In three days the Achilles International Team will run the TCS New York City marathon. Charles-Edouard Catherine is one of the members of this inspiring tribe. Charles knew he would lose his sight at adolescence. However, he did not let this stop him. He has been documenting his journey on his…
Team! Our Humana Health Star for the month of October is Elizabeth Watson from Richmond, VA. In 2010 Elizabeth lost her mother to Alzheimer’s Disease. Ever since her mother’s diagnosis Elizabeth has been advocating for Alzheimer’s Association. She runs for Team in Training, served on the Committee for Walk to…
This week’s Charity Miles Champion is Hailey. Hailey is a fitness facility manager who runs for fun. She uses Charity Miles as a motivation to give back and have friendly competition with her cousin. Consider making a family team inside of the app. I started my fitness journey buy borrowing…
At St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, they believe in giving every child the best chance of a cure. By freely sharing knowledge, technology, and research data, they are saving the lives of children both in our clinics, and around the world. One of these projects is the Pediatric Cancer Genomics…
Every 60 seconds a child in Africa dies from malaria. But insecticide treated bed nets can keep kids safe. Nothing but Nets has sent over 9 million of these life saving nets to families in Africa. How does it work? A $10 contribution goes towards the cost of purchasing a…
Parker Roberson and his fraternity Phi Kappa Tau started a team in Charity Miles to raise funds and awareness for their favorite organizations. Their fraternities’ mission is to “Champion a lifelong commitment to brotherhood, learning, ethical leadership and exemplary character.” The Phi Kappa Tau colony at Appalachian State University is dedicated…
Looking for other ways to support your favorite organization? You can buy anything from shoe laces to phone cases, to show your pride for the charity of your choice. Below are a few of our favorites. Photo: Oiselle Every Mother Counts spike bag made by Oiselle. Buy here. Photo:…
The water crisis is vast, but charity:water is not afraid to take it on. charity:water is a non-profit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations. There are 663 million who live without clean water. They didn’t choose to be born into a village where the only…
Team, This week’s Charity Miles Champion is Tina Woods. Tina, is a marathoner who running The Bank of America Chicago Marathon, THIS weekend! She shared her heart warming story with us, about her first running inspiration, Audrey. In the spring, she plans on running the Boston Marathon, with another cause…