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Charity Events
| Part of the ZogSports mission is to help our members engage in social action, by providing them with flexible philanthropy opportunities. ZogSports organizes its own charity events and partners with local charitable organizations to promote/co-sponsor their events. Check back often to find out about upcoming events and opportunities to give something back to your community and have a blast doing it! |
Street Project’s Spring Fling 2008 – May 15 Street Project - the volunteer organization that provides busy young professionals in New York with a variety of regular and flexible opportunities to give back to their community and connect to a network of other dedicated people - is holding its Spring Fling event on May 15, featuring an open bar.
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The Pink Agenda Spring Gala – May 15 The Pink Agenda, an organization of young professionals committed to raising money for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) and Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is officially launching with a gala including cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, a silent auction, and a keynote speech by the bestselling author of The Cancer Vixen, Marisa Acocella Marchetto. Net proceeds from the event will benefit the BCRF and Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
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Walk with the Episcopal Response to AIDS for the AIDS Walk – May 18 The Episcopal Response to AIDS (ERA) is one of around 60 Community Partner organizations that benefit from the annual AIDS Walk, and they would like to invite all Zoggers of all faiths and no faith to walk with them. Funds raised in association with the walk will benefit grassroots parish AIDS programs in the tri-state area. This year, the ERA’s goal is to have a team of 200 walkers and raise $70,000. ERA provides t-shirts, breakfast, photos, and other fellowship along the route.
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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Rock & Run on the River – June 8 Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center will present its second annual Rock & Run on the River June 8, 2008. This one-day event will feature a 5 K run/walk followed by a food and entertainment festival on Hudson River Park’s Pier 84. Dan Abrams, MSNBC host and chief legal correspondent for NBC News, will host. The event is designed to raise awareness and funds for MSKCC’s Cancer Survivorship Initiative. With more men, women, and children living beyond cancer than ever before, Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s pioneering Survivorship Initiative serves as a national and international model for programs designed to meet their special needs. All participants in the run/walk will receive a Rock & Run T-shirt designed by the honorary co-chair of the event, acclaimed fashion designer Carmen Marc Valvo. After the run/walk, attendees can enjoy signature dishes from acclaimed New York restaurants and musical performances by exciting New York talent. Zog teams are encouraged to join!
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Join the Nike+ Human Race and Run for a Cause - August 31 Join the Nike+ Human Race and run for a cause - On 08.31.08, Nike is making a statement like no other before by putting on the World’s Largest Running Event. The 10k event will be the ultimate runner experience. By combining the Nike+ digital running world with the physical, the Nike+ Human Race is open to anyone, anywhere. Nike is hosting race events in 25 cities around the world, but by logging into nikeplus.com, every city and every road can become a race-day course. Better yet - as participants in the Nike+ Human Race, runners will be able to run for a cause. For more information visit nikeplus.com/humanrace and save your space for the Nike+ Human Race.
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