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CHARITY WALKS: Give a little bit of your sole(s) in 2008
Did you know that in the US this year 2008 over ten million people will participate in a walkathon, charity walk fundraiser? In fact over 2.5 million people walk and fundraise in one of 4500 Relay for Life walks, one million do a Heart Walk, & a couple of million people walk multiple days in the Avon Walk and Susan Komen 3 Day Walk for breast cancer.
Amazing numbers. Remarkable people. Inspiring stories!
So grab a cup of coffee, maybe a glass of wine & take a look around and while you're here check out Buttons of Hope and consider making a custom photo button to wear in support of a loved one during your fundraising and at your event!
"Put a Face on your Cause."
Contents at a Glance
- NEW! Buttons of Hope founder Mike Gibbons talks about his passion!
- Inspire More | Scribble Less with Buttons of Hope!
- "Walk On" INDEED!
NEW! Buttons of Hope founder Mike Gibbons talks about his passion!
Read Mike's Behind the Button blog post about the video and the work he is doing with charity walks and missing children!
Buttons of Hope's Mike Gibbons on the Debra Kennedy Show
Michael Gibbons founder of Buttons of Hope talks about the inspiration for his company.
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Inspire More | Scribble Less with Buttons of Hope!
You know how it is, the morning of the walk ten minutes before the start and you're hurriedly scribbling the names of loved ones on your back!
At Buttons of Hope we make is super easy for you to make custom photo buttons of all your loved ones before the walk. You know why you're walking ~ now you can proudly show them for WHO!
Less Scribbling....
More Inspiring....
At Buttons of Hope we make is super easy for you to make custom photo buttons of all your loved ones before the walk. You know why you're walking ~ now you can proudly show them for WHO!
Less Scribbling....
More Inspiring....
"Walk On" INDEED!
Watch U2's video if this doesn't get your feet and heart moving...
U2 Walk On Walk On Lyrics
And I know it aches
How your heart it breaks
You can only take so much
Walk on, walk on....(more)
And I know it aches
How your heart it breaks
You can only take so much
Walk on, walk on....(more)
Once-A-Year Walker's Survival Kit
How to Make it Through a Charity Walk
If About.com's Wendy Bumgardner is not THE expert on walking then I don't know who is! She does a nice job with a special report for Once-A-Year charity walkers. Watch the video "5 Walking Mistakes to Avoid"
Click on the walkers to watch the video!
2008 Charity Walks: Who What Where When?
Need a reason? cancer, lupus, heart disease, multiple sclerosis, birth defects, lung disease, diabetes, suicide, cystic fibrosis, autism, arthritis, down syndrome, liver disease, alzheimers, drunk driving, kidney disease, AIDS, hunger, brain tumors....
I have tried to include all of the charity walks I can find. They are all remarkable events -- choose any one and I know your effort will change someone's life...probably yours!!
- MARCH FOR BABIES
March of Dimes' WalkAmerica is now March for Babies Check out what's new for 2008 ...Even the most casual observer here at the National Office of the March of Dimes notices the subtle changes. One recent first time visitor remarked, "It is almost palpable, this electric charge is in the air-as if one great event is emerging from a cocoon to be reborn as an even greater event."
For more helpful info & fundraising resources visit Michael Gibbons' MARCH FOR BABIES Squidoo lens
____________________________________________________________________________- Take Steps for crohn's and colitis
At walk sites across the country, thousands of people will gather to join the fight against digestive diseases. Together we'll raise money for important research and raise awareness of two painful and unpredictable diseases that afflict millions of people.
____________________________________________________________________________- Walk to Cure diabetes
The Juvenile diabetes Research Foundation Walks are family-friendly, held at great locations, and feature plenty of entertainment, food, and fun. We invite you to become one of the 500,000 plus people at our 200 Walk sites nationwide this year who are making a difference in the lives of people with type 1 diabetes.
For more helpful info & fundraising resources visit Michael Gibbons' WALK TO CURE diABETES Squidoo lens here!
____________________________________________________________________________- Komen Race for the Cure
This year, more than 1 million people are expected to participate in a Susan G. Komen breast cancer Foundation Race for the Cure. We invite you to join us!
The Susan Komen 3 Day Thousands of women and men will unite in cities across the country and walk 60 miles over the course of three days. It's a weekend of hope, as we honor lives lost, celebrate survivors, promote breast cancer research, and help bring breast cancer care to those who so desperately need it.
For more helpful info & fundraising resources visit Michael Gibbons' Susan Komen RACE FOR THE CURE Squidoo lens
____________________________________________________________________________- Amercan lung Association, asthma Walk
b style="color: #FF0000; font-weight: bold;">The American Lung Association's asthma Walk is a nation wide effort to bring attention to this devastating chronic illness. Your participation will raise the funds necessary to provide education and research so we can better control asthma and soon find a cure.
