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Our Charity Partners
Platinum Charities
American Cancer Society
http://main.acsevents.org/site/PageServer?pagename=CR_FY09_IL_IL_eventlist
Are you competing in the Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle, Fleet Feet Sports Soldier Field 10 Mile, Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Rock 'n' Roll Chicago, or the Chicago Triathlon? What if we told you that your participation in these events could help others? Join the ACS team, and every mile you race will help fuel the fight against cancer. Athletes receive FREE team training, incredible social opportunities, support and incentives, and most importantly the opportunity to make a world of difference in the fight against cancer.
Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation
www.bearnecessities.org
What do the children we help have in common? They are just like any other kids except they have cancer. In 2009, join TEAM BEAR THE CHALLENGE and help kids battling cancer.
Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation, founded in 1992, has a mission to eliminate pediatric cancer and to provide hope and support to those who are touched by it. President and Founder Kathleen A. Casey and her eight-year-old son, Barrett “Bear” Krupa started Bear Necessities during Bear’s five-year struggle with cancer. Bear’s dream was that every child battling cancer would have the same support that he received from his friends and family. From that simple dream, Bear Necessities was born.
Bear Necessities has three main programs designed to provide immediate needs, ongoing support, and ultimately a cure. The Small Miracle Program provides personalized events, activities, or gifts for children who are suffering with pediatric cancer. The two grant programs are national in scope and provide support for programs directly impacting pediatric cancer patients, families and hospital facilities as well as seed funding for early stage cancer research.
Contact: Susan Mura, Team Bear Coordinator
Email: smura@bearnecessities.org
Phone: 312-214-1200 ext. 23
Breast Cancer Network of Strength
www.networkofstrength.org/pinkstreak
Become part of Breast Cancer Network of Strength’s Marathon/Half-Marathon Training and Fundraising Team. Network of Strength’s Pink Streak team is made up of dedicated individuals who are committed to ensuring that no one faces breast cancer alone. Our runners honor those touched by breast cancer by training and raising funds to support our free programs and services. Join our team and help us support those who cannot wait for tomorrow’s cure.
Breast Cancer Network of Strength, formerly known as Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization®, provides immediate emotional relief to anyone affected by breast cancer. The mission of Breast Cancer Network of Strength is to ensure, through information, empowerment and peer support, that no one faces breast cancer alone.
YourShoes™ is Breast Cancer Network of Strength’s peer support program that includes a 24/7 breast cancer support center staffed by trained breast cancer survivors providing peer support through a toll-free hotline, e-mail and support groups. The organization raises money to fund YourShoes, outreach programs, breast health awareness workshops, wigs and prostheses banks for women with limited resources, and advocacy on breast cancer related policies.
Imerman Angels
http://www.imermanangels.org/
Imerman Angels is a federally registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization providing one-on-one cancer support: connecting cancer fighters, survivors and caregivers. Imerman Angels partners a person fighting cancer with someone who has beaten the same type of cancer. One-on-one relationships give a fighter the chance to ask personal questions and get support from someone who is uniquely familiar with their experience. The service is absolutely free and helps anyone touched by any type of cancer, at any cancer stage level, at any age, living anywhere in the world.
Mission: Beginning January 1, 2013, every cancer fighter in the United States will have free access to a cancer survivor within 24 hours of being diagnosed.
PAWS Chicago
http://marathon.pawschicago.org
Put your best paw forward, and run for PAWS Chicago's marathon / half-marathon team in 2009! Leading the way to a No Kill Chicago - a city where no animals are destroyed simply because they are homeless - PAWS Chicago recently opened the Midwest's only cageless, state-of-the-art, No Kill shelter in Lincoln Park. Join experienced and beginner marathoners and half-marathoners for CARA training, monthly pet-friendly informational seminars, massages for pets and owners, recovery "fun runs" with your dog (or a PAWS Chicago dog), a pre-race Pawsta Party and more!
Gold Charities
Asha For Education
http://ashanet.org/chicago/marathon/
This running season, train for a half or full marathon with us---and have a new sense of purpose as you raise money to educate underprivileged children in India.
