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 Project. The St. Jude Children’s […]
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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 long-lasting, insecticide-treated bed net, distributing it and
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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 to improving the university
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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: Sparkly Soul Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, headbands
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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 source of water
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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 heartwarming story with us, about her first running inspiration, Audrey. In the spring, she plans on running the Boston Marathon, with another cause in her heart. Please read about
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Hi Team! This week’s Charity Miles Champion is Casey Oakes. As the month of September closes it also marks the end of Blood Cancer Awareness month. We thought it only appropriate to end the month with an inspiring story. Casey is a Team in Training Alumni, who raises funds and awareness for the Leukemia and
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Team! Our Humana Health Star for the month of September is Rhonda Hicks from Buffalo, NY. Filled with hometown pride this runner has taken local and run-cation locations by storm. Rhonda’s inspiring her community to run with her blog “Keep Running Rhonda”, all while raising money for her favorite organizations. Learn more about what keeps
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Here at Charity Miles, we’re all about community. Seriously, our community rocks like Elvis and we couldn’t create social change without you all. Earlier this summer, we caught up with Every Mother Counts Ambassador and Charity Miles Champion, Roni Belcheva. Roni’s story on why she runs, how she found out about Charity Miles, why she
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50 For 50: IRONMAN Lake Tahoe Giveback | Ironman Foundation Charity Spotlight: The Ironman Foundation This year the Ironman Foundation is going to give $50,000 in grant funding to 50 organizations in the Lake Tahoe area. On their website, you can see all of the charities that will be benefiting from the foundation’s gift. The
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