For more helpful info & fundraising resources visit Michael Gibbons' aSTHMA WALK 2008 Squidoo lens
____________________________________________________________________________- THE ms WALK
Over 200,000 people walked in an National multiple sclerosis Society ms Walk this year contributing over $47 million to the fight against ms. Symptoms of ms are unpredictable and vary from person to person and from time to time in the same person. A person with ms could have loss of balance and muscle coordination making walking difficult another person could have severe vision problems, slurred speech, tremors, stiffness, and bladder problems.
NEED Inspiration? Check out Faces of ms
For more helpful info & fundraising resources visit Michael Gibbons' ms WALK Squidoo lens
The ms Challenge Walk is a two or three-day, ranging in distance from 30-50 miles. This is a challenge that tests your strength and your spirit...
For more helpful info & fundraising resources visit Michael Gibbons' ms CHALLENGE WALK 2008 Squidoo lens
____________________________________________________________________________- Avon Walk for breast cancer!
Good Things Come to Those Who WALK in the Avon Walk for breast cancer!
We've been hearing ever since we were kids, "Good things come to those who wait." But in the case of breast cancer, it's just not true. At a moment in our history when another person in the United States is diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes, waiting is not an option. Walking is...
For more helpful info & fundraising resources visit Michael Gibbons' AVON WALK 2008 Squidoo lens here!
____________________________________________________________________________- Out of the Darkness Community Walks
By walking in the Out of the 2008 Darkness Community Walks to benefit the American Foundation for suicide Prevention (AFSP), you will be walking with thousands of people nationwide to raise money for AFSP's vital research and education programs to prevent suicide
For more helpful info & fundraising resources visit Michael Gibbons' OUT OF THE DARKNESS WALK 2008 Squidoo lens
The AFSP's Out of the Darkness Overnight Walk is a 20-mile journey through the night, from dusk until dawn. It's a unique opportunity to help shed light on suicide, its impact and its prevention.
____________________________________________________________________________- American diabetes Association: Walk for diabetes
Take an Important Step to Help Beat diabetes! Walk in the 2008 Step Out to fight diabetes
You can touch the lives of family, friends, co-workers and anyone who lives with diabetes. Participate in America's premier walking event the to benefit the American diabetes Association
Cyclist? Then check out my Squidoo lens about Tour de Cure
For more helpful info & fundraising resources visit Michael Gibbons' STEP OUT to Fight diabetes Squidoo lens here!
____________________________________________________________________________- Relay For Life
The American cancer Society's Relay For Life is a fun-filled overnight event designed to celebrate survivorship and raise money for research and programs of your American cancer Society.
ACS' Making Strides Against breast cancer!
Making Strides is a noncompetitive walk supporting the American cancer Society's unique mission to fight cancer on four fronts...(more)
For more helpful info & fundraising resources visit Michael Gibbons' RELAY FOR LIFE 2008 Squidoo lens here!
____________________________________________________________________________- WALK NOW
WALK NOW is the Cure autism Now Foundation's grassroots fundraising and awareness initiative uniting thousands of parents, children and families in a fun, friendly, empowering environment. The Walk is a 5K (just over 3 miles) with lots of water, food and fun along the route.
For more helpful info & fundraising resources visit Michael Gibbons' WALK NOW to CURE autism 2008 Squidoo lens here!
____________________________________________________________________________- National down syndrome: Buddy Walk!
"Max, my son has taught me that people with down syndrome are more LIKE the rest of us than they are different!" Over the last eleven years, the Buddy Walk has flourished into the premier advocacy event for down syndrome and has become a major platform for inclusion in communities across the country.
For more helpful info & fundraising resources visit Michael Gibbons' BUDDY WALK 2008 Squidoo lens
____________________________________________________________________________- alzheimer's Association: Memory Walk!
Memory Walks take place in more than 600 communities across the United States. This year, more than 200,000 participants and volunteers will join us in taking steps to end alzheimer's.
Since 1989, Memory Walk has raised more than $200 million to help those battling alzheimer's disease.
For more helpful info & fundraising resources visit Michael Gibbons' MEMORY WALK 2008 Squidoo lens
____________________________________________________________________________- Great Strides for cystic fibrosis Foundation
Your participation in The cystic fibrosis Foundation'sGREAT STRIDES: Taking Steps to Cure cystic fibrosis (cf) goes a long way toward making a difference in the lives of those with cystic fibrosis.
For more helpful info & fundraising resources visit Michael Gibbons' GREAT STRIDES 2008 Squidoo lens here!
