Baltimore Running Festival

 The Baltimore Running Festival is excited to have a number of charity groups in the event. All groups offer great training programs and the opportunity to raise money for worthwhile causes. 

click on the logo to be directed to that partners info (listed A-Z, horizontally)

For more information about the 2012 event please contact Christine Brus at 410.605.9381 x232 or Christine@Corrigansports.com

Sadie’s Gift is a grassroots organization created to benefit the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in memory of Sadie Elizabeth Abell. Sadie died at only 3 days old of Group B streptococcal septicemia, but she has not been forgotten. Team Sadie is thrilled to be running and walking in the Baltimore Running Festival for the 5th consecutive year! We have runners and walkers of all ages and all abilities. Team Sadie is now famous for our cool technical running shirts, secure hospitality tent and our awesome Post-Race Buffet & Party. Please join us by visiting www.sadiesgift.org or call Amy at 443-838-8850. We look forward to seeing you on race day! Register Here

CONTACT: Amy Abell amy@sadiesgift.orgor 443-838-8850

Susan G. Komen Marathon for the Cure®. Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever, and in 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure®. The Maryland Affiliate is part of the world’s largest and most progressive grassroots network fighting breast cancer. Through events like the Komen Maryland Race for the Cure®, Komen Maryland has invested more than $35 million in community breast cancer programs since 1993. Up to 75 percent of net proceeds generated by the Affiliate stays in Maryland. The remaining 25 percent funds national breast cancer research, often taking place at Maryland institutions. In 2011, Komen Maryland provided nearly $2.5 million to 29 grant programs across the state for education, screening, treatment and support services. Komen National also funded nearly $2 million in research grants at Maryland institutions, meaning 100 percent of donated funds stayed in the state.

The BWC is committed to improving the quality of daily life of families engaged in gynecologic cancer treatment by providing direct support services to patients and their families. These services are provided through member hospitals and include transportation, grocery shopping and meal preparation, house cleaning and prescription drug co-payment... Because simple, everyday matters should not be a concern when when patients and families are focused on making every day matter.

Bolt for the BSO is a team of musicians, supporters, staff members, and fans who will run in the Baltimore Running Festival this October to raise awareness and funds for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. We give the BSO a running start to its season by raising support for the Orchestra’s mission to educate, engage and entertain music lovers of all ages. Many of the 55,000 students who participate in the BSO’s educational programs annually would not have exposure to the arts during their childhoods without the team’s support.

Each runner is asked to set a fundraising goal of $500 (see website for details), and we will provide a tee shirt, a private tent with gear-check and food on race day, invitations to Bolt for the BSO events, a personal webpage and much more!

Please call Jennifer at 410.783.8122 or email Bolt@BSOmusic.org for more information. Also, visit our Bolt for the BSO website: www.active.com/donate/bolt2011

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training -  The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training program is the world’s largest and most successful endurance training program for runners and walkers of all fitness levels. Team in Training provides expert coaching, weekly team training sessions, event entry, airfare, hotel accommodations, parties, apparel and a marathon or half-marathon experience you will never forget. To find out how to have the time of your life while helping The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society save the lives of children and adults touched by cancer, call 1-800-482-TEAM or visit www.teamintraining.org/md

The Cool Kids Campaign is a nationwide charity co-founded by world champion figure skater and Baltimorean, Kimmie Meissner. Its mission is to provide pediatric oncology patients a higher quality of life for themselves and their families while facing the challenges of cancer.  Funds raised through your participation in the Baltimore Running Festival support the Cool Kids Campaign Learning Center, a unique blend of tutoring facility and activity center.  Free one-on-one academic tutoring, music and art classes, social programs, and ‘Mommy and Me’ preschool classes are just a few of the programs available.

Here’s what cool … you can choose any race to become part of Team Cool Kids! Some of the benefits of joining Team Cool Kids: Sign-up is only $30, we pick up your race packet on Friday, you have a secure place for belongings inside our tent, are given a Team Cool Kids T-shirt, food and beverages, and a personal fundraising web page.

To register, vist our active.com page, or call Sharon Perfetti at the Cool Kids Campaign at . Visit www.coolkidscampaign.org/baltimorerunning to learn more about joining our team!

Runnin For Rocco  In November 2008, a beautiful baby boy, Rocco, was brought into the world. Tragically, his mother, Teresa, passed away from a rare obstetric complication known as Amniotic Fluid Embolism (AFE) during his delivery. What was supposed to be a day of great joy for this young family soon turned to one of the most difficult.

Wanting to do something to honor Teresa, an avid runner, her husband, family and friends created Runnin’ 4 Rocco, a team of runners and walkers to participate in the Baltimore Running Festival. The team hopes to teach young Rocco, that he is loved and most importantly teach others the important lesson of overcoming tragedy and living your life with purpose. All proceeds raised benefit the AFE Foundation, which offers support to those affected or devastated by Amniotic Fluid Embolism.

For more information please email runnin4rocco@gmail.com

To register click here: www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1943119  

Athletes Serving Athletes Team ASA is a group of men and women who are committed to making a difference in their lives and the lives of others by raising funds for Athletes Serving Athletes as they train to complete triathlon, running, biking and swimming events. These generous volunteers rely on their family, friends, colleagues and creative fundraising to help them reach the team fundraising goal of $50,000 which will make a difference in the lives of young challenged athletes. We are looking for committed, energetic men and women to help raise funds and awareness for ASA! 

