Causes

Posted on 21 June, 2010 By Jo Bennett (2) Comment

Charity Runners Sought for Marine Corps Marathon/10K

Homes for Our Troops, which builds homes for severely injured U.S. military troop members, has asked Charity Mile to spread the word that the organization is recruiting runners for this year’s Marine Corps Marathon and 10K run. Both events take place on Oct. 31 in Arlington, Virginia.
HFOT is a national non-profit, non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization, founded [...]

Categories : Marathons, Half & Full | Veterans
Posted on 23 March, 2010 By Jo Bennett (0) Comment

Kickin’ It For Suzanne: The Power of Friends and Facebook

In most conversations, Kerry Mahoney is Usain Bolt-quick with the jokes. But talk to her about Kickin’ It For Suzanne, the March 28 fundraiser that she and friends Kim Iamiceli and Amy Cargain recently rallied to organize in Peekskill, N.Y., and she can’t help but strike a serious tone.
Mahoney and her cohorts had planned a [...]

Categories : Fundraising Ideas | Leukemia & Lymphoma | Online Fundraising | Other Fitness Activities | Success Stories
Posted on 17 March, 2010 By Alicia Leeman (1) Comment

Running For a Cure: the Dana Farber Marathon Challenge

Last April I drove down to Newton to cheer for some friends that were running the Boston Marathon. I expected it to be exciting and fun, but I didn’t expect to be overwhelmed with emotion and inspired to take on the challenge myself. As soon as I got home I looked up the BAA website [...]

Categories : Cancer | General | Marathons, Half & Full | Motivation
Posted on 2 February, 2010 By Debbie Lattuga (0) Comment

Walk to Cure Diabetes: Why I Walk

My name is Debbie Lattuga and this year, I’ll be taking part in JDRF’s Walk to Cure Diabetes On March 20, 2010 in Sarasota, Florida. The name of my team is Grace’s Aces in honor of my niece Grace (photo at left). In 2010, I will be walking along with one-half million other walkers across [...]

Categories : Athletic Events | Causes | Diabetes | Juvenile Diabetes | Walking
Posted on 14 December, 2009 By Lori Rice (0) Comment

Partnering with a More Visible Organization

When planning a race it can feel a bit intimidating to put oneself out there and seek partnerships with larger organizations. We may feel that they are likely to already be involved in charity efforts or that our event is much too small to spark their interest.
This topic came to mind last week when I [...]

Categories : 5 Ks | Heart Health | Other Fitness Activities | Planning
Posted on 9 December, 2009 By Lori Rice (0) Comment

Running in the New Year

Do you participate in New Year’s Day charity athletic events?
I’m just going to go ahead and admit that I don’t, or at least I haven’t yet. Don’t get me wrong. I like the idea of a New Year’s run, but preparing to actually get up and complete one is an entirely different issue.
Spending time with [...]

Categories : 5 Ks | Children & Families | Homeless | Running | Walking
Posted on 30 September, 2009 By Lori Rice (2) Comment

Charity Boot Camps

After reading yesterday’s post about about planning a charity fitness class maybe an example of this type of fundraising event would be helpful. The Charity Pumpkin Bootcamp offered by Yun Fitness Boot Camps in Columbus, OH is a class for a cause which also incorporates the Halloween season.
The class takes place on Saturday, October 17th, [...]

Categories : Athletic Events | Children & Families | Other Fitness Activities | Planning
Posted on 2 September, 2009 By Lori Rice (0) Comment

Gracie’s Gear Supports Team Bear to Fight Childhood Cancer

The Bank of America Chicago Marathon is coming up on October 11th and at least 70 of the expected 45,000 runners will be participating in support of a special cause. Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation, Inc. (BNPCFI) was founded in 1992 in memory of eight year old Barrett “Bear” Krupa, who passed away after a [...]

Categories : Cancer | Children & Families | Marathons, Half & Full
Posted on 26 August, 2009 By Lori Rice (2) Comment

The Bourbon Chase Overnight Relay

 
There is nothing quite like the Bourbon Trail throughout the state of Kentucky in autumn. Rolling hills, vibrant bluegrass, horse farms and fall foliage make for a beautiful drive…or maybe a run? Of course! Who wouldn’t want to run on such a gorgeous course, and that’s one reason why The Bourbon Chase will take place [...]

Categories : Athletic Events | Cancer | Education | Extreme Events | Running | Team Sports
Posted on 5 August, 2009 By Lynn Smythe (1) Comment

Biggest Loser Fundraiser

Every year, my friend Tina signs up for multiple Team in Training charity athletic events, to help raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. I just went to her latest fundraiser, which she is calling “The Biggest Loser” fundraiser, based on the popularity of the TV show with the same name.
First Official Weigh-in
We all [...]

Categories : Causes | Extreme Events | Fundraising | Fundraising Events | Fundraising Ideas | General | Leukemia & Lymphoma | Team In Training