____________________________________________________________________________- Walk for a Cure!
The arthritis Foundation's Walk for a Cure starts With One and Helps 66 Million!
The arthritis Foundation hosts hundreds of arthritis Walk events nationwide, raising needed funds to prevent, control and cure arthritis, the nation's leading cause of disability.
For more helpful info & fundraising resources visit Michael Gibbons' WALK FOR A CURE 2008 Squidoo lens
____________________________________________________________________________- Walk Like M.A.D.D.
Strides for Change, MADD's signature walk, is a fun, community-driven 5K walk that raises funds and saves lives. Every step taken and pledge made will help raise funds and awareness for MADD's programs and services that will serve to make our communities safer.
For more helpful info & fundraising resources visit Michael Gibbons' STRIDES FOR CHANGE WALK 2008 Squidoo lens
____________________________________________________________________________- Light the Night fight leukemia and lymphoma
The leukemia & lymphoma Society's (LLS) Light The Night Walk is an annual event to raise funds for cures. It's the nation's night to pay tribute and bring hope to thousands of patients and their families.
For more helpful info & fundraising resources visit Michael Gibbons' LIGHT THE NIGHT WALK 2008 Squidoo lens
____________________________________________________________________________- aids Walk
New York
San Francisco
Ft. Lauderdale
LA
For more helpful info & fundraising resources visit Michael Gibbons' AIDS WALK 2008 Squidoo lens
& my special aids WALK HOUSTON 2008 Squidoo lens
____________________________________________________________________________- Easter Seals: Walk With Me!
You've just taken the first step toward making a difference in the life of someone with a disability!
An Easter Seals Walk With Me event is different... and so will you be at the end of it. We partner you with an Easter Seals Honorary Ambassador, a child or adult with a disability who has benefited from Easter Seals services. On the day of your walk, you'll get to meet your ambassador. Leading up to the walk, you'll get to know your ambassador through photos and personal stories.
For more helpful info & fundraising resources visit Michael Gibbons' WALK WITH ME 2008 Squidoo lens
____________________________________________________________________________- pkd Foundation : Walk for pkd!
The Walk for pkd, polycystic kidney disease is the only fundraiser in the world committed to funding vital research that will, one day, lead to a treatment and a cure for polycystic kidney disease (pkd). Each year, thousands of pkd patients and their family, friends and co-worker team up in more than 60 cities across the country for the Walk for pkd.
For more helpful info & fundraising resources visit Michael Gibbons' WALK FOR pkd 2008 Squidoo lens
____________________________________________________________________________- City of Hope Walk for Hope
City of Hope, an innovative biomedical research, treatment and educational institution, is dedicated to the prevention and cure of cancer and other life-threatening diseases...Make a difference by walking in one of the nine Walk for Hope events planned for 2008.
For more helpful info & fundraising resources visit Michael Gibbons' City of Hope Walk for Hope 2008 Squidoo lens
____________________________________________________________________________- Ride of Silence
The Ride Of Silence is a free ride that asks its cyclists to ride no faster than 12 mph and remain silent during the ride. There is no brochure, no sponsors, no registration fees and no t-shirt. The ride, which is held during Bike Safety month (May), aims to raise the awareness...
For more helpful info & fundraising resources visit Michael Gibbons' Ride of Silence 2008 Squidoo lens
____________________________________________________________________________- National kidney Foundation: kidney Walk!
20 Million people have chronic kidney disease and another 20 million are at risk. The nkf's kidney Walk presents an occasion for dialysis patients, organ transplant recipients, donor families, living donors, the medical communities, and the general public to celebrate LIFE and support the Foundation's mission.
For more helpful info & fundraising resources visit Michael Gibbons' KIDNEY WALK 2008 Squidoo lens
____________________________________________________________________________- Jingle Bell Run / Walk!
Move Your Feet to a Jingling Beat in the arthritis Foundation's Jingle Walk/Run!
Imagine the sounds of hundreds of thousands of bells...Across the country this sound will be heard as people like you tie jingle bells to their shoelaces...
For more helpful info & fundraising resources visit Michael Gibbons' WALK FOR A CURE 2008 Squidoo lens
____________________________________________________________________________- Children's tumor Foundation: NF Marathons!
OK so its not a walk! So maybe if you get tired of walking its time for a marathon for a cause!!
The nf, neurofibromatosis Marathon Team Program is an exciting new way of supporting nf research and Children's tumor Foundation programs. Individuals sign up to participate in an established marathon as part of the nf Marathon Team. Participants receive training in fundraising and have goals to raise financial support for the nf cause.
