Race for the Cure

Current Economy Influences Charity Fitness Events and Related Fundraising

With the current state of the economy it is no surprise that the ability to donate to charity organizations is changing for many people. Regular participants and donators are being forced to either limit participation in events or the amount they give to the causes they believe in.
Last month a Boston Globe article reported [...]

Talking with The Happy Runner

“Running. Writing about it. Happy to be doing both.”
This is how Felice describes herself on her blog The Happy Runner.  After reading those words on my first visit and just a few minutes into reading her posts, I knew I’d come across a down-to-earth person with a love of running and supporting charity events.
Felice [...]

When you get 62,000 of your closest friends together…

You can raise lots of money!  The Denver Komen Race for the Cure raised a projected $2.4 million dollars at this past weekend’s race.  Attendance included more than 62,000 runners, walkers, babies in strollers, and dogs.

Our team, Team Theresa, had fifteen members this year, three of whom elected to sleep in for the cure.  [...]

For your next event, build a team

It’s almost time again for the Denver Komen Race for the Cure.  Now in it’s 16th year, the Denver race held the honor of being the largest affiliate race in the country until last year when the St. Louis race squeaked by us.  In past years, more than 63,000 people have registered, many of them [...]

Lansing Michigan Race for the Cure 2007 a Success

Over 5,400 people participated in the Lansing Michigan Race for the Cure this past weekend. The event raised $275,000, 75% of benefits local programs and 25% going to the national Susan G. Komen Foundation.
20 percent of Sunday’s participants came to race competitively. Medals and trophies were awarded to winners of each age group, as [...]