Team Challenge: Support Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America
The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America has a new athletic program called Team Challenge. This endurance training program sends people to exotic locales to run or walk in half marathons.
Participants commit to raising funds to help find cures for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, and the Foundation commits to covering the costs [...]
Denver Colorado Jingle Bell Run/Walk Event to Benefit Arthritis Held Sunday, December 9th
The 16th Annual Jingle Bell Run/Walk Event will be held on Sunday, December 9th in Denver, Colorado at Washington Park. Participants can walk or run a 5K route. The event benefits the Arthritis Foundation.
What makes a Jingle Bell Run/Walk festive for the holidays is that participants are given a set of jingle bells to tie [...]
Australian Student Completes Second Long-Distance Walk for Charity
Amy Banson has just completed a 112 day walk in Australia. This is her second long-distance walk for charity. Banson walked 4,000 km. She admits that she wore out five pairs of shoes during the walk. Her goal was to raise awareness about depression and mental illness.
Last year Banson walked from Brisbane to Canberra in [...]
Olivia Newton-John to Lead Charity Walk at Great Wall of China in August 2008
Olivia Newton-John will lead a charity walk on the Great Wall of China. The walk will raise funds to build the Wellness Centre at the Austin Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. The walk will happen in the three weeks prior to the Beijing Olympics occuring on August 8, 2008.
John says “It is not built yet. We [...]
San Diego (CA) Jingle Bell Run/Walk Event to Benefit Arthritis Held Saturday December 1st
The Jingle Bell Run/Walk event was held on Saturday, December 1st in San Diego, California to benefit the Arthritis Foundation. Participants tied jingle bells to their shoelaces, and the sound of “jingle jingle” filled the air to ring in the start of the festive holiday season — and the sound of goodwill in action.
Participants dressed [...]
Arizona Jingle Bell Run/Walk Events to Benefit Arthritis in December
Runners and walkers in Phoenix, Prescott and Tuscon will fill the streets with the lovely sounds of jingle bells on Saturday December 1st and Saturday December 8th. The annual Jingle Bell Run/Walk will be held to benefit the Arthritis Foundation.
Jingle Bell Run/Walk Events are held by the Arthritis Foundation and each participant is given a [...]
Georgia United Way Walk the Walk Raises More Than 22K
Although they were expecting quite a storm, the sun shone and the weather agreed to cooperate with the United Way’s plans for their fifth annual Walk the Walk 5K event held on Friday, October 19th. The event is usually held in September but this year was held in October.
This year’s event raised more than $22,000. [...]
Man Walks in Multiple 3-Day Breast Cancer Walks: Raises 70K
Barry Blauer has walked in 28 3-Day Breast Cancer Walks. It is estimated that he has walked 1,680 miles and raised $70,000 for Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
In this year and the previous year, he walked in all 12 3-Day walk events held across the country. The walks are each 60 miles.
Blauer’s dedication and [...]
Camrose Canada Jingle Bell Run/Walk Benefits Arthritis November 17th
On Saturday, November 17th the Camrose Chapter of The Arthritis Society held its annual Jingle Bell Run/Walk in Camrose, Canada. The run/walk will begin at the Camrose Community Centre. This is the ninth year the chapter has held the event. Funds are raised through participant fees and pledges collected from participants. The run/walk has a [...]
Alabama Jingle Bell Run/Walk Events Held to Benefit the Arthritis Foundation Sat December 1st
The sound of jingling bells will fill the air on Saturday, December 1st in Birmingham and Montgomery, Alabama when the Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis will be held in each community. This is a wonderful, athletic way to begin the holiday season while raising money for a very good cause.
In Birmingham there will be a [...]
