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The list of Official Charities continues to grow - click the link to reach the charity's official fundraising page on Active Giving. Scroll the page to read more about your favorite charity.
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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: Active Giving link: http://www.active.com/donate/09HMFYouthRunning | |
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 ING developed the Run for Something Better program to introduce kids to the benefits of running, a habit of physical fitness, and healthy lifestyle choices. In the |
Team ING Run for Something Better supports team members as they improve their fitness and train for a half-marathon or marathon. Members of the team give back by fundraising to help ING provide youth running and school-based fitness education programs for kids locally. The team is raising money to support healthy lifestyle programs for kids from the Greater Hartford area as they train to participate in the ING Run for Something Better event on Friday, October 9, 2009. | |
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For more information about the Team ING Run for Something Better fundraising rewards at the $300, $500 and $750 levels or to join the Team, please visit http://www.charity.active.com/ingrunforsomethingbetter For more information about how to obtain a pair of orange laces, see our page on ING Run For Something Better | ||
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Contact: Jean Boza, Donor Programs Officer Active Giving Link: http://www.active.com/donate/09CTChildrenMedical | |
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Contact: Nadia Woodman, Asst Director Special Events | |
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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 Email: bspada@jdrf.org |
Contact: Bethany Spada Active Giving Link: |
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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Team In Training, the world's largest endurance sport training program, is honored to be an official charity of the ING Hartford Marathon. Over the last 20 years, we have trained over 340,000 participants and raised over $800 million to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. |
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Phone: 203.427.2061 |
Contact: Christine Urciuoli Active Giving Link: |
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The American Cancer Society has been involved in many of the major cancer research breakthrough of the century: | |
| the Pap smear to detect cervical cancer, mammography to screen for breast cancer, the cure for childhood leukemia, PSA test for prostate cancer screening, identification of smoking as a cause of lung cancer, the discovery of genes for inherited breast and colon cancers, and the use of tamoxifen to reduce breast cancer risk, to name just a few. As a participant in the ING Greater Hartford Marathon, you can support cancer research by becoming a Charity Runner for the American Cancer Society. | ||
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Phone: 802-872-6307 (office) Web: www.cancer.org |
Contact: Kate Kerrigan | |
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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. | |
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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 Email: rsmith@diabetes.org |
Contact: Robert Smith, Executive Director Active Giving Link: http://www.active.com/donate/09ADA | |
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The mission of American Liver Foundation (ALF) is to facilitate, advocate and promote education, support and research for the prevention, treatment and cure of liver disease. We host a variety of educational programming across the country as well as several signature fundraising events including our Liver Life Walk and Liver Life Challenge. For more information about hepatitis and other liver diseases, visit us at www.liverfoundation.org Or call our National Helpline: 1-800-GO-LIVER (800) 465-4837 | |
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Phone: 203.234.2022 |
Contact: Marla Hannah Sadler, Event Manager American Liver Foundation - CT Division Active Giving Link: http://ww.active.com/donate/LiverFoundation09 | |
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Phone: 860.838.4377 |
Contact: Lisa Wrubleski, Director | |
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Advocacy Unlimited, Inc. is a statewide nonprofit organization in Connecticut that helps countless persons with, or in recovery from, psychiatric disabilities or co-occurring disorders and their families in many ways. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for these individuals. We achieve this mission through a comprehensive education course that provides extensive training in self, systems, and legislative advocacy skills. | |
| Much of our activity is centered around the greater Hartford area. We continue to be very active in the legislative process, as decisions made at the state capitol can dramatically impact the lives of people with psychiatric disabilities. Our organization is proud to be an official charity for the ING Greater Hartford Marathon. | ||
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Phone: 860.667.0460 |
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Linda Lentini, Grants Manager Active Giving Link: http://www.active.com/donate/AdvocacyUnlimited | |
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The Fibrolamellar Cancer Foundation (FCF) was established to increase awareness and raise research funds for fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma, a rare form of liver cancer that is primarily diagnosed in teens and young adults. Currently, there are no viable treatment options other than liver resection surgery. | |
| Our mission is to find a cure and reliable treatment options for those diagnosed with this rare disease as well as enhance communication among healthcare professionals and patients. Donated funds to the FCF will go towards the analysis of fibrolamellar tissue to identify genetic traits, risk factors and to establish effective chemotherapy regimens. | ||
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Email: fibrofoundation@gmail.com Website: www.fibrofoundation.org. |
Contact: Alisha Sternenberger Active Giving Link: http://www.active.com/donate/fibrofoundation | |
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Jane Doe No More is educating the public about sexual assault, and advocating for a society that gives victims and their families every chance for a full and healthy recovery. Our goal is that through increased training and awareness, each person who interacts with the victim will be better prepared so that no further emotional harm is inflicted and the healing process is allowed to continue. | |
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Founded in January 2007 by Connecticut resident Donna Palomba, a survivor of sexual assault, Jane Doe No More is having a lasting impact in Connecticut and across the country. In August 2007, Governor Jodi Rell signed into law a bill eliminating the statute of limitations on sexual assault crimes in which DNA evidence was involved. Donna Palomba’s case was the impetus for the change in the law. Donna’s inspirational story was featured in a Dateline NBC 2-hour special; click here to see a video clip.