Team Asha Chicago focuses on the education of underprivileged children in India through grass roots educational projects funded directly by Asha for Education Chicago—a chapter of an low-overhead, 5013c organization. Team Asha raises funds through training together for half marathons, marathons, and triathlons.
Asha for Education is a secular organization dedicated to change in India by focusing on basic education in the belief that education is a critical requisite for socio-economic change. Today, there are over 66 Asha chapters worldwide: 45 in the US, 14 in India, and seven in Europe, Singapore and Australia. The organization has more than 1,000 active volunteers and several thousand supporters around the world. To date, Asha has supported more than 385 different projects spanning 24 states in India. In terms of project funding, almost $4 million has been disbursed to these projects since Asha's inception. Asha for Education is an internationally rated charity (see www.charitynavigator.org) with unparalleled transparency.
Team Asha is Asha for Education Chicago’s largest fundraiser program. In 2009, Team Asha Chicago’s goal is to recruit 120 half marathon, full marathon, and triathlon participants. We have been growing tremendously year after year, growing from 6 runners in 2005 to over 90 runners in 2008. Last year, the team raised over $100,000 in funds for the projects!
For more information or to provide a donation, please email chicagoteamasha@gmail.com.
If you are interested in being at athlete as part of the team in training with us, please email us or sign up for an information session at our website. We have training locations throughout the Chicagoland area.
Asha for Education – Education is a “strategic weapon”…
Mission: To catalyze socio-economic change in India through education of underprivileged children.
Children's Memorial Marathon Team
www.childrensmemorial.org/marathon
Go the Distance for Kids and join the Children’s Memorial Marathon Team!
The 2009 Children’s Memorial Marathon Team is now forming. Don’t miss your chance to be a part of this life-changing experience during the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon on October 11. Over the last nine years, this dynamic group of dedicated runners has raised more than $2 million to benefit the children and families cared for by the hospital. As a member of the marathon team, you will have access to training with the CARA Marathon Training Program, opportunities to participate in fun runs, social gatherings and special events and extensive fundraising guidance from staff. Sign up now to run with us and help improve the life of a child. To register or for more information, visit www.childrensmemorial.org/marathon.
Diabetes Action Team
www.diabetesaction.org/team
Run to conquer diabetes! By joining the Diabetes Action Team, you can experience the thrill of completing the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and the satisfaction of knowing you did it not just for yourself, but to help prevent, treat, and cure diabetes. Your dedicated efforts will raise awareness and funds to support Diabetes Action's vital research programs. There is no fundraising minimum if you register before the marathon sells out. Join the team today and receive training with CARA, team gear, fundraising prizes, your own fundraising webpage, post-race celebration, support, camaraderie, and the chance to make a difference in the fight against diabetes.
Girls in the Game
http://girlsinthegame.org/content/index.asp?s=504&s2=508&p=508&t=TEAM-GIG
Girls in the Game provides and promotes sports & fitness opportunities, nutrition & health education, and leadership development to enhance the overall health and well-being of all girls. Since 1995, Girls in the Game has emerged as a leading girls' health and fitness organization in Chicago. Every year, Girls in the Game empowers more than 2,000 girls to make healthier choices and develop the confidence and leadership skills they need to succeed on and off the field. From yoga and lacrosse to soccer and dance, Girls in the Game exposes girls to a wide and energizing mix of sports and fitness activities year round. Girls are encouraged to get in the game —any game—so they can learn teamwork and determination, and to make choices that lead to a happier, healthier life.
Through our programs, girls learn the importance of setting goals and striving to reach those goals. TEAM GIG, the charity racing team for Girls in the Game helps you reach your goal. Sponsored by Nike, TEAM GIG members receive free CARA training opportunities and access to the TEAM GIG Charity Village tent for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Most important, as a member of TEAM GIG, you’re racing to give thousands of girls and young women throughout Chicagoland a healthy start. For more information, visit www.girlsinthegame.org/teamgig.
