The official charities for the Boston Marathon have been announced. There are 6 new and 19 returning BAA-official charities and a number of undisclosed charities that you can raise money for to gain an official number for the 113th Boston Marathon, which will take place on Monday, April 20th, 2009.
If you know of another charity that you can fundraise for, tell us and we will add them to the list.
New charities
CYCLE Kids
GoKids
Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress
Perkins School for the Blind
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
WalkBoston
Returning charities
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
American Liver Foundation, New England Chapter
American Stroke Association - Tedy’s Team
Boston Living Center
Children’s Hospital Boston
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston, Inc.
Home for our Troops
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
Melanoma Foundation of New England
Michael Carter Lisnow Respite Center
National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Central New England Chapter
The Esplanade Association
The New England Center for Children, Inc.
Directions for how to apply are available on the Boston Marathon’s Charity Program page. From my personal experience, I encourage you to apply soon - spots fill up fast! (I did the 2004 Boston Marathon - see my page)
If you or your training buddies need a tool to raise money online, use Firstgiving. It’s easy, fast, and so much more effective than a snail-mail letter-writing campaign! Learn more.
Drop us a line if you have any questions or want to share your story.
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UMASS alumni and affiliated persons - I am seeking runners to apply to our team for the GoKids-Boston official Boston Marathon Charity. Come experience the best marathon in the world in a meaningful way - Join our team!
We are excited about being selected and are looking for the most enthusiastic fundraiser runners! The program is detailed out on the Gokids-Boston.org website.
Do it fast though - spots are limited and go quickly.
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Run the 2009 Boston Marathon for Mass. Eye and Ear and raise money for vision, hearing, voice and balance.
Mass. Eye and Ear has been selected as an official charity by John Hancock Financial Services, the lead sponsor fo the Boston Marathon, to receive 55 invitational marathon entries.
Mass. Eye and Ear will offer training assistance through FitCorp to runners who will have the opportunity to participate in the world’s most famous marathon and raise $3,000 to benefit our world-renowned research and clinical care, offering hope to those suffering from vision, hearing, voice and balance problems.
There are only a few spots left!!
If you are intereested in running, please contact me at (617) 573-6364