year

3% Cover the Fee

Santa's Magical Express is more than just a fundraiser. it’s a way for our community to come together and directly impact the lives of families in need. Funds raised will go directly toward providing transportation and care packages that ease the burden of traveling to Boston & NYC for care.

click here to purchase General Admission tickets to nyc

NYC Holiday Sightseeing & Shopping, Presented by Bouchey Financial Group

Hosted by The Flutter Express

Join us on Friday, December 11, 2026 for a magical day of holiday shopping and sightseeing in New York City, all while supporting Flutter Club, inc.! 🦋

From the Bryant Park Holiday Market and festive window displays to the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, Times Square, Broadway, St. Patrick's Cathedral, the Sak's Fifth Ave Light Show and more, spend the day experiencing NYC at its most magical time of year.

Best of all, your day in New York City helps Flutter Club provide access to transportation for members of our community traveling to New York City and Boston for healthcare.

We are proud to have this year's NYC Holiday Sightseeing & Shopping fundraising trip presented Flutter Club, inc.'s Gold Sponsor, Bouchey Financial Group!

🎄 Spend the Day Your Way

We'll drop you off at Bryant Park, right in the heart of Manhattan, and the day is yours!

Shop, sightsee, enjoy a great meal, catch a show, or simply take in the magic of New York City during the holidays.

You can:

• Shop the Bryant Park Winter Village & Holiday Market
• See the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
• Explore Fifth Avenue's holiday windows and decorations
• Visit Times Square
• Catch a Broadway show or the Radio City Christmas Spectacular featuring the Rockettes
• Ice skate at Bryant Park
• Shop for holiday gifts throughout Manhattan
• Enjoy lunch or dinner at one of NYC's incredible restaurants
• Take in the lights, decorations and holiday magic! ✨

🚌 Your $79 Ticket Includes

• Roundtrip Yankee Trails motorcoach transportation to New York City
• Wi-Fi, lavatory, comfortable seating, tray tables and reading lights (undercarriage and overhead storage)
• NYC drop-off at Bryant Park
• Flutter Host onboard
• Morning coffee service ☕
• Holiday snacks and drinks each way
• Bus Bingo & prizes
• Raffle & 50/50
• Holiday movie for the ride home 🎬
• A full day in NYC to shop, sightsee and celebrate the season!

Ticket processing fees are additional.

📍 Pick-Up Locations & Times

7:00 a.m. | Defreestville
CDTA Park & Ride
Bloomingrove Drive and Route 4
East Greenbush, NY 12144

7:30 a.m. | Albany
Crossgates Mall CDTA Station
1 Crossgates Mall Road
Albany, NY 12203

8:15 a.m. | Catskill
Catskill Commuter Lot, Exit 21 of the NYS Thruway
Off the Thruway access road near the Visitors Center on Route 23B

🗽 NYC Drop-Off: Bryant Park

🚌 Departure from NYC: 7:00 p.m. from Bryant Park

Please plan your activities accordingly and allow plenty of time to return to the designated meeting location before departure.

Have Fun with Purpose

Proceeds from the trip benefit Flutter Club, inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization helping people of all ages, along with their companions, caregivers, and family members, access life-changing and life-saving healthcare by providing financial assistance for transportation aboard The Flutter Express to New York City and Boston.

When you spend the day with us, you're not only making holiday memories. You're helping someone in our community get where they need to go for care. 🦋

A very special thank you to Bouchey Financial Group, the Presenting Sponsor of our 2026 NYC Holiday Sightseeing & Shopping Trip and a Gold Sponsor of Flutter Club, Inc., for helping make this special day possible and supporting our mission.

Please Note: This is an independent shopping and sightseeing trip, not a guided tour. Guests are responsible for planning their own activities while in New York City. If assistance is required, please bring a companion who can assist you. All times and trip details are subject to change. Tickets are nonrefundable.

