Biking for the needy: Nyack charity raises $1 million

Biking for the needy: Nyack charity raises $1 million: "Atlanta?

To some, the question is completely absurd. To Kaete Nazaroff, it's the question that has driven her and an army of online followers to raise more than $1 million, bring much-needed medical supplies to needy children and offer comfort and support to dozens of families across the country.

And her Nyack-based charity, Ride to Give, is still in its second year."



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Falmouth Road Race Nets $2.9M for 86 Massachusetts Nonprofits

massnonprofit news ::: "September 23, 2014 — More than 1,600 runners raised a record setting $2,977,779 for 86 Massachusetts nonprofits during the 43rd annual running of the Falmouth Road Race last month, surpassing last year’s total by more than $300,000, race officials announced today."



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Nonprofits replace humdrum charity 5Ks with rappelling | TribLIVE

Nonprofits replace humdrum charity 5Ks with rappelling | TribLIVE: "Forget the humdrum 5K race for charity. Nonprofits increasingly are capitalizing on thrills, publicity and donations generated by getting several dozen volunteers to rappel down high-rise buildings across North America."



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Weekend breast cancer walk moved from National Mall - WTOP.com

Weekend breast cancer walk moved from National Mall - WTOP.com: WASHINGTON - This weekend's walk for breast cancer, originally scheduled to be on the National Mall, is moving to Six Flags in Maryland.

The American Cancer Society moved the walk citing the government shutdown as the reason they could no longer hold it on the National Mall.

Running for charity motivates hundreds - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Running for charity motivates hundreds - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: For a few thousand runners, though, the motivation to complete 26.2 miles will be something outside of themselves.

The marathon will raise more than $2 million for charity this year, with 43 groups signed up to raise money through race teams.

"It's really exciting," marathon charity director Adriane Deithorn said. "People are really trying to jump into our program."

Donations top �560k for charity of runner Claire Squires who collapsed and died close to London Marathon finish | The Sun |News

Donations top �560k for charity of runner Claire Squires who collapsed and died close to London Marathon finish | The Sun |News: Caring Claire, 30, had expected to collect about �500 for the Samaritans — but an avalanche of funds after she died in Sunday’s London Marathon sent the total rocketing past an astonishing �560,000 by 6pm today.

First marathon at sea raises funds for 9/11 charity - USATODAY.com

First marathon at sea raises funds for 9/11 charity - USATODAY.com: While many cruisers enjoy a stroll around the promenade deck, passenger Steve Eaton took it to an extreme on Thursday, circling the Grand Princess 70 times to complete the world's first marathon at sea.

Eaton, who finished the 26.2 mile course in 5 hours, 16 minutes and 45 seconds, was raising money and attention for Help for Heroes, a charity providing support to those wounded, sick or injured in the line of duty since Sept. 11, 2001.

Pan-Mass Challenge: How cyclists raise the most money for charity - CSMonitor.com

Pan-Mass Challenge: How cyclists raise the most money for charity - CSMonitor.com: "On Aug. 6 and 7, more than 5,000 cyclists will ride on 11 routes throughout Massachusetts for the 32nd annual Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC). Routes range from 25 to 190 miles, and take one to two days to complete. To date, the event has raised $303 million, all for The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through its Jimmy Fund. The PMC, which is responsible for more than 60 percent of the Jimmy Fund’s annual revenue, was one of the first athletic fundraising events in the country, and raises more money each year than any other single athletic fundraising event, say organizers. We sat down with the PMC’s founder and executive director Billy Starr to ask, how can one event raise so much money for charity, again and again?"

Texas man completes 1,500-mile horseback charity ride Sunday by crossing George Washington Bridge | NJ.com

Texas man completes 1,500-mile horseback charity ride Sunday by crossing George Washington Bridge | NJ.com: "Blethen's trot across the bridge was the final leg in a 1,500-mile, cross-country trip that began four months ago in Dallas. The trek raised money for Heroes for Children, a Texas childhood cancer foundation. Blethen, a short, fit man with a goatee and good Texas manners, encouraged everyone he met along the way to donate by visiting the website the foundation created for his ride. Blethen, who hoped to raise $3,000, believes he has surpassed his goal, but won't know exactly how much he has raised for a few weeks."

Movie Mondays: Creating a Successful Fun-Run Event

Movie Mondays: Creating a Successful Fun-Run Event: "Whether you're putting on a 5K race or some other kind of event, you'll find today's movie useful.