Girls on the Run – Chicago
www.gotrchicago.org
Girls on the Run – Chicago is a Chicago-area nonprofit organization with a mission of educating and preparing girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living. Our character-building after-school program focuses on building self esteem and improving physical and emotional health for 3rd to 8th grade girls. The Girls on the Run objective is to reduce the potential display of at-risk activities among its participants. The goal is fewer adolescent pregnancies and eating disorders, less depression and suicide attempts, as well as fewer substance/alcohol abuse problems and confrontations with the juvenile justice system. In 2009, we expect to enroll nearly 3,000 girls at more than 150 sites in the Chicago area in our programs, a number that is only set to grow in years to come.
Team Tiara is the charity running “leg” of Girls on the Run. Team Tiara members raise money to support Girls on the Run – Chicago by participating in any athletic event, whether it’s a run, walk, bike, swim, or combination. All Chicago area Team Tiara runners who raise the $262 minimum receive a number of benefits, including parties with giveaways and prizes, discounted marathon training with CARA, fun runs, a fundraising packet and online fundraising page, Team Tiara t-shirts and gear, passes to Bally Total Fitness, and more! All money raised goes directly to support new programs and ensure all girls have the opportunity to participate in Girls on the Run regardless of income level. In the past two years, Chicago Team Tiara participants have raised thousands of dollars for Girls on the Run programs.
Run For Autism
www.runforautism.org
Autism is rising at a dramatic rate and the disorder strikes an alarming 1 in 150 children born today.
The RUN FOR AUTISM is OAR’s signature fundraising effort that challenges individuals to reach a fitness goal and raise funds for applied autism research. Join the RUN FOR AUTISM team and train with CARA for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon or Rock N Roll Half Marathon and enjoy an experience of a lifetime! Since 2003, the RUN FOR AUTISM has 1,500 runners raise more than $1,700,000 for autism research! $.87 of every dollar raised directly funds research studies through OAR’s annual Applied Research Competition.
For more information contact us by email: run@researchautism.org or toll-free (866) 366-9710 website: www.runforautism.org
Team Challenge - Chron's and Colitis
http://www.ccteamchallenge.org/Teams/Illinois_Carol_Fisher_Chapter.htm
This year say Aloha to the Hawaii Kona Half Marathon http://www.konamarathon.com or start California dreaming for the Napa to Sonoma Half Marathon http://www.napa2sonoma.com/site3.aspx and let Team Challenge take you there. Team Challenge-Illinois is a group of people determined to find a cure for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. From training in our favorite Chicago baseball gear, to team cheers, and family game days, Team Challenge is a unique opportunity to meet people from all over the U.S while truly making a difference!
When you join the team, you will receive:
• Training from our esteemed head coach and CARA group leaders
• Weekly team updates and fundraising tips
• Airfare, lodging and transportation to the half marathon
• A connection with an honored teammate so you know who you're doing it all for
• Team Challenge pasta party the night before the race and victory celebration after the race
• Your own “Fundraising Fairy” to help with fundraising ideas and strategies. Plus your own active.com fundraising page
• Workshops on training, clothing, nutrition, and successful fundraising
• Weekly themes, fun games and great giveaways!
• An official team t-shirt plus a race jersey
Join the fun and meet inspiring people who are running or walking for one reason; to find a cure. Prefer to stay local? Join us as we train for the Palos Bank Southwest Half Marathon http://www.palosbankhalfmarathon.com/ on May 3rd 2009!
For more information & to learn how you can join our team, please contact Maris Formas, Team Challenge Manager, atmformas@ccfa.org or (847) 827-0404 ext. 206!
Silver Charities
ALS Association
http://web.alsa.org/chicagomarathon09
Run for ALS research, patient care - and a cure! Commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, ALS is a progressive and fatal neurodegenerative disease that attacks nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, leading to muscle paralysis. Since 2004, the ALS Association-Greater Chicago Chapter has been a leader in the fight to cure and treat ALS through cutting edge research.
Our Chapter is committed to empowering people with ALS to live fuller lives by providing them with compassionate care and support. We provide a wide range of direct services to them, their caregivers, families and friends, as well as to professional health care providers throughout our service area.
