GIVING NEWS
Want to stay up to date on the latest press releases and news about charity and giving in the running, cycling and triathlon industries? Scroll below to view all endurance sport giving news.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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February 4, 2020
USA Triathlon, Challenged Athletes Foundation Collaborate on Junior Paratriathlon Development Program
Grant funding and coaching support available for up-and-coming paratriathletes ages 12-17 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Triathlon and the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) have partnered to offer a first-of-its-kind junior paratriathlon development program, the two organizations announced today. The program will support up-and-coming paratriathletes ages 12-17 with grant funding, coaching...
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January 28, 2020
Applications Open for Third-Annual ‘36 Hours in Kitsbow’ Grant Program
Old Fort, N.C. (January 28, 2020) – Kitsbow, maker of premium cycling clothing and accessories, announces grant applications are now open for its third-annual 36 Hours in Kitsbow film series which highlights unique, short films telling the story of an overnight cycling adventure. Winners will earn cash, Kitsbow gear, and promotion...
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January 27, 2020
Suffer Better Announces Its First Do Good Grant Recipient:
Boulder Trail Runner Organizes 50-Mile Run for His 50th Birthday to Raise Money for Local Fund Denver, Colo. (January 26, 2020) – Colorado-based nonprofit Suffer Better today announced the first recipient of its new Do Good Grant program, which supports endurance athletes carrying out innovative endurance projects with thoughtfully embedded philanthropic goals....
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January 24, 2020
Herbalife Nutrition Announces JDRF as the Official Nonprofit Partner of the 2020 Herbalife24 Triathlon Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES – Herbalife Nutrition (NYSE:HLF), a premier global nutrition company, today announced JDRF (formerly the Junior Diabetes Research Foundation) as the official nonprofit partner of the 2020 Herbalife24 Triathlon Los Angeles, taking place on Sunday, May 17, 2020. “We are proud to work with an organization dedicated to ensuring no...
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January 23, 2020
PeopleForBikes Announces Community Grant Recipients
BOULDER, Colo. (January 23, 2020) – PeopleForBikes, the national organization making bicycling better for everyone, has announced its latest round of community grants. PeopleForBikes is partnering with the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) on these grant awards, which focus specifically on bike park and pump track projects. Seven projects in...
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January 22, 2020
Suffer Better and iKOR Labs Announce Donation to the Do Good Grant Program:
iKOR’s Donation Supports Athletes Pushing Limits and Doing Good Denver, Colo. (January 22, 2020) – iKOR Labs, Boulder-based producers of the worlds best recovery products, utilizing full spectrum hemp oil (aka CBD or cannabidiol) for endurance athletes, and local nonprofit Suffer Better, today announced iKOR’s contribution to the Suffer Better Do Good...
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January 16, 2020
After Setting Records in 2019, P3R Looks Forward to Inspiring Even More Runners to Cross the Finish Line in 2020
More than 60,000 runners participated in P3R events in 2019, including a record number of youth; 2020 racing season kicks off with DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon, May 1-3 PITTSBURGH, PA (January 16, 2020) – P3R, the engine behind Pittsburgh’s greatest races like the DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon weekend...
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January 14, 2020
Full Circle Coaching Ultimate Tri Camp Scholarship Opportunity
Scholarship Opportunity to attend Ultimate Tri Camp 2020 Miami, Florida, January 14, 2020 – Full Circle Coaching announces a Scholarship Opportunity to attend their 10th anniversary Ultimate Tri Camp for 2020. The event will take place in sunny, Clermont, Florida (Feb 26-Mar 1, 2020) for five days of swim, bike, run,...
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January 14, 2020
Challenged Athletes Foundation Kicks Off the New Year with High School Adaptive Sports Program
First-ever adaptive training program creates new sports opportunities for high school and middle school students with physical challenges SAN DIEGO, CA - January 14, 2020 - CAF, a world leader in helping individuals with physical challenges pursue sports and physical fitness, officially launched its all new High School Adaptive Sports...
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January 13, 2020
The IRONMAN Foundation Launches Australian Bushfires Humanitarian Relief Campaign
Funds raised through donations to assist a range of programs and groups in Australia SYDNEY, Aus. / TAMPA, Fla. (January 13, 2019) – The IRONMAN Foundation® has today launched a global Humanitarian Relief Campaign to provide support for those affected by the devastating bushfires across Australia. To start off the...
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January 7, 2020
Napa Valley Marathon Welcomes Brave Like Gabe as Official Charity Partner
Professional runner Gabriele “Gabe” Grunewald was diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare salivary gland cancer, in 2009. From day one of her diagnosis, she knew running would be an integral part in her journey towards improving her health. “Brave Like Gabe” started as a hashtag to support Gabe as...
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January 2, 2020
Endurance Sportswire Names its Most Popular Press Releases and Industry News Items of 2019
San Diego, Calif. - As we embark on 2020, Endurance Sportswire has put together a list of its most viewed press releases and industry news items over the past year. MOST VIEWED ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE PRESS RELEASES Professional Triathletes Organisation Approaches Wanda Sports Board Proposing to Enter Into Discussions to Acquire...
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December 19, 2019
$12 million raised to battle childhood cancer, other life-threatening diseases
St. Jude Hero Adam Higham becomes top marathoner after seven-year fight for first MEMPHIS, Tenn. – This year, 26,000 participants from all 50 states and 17 foreign countries gathered in the Bluff City alongside 40,000 spectators for the 18th annual St. Jude Memphis Marathon® Weekend presented by Juice Plus+®. Among...
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December 19, 2019
Going the distance for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
St. Jude Heroes program celebrates 20 years of raising funds, awareness through fitness MEMPHIS, Tenn. – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® proudly celebrates the 20th anniversary of the St. Jude Heroes® program, a nationwide alliance of supporters who help raise funds and awareness for the hospital through fitness events. The...
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December 12, 2019
BikeFlights.com Buck Up For Bikes Program Donates $16,000
NICA, Amy D. Foundation, Trips for Kids and Little Bellas presented with checks at USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships PORTLAND, OR (December 12, 2019) - BikeFlights.com will donate $16,000 to the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA), Trips for Kids, Little Bellas and the Amy D. Foundation from funds raised via...
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October 23, 2019
Decathlon Collected 124 Tons of Trash on World Cleanup Day
EMERYVILLE, Calif. (October 22, 2019) – Decathlon today announced that the company collected 124 tons of trash at its World Cleanup Day events, held across 42 countries with over 24,000 participants worldwide. In the East Bay, Decathlon USA, together with Clif Bar & Company and IKEA Emeryville, in collaboration with...