Need inspiration? Be a charity runner! | Fundraising Firms

Have you ever been interested in training for a half
marathon or full marathon but you were not really sure where to start?? Are you just getting started running and
unsure about the proper gear, form, or even how to build your mileage?? In addition to supporting a worthy cause,
you might want to consider running for charity to help get you going and
staying on the right track.

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Advantages that many charity marathon training programs
offer:

• Individualized
  training plans based on your current activity level and the distance you
  want to train for.
• FREE
  coach.
• Weekly
  training support and fundraising meet-up groups with other local team
  members.
• Online
  forums to discuss training ideas, fundraising ideas, gear, etc.
• The
  opportunity to meet other runners in your area interested in supporting
  the same cause you are!
• Raising
  funds to support a cause important to you!
• Reduced
  race registration fees.

New Orleans
and many other cities around the state that host marathons often extend special
travel packages and accommodations to charity runners.? In the next calendar year, there are at least
a dozen half and full marathons around the state, many partnering with specific
charity training groups.? If you are
looking for a charity training program, here are some you might want to
consider.

Susan G. Komen Marathon
for the Cure.? Susan G. Komen
Marathon for the Cure is a grassroots fundraising program offering fitness
enthusiasts the chance to join in the fight against breast cancer by running or
walking a full or half marathon.? Marathon for the Cure expands the reach of Komen for the
Cure beyond the Race for the Cure 5K Series and offers participants the
opportunity to raise much needed funds in support of Komen?s vision of a world
without breast cancer, while training for and running or walking in some of the
most elite distance events in the world.

American Cancer Society DetermiNation.? DetermiNation is the American Cancer
Society?s nation of athletes determined to end cancer. This powerful and
inspiring movement saves lives by enabling athletes to dedicate their training
and participation in marathons, triathlons, cycling races, and other endurance
events to a lifesaving effort to fight a disease that has already taken too many
lives. Over the years, thousands of athletes have had an experience of a
lifetime while raising millions for the fight against all types of cancer. With
every step taken and every mile conquered, these determined athletes are
helping create a world with less cancer and more birthdays.

The Leukemia Lymphoma Society
Team in Training.? Team in Training is The Leukemia
Lymphoma Society?s endurance sports training program. The program provides
training to run or walk a full marathon or half marathon or participate in a triathlon, a century bike ride, or a cross-country ski
marathon.? Team members raise funds to
help support The Leukemia Lymphoma Society.? The Society uses at least 74 cents of every
dollar raised for cancer programs, funding research to find cures to leukemia,
Hodgkin?s and non-Hodgkin?s lymphomas, and myeloma ? the blood cancers ? as
well as assistance with the often overwhelming burdens faced by patients and their
families currently fighting blood cancers.
The ?Team? in Team In Training stands for Train, Endure,
Achieve, and Matter.

Arthritis Foundation Joints in
Training.? Joints in Motion is the
Arthritis Foundation?s athletic training program. Joints in Motion members raise
funds and awareness on behalf of the Arthritis Foundation to fight arthritis,
the nation?s number one cause of disability. Their experienced coaches will
train you to run or walk a marathon or half marathon and you will travel to an
exciting destination. Joints in Motion team members help improve the quality of
life for millions of men, women and children with arthritis.

St. Jude Heroes.? The St. Jude Heroes team is a nationwide
group of everyday athletes with a common goal?finding cures and saving
children. Today, the St. Jude Heroes Program has become a charity partner in
eight running events across the United
States. Additionally, St. Jude Heroes have
participated in many types of events to raise money. St. Jude Heroes display
courage, strength and spirit as they use their power to help those who need it
the most: the young patients of St. Jude Children?s Research Hospitals.

If you need the extra motivation to get started, I hope you?ll consider one
of these organizations! Not only will will you be accomplishing a physical goal you have set, but you will be raising money and awareness for a worth cause.? Get ready, the Rock N Roll Mardi Gras Marathon and The Louisiana Marathon will be here before you know it!!

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