Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) provides resources and programs to support the 1.6 million adults and children living with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. For the month of March they are raising awareness for their Team Challenge endurance fundraiser by “TURNING FACEBOOK ORANGE” for the month of March! Participating is as easy as […]
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The Charity Miles Champion this week is Cynthia Petrovits. Her story is incredibly inspiring, so we’ll just let her tell it. I consider myself a “normal” human being -meaning there is nothing so romantic, tragic, or inspirational that has occurred in my life to make it “TMZ” worthy. By day I am a Public
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Her Twitter bio says it all “School counselor, volleyball fan, & home improvement newbie. Trying my best to positively impact the community around me”. Amy may be the only school counselor in the world who allows her students to use their phones in class, but it’s for a good cause. What started as a small
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Charity Miles Champion Kirstie Gabbert is joining the fight to end food insecurity. Not only that she’s bringing sixty of her friends and family along with her. I started the group #365CharityMiles on Facebook, to put a true purpose to all of the miles I was logging. A huge motivation was watching a documentary about
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Olivia and Carter couldn’t imagine a world without cheetahs and wanted to do something to help. For two weeks they researched endangered species and found out how they can help. Carter and Olivia then did something that most adults are afraid to take on. They started their own nonprofit in an effort to help educate
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St Jude is unlike any other pediatric treatment and research facility. Discoveries made there have completely changed how the world treats children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. With research and patient care under one roof, St Jude is where some of today’s most gifted researchers are able to discover and experiment with treatments for
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Women Build is a program where local Habitat affiliates teach women volunteers how to construct decent, affordable housing. Women Build supports Habitat’s advocacy programs by collecting information on the challenges that face women worldwide, particularly property rights. Women Build is exploring partnerships with several nongovernment organizations in developing countries to assist them in bringing the
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Charity Miles Champion Madison and her classmates started using Charity Miles for a class project, now it’s become a fun and healthy habit. More on Madison and her friends here. My friend Kayla and I recently discovered Charity Miles. We think that it’s a phenomenal app that integrates technology, community, and exercise all in one.
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This week’s Charity Miles Champion is Marco Benavides. He has a goal of completing hundreds of miles for Girl Up, dedicated to his daughters. See his story My name is Marco Benavides, I live in Costa Rica. I’m a father of three little girls. I want them to be happy, be loved, feel safe and
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On February 21st the Hogwarts Running Club (HRC) is hosting a virtual run in memory of the late Alan Rickman. Rickman played Professor Snape in the movie versions of JK Rolling’s Harry Potter series. The club has rallied to raise over $29,000 for one of Alan’s favorite organizations. Even though the t-shirt sales have ended
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