Walk-A-Thons
Hard Rock Park CEO Starts Foundation And Will Hold 45 Mile Sara’s Beach Walk in September
Sara’s Beach Walk will be held September 20th through September 22nd on the Grand Strand beaches of Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach and Garden City in South Carolina. The three-day, 45 mile beach walk will raise money for SOS Health Care, Inc., SOS Children’s Village and Sara Goodwin Memorial Foundation. The 45 mile beach walk [...]
12 Men Create Calendar Fundraiser As 60 Mile Men For Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 3 Day
Twelve men had a unique fundraising idea to help raise money while walking in the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 3-Day. They are all featured in a full-color calendar, most with their shirts off, active in their job or favorite activity. The calendar includes a firefighter and a plumber among the men. They are 24 [...]
American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life In Cape Ann Raised More Than $180,000
Saturday, July 14th the American Cancer Society held a Relay for Life in Cape Ann, Massachusetts. The event was 18-hours of walking. There were 49 teams registered and 554 walkers registered for the event. Many of the walkers honored someone who battled cancer or walked in honor of someone who died from cancer.
At press time, [...]
Jim Armbruster Reaches 600 Mile Mark of His 2,200 Mile Walk For The Developmentally Disabled
Jim Armbruster left home (Aurora, Illinois) on May 6th and is walking across the country to reach the final destination of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, CA. Armbruster is expected to reach California by late October. To date he has walked 600 miles, reaching Scandia, Kansas. He is walking to raise funds for [...]
Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in Washington, DC Raises 7.4 Million
The Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in Washington, CD on Saturday, April 28th was attended by 3,100 walkers. They raised 7.4 million dollars for the charity. Over 79 percent of each dollar raised goes towards the cause according to the Avon Foundation.
Many of the walkers attended the walk to support a friend or a family [...]
Jason Taylor to Climb Mount Rainer for American Lung Association
Jason Taylor can see Mount Rainer from his Bainbridge, WA home. He can see it also from his office, or even when he is out for his daily jog.
From Thursday, July 19th to Friday, July 20th, Taylor will climb Mount Rainer to raise funds for the American Lung Association. Monies raised will benefit the Climb [...]
Clinton News Channel 8 Athletes Hold Walk-A-Thon and Softball Game
The people from News Channel 8 held a softball game and walk-a-thon to raise money for cancer. The walk-a-thon assisted the charity efforts at the Ethel Peters Complex. They played three co-ed softball games at Lupone Field in Clinton, CT. Monies raised from last year’s event raised over $25,000.
