2010 Charities
Going The Distance Foundation
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Through the Going The Distance Foundation and the Marathon Direct Giving Program, many direct donations are given by the event to our volunteer groups.
The Portland Marathon recruits over 4,500 volunteers annually to assist with our event. Our volunteer program has served as a vehicle for providing school and organizational credit and experience for a host of local charities, nonprofits, sport, school, and service clubs. It also provides a wonderful sense of community for so many who come to Portland to participate in the events of the Portland Marathon. Volunteer teams have fun, work together and benefit from being involved in a great community event. The Direct Giving Program provides an ability to earn not only experience, but also a donation for volunteering.
Thank you for donating and/or fundraising for our unique program and allowing us to utilize financial resources to in turn help other charities, organizations and worthwhile causes. Each year the funds available to us vary, and the donations vary, accordingly. Each year we have many success stories shared with us on how the program continues to benefit others.
The Children's Cancer Association
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When seriously ill children and their families need more than medicine, the Children's Cancer Association creates joy one moment at a time. Together with the compassionate community of supporters and a network of cutting-edge hospital partners, CCA has built a one-of-a-kind support organization that offers unique services and award-winning programs.
American Cancer Society
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http://www.acsDetermiNation.org
The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy and service.
No matter who you are, we can help. Contact us anytime, day or night, for information and support at: 1800 227-2345.
Pancreatica Walks and Runs
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Pancreatica Walks and Runs is an initiative of the non-profit Cancer Patients Alliance aimed at forever changing the tragic relationship between human beings and pancreatic cancer. Our group is dedicated to raising awareness and funds, increasing education and supporting pancreatic cancer research. Pancreatic cancer is the least funded cancer in terms of research. Despite causing enormous mortality, pancreatic cancer receives (on a mortality basis) much less funding for research than most of the other major cancers. As a participant in Pancreatica Walks and Runs you can help in the fight against pancreatic cancer - you will also receive great fundraising tips, coaching, running apparel, prizes and more.
http://www.tofightcancer.com/
Please call 1-877-ToFightCancer (1-877-863-4448) or e-mail us at Participate@ToFightCancer.com for more information.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
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http://www.teamintraining.org/or/
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team In Training® is the world's largest endurance sports training program. The program provides training to run or walk marathons and half marathons or participate in triathlons and century (100-mile) bike rides. Since 1988, more than 380,000 volunteer participants have helped raise more than $900 million.
Be The Match
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Creating connections. Saving lives.
The National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) and our Be The Match Foundation are nonprofit organizations dedicated to creating an opportunity for all patients to receive the bone marrow or umbilical cord blood transplant they need, when they need it.
Our mission
Every year, thousands of people of all ages are diagnosed with leukemia and other life-threatening diseases. Many of them will die unless they get a bone marrow or cord blood transplant from a matching donor. Seventy percent of people do not have a donor in their family and depend on our Be The Match Registry to find a match to save their life.
Susan G. Komen Marathon for the Cure
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Our Vision: A World Without Breast Cancer
Our Promise: End Breast Cancer Forever
Our Mission: Saving Lives
The Oregon & SW Washington Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® has one clear goal - saving lives. This is our 17th year serving our community as the trusted partner in the fight against breast cancer, and we are the only organization in Oregon and SW Washington that exclusively copes with the issues of breast cancer on all levels. We are committed to serving all 36 counties in Oregon as well as the three counties in SW Washington; Clark, Skamania, and Cowlitz: by providing:
- Education about breast cancer and early detection
- Information and support to breast cancer survivors and their families
- Funding for mammograms for women who are uninsured or underinsured
- Funding for transportation and treatment support for survivors
Our promise to you is that we will always be responsible stewards of your donations, therefore 75% of net fundraising dollars raised here - stays here. The remaining 25% teams with other Komen Affiliates nationwide to fund an all-time high of $100 million in breast cancer research in 2008.
Children's Tumor Foundation
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http://nfendurance.org/portland
We are a charity based endurance team where participants can join in events across the country to raise awareness and research dollars that enable treatments and a cure for neurofibromatosis. Unlike other charity based teams, we structure our fundraising system on incentives, not contracts. Participants are encouraged to fund raise through contributions made to a personalized Web site and donations sent by mail.
