Minnesota Jingle Bell Run/Walk Event To Be Held on Saturday, December 8th
The Jingle Bell Run/Walk event will be held in Duluth, Minnesota at the University of Minnesota on Saturday, December 8th. The Jingle Bell Run/Walk benefits the Arthritis Foundation. This is the perfect way to kick off the holidays with a fun athletic event while raising funds for arthritis.
Participants are all given tiny jingle bells to [...]
Maine Jingle Bell/Run Walk Event to Benefit Arthritis Held on Sunday, December 2nd
The Maine Jingle Bell Run/Walk event will be held on Sunday, December 2nd at Freeport High School. This event benefits the Arthritis Foundation. Participants are encouraged to come in festive and merry holiday-themed costumes to celebrate the holiday season. What could be more fun that walking or running dressed like Santa Claus or perhaps one [...]
Kentucky Jingle Bell Run/Walk to Benefit Arthritis Held Saturday December 8th
The Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Northern Kentucky will be held on Saturday, December 8th at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center. The 5K event is a wonderful way to start off the holiday season while helping those with arthritis. Funds raised benefit the Arthritis Foundation.
All runners and walkers will be given a set of jingle bells [...]
Hawaii Holds 3rd Annual 10 Day Walk to Benefit the Homeless Nov 7th – 16th
The 3rd Annual “Walk the Talk – Shelter the People” walk is being held in Hawaii from Wednesday, November 7th through Friday, November 16th. The walk is 10 days and 130 miles.
According to the organizers, more than 3,500 people are living on the streets and beaches of Hawaii. 35% of these are children. November is [...]
Michigan Walk/Swim/Skate event Raises More Than $12K for Alzheimer’s
The Gaylord Memory Walk/Swim/Skate for Alzheimer’s held on Saturday, November 10th at the Otsego County Sportsplex in Gaylord, Michigan has raised $2,000 more than last year, and funds are still coming in. The event has raised $12,174 so far. The committee anticipates reaching $15,000 as a potential fundraising goal.
November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. Approximately [...]
San Diego Zoo (CA) Holds ‘Walk on the Wild Side’ Walk Through Zoo Saturday November 17th
The San Diego Zoo expects more than 3,500 participants to attend their Walk on the Wild Side event. The walk allows participants to visit the zoo before it opens to the public. Participants are given an event T-shirt, goodie bag, refreshments and enjoy live entertainment and an expo after the walk.
The walk benefits the Zoological [...]
North Carolina Family Raises $6,000 Participating in Juvenile Diabetes Walk
The Watts family had a special reason to participate in the recent Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Walk held on Saturday, November 3rd at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Their son, David Watts was diagnosed with diabetes at 10. Both of his parents Stan and Karen are pharmacists and fortunately recognized the signs of [...]
Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis in Iowa on December 1st
To kick off the holiday season with a running (or walking) start, the Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis will be held on Saturday, December 1st in Mason City, Iowa at the Southbridge Mall.
Funds raised for the walk will benefit the Arthritis Foundation. Organizers aim to raise $15,000 from this year’s walk. Participants pay an entry [...]
Illinois Family Holds Fundraising Walk to Benefit Neurofibromatosis Research
Jim and Joanne Panozzo began a fundraising walk six years ago for their 8-year-old daughter Sarah, the walk “Smiles for Sarah-Take a hike for NF research and Children’s Memorial Hospital.” Sarah has neurofibromatosis. Neurofibromatosis causes tumors to grow on nerve endings in the body.
The Panozzos have created a fundraising walk to benefit neurofibromatosis research and Children’s [...]
USA Track & Field States $714 Million Raised for Charity by Runners and Walkers in 2006
The USA Track & Field announced on Monday, October 29th that runners and walkers raised $714 million for charity in 2006. This is an increase of nearly 9 percent from 2005. There have been steady increases each year since the USATF began their annual charity survey five years ago.
The USATF gathered data from about 200 running [...]