____________________________________________________________________________- American Heart Association: Heart Walk
As the signature fund-raising event for the American Heart Association, the Heart Walk promotes physical activity and heart-healthy living in a fun family environment. This year over 1,000,000 walkers will participate
For more helpful info & fundraising resources visit Michael Gibbons' HEART WALK 2008 Squidoo lens
____________________________________________________________________________- Alliance for lupus Research: Walk with Us
Walk With Us! Lupus affects people of all ages, including children, but it most often strikes people when they are between the ages of 15 and 45. Nine out of ten people with lupus are women.
For more helpful info & fundraising resources visit Michael Gibbons' WALK WITH US 2008 Squidoo lens
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How to make your own custom photo button to wear in honor of a loved one.
To the world it may be just a button, but to one person that button may be the world!
Try something new this year! Show them WHO you're walking for. Honor a loved one or support a friend by wearing a custom photo button with their picture before and whie fundraising and at your 2008 charity walk.Make your custom button today at Buttons of Hope
- No Minimum - make one custom photo button if you like
- Upload a photo and add custom curved text
- 20% from each photo button donated to the Charity of your Choice!
CHARITY WALKERS ROCK!
TEN MILLION AMERICANS WALKED LAST YEAR!
This amazing report from the
Run Walk Ride Fundraising Council
Dollars raised by people willing to exercise for a good cause grew 12.1% in 2007 and are expected to grow at a similar rate in 2008, according to the Run Walk Ride Fundraising Council, the leading authority on athletic event fundraising.
The top thirty fundraising "thon" programs generated more than $1.64 billion in gross revenue for charity last year, up from $1.46 billion in 2006, the council's second annual "Run Walk Ride Thirty" study reports....read more here
Run Walk Ride Fundraising Council
Dollars raised by people willing to exercise for a good cause grew 12.1% in 2007 and are expected to grow at a similar rate in 2008, according to the Run Walk Ride Fundraising Council, the leading authority on athletic event fundraising.
The top thirty fundraising "thon" programs generated more than $1.64 billion in gross revenue for charity last year, up from $1.46 billion in 2006, the council's second annual "Run Walk Ride Thirty" study reports....read more here
SO WHO IS THIS BUTTON MAN?
So who is this guy Michael Gibbons and what are Buttons of Hope? I think this video captures my passion and introduces some of the people we have helped!
Click on Mike's head to see what people have to say!
Buttons of Hope in Southpark Magazine!
His Photo Buttons Serve Many Causes...
I am honored to be chosen as South Park (Charlotte NC) magazine's Snapshot for March 2008! Buttons of Hope is my passion & I hope this helps everyone understand just how powerful custom photo buttons & putting a face on your cause can be!
read the article here | Photo Buttons Focus on People
read the article here | Photo Buttons Focus on People
Absolutely everything you need to know about walking from Wendy Bumgardner!
Whether it's your first charity walk or you are a fundraising champ - Wendy's posts at About.com are interesting and informative. This is really good stuff!
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byHave you ever done a charity walk?
Did you dedicate your fundraising efforts, persoanlize your cause?
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So what do I know? Michael Gibbons' Behind the Button blog
Inspired stories about the people behind the photo buttons we make & some thoughts on fundraising & charities from the founder of Buttons of Hope.
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Charity Walks is my most popular lens woohoo! Thank you.
What did I miss? What else would be helpful or interesting?
Light The Night Walk
How about The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Li more...0 points
About.com's Joanne Fritz on Nonprofit & Charitable Orgs.
Awesome source for info, ideas and links to the non profit world.
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Coming soon...
- Nike+iPod -- This changes everything!
Take your iPod nano on your run. You let it take you. Music is your motivation. But what if you want to go further? Thanks to a unique partnership between NIKE and Apple, your iPod nano becomes your coach. Your personal trainer.
Rock 'n' run.
With a sensor in your shoe and a receiver on your iPod nano, your run takes on a whole new dimension. See the minutes tick by. Watch the miles unfold. Hear real-time feedback. All to your favorite music - including the one song that always gets you through the home stretch." />
EASTER EGGS!
That's the nickname for great things found on the web!
- Once-A-Year Walkers - Making it Through a Charity Walk
- Wendy Bumgardner does such a nice job compiling info like this! READ How to make it through a charity walk if you are a non-walker --YOU CAN DO THIS!!
- Get Healthy Helping Others - Guide to Charity Walks and Runs - iVillage
- iVillage has nice link to more info on walks/runs for charity!
- Custom Photo Buttons | Buttons of Hope - Putting a face on fundraising
- Buttons of Hope is changing the face of fundraising, making it easier, more fun and more rewarding for charities One photo button at a time!
Photo Buttons are Powerfuly Simple!