NYC Holiday Sightseeing & Shopping Sponsorships

🎁 Holiday Cheer Sponsor – $250

  • Two tickets aboard the Holiday Bus to NYC

  • Recognition on the event slideshow

  • Name or business featured on the event card provided to every attendee

🗽 Miles of Hope Sponsor – $500

  • Four tickets aboard the Holiday Bus to NYC

  • Recognition on the event slideshow

  • Name or business featured on the event card provided to every attendee

  • Recognition on Flutter Club social media

  • Logo featured on the event slideshow

  • Recognition in event communications

✨ Making Spirits Bright Sponsor – $1,000

  • Six tickets aboard the Holiday Bus to NYC

  • Featured logo placement on the event slideshow

  • Featured recognition on Flutter Club social media

  • Special recognition during the trip

  • Name or business featured on the event card provided to every attendee

  • Opportunity to include a promotional item or holiday gift in passenger bags

🦋 Presenting Sponsor – $2,600

Exclusive Opportunity (only two available)

Our premier sponsorship level, supporting the Holiday Bus to NYC while extending your impact throughout the year.

  • Ten tickets aboard the Holiday Bus to NYC

  • Recognition as the Presenting Sponsor of the Holiday Bus to NYC

  • Premier logo placement on the event card provided to every attendee

  • Premier logo placement on the event slideshow

  • Featured recognition on Flutter Club social media

  • Recognition in event communications

  • Special recognition during the trip

  • Opportunity to include a promotional item or holiday gift in passenger bags

  • Annual recognition as a Flutter Club Caregiver Partner Sponsor in 2027, extending your sponsorship and support beyond this event throughout the year

3% Cover the Fee

Holiday Shopping & Sightseeing is more than just a fundraiser. it’s a way for our community to come together and directly impact the lives of families in need. Funds raised will go directly toward providing transportation and care packages that ease the burden of traveling to Boston & NYC for care.

2027 Events

3% Cover the Fee

Strike for Hope is more than a bowling fundraiser, it’s a way for our community to come together and directly impact the lives of families in need. Funds raised will go directly toward providing transportation on The Flutter Express, and care packages that ease the burden of traveling to Boston & NYC for care.

Toast to the Tata’s

Join us at Village Pizzeria & Ristorante in August of 2027!

  • Special Guest Appearance by Wine Maker Joseph Carr

  • Silent Auction-Raffles-Entertainment & More

Proceeds Benefit

Flutter Club, inc.— Helping people of all ages & their families travel together to life-changing care far from home.

&

TO LIFE!— The Capital Region’s source for breast cancer support & women’s health education.

Toast to the TaTa's. Sponsorships & tickets available June 2027

Plan a Fundraising Trip

Now you can plan a trip with your family, friends, or company with The Flutter Express and raise funds for Flutter Club, inc. at the same time!

Whether it’s a day in NYC, a baseball game in Boston, or a team outing within two hours of Albany, NY, your ride helps fund transportation for healthcare seekers and their families in need of accessing world-renowned healthcare centers in NYC or Boston.

Travel together. Make every mile matter.
A portion of your trip directly supports Flutter Club’s mission to ease the financial burden of travel for healthcare seekers and their caregivers, companions, and loved ones. You’ll also have the option to activate a personalized fundraising page before, during, and after your journey, turning your trip into a powerful act of generosity.

📧 Contact us at together@flutterclub.com to start planning your impact trip today!

Watch this video of the fundraising trip Fit4Mom Queensbury-Saratoga Springs did with The Flutter Express to benefit Flutter Club, inc. On this day, we added a stop at Bryant Park in NYC to get this group of purpose-driven moms to Broadway.

Join one of our fundraising trips OR host your own fundraising trip to NYC, Boston, or a destination within two hours of Albany, NY aboard The Flutter Express. We’d love to partner with you! Email us at together@flutterclub.com to start planning.

OR purchase tickets to join one of our fundraising trips here.