Please help us continue our effort to fight this disease and make a difference in the lives of those with ALS by running for the ALS Association.
Alzheimer's Association
http://teamcare.kintera.org/chicagomarathon2009
Lace up your running shoes and come out and support the Alzheimer's Association - Greater Illinois Chapter in our 8th year as a Charity Partner in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon! All money raised on behalf of Team CARE will help fund life-saving research and provide hope for the 5.2 million American's living with Alzheimer's disease. Please consider sponsoring a runner, or making a general donation towards Team CARE's vision of "A World Without Alzheimer's".
American Brain Tumor Association
http://hope.abta.org/marathonteam2009
Join us on the Path to Progress toward a brain tumor cure! The American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) Path to Progress Marathon Team will once again run the Bank of America Chicago Marathon to support ABTA’s mission to fund brain tumor research and provide patient and caregiver programs. As part of the ABTA Path to Progress Marathon Team runners will receive discounted CARA training, fundraising tips, an ABTA Path to Progress team technical running shirt, a pre-event Pasta Dinner, race day team tent in Charity Village and the thrill of running 26.2 miles so that one day we can eliminate brain tumors.
Founded in 1973, ABTA was the first national, nonprofit organization dedicated solely to brain tumors. Since then, ABTA has been a consistent leader in brain tumor research, education and support. In 2008, ABTA provided $2.6 million to brain tumor researchers, and 1.3 million resources and services to patients, families and health care professionals.
Explore our Web site to learn more about ABTA at www.abta.org. To join the ABTA Path to Progress Marathon Team, go to http://hope.abta.org/marathonteam2009 or contact Michelle at mcalkins@abta.org.
American Heart Association
www.runwithheartchicago.org
Start! Running Marathon Team
The American Heart Association’s Start! movement is a call to action for all adults to make the necessary lifestyle changes to live a heart-healthy life. By taking on the challenge to train and run 26.2 miles in the Bank of America Chicago marathon while raising necessary funds for the American Heart Association, you will allow the AHA to fulfill our mission to building healthier lives free of cardiovascular disease and stroke while changing your life along the way. By becoming a dedicated member of this remarkable team you will certainly make a difference in thousands of people’s lives including your own.
For more information please visit www.runwithheartchicago.org or if you have any questions, please feel free to contact Jayme Lutsch at 312-476-6687 or jayme.lutsch@heart.org.
Best Buddies Illinois
www.bestbuddiesillinois.org
Best Buddies Illinois is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities by providing them with opportunities for one-to-one friendship and integrated employment. The organization is determined to end social isolation for people with intellectual disabilities by establishing meaningful, lasting relationships with their non-disabled peers. These friendships help to increase self-esteem, confidence and the abilities of all involved. This year marks the 20th anniversary of Best Buddies. Founded in 1989 by Anthony Kennedy Shriver, Best Buddies is a vibrant, international organization that has grown from one original chapter to more than 1,200 middle school, high school, and college campuses across the country and the world. Best Buddies programs engage participants in each of the 50 United States as well as on six continents. The agency's six formal programs - Best Buddies Middle Schools, High Schools, Colleges, Citizens, e -Buddies® and Jobs - will positively impact more than 300,000 individuals this year.
Caring for Carcinoid
www.caringforcarcinoid.org
Join us for a cure!
We believe in having fun while fundraising to support cutting-edge research. Join Team CFCF for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon or the Rock n’ Roll Half Marathon in 2009 and help us discover a cure for carcinoid and related neuroendocrine tumors!
Carcinoid is a deadly neuroendocrine cancer, currently with no cure. The mission of the Caring for Carcinoid Foundation (CFCF) is to discover a cure for carcinoid and related neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). CFCF also works to eliminate the suffering of patients, families, and caregivers affected by NETs.
To achieve rapid discovery of a cure, CFCF directs 100% of all individual donations to fund breakthrough scientific research of carcinoid and related NETs, with the goal of curing these diseases. Not a single individual donor dollar is used to support any of CFCF’s overhead, operations or fundraising costs.
