Our Charity Miles Champion this week is Abbie Saulsberry. Abbie is a high school student from East Tennessee who dedicates her runs to her sister a former St. Jude’s patient. See more about what she’s doing to stay active while giving back. I’m a high school student living in East Tennessee. I love to run […]
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Finding Balance During Alzheimer’s Highs and Lows Charity Spotlight: Alzheimer’s Association You’ve all seen them, and if you haven’t check out, the Lokai bracelets. They were created by 25-year-old Steven Izen in memory of his grandfather. Every Lokai has a black bead that holds mud from the Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth, signifying the
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This week’s Charity Miles Champion is Tone it Up Girl Becki Laudon-Blume. She dedicates her Charity Miles to her daughter in support of the American Diabetes Association. Read more about what this amazing mom is doing for herself, her community, and her family. My name is Becki Laudon-Blume. I am a wife of 11
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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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