Posts filed under 'Charity & Fundraising'
Complete Running Network encourages and supports a caring attitude toward life on the beautiful planet we are so fortunate to run on. Below are articles which reference charities and fund raising efforts. Please get in touch with us if you are a runner involved in a related cause that you’d like to tell us about.
Alison Wade, a staple author and editor of the running community, has put together a collection of recipes from some of the sports most well-known athletes. Aside from the novelty of being able to make Dick Beardsley's French Toast or Josh Cox's Green Enchiladas is the knowledge that purchasing one of these cookbooks is contributing to some pretty worthy causes. All proceeds from the sale of the book…
It's March, so that can only mean two things: warmer running weather and the NCAA College Basketball Tournament. Two of our very own RBFers have teamed together to bring you a March Bracket Buster Pool with several hundred dollars worth of running and tri gear up for grabs for the top five winners. With donations coming from industry players like AirDrives, BodyGlide, Enlyten, Injinji, One More Mile and more, everyone…
How many pairs of running shoes do you have stashed away somewhere in your home? How long has it been since you wore the oldest pair?
If you’ve been a runner for any length of time, you’ve got more running shoes lying around than you can possibly use. How do you know when it’s time to move on to a new pair? Do you switch out your running shoes when they…
About a dozen years ago my daughters' 4-H group decided to hold a children’s foot race as a fund-raiser. After all, one of the H’s in 4-H stands for health, and they had a readymade director in me, the lone runner among our club’s adult leaders.
Anyone that’s directed a race knows the difficult task I’d undertaken, especially in an area rife with poverty and no official running programs. And…
No matter how you look at it, there is something special about running a marathon every single day for two months. A marathon a day works out to 183 miles a week for nine weeks, mileage beyond the reach of most dedicated runners.
Tim Borland plans to run 26.2 miles each and every day, beginning today, September 3, in Anaheim and finishing with the ING New York City Marathon on November…
Let's take a whirl on the charity cycle.
First up this week is Peter, who is raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma society. Peter says:
I am training for my first marathon ever in Disney. I am doing this because it has a personal meaning to
meal along with trying to do something good in society by helping others, even though I going to be busy with my last year…
The Medtronic Global Heroes Web site starts out with this statement:
Running long distances was never meant to be easy. It becomes even harder when the body becomes a barrier. For runners diagnosed with medical conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, spinal disorders, chronic pain or neurological disorders, that is the reality. Yet the passion for running remains.
The Minnesota-based medical device company introduced a program in 2006 called "Global Heroes"…
Kelly, of www.myspace.com/run4nf is running for Neurofibromatosis. What is
Neurofibromatosis? I'll let Kelly tell you:
My name is Kelly, and I have neurofibromatosis (or "NF"), a genetic disorder that causes tumors to grow randomly throughout the body. Depending on the severity of one's case, NF can lead to disfigurement, blindness, hearing loss, scoliosis, brain and spinal tumors, loss of limbs, malignancies, and learning disabilities. Currently, there is NO CURE.
The NF…
Wow, there's a lot of people running the 2007 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon in October? Who knew?
For instance, Princess Runner is one of them. She's raising $1,400 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through the Team in Training program.
Help this princess reach her goal here.
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Guess what? Connie Dressen is also raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society though the Team in Training program. And she really needs our help!
Connie…
Charity-o-Rama took a short break, but is now back!
First up is a CRN contributor: Dawn on the Run (aka the "Pink Chick")!
Dawn says:
Call me crazy but I just signed up to run a race in my underwear—The Underwear Affair, 10k Run/5k Walk on June 9th. Okay, so I’m chicken and will likely wear boxers and a tank top but then again, who knows. The event is a fundraiser for cancers…
Take a minute and check out what your fellow runners/walkers are doing to make the world a better place. Runners are the most generous people I know; let's show just how generous we are!
Richard Boehnen is raising money for the St. Jude Children Hospital's 5K Walk and Run on May 19, 2007 in Lodi, Wisconsin. His race is coming up soon, so give him a hand if you can! You…
With racing and marathon season upon us (some say it never left), it's time to again turn our attention to runners who fundraise. Take a look at your tax refund (ha) and then consider these worthy causes!
First up is Cheryl of the Bryn Mawr Running Club.
Cheryl says
Our annual "Out and Back" charity run generated over $30,000 in direct donations to the ALS Hope Foundation last year. Our…
Time for this week's charity roundup! If you're looking for some worthy causes, you've come to the right place.
First up: Layla, of Nonplussed (you know, that state of being at a loss as to what to say, think, or do. I'm very familiar with this state).
Layla is training with the The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and in preparation for the San Diego Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
on June 3rd, and…
It's a new week, and a new batch of fundraisers!
Charlie, aka ShoreTurtle—Running in and Around New Jersey is raising money for Special Olympics.
Charlie writes:
On February 24th, I will be joining several thousand people in a Polar Bear Plunge for Special Olympics. Over the past 14 years, this event has helped more than 15,000 athletes train and compete free-of-charge, year-round in 21 Olympic-type sports. This will be my 3rd year…
Well, sports fans, it's week two of Charity-o-Rama! I hope you read something here that stirs you to click and ponder and yes, maybe even donate! You know it doesn't take much. (As always, Complete Running cannot vouch for any of the following, nor does inclusion here constitute endorsement by CRN.)
On with the show!
First up: Kristin Gembis recently joined forces with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training and…
We all know that runners are the most generous people on the planet. Right? As promised, here's this week's roundup of runners who are running for a cause.
We're plugging this again because it's really worth it.
Lots of runners combine running with raising money for charity (e.g., Team In Training) but it can be hard getting the word out so we want to help.
If you are combining running with fundraising, click on the "Fundraising" link in our right hand sidebar menu to find out how we can help you get the word out.
Good luck!
From time to time here at Complete Running headquarters we get asked to promote one thing or another. We (read: I) usually say no, because promoting things can be tricky business—although if you want to advertise with us, we're all ears!.
But just recently someone wanted to promote his fundraising efforts. We didn't want to say no to such a worthwhile cause, but we also didn't want to give one person
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