The funds will go to Athletes Serving Athletes to sponsor free programs, services, and events which enable challenged athletes to feel the thrill and satisfaction of crossing the finish line. Team ASA Members are not expected to 'push' a challenged athlete through a race. These ASA Members will selflessly raise funds and awareness for Athletes Serving Athletes by asking friends, colleagues and family to support them in their challenge.

For more information please visit http://www.athletesservingathletes.org/1.html

Blind Industries and Services of Maryland (BISM) is a not-for-profit organization that offers innovative rehabilitation programs and diverse employment opportunities to blind and low vision people of all ages. TEAM BISM provides a sense of empowerment and confidence to all of its members – blind, visually impaired and sighted.

This is TEAM BISM’s fourth year participating in the Baltimore Running Festival (BRF). In addition to the BRF supplied amenities, our team members will receive a special TEAM BISM shirt and a race day private hospitality tent with bag check and pre- and post-race refreshments. We also offer packet pick-up (with your permission) and a special carb-loaded dinner at BISM’s Baltimore headquarters two days prior to the race!

As a member of TEAM BISM, you will help raise awareness about the capabilities of blind people of all ages, and support an organization that provides its programs and services free of charge for all Maryland residents.

When you join TEAM BISM, you are helping to make a difference in the lives of blind Marylanders!

To join TEAM BISM call Rene Alonso at 410-299-6628 or Jenn Fagan 443-509-0598.

The University of Maryland Children’s Heart Program promotes healthy hearts for all of Maryland’s children. Heart defects are the most common and potentially life-threatening birth defects. Advanced diagnostic and treatment services provided by the Children's Heart Program dramatically improve survival and quality of life, allowing children with very serious illness to grow into productive, healthy adults. In addition to providing care to these children with the most complex heart conditions, the Children's Heart Program also works to prevent and reduce even more common cardiovascular problems, like childhood obesity and hypertension.

By joining our team, led by avid runner, Dr. Geoffrey Rosenthal, Director of the Heart Program, not only do you provide support to enhance the most expert care to children with heart-related illnesses, you serve as a role model of heart-healthy living! For more information on the Children’s Heart Program, please visit http://www.umm.edu/pediatrics/ped-cardiology.htm.

If you would like to join the Hospital for Children team please call Nichole at 410.328.6053 or e-mail nbarbuzanes@umm.edu. If you would like to make a donation or sponsor a participant please visit: to www.ummsfoundation.org/pedsteam

 
CONTACT:  Nichole Barbuzanes      nbarbuzanes@umm.edu      410-328-6053

The Marathon Charity Cooperation (MCC) is a non-profit charitable and educational foundation that conducts local health and fitness, training program and road races for the benefit a cooperative of member-charities who serve underprivileged children and family both locally and globally.

MCC also offers a DC Metro Based training program to prepare runners for the different Baltimore Running Festival races. For more information or to register with one of our charities, visit the MCC Web Site at http://www.mc-coop.org/.

CONTACT http://www.marathoncharitycooperation.org/contact

Team CASA is on a mission to ensure that every   victim of child abuse and neglect grows up in a safe, permanent home. More than 10,000 children are under court protection today in Maryland, and most  will drift in temporary foster homes for an average of three years before reaching safe, permanent homes.

Team CASA is recruiting additional runners and walkers to raise funds for Maryland CASA, a private, non-profit organization that advocates for children caught in the state’s child welfare system. Funds raised will be used to recruit more volunteers to serve as Court Appointed Special Advocates for children. Each runner/walker is asked to raise a minimum of $100 and will receive a Team CASA performance race shirt, a personal fundraising web page, and access to the Team CASA tent for pre- and post-race food and drink. Runners/walkers who raise more than $250 will receive prizes, with a top prize for our top fundraiser! See our web site below for more details.

Contact: www.GoTeamCASA.orgcall (888) 833-2272 or email staff@marylandcasa.org

CONTACT:  Becky Dunlop      rdunlop@jhmi.edu      410-955-8795

Team Best Buddies. Best Buddies is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). In Maryland, Best Buddies directly serves more than 3,500 individuals with and without IDD each year, and through our programs reaches out to more than 35,000 people. Team Best Buddies, our fundraising team for the Baltimore Running Festival, has spots available in the 5K, Team Relay, Half Marathon, and Full Marathon. For more information or to sign up, please visit www.bestbuddiesmaryland.org/teambestbuddies.

CONTACT: Amy Tignanelli, amytignanelli@bestbuddies.org, (410) 327-9812, Ext 35

Founded by Anne Mahlum in 2007, Back on My Feet (BoMF) is a national nonprofit organization that is dedicated to creating independence and self-sufficiency within the homeless and other under served populations by first engaging them in running as a means to build confidence, strength and self-esteem. The organization does not provide food nor shelter, but instead provides a community that embraces equality, respect, discipline, teamwork and leadership. Back on My Feet’s approach focuses on the very profound and innate desire for all of us – regardless of age, race, socio-economic status – to feel recognized, appreciated, valued and important.

Contact: Jackie Truncellito at jackie@backonmyfeet.org

The Cure JM Foundation is a volunteer-managed, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure for Juvenile Myositis (JM). JM is a painful, debilitating and life-threatening autoimmune disease affecting approximately 17,000 children in the United States alone. Our mission is to provide support for families coping with JM, raise awareness of JM, and fund research that will ultimately lead to a cure.  Our goal is to never, ever let another child suffer from Juvenile Myositis. With your help, we believe it’s a goal that’s well within our reach.