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| Phone: 203-592.2009 Email: nora@janedoenomore.org Web: |
Contact: Nora Mason, Executive Director
Jane Doe No More
P O Box 4655
Waterbury CT 06704
Active Giving Link: http://www.active.com/donate/JaneDoeNoMore | |
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| Examples of our services might include organizing family getaways, parent support groups, funding for interactive play and learning equipment, training of child care workers, and anything that might enrich the lives of families affected by autism. For more information please visit our website www.jocelynsrun.org | ||
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Email: jocelynsrun@yahoo.com |
Contact: Jocelyn Pardi Active Giving Link: http://www.active.com/donate/JocelynsRun | |
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Latino Community Services (LCS) connects people with ways to promote healthy lives and communities. Formerly Latinos Contra SIDA, LCS is a non-profit organization in Hartford with twenty-three years of experience providing services to people living with HIV/AIDS and people at risk for HIV infection. | |
| LCS is the only Latino-led organization in the City of Hartford dedicated exclusively to providing comprehensive and coordinated prevention, education, and care services to populations at risk. LCS’ reach extends beyond our doors into local health clinics, faith-based organizations, and other community-based organizations. LCS is honored to be a part of the ING 2009 Hartford Marathon. | ||
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Phone: 860.296.6400 Website: www.lcs-ct.org |
Contact: Erica Roggeveen Byrne Active Giving Link: http://www.active.com/donate/LatinoCmtyServices | |
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Phone: 860.541.2288
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Contact: Allen Segur Active Giving Link: http://www.active.com/donate/09LWB | |
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Phone: 860.747.5085 |
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Contact: Brian Hetzel Petit Family Foundation
Website: www.petitfamilyfoundation.org
Active Giving Link: http://www.active.com/donate/PetitFamilyFoundatio | ||
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Phone: 631.265.6945 |
Contact: Rev. Albert Hahn Active Giving Link: http://www.active.com/donate/09UMC |
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Sunshine Golden Retriever Rescue Corp, a 501(c)(3) organization, annually rescues hundreds of displaced golden retrievers in need of homes and medical attention. We rescue Golden Retrievers who have been abandoned, abused or released by their owners. We are a network of volunteers dedicated to finding the best possible homes for Golden Retrievers and Retriever mixes in need. | |
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Phone: 860.277-8109 Email: sgrr09race@yahoo.com |
Contact: Kim Weston or Suzanne LeMoine Active Giving Link: | |
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Contact: Molly Dworkin Email: RunForTeamTobati@gmail.com Active Giving Link: http://www.active.com/donate/TeamTobati | |
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| Phone: 860.645.4141 ext. 153 Email:sarah@wwlm.org Website: wwlm.org |
Sarah Beckman, Event Coordinator Active Giving Link: http://www.active.com/donate/WWLM | |
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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. |
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Contact: Ceil Kauffman |
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/09MercyHousing |
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Our | Other HMF Event Charities Affiliated with Active Giving: | ||
| InterCommunity Behavorial Health Solutions | Stamford Kids in Crisis | |
| Blum Shapiro 5K for Charity at the Travelers Championship |
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If there is a charity that is not listed but is important to you and you want to run and raise money for them, you can still fundraise for it as long as it is a 501(c)(3). If you need a link to a charity that is not listed or have any doubts about eligibility, email Shannon Stewart at Shannon.Stewart@activenetwork.com
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