Michelle Coleman, from the Hearing Speech and Deafness Center, talks about what they have done to make their 'Fun-Run' a success, despite the fact that other 5K races were held by other nonprofit organizations on the same weekend."

The Weirdness of Walking to Raise Money - NYTimes.com

The Weirdness of Walking to Raise Money - NYTimes.com: "Why are benefactors moved by the sight of urban hordes headed for the suburbs and back? Why do such exertions trigger the charitable impulse?

What I saw that morning in Boston was a resource diverted from its true purpose. Imagine those 210,000 man-hours (42,000 times a five-hour walk) put into direct service to benefit the poor. Think of the houses that might be built, roofs repaired, gardens planted and harvested, public spaces improved, and meals delivered to shut-ins. (And add in the efforts of the 2,000 volunteers that day and the contributions of 50,000 donors.) Now multiply that by the millions of man-hours that are represented by such events in cities across the nation, from Los Angeles to"

Charity trekkers pick up steam | The Columbia Daily Tribune - Columbia, Missouri

Charity trekkers pick up steam | The Columbia Daily Tribune - Columbia, Missouri: "In recent years, these kinds of cross-country fundraising treks have become more popular, but they are still relatively rare, said Michael Nilsen, vice president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

Nilsen said smaller mass events such as marathons and three-day walks, runs or cycle races have increased significantly in popularity, though."

Are Charity Walks and Races Worth the Effort? - SmartMoney.com

Are Charity Walks and Races Worth the Effort? - SmartMoney.com: "t was too late to turn back. Sigmon was caught up in the nation's most peculiar, if widely accepted, charitable exercise -- the athletic fund-raising event. Every year tens of millions of Americans ask friends to sponsor them in events ranging from 3-mile 'fun runs' to 100-mile bike treks. And while it's such a feel-good phenomenon that few pause to examine it, the once bush-league strategy has exploded into a high-profile funding source for some of the nation's biggest nonprofits. The largest such event -- the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life -- raised more than $400 million last year. Meanwhile, the ever-growing movement includes tens of thousands of tiny 'thons,' collecting for schools, hospitals and homeless shelters. As soon as the weather warms, the walkathoners take to the streets, proudly parading in their oversize T-shirts and ribbon pins."

The Dempsey Challenge: He's really riders' Maine man | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

The Dempsey Challenge: He's really riders' Maine man | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram: "LEWISTON — Patrick Dempsey didn't mind slowing down as he rode the 50-mile course in the Dempsey Challenge. He did so a few dozen times Sunday to listen to another story about a friend or family touched by cancer, or to hear a new goal for better health."

Is There Charity Awareness Overload? | Charity Walks Blog

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Is There Charity Awareness Overload? | Charity Walks Blog: "There have been several articles and blog posts written lately suggesting that there are too many charity runs and walks. One of these posts is at http://rwdaily.runnersworld.com/2010/05/running-toward-an-awareness-overload.html."

Oakland marathon builds steam with charity donations - Inside Bay Area

Oakland marathon builds steam with charity donations - Inside Bay Area: "OAKLAND — With the city's first major running event in 25 years just days away, Oakland Running Festival organizers gave praise and $10,000 in oversized checks to local charities and officials Thursday."

Turkey trot raises $25,000 for nonprofits - Vallejo Times Herald

Turkey trot raises $25,000 for nonprofits - Vallejo Times Herald: "Building up an appetite was easy for participants in Solano County's first Turkey Trot on Thursday.

The early-morning fundraiser included 5k and 10k walks and runs through pastoral Suisun Valley.

The race started in front of Solano Community College, wound toward Wooden Valley Winery with a 5k turnaround near Rockville Cemetery and a 10k turnaround near Morrison Lane."

A charity event that always hits its stride -- latimes.com

A charity event that always hits its stride -- latimes.com: "A charity event that always hits its stride
The Crop Hunger Walk, a national interfaith program whose feet-on-the-ground method has been emulated for many other causes, celebrates its 40th anniversary this year."

Daily Herald | Marathon could run down $10 million for charities

Daily Herald | Marathon could run down $10 million for charities: "Executive Race Director Carey Pinkowski said there will be 8,300 charity runners who are looking to raise $10 million on Sunday."

Thefts jeopardize ride for charity - The Boston Globe

Thefts jeopardize ride for charity - The Boston Globe: "They were not ordinary, recreational bicycles that could be so disposable. They had been primed and tuned in the name of charity, ready for a challenging 65-mile-a-day trek from New York to Washington, D.C., to help raise awareness for a cause."