For more information, or to join Team CFCF, please contact Madison Atkins at: madison.atkins@caringforcarcinoid.org or (857) 251-5036.
Center for Independent Futures - Team CIF
www.independentfutures.com
Run for possibilities with Center for Independent Futures. Join with Team CIF and raise money to help individuals with disabilities achieve their hopes and dreams. We are a group of dedicated athletes committed to run 26.2 miles and raise at least $500 for CIF programs and services. You can be a part of Team CIF and help more than 100 individuals with disabilities realize their hopes and dreams.
Center for Independent Futures is committed to offering a unique and supportive Chicago Marathon experience to all of its runners. Team CIF benefits include:
• Team CIF singlet and gear
• Personal fundraising web page
• Team CIF Trainer monthly updates
• Monthly movement sessions with CIF community members
• Race weekend accommodations with a CIF family if needed
• Pre-Race Pasta Dinner for runners and family
• Team CIF Cheer Squad encouragement at Charity Mile
• Admittance to fall fundraising event Something’s Cooking
• Ongoing support from staff, volunteers, and community members
Chicago Diabetes Project
www.cellmatesontherun.com
Cellmates on the Run is a running group that brings individuals together to achieve a common goal. You will train for the Bank of American Chicago Marathon with a team and raise money for the Chicago Diabetes Project, whose mission is to cure diabetes through islet cell transplants. With your help we'll be 26.2 miles closer to a cure.
Chicago Fair Trade (CFT)
http://www.chicagofairtrade.org/join-our-chicago-marathon-team
We invite you to join the RUN FOR CHANGE Team at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and make your effort even more meaningful by fundraising for Chicago Fair Trade! Never run a marathon before? Don’t worry – CFT will provide your training through CARA to get you to the starting line!
Join the team today with your commitment to run and raise money for fair trade and receive the following team benefits:
- CARA membership and training
- Runner's Kit with custom race shirt and t-shirt
- Training and fundraising guide
- Personal fundraising webpage through Firstgiving
Who are we?
CFT is Chicago’s only coalition of businesses, non-profit organizations, faith based groups, educational institutions, and individuals who have come together as advocates for Fair Trade. With over fifty-five member organizations and over 150 individual members, CFT increases awareness of and support for fair trade in the Chicago metro area through education, advocacy and consumer campaigns.
Fair Trade, a market based system that guarantees producers a living wage and uses environmentally sound practices, is responsible for stabilizing communities around the world. Through its members, CFT has a positive impact on over a million Fair Trade producers worldwide, and this number increases every year.
Why join US?
Your support in this endeavor will help CFT increase support and awareness for Fair Trade in the metro area, ensuring that producers in developing countries earn a fair wage and affect positive change in their communities. For more information, we invite you to contact us at 217.649.5770 or at venkatvandana@yahoo.com.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!!
Children's Heart Foundation
www.childrensheartfoundation.org
The Children's Heart Foundation (CHF) is a national organization whose mission is to fund the most promising research to advance the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of congenital heart defects. CHDs are the #1 birth defect and #1 cause of birth defect related deaths, affecting 1 out of every 100 babies born. Worldwide, each year, over 1,000,000 babies are born with a congenital heart defect (CHD); 100,000 of them will not live to see their first birthday and thousands more will die before they reach adulthood.
Since its inception in 1996, The Children's Heart Foundation has funded an astounding $3.4 million to 37 revolutionary congenital heart defect research projects. CHF currently has volunteer-run state chapters in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, Oregon and Pennsylvania. Annual fundraising events are also held in California, Colorado, Louisiana, Minnesota, New Jersey and Tennessee to benefit CHF.
All money raised through CHF's Bank of America Chicago Marathon Charity Team will go directly to support The Children's Heart Foundation's programs of funding medical research and raising awareness and education of congenital heart defects. Team CHF participants will help The Children's Heart Foundation Save Lives . . . One Heart (and Mile) at a Time. Please join Team CHF today! For more information please contact Kasey Morgan at 847-634-6474 or kmorgan@childrensheartfoundation.org.
Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation
www.christopherreeve.org/teamreeve
The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation is dedicated to developing cures for spinal cord injury by funding innovative research, and improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis through grants, information and advocacy. With TEAM REEVE, our athletic fundraising program, we are inspired by the words of Christopher Reeve, “So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.”
Be a member of our TEAM and realize your dream of participating in a marathon, triathlon, cycling or adventure race and help us keep the hopes and dreams of Chris, Dana and the millions of people worldwide living with paralysis shining bright!
If you are interested in joining TEAM REEVE in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, please email TeamReeve@ChristopherReeve.org or call us at 1-800-225-0292 and ask for the Team Reeve Manager.
Clearbrook
www.clearbrook.org
You’re invited to join Clearbrook’s Marathon Team! Get ready to train and then compete in the Rock n’ Roll Chicago Half Marathon or Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Together, first timers and seasoned marathoners alike will laugh, sweat and cross the finish line. In addition to getting fit for summer, you will train for the best reason of all – for 3,000 children and adults with developmental disabilities, like autism, Down syndrome, and cerebral palsy supported by Clearbrook. Get laced up and run with us!
Each runner will receive free CARA full or half marathon training, a free one-year CARA membership, a personalized web page for easy fundraising, a running singlet, a pre-race pasta party and more! Join the team and get ready for an unforgettable experience.
For more information please contact Christina Raddi at 847-385-5302 or marathon@clearbrook.org.
Fred's Team - Memorial Sloan-Kettering
www.mskcc.org/fredsteam
Fred’s Team is a marathon program with a lifesaving mission. This worldwide group of runners has raised more than $35 million in support of cancer research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center – bringing us closer to a world without cancer, one mile at a time. Funds generated through Fred’s Team go to underwrite research in pediatrics and dozens of other areas, leading to increased cancer survival rates and dramatic advancements in treatment. Fred's Team runners have competed in marathons around the country and throughout the world to benefit Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center is the world's oldest and largest institution devoted exclusively to cancer research, education, prevention, and patient care. Since 1884, Memorial Sloan-Kettering has led the way in generating new insights into the disease, and has gained unequaled expertise in understanding, diagnosing, and treating cancer in all its forms. MSK’s specialists are leaders in biomedical research and in translating the latest research to advance the standard of cancer care worldwide.
Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association (GLASA)
www.glasa.org
Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association (GLASA) is a non profit organization serving youth and adults with primary physical or visual impairments through sports and recreation. Through a variety of programs including wheelchair basketball, track and field, swimming, rock climbing, water skiing, kayaking, power soccer, horseback riding and more GLASA gets individuals with physical and visual disabilities active and moving.
Join Team GLASA in this years Bank of America Chicago Marathon and run on behalf of one of our athletes. Team GLASA members receive CARA marathon training program, team singlet, customizable fundraising website, social events with other charity runners, free entrance into GLASA 5K Twilight Run and the satisfaction of knowing you crossed the finish line for yourself and so many other GLASA athletes.
Your Goal: 26.2
GLASA athletes Goal: to swim a lap, play on a wheelchair basketball team, or become a Paralympic athlete.
Contact: Keri Schindler at (847) 942-0908 or kschindler@glasa.org.
Horizons for Youth
www.horizons-for-youth.org
We welcome runners with all levels of experience to train with the Horizons for Youth Half Marathon Team as we help Chicago children recognize and achieve their full potential.
In partnership with over 60 dedicated families, we provide need-based scholarships, one-on-one mentoring, and enrichment programs to over 100 children. Serving children as early as Kindergarten through high school graduation, Horizons for Youth has existed for 18 years to support students and their families as they achieve their dreams. A full 100 % of our 76 graduates have graduated from high school, and 80% have continued on to college. Each Horizons for Youth child stands as a living example of what can be accomplished through our partnership with their families, schools and supporters. Hope for a better future has been restored for these families, and the cycle of poverty is being diminished before our eyes.
