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Team In Training
To learn more about Team In Training:
Phone: (800) 482-TEAM
Website: www.teamintraining.org
Finishing an endurance sports event such as a marathon, half marathon, triathlon or 100-mile bike ride is one of life’s special accomplishments.
For nearly 20 years, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training ® (TNT) has been helping women and men from all fitness levels achieve their athletic dreams by offering unparalleled coaching and access to some of the best events in the world. In return, participants get the added satisfaction of raising funds to help the Society cure the blood cancers leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.
TNT Athletes:
- Share good times and train with great people
- Benefit from the training of certified coaches
- Raise funds with ease, using personal Web pages
- Enjoy transportation and lodging at events in great destinations
Find out more about this exciting program and how you can really make a difference in the search for cancer cures. Check out www.teamintraining.org or call (800) 482-TEAM today.
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Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America – Team Challenge
To learn more about Team Challenge:
Website: www.ccteamchallenge.org
Team Challenge (TC) is an endurance sports training program. The program provides training to run or walk a half marathon. Participants raise funds for Crohn's & Colitis research and patient services. In exchange for raising funds, participants receive: personalized fitness training by experienced coaches for a period of three to five months, training clinics, a supportive group of teammates, roundtrip travel, and lodging at the Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio.
Participants range from novices to seasoned athletes who want to get in shape, triumph over a challenge, and/or meet other motivated people. Local patients who are battling Crohn's & Colitis, known as honored teammates, cheer participants along from training to completion of the event. You will find that inspiration and motivation come from your honored teammate to help you with your fundraising and training efforts.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure(R) - Team Marathon
Phone: 972-701-2089
Website: www.komen.org/marathon
Email: bwise@komen.org
Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement. Today, Komen for the Cure is the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Komen Race for the Cure, we have invested nearly $1 billion to fulfill our promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world.
Team Marathon is a way you can support Susan G. Komen for the Cure when you participate in marathon or half-marathon event. For more information about Susan G. Komen for the Cure – Team Marathon, breast health, or breast cancer, e-mail Beth Wise at bwise@komen.org or call 972-701-2089.
The NF Endurance Marathon Team
To learn more about The NF Endurance Marathon Team:
Phone: 800-323-7938 Ext 251
Website: www.ctf.org/marathon/
In support of the Children's Tumor Foundation, the NF Endurance Marathon Team offers the opportunity to participate in team endurance sports, to raise money for research, promote awareness, and provide a network of caring support for those suffering with Neurofibromatosis (NF) and their families.
A -T Children’s Project - A-T CureTour Team
The A-T Children’s Project is a non-profit organization that raises funds to support and coordinate biomedical research projects, scientific conferences and a clinical center aimed at finding a cure for ataxia-telangiectasia, a fatal genetic disease that attacks children, causing progressive loss of muscle control, cancer and immune system problems.
To learn more or to join the A-T CureTour Team, please call 800-543-5728 or visit www.atcp.org
Women’s Sports Foundation - Team GoGirlGo!
The Women's Sports Foundation works to advance the lives of girls and women through sports and physical activity.
To learn more or to join Team GoGirlGo!, please call 800.227.3988 or visit www.GoGirlGoChallenge.com
Melanoma Support & Education Foundation - Team Melanoma
Organization for Autism Research - RUN FOR AUTISM
The Organization for Autism Research is a national non-profit with the mission to apply research to challenges of those currently living with autism. The RUN FOR AUTISM is OAR’s signature fundraising effort with a goal of raising $1,000,000 in 2008. By joining the team, you make a commitment to raise funds for autism research.
To learn more or to join Run for Autism, please call 866-366-9710 or visit www.runforautism.org
Lance Armstrong Foundation- LIVESTRONG Army
Founded in 1997 by cancer survivor and champion cyclist Lance Armstrong, the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) unites people through programs and experiences. The LAF empowers cancer survivors to live life on their own terms and raises awareness and funds for the fight against cancer. Unite and fight cancer at LIVESTRONG.org. Click on the logo to run a marathon with the LIVESTRONG Army!
To learn more visit www.livestrong.org or contact colleen.wilson@livestrong.org
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