GIVING NEWS
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February 26, 2020
2020 TCS New York City Marathon Official Charity Running Program Launches with Goal of Raising $50 Million for Charity to Celebrate 50th Anniversary
New York, February 26, 2020—New York Road Runners (NYRR), the world’s premier community running organization, today launched the 2020 TCS New York City Marathon Official Charity Partner Program with a goal of exceeding $50 million raised by runners for charity. The goal of $50 million celebrates the marathon’s 50th anniversary...
February 25, 2020
Women For Tri Ambassador Team Expands Global Reach in 2020; Applications for Women For Tri TriClub Grants Now Open
TAMPA, Fla. (February 25, 2020) – Women For Tri®, a program of the IRONMAN Foundation®, today announced its 2020 Women For Tri Ambassador Team and the opening of applications for the Women for Tri TriClub Grant Program. The Ambassador Team consists of four Global Ambassadors, 42 Brand Ambassadors and 34...
February 24, 2020
Kahtoola’s 13th Annual Uphill Event Raises $52,000 for Friends of Camp Colton
Flagstaff, Ariz. (Feb. 24, 2020) – Kahtoola, creator of award-winning MICROspikes® and NANOspikes® footwear traction, is proud to announce that its 13th annual GORE-TEX Kahtoola Uphill fundraising event raised $52,000 for local Flagstaff-based nonprofit, Friends of Camp Colton. All Uphill event profits directly benefit the camp’s youth environmental education programs including...
February 20, 2020
Team DPF Announces Official 2020 Calendar Of Events
Louisville, Colo. — The Davis Phinney Foundation and Team DPF are delighted to announce their 2020 calendar of events. From virtual events, to world-renowned marathons and destination cycling events, Team DPF brings compassionate athletes of all abilities together to raise funds for research and educational programs that benefit people with Parkinson’s...
February 20, 2020
A Celebration of Heart Gala Unites the Bay Area to Support Challenged Athletes and Salute Paralympians competing at Tokyo Games
Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) hosts a special evening to raise funds to empower individuals with physical challenges through sports SAN FRANCISCO, CA – February 20, 2020 – Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) will host the third annual A Celebration of Heart Gala on March 4 at the San Francisco Museum of...
February 19, 2020
Eleven Injured Veterans Set Their Sights on the Finish line of IRONMAN® 70.3® Oceanside
OCEANSIDE, CA – (February 19, 2020) – Just south of the nation’s largest marine corps base, eleven resilient Challenged Athletes Foundation’s (CAF) Operation Rebound® athletes will compete at IRONMAN 70.3 Oceanside on April 4, 2020. The Operation Rebound competitors will compete alongside over 5,000 athletes to swim 1.2 miles in...
February 13, 2020
USA Triathlon to Fund First Paratriathlon Prize Purse in ITU History
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.— USA Triathlon, with the support of the International Triathlon Union and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, today announced a professional prize purse for podium finishers at the Sarasota-Bradenton ITU Paratriathlon World Cup, set for March 22 in Florida. Made possible by USA Triathlon corporate partners...
February 11, 2020
Team Cancer Sucks to Join Forces with the Lazarex Cancer Foundation
Petaluma, CA (February 11, 2020)– Team Cancer Sucks, an organization that raises funds to help cancer patients access needed medical care is becoming a program of the Lazarex Cancer Foundation in 2020. Team Cancer Sucks was created in 2013 with a mission to use the endurance sports platform to help...
February 6, 2020
Tour of Sufferlandria To Raise Funds for The Davis Phinney Foundation
The virtual cycling event scheduled for Feb. 15-23 and will raise funds to help people with Parkinson’s live well today Mythical Nation, Worldwide — The Sufferfest, an online platform that provides fierce (and fun) cycling, yoga, and strength training workouts for people all over the world and the Davis Phinney...
February 5, 2020
The Amy D. Foundation Names Executive Director
Julie Kuliecza Takes The Helm Of The Growing Nonprofit (Boulder, CO). The Amy D. Foundation announced Julie Kuliecza as the Executive Director of the nonprofit dedicated to building opportunity, participation, and equality for women in the sport of cycling. Kuliecza, a paralegal, professional cyclist and former managing director of a...