Lake Shore Animal Shelter
www.lakeshoreanimalshelter.org
Lake Shore Animal Shelter, Chicagoʼs Pioneer No-Kill Animal Shelter, is one of the first in the nation (1966). Dr. Lloyd Prashun, noted Veterinarian, led the modern animal welfare movement, founded Lake Shore, and originally established Chicago's Animal Care and Control.
Lake Shoreʼs primary mission is to save homeless cats and dogs from non-medical euthanasia; to stop the needless killing of innocent pets. Homeless companion animals have a safe, comfortable, environment prior to re-homing with basic training, socialization and lots of love from all our volunteers. Intake priority is given to owners unable to care for their pets due to illness, disability, involuntary change in housing/economic circumstance, or death. Lake Shore Animal Shelter guarantees that we will always take back any animal that has ever been under our care, even years later; no questions asked. All Lake Shore dogs and cats have a home for life.
If you join our Marathon team, you will be joining others who are running in honor of a beloved pet. We offer CARA Marathon Training, opportunities to participate in social gatherings, special events, Carb loading dinner the eve of the race and lots of fundraising help from our staff. Please join us!
See www.LakeShoreAnimalShelter.org for information on our public education, spay/neuter, industry alliance and community programs.
Lupus Foundation of America - Illinois Chapter
www.lupusil.org
Participate in The Bank of America Chicago Marathon AND raise awareness and funds for the Lupus Foundation of America - Illinois Chapter
Every day, 1.5 millions Americans (one of every 200) struggle with the often debilitating and disabling health effects of lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease that causes inflammation and tissue damage to virtually every organ system in the body. The average lupus diagnosis takes 4+ years and 3+ doctors – unfortunately, late diagnosis and delayed treatment contribute to significant tissue damage leading to organ failure, disability or death.
For the third year, runners will be participating in the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon in support of the Lupus Foundation of America - Illinois Chapter’s (LFAI) mission is to improve the diagnosis and treatment of lupus, support individuals and families affected by the disease, increase awareness of lupus among health professionals and the public and find the causes and cure. On behalf of everyone at the LFAI, THANK YOU!
For more information on lupus or the Lupus Foundation of America - Illinois Chapter visit www.lupusil.org.
Marillac Social Center
http://www.marillachouse.org/index_files/page0009.html
Marillac Social Center is a 501(c)3, non-profit organization that focuses on strengthening and empowering children and families on Chicago’s west side for 94 years. Focusing on early childhood education, teen mentoring, family support services and companionship and assistance to the elderly, Marillac is a beacon of hope for the over 3,000 individuals served yearly. Running with the Marathon for Marillac team will leave a lastly impression on the children and families desperately in need right here in Chicago.
National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)
www.nfte.com
Considering running the Bank of America Chicago Marathon? Join TEAM NFTE to support entrepreneurship and innovation in urban classrooms.
Please consider joining TEAM NFTE, a group of dedicated runners who are raising money to support over 2,000 young people from Chicago’s low-income communities that participate in the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) program on an annual basis. NFTE is a “mini-MBA” program for Chicago Public Schools (CPS) high school students that engages them in school, teaches them about the market economy and the business plan creation process. Through participation in our program, NFTE students become opportunity obsessed and increase their future education and career aspirations.
50% of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students do not graduate. Help to provide a program that will show students why school and learning is relevant to their lives and futures. TEAM NFTE will support you as you train, fundraise and give our students a real example of what it takes to set and achieve a meaningful goal!
While raising a minimum of $600, you will receive benefits such as a complimentary membership to CARA, access to CARA training program, a personalized fundraising webpage and easy guide to fundraising, to name a few. For more information, please visit www.nfte.com or contact Lauren McLaughlin at 773.938.8702 or laurenm@nfte.com.
National Runaway Switchboard
http://www.1800runaway.org/donations/RunningForRunaways2009.html
Over 1,600,000 youth run away each year! For the fifth year, the National Runaway Switchboard’s Running for Runaways Team will participate in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon to raise money to keep America's runaway and at-risk youth safe and off the streets. The National Runaway Switchboard handles over 100,000 calls each year from youth and families in crisis across the country. The funds raised by the Running for Runaways Team help ensure someone is there to listen when a youth calls 1-800-RUNAWAY. Join the 2009 Running for Runaways Team and let kids know…don’t run if there’s not a finish line!
