GIVING NEWS
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June 12, 2024
Dave McGillivray Finish Strong Foundation Awards Over $20,000 In Grants
BOSTON, Mass. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE / - The Dave McGillivray Finish Strong Foundation has announced that it awarded more than $20,000 to seven nonprofit organizations in the greater Boston area. These organizations provide programming to children focused on one or more of the Finish Strong Foundation’s mission elements: physical fitness, education...
June 7, 2024
Run Medford Returns Sept. 27 and 28 With 5-mile, 5K, 2-mile and Track Festival
MEDFORD, Mass./ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – For the third year in a row, Run Medford will be taking to the streets and the track for a variety of running and walking events on Sept. 27 and 28. This race series is a key fundrainsing event for the Dave McGillivray Finish Strong Foundation...
June 5, 2024
Dave McGillivray Finish Strong Foundation Awarded $75,000 Cummings Grant
BOSTON, Mass. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - As part of the Cummings $30 Million Grant Program, the Dave McGillivray Finish Strong Foundation has earned its largest grant to date from the Cummings Foundation. The organization, founded by Boston running legend Dave McGillivray, is one of 150 local nonprofits that will share in...
June 4, 2024
Dive into the Heart of Endurance: 1000 Swimmers Make Waves for Charity in the Chesapeake!
This Sunday, the Chesapeake Bay will host the 31st Great Chesapeake Bay Swim, a fusion of human endurance and charitable giving, where nearly 1000 swimmers will brave the 4.4-mile journey across its waters. Beyond the physical challenge, this event stands as a beacon of hope, having raised over $3.5 million...
June 3, 2024
Set your watches! Final registration window for St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend opens June 4
MEMPHIS, Tenn., June 3, 2024/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Ahead of Global Running Day on June 5, registration opens tomorrow for remaining entries to the 2024 St. Jude Memphis Marathon® Weekend presented by Juice Plus+, the largest single-day fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®. Scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 7, this flagship event...
June 3, 2024
It’s Time to Climb! Climb 4 Climate Boston 2024 Inaugural Event Comes to Harvard Stadium on August 10, 2024
BOSTON, MA – June 3, 2024 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Climb 4 Climate, a non-profit on a mission to fight climate change, today announced its inaugural stadium stair-climbing event will be held on Saturday, August 10, 2024, at iconic Harvard Stadium. Climate change is the existential crisis of our time. Millions...
June 3, 2024
RRCA is Accepting 2024 Kids Run the Nation Grant Applications
Falls Church, Virginia /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) developed the Kids Run the Nation Fund in 2007 to assist running clubs, events, and schools interested in implementing or currently offering youth running programs in their communities. Through the Kids Run the Nation program, the RRCA’s...
May 30, 2024
128th Boston Marathon® presented by Bank of America raises record-breaking $71.9 million for charitable causes
BOSTON /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced today that the total funds raised through the 2024 Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America reached a record total of $71.9 million. Combining funds raised through the 168 non-profit organizations in the Bank of America Boston Marathon Official Charity...
May 28, 2024
Children living with limb loss receive free running blades from local foundation
BOSTON, Mass. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - As part of their Running Is A Right program, the Dave McGillivray Finish Strong Foundation hosted a private event for patients of Shriners Children’s living with limb loss on May 18 at the TRACK at New Balance, where specialists from Shriners Children’s Pediatric Orthotics and...
May 23, 2024
ShowcasedSpartans Conquer Cancer Together: GoFundraise and American Cancer Society Partner Again!
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Building on the success of their 2023 partnership which raised over $140,000 GoFundraise and the American Cancer Society (ACS) are continuing to work together to empower Spartan Racers to raise critical funds in the fight against cancer. "We're thrilled to continue our partnership with ACS and empower...