We wanted to reach out to you today because we need your help with a cause that is weighing heavily on our hearts and minds. By now I’m sure you have seen images of the devastating flooding across southern Louisiana. The flooding is reported to be the worst natural disaster in the United States since […]
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An avid football fan since childhood, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to make women’s flag football my first team sport (ever) when Blondes vs Brunettes DC presented itself to me. Team Bru instantly became a central part of my tribe and it’s a huge added bonus that, more often than not, hanging out with them
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Marissa Howard has been hiking the Appalachian trail since May. Now to her newest update, new boots! This is probably the most important update I’m going to send my whole trip. I got new boots! My boots finally bit the dust after 1300 miles. I’m also starting The Whites tomorrow (White Mountain National Forest) which
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This week’s Charity Miles Member story is from Alexis Lai. He was inspired to make an impact when he saw Every Mother Counts founder Christy Turlington Burns at the Apple Watch release. He committed himself to run 12 races in 12 months all while logging Charity Miles. I was always an athletic guy, I am pretty
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Kate Leeming is literally cycling all over the world for (RED) (last feature). As most of you know Kate Leeming finished Breaking the Cycle Greenland on May 13th. Not all caught up? No problem watch this epic video! Kate is in the final preparations to be the first person to ever cycle across the continent
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“A group of people riding together for a common purpose. I can do something myself. I’ve done charity rides, different things to raise money for different groups, I’ve donated, but to just have a group of people come together doing the same thing, for the same cause, makes you feel like you’re doing so much
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Raising money for charity can be hard work. Many of our members have participated in numerous charity runs and walks, and while it’s a rewarding experience, it’s not without its challenges. Imagine taking all of the barriers to entry of a charity event – distance, time, fundraising minimums, travel, fixed beneficiaries – and throwing them
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Today’s team spotlight is an amazing group of women who are playing flag football to raise money and awareness for the Alzheimers Association. Created in the fall of 2005 by a group of driven young professional women in Washington D.C., eleven years later Blondes vs. Brunettes ® has grown into a major source of fundraising
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Our spotlight today is on one of our farthest reaching charity partners the World Food Programme (WFP). WFP, according to their website, is the food aid arm of the United Nations system. Food aid is one of the many instruments that can help to promote food security, which is defined as access to all people
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Marissa Howard has completed over half of the Adirondack Trail (AT)! Check out her latest update. Made it halfway! My plans have changed a bit and I’m now going to do what is called a flip-flop. After hitting the halfway point in Harper’s Ferry, WV a couple of hiking partners and I decided that we
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