Play for Life
http://playforlife.org/index.php/blog
Play for Life International uses sports to engage and empower at-risk youth to uplift, connect, and build peace. Through sports, can change more than a moment; we can change the game. We engage and empower at-risk youth through sustainable and substantive programming including sport-specific programs, in school and after school programs, and the coordination of equipment donation.
Join Team PFLI by raising funds to support programs that make a difference to at-risk youth. Benefits include free CARA marathon training and membership, social hours, fun runs, a Team PFLI singlet, and support every step of the way. Help us change the game.
Rainbows For All Children
www.rainbows.org
RAINBOWS is the largest international, non-profit charity dedicated solely to helping the world’s children successfully navigate the very difficult grief process associated with death, divorce, deployment of a family member, incarceration of a loved one, a catastrophic community event, or any of a multitude of significant event traumas. Through partnerships with local schools, faith-based and community organizations, Rainbows has touched the lives of over 2.2 million children worldwide for more than 25 years.
We are currently registering charity runners to be part of our 5K/10K Summer Solstice Sunset Run on June 14 at Busse Woods in Schaumburg AND on our Rainbows Team in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Register through our website at www.rainbows.org, click on the events tab.
As a RAINBOWS runner in the marathon we ask that you raise a minimum of $800 on our behalf.
In appreciation for your support, you will receive the following benefits:
• CARA membership will be included - FREE
• CARA marathon training will be included – FREE
• Base2Peak Strength & Conditioning, one session of one-on-one strength coaching and personalized program design – FREE
• Registration in RAINBOWS 5K/10K, aka Summer Solstice Sunset Run on June 14 - FREE
• RAINBOWS Technical Singlet – FREE
• Prize for the top female and male fundraiser
• More to come!
Contact Daryl Rubin, RAINBOWS, Director of Events at 847-952-1770, x 29 OR daryl@rainbows.org.
Red Cross
www.runredteam.org
Join runners from all over the country and become part of a growing community of philanthropic athletes, by training to complete the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Money raised by Run Red runners provide funds to help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.
Since its inception, the Run Red Team has raised more than $300,000 for the Greater Chicago Chapter and has run nearly 300,000 miles in their training. In exchange for reaching runners' fundraising goals, we provide FREE expert training by CARA, private gear check on race day, personal fundraising website, team gear and the support of a cohesive team.
To join the Run Red Team today, contact Carli Franks at frankscarli@usa.redcross.org or (312) 729-6130.
The Reiki Share Project
www.thereikishareproject.org
Run for Reiki! The Reiki Share Project ™ is a newly formed nonprofit organization dedicated to providing Reiki training and education to groups of individuals and caregivers facing serious illness, disability or trauma. If Reiki resonates with you, or if someone close to you has benefited from Reiki, join us as we run the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon to raise awareness and money for our programs. Help us empower others to empower themselves through Reiki.
Become a member of Team Reiki and share your marathon journey with others, as we begin our journey to share Reiki. For more information about our runner benefits (including complimentary CARA training and membership) and runner commitments, please contact Lisa Wolkow at info@thereikishareproject.org or 630-516-0330.
Respitory Health Association
www.lungchicago.org
Run for your LUNGS! Promote healthy lungs and fight lung disease with Respiratory Health Association's Lung Power Team.
Do you know someone who has ASTHMA, is fighting LUNG CANCER, or struggles to QUIT SMOKING? We do too and we need your help! Join the Lung Power Team and raise awareness and dollars to help all those with lung disease breathe easier each day.
Lung Power Team runners receive FREE CARA training, 1 year CARA membership, a running singlet, team & personalized fundraising website, awesome incentive prizes, social events and more!
Contact Name: Jamie Leavitt
Contact Number: (312) 628-0213
Email: LungPowerTeam@lungchicago.org
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