In support of the Children's Tumor Foundation, the NF Endurance Team offers the opportunity for individuals to participate in team endurance sports to raise money for research, promote awareness, and provide a network of caring support for those suffering with Neurofibromatosis and their families.
For more information on how you can run for a cure please visit http://nfendurance.org/portland.
Oregon Hospice Association
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The Oregon Hospice Association is a nonprofit, charitable public benefit organization that makes sure every Oregonian can get the care they want at the end of life. OHA's first responsibility is to the public. In addition to public information, referral and advocacy, OHA provides education and technical assistance to more than 70 operating and developing hospice provider programs that are or will be serving dying Oregonians and their families and loved ones.
The Ray of Hope Foundation
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The Ray of Hope Foundation is dedicated to creating grassroots community based projects that improve education, infrastructure and health services in Kenya. Our projects are guided by the aspirations and self-identified needs of the communities in our project areas.
We provide secondary school sponsorship, train traditional birth attendants and health workers, assist women to start microfinance programs and improve infrastructure (wells, classrooms, clinics, school supplies and medical equipment/supplies).
We accomplish our mission with the understanding that we are all interconnected and share universal human values which, when recognized and cultivated, have the power to transform our global community.
Organic Athlete Organization
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http://www.organicathlete.site-ym.com
Support OrganicAthlete members as we train for the 2010 Portland Marathon and Half Marathon. OrganicAthlete is a community of athletes and fitness enthusiasts who teach and inspire people to integrate sports, compassion, and environmental stewardship by adopting an organic, vegan lifestyle.
Join us by becoming a fundraiser and training for the 2010 Portland Marathon!
Volunteers of America - Oregon
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VOA has been helping Oregonians since 1896, and is a leader in implementing innovative solutions to some of our community's biggest social problems: poverty, child abuse, domestic violence, addiction, and caring for the isolated, frail elderly. Please help me raise money and awareness for Volunteers of America Oregon so that programs such as Home Free, the Family Relief Nursery, and the Marie Smith Center can continue to provide services to those in need.
Through the dedication of approximately 350 staff members and a volunteer base of more than 615 community supporters, Volunteers of America Oregon helps change the lives of nearly 17,000 children, adults, and seniors each year through their 24 social service programs.
Thank you for your support!
Talk About Curing Autism
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Talk About Curing Autism (TACA) provides information, resources, and support to families affected by autism. For families who have just received the autism diagnosis, TACA aims to speed up the cycle time from the autism diagnosis to effective treatments. TACA helps to strengthen the autism community by connecting families and the professionals who can help them, allowing them to share stories and information to help people with autism be the best they can be.
National Federation of the Blind of Oregon
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With more than 50,000 members, the National Federation of the Blind is the largest and most influential membership organization of blind people in the United States. The NFB improves blind people's lives through advocacy, education, research, technology, and programs encouraging independence and self-confidence. It is the leading force in the blindness field today and the voice of the nation's blind. In January 2004 the NFB opened the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, the first research and training center in the United States for the blind led by the blind.
Oregon National Guard Relief Fund
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The Oregon National Guard Emergency Relief Fund (ORNG ERF) is the Oregon National Guard's own emergency financial assistance organization and is dedicated to helping the 'Guard' take care of its own. ORNG ERF has maintained its success through the generous donations from both the general public and from the Oregon National Guard Family. We are grateful for the donations we have received from many local businesses and corporations. The Oregon National Guard and the program's volunteer board provide for many of the program's administration requirements, thereby ensuring donated dollars go directly to those needing emergency financial assistance.
Oregon National Guard Emergency Relief is exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code. Our FEIN is 93-0915051. Although sponsored by the Oregon National Guard, the Emergency Relief Fund receives no direct funding from the government.
All donations to the Oregon National Guard Emergency Relief Fund are used to support Soldiers, Airmen and their families. A link to secure online donating can be found through our website.
Friends of Portland's Mounted Patrol
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Friends of Portland's Mounted Patrol is a non-profit organization that supports Portland's mounted police. The Friends recently gave $100,000 to the City of Portland so the venerable Portland crime fighters and ambassadors wouldn't be cut from the City's budget. The Friends give money yearly to support the horses by purchasing equipment and even saving a horse by providing the funds for a life saving surgery. The Friends have committed to raising additional funds to keep the mounted patrol and replenish the foundation.
