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Texas 4000 for Cancer. Texas 4000 for Cancer or Texas 4000 is a 501 (c) (3) federally registered non-profit organization, and the World's Longest Annual Charity Bike Ride. [1] Each year a new group of 60 to 100 University of Texas at Austin students make a 70-day, 4,687-mile bike trek from the Texas campus in Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska.
Students in 19 local teams are trying to raise $750,000 to help with patient care, advocacy and research. Austin area teens team up to fight cancer in fundraising competition. Here's how to help
The Jimmy Fund. The Jimmy Fund, established in Boston in 1948, is made up of community-based fundraising events and other programs that benefit Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Since 1948, millions of people have given money to the Jimmy Fund to help save lives and reduce the burden of cancer for patients and families worldwide.
Relay For Life is a community-based walkathon fundraising event for the American Cancer Society. [1] Each year, more than 5,000 Relay For Life events take place in over twenty countries. [2] Events are held in local communities, university campuses and as virtual campaigns. [3] As the American Cancer Society 's most successful fundraiser and ...
The Box Tops for Education ( BTFE) program is an American school fundraising program sponsored by General Mills. [1] [2] Schools can earn 10 cents for every qualifying product purchased by parents and turned in to the school. The program began in California in 1996 as a way for schools to earn money through collecting coupons, known as boxtops ...
The Livestrong Foundation is a United States nonprofit organization that provides support for people affected by cancer. The foundation, based in Austin, Texas, was established in 1997 by cancer survivor and former professional road racing cyclist Lance Armstrong, as the Lance Armstrong Foundation. [ 1] The Livestrong brand was launched by the ...
The entry fee is $25 and all who register online before Aug. 28 are guaranteed a free race T-shirt. ... three high schools have participated in fundraising events and drives for the foundation ...
The Children's Tumor Foundation (CTF) is a 501 (c) (3) foundation dedicated to improving the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by NF, a group of genetic conditions known as neurofibromatosis or schwannomatosis. Their four-part mission includes propelling drug research and development through a series of strategic ...