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2008 OFFICIAL CHARITIES |
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ALL OF THE CHARITIES LISTED IN THIS SECTION ENCOURAGE YOU TO RAISE FUNDS.
IF THE CHARITY IS DISPLAYED WITH A LOGO, IT IS A 2008 OFFICIAL CHARITY. IF YOU RAISE $300 FOR ONE OF THE OFFICIAL CHARITIES, YOU GET YOUR ENTIRE ENTRY FEE REFUNDED!
Check back often to see if your favorite charity joins the list of 2008 Official Charities. |
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Hartford Marathon’s
Youth Running Programs
including Jeff's Running Partners
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Hartford Marathon supports youth fitness, community giving and healthy living through its Zoom Team, Jeff's Running Partners and other youth running and training programs. Jeff's Running Parnters showcases elementary and middle school teachers and their students. Each teacher who elects to run the Marathon or Half Marathon enlists his or her students to run ½ mile or one mile with that teacher. The students select a charity and run for donations to their charity.
Contact:
Hartford Marathon Foundation
Phone: 860.652.8866
Email: info@hartfordmarathon.com
Active Giving link: http://www.active.com/donate/youthrunningprograms |
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Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford is the only hospital in the state devoted exclusively to the care of children. Ranked as one of the top 20 children's hospitals in the country, the medical center has a full range of pediatric services, treating children of all ages- from newborns to 18 year-olds. Connecticut Children's Medical Center relies on tax-deductible contributions to help support its vital mission of improving health care for children throughout Connecticut. |
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Contact: Jean Boza, Connecticut Children's Medical Center Foundation
12 Charter Oak Place, Hartford , CT 06106
Phone: 860.240.7625
Email: rboza@ccmckids.org
Website: www.ccmckids.org
Active Giving Link: http://www.active.com/donate/ctchildrensmedcenter |
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Hartford Hospital is an acute care hospital, located in the south end of Hartford Connecticut. Hartford Hospital is a major tertiary care and community health care center, serving a statewide patient population, providing a wide variety of services. |
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Contact: Nadia Woodman, Asst Director Special Events
Phone: 860.545.2161
Email: nwoodman@harthosp.org
Website: www.harthosp.org
Active Giving Link: http://www.active.com/donate/hartfordhospital |
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Mercy Housing and Shelter, a non-profit organization sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy, responds to the needs of those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless by providing them with food, housing, shelter, education and support services in an atmosphere that respects each person. |
Contact: Henrietta Rand
Phone: 860.808.2028
Email: hrand@mercyhousingct.org |
Mercy Housing and Shelter advocates on behalf of individuals while challenging injustice in social systems and serves English-speaking and non-English speaking populations. The parishioners of St. Patrick-St. Anthony Church in Hartford provide assistance during the winter.
Active Giving Link: http://www.active.com/donate/mercyhousingct |
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The American Diabetes Association is Connecticut's only non-profit health agency making an everyday difference in the lives of people affected by all types of diabetes. The ADA invests millions of dollars annually to find a cause and cure for diabetes, and develop life-saving programs and protocols for people with diabetes, so that they have the opportunity to live a healthier life. |
In Connecticut alone, there are nearly 250,000 families living with diabetes. By working with our generous partners in health, like the Hartford Marathon Foundation, we are able to move closer to our mission, and a world without diabetes. |
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Phone: 203-639-0385
Toll free: 877.639.0385 ext. 3536
Email: rsmith@diabetes.org
Web: www.diabetes.org |
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Contact: Robert Smith, Executive Director
American Diabetes Association
306 Industrial Park Road, Suite 105
Middletown CT 06457
Active Giving Link: http://www.active.com/donate/AmericanDiabetes |
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Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation North Central CT and Western MA Chapter
This organization is proud to be an official local charity for the Greater Hartford Marathon. JDRF focuses on its mission to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research and research related education. |
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Phone: 860.470.0020
Toll-free: 888.522.9355
Email: bspada@jdrf.org
Web: www.jdrfctma.org |
Contact: Bethany Spada
20 Batterson Park Road, 3rd Floor
Farmington, CT 06032
Active Giving Link: http://www.active.com/donate/JDRFCTMA |
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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Over 200 million had been raised to fight leukemia, lymphoma and other blood related cancers.
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Phone: 203.427.2061
Email: sara.gilbertie@lls.org Web: www.teamintraining.org/ct |
Contact: Sara Gilbertie
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
300 Research Parkway, Suite 300
Meriden, CT 06450 |
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CHARITIES PARTICIPATING IN ACTIVEGIVING.COM |
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- The charities listed below have been set up using the Active Giving program.
- Please note that not all charities set up in Active Giving are participating as a 2008 Official Charity and may not be offering the refund incentive if you raise $300 or more.
- Use the links below if you are registering by paper an ING Hartford Marathon event and want to fundraise.
- Use the links below if you have already registered and answered "no" to the fundraising question.
- If you have not registered and plan on registering online, you will be asked a question about fundraising at the end of the registration process - answer "yes" and you will be automatically linked to Active Giving after checking out.
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Choose a cause of your own!
If there is a charity that is not listed but is important to you and you want to run and raise money for them, go to Active Giving where you will be able to search for your charity. As long as it is a 501(c)(3) you should find it there and be able to set up a personal fund raising page.
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Still have questions?
Check out the Charity FAQ page for helpful information and an Active Giving Help document. |