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Charity Walks in DC

  • 2009 Washington DC Charity Walks:

    Contact us at ZumeWalk.com to post your charity walk.

    Email: mikezume@zumewalk.com or fill out the contact page
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    2009 - Second Annual Walk for Lupus - Baltimore MD

    Starting at 9:00 a.m. Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m. at the Y of Central Maryland-Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Family Center 900 E. 33rd Street. We will circle Lake Montebello. A two miles walk back and forth.

    Location:

    “Y” of Central Maryland Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Center at Stadium Place
    900 E 33rd St
    Baltimore, MD 21218-3663

    Walk Date - 9/26/2009 8:00am - 12:00 pm
    General Registration - Standard: No Fees

    Participant Level

    Level 4 ($5,000.00 + ) 

    Individual walkers raising over $5,000 will receive a Walk for Lupus Now fleece! Prizes are awarded based on donations received by the LFAGW as of October 10th, 2009. Prizes will be mailed 8-10 weeks after the event

       Rewards: Walk for Lupus Now - Fleece

    Level 3 ($1,000.00 - $4,999.99) 

    Individual walkers raising over $1,000 but less than $5,000 will receive a Walk for Lupus Now sweatshirt! Prizes are awarded based on donations received by the LFAGW as of October 10th, 2009. Prizes will be mailed 8-10 weeks after the event.

       Rewards: Walk for Lupus Now - Sweatshirt 

    Level 2 ($500.00 - $999.99) 

    Individual walkers raising over $500 but less than $1,000 will receive a Walk for Lupus Now baseball cap! Prizes are awarded based on donations received by the LFAGW as of October 10th, 2009. Prizes will be mailed 8-10 weeks after the event.

     Rewards: Walk for Lupus Now - Baseball Cap

    Level 1 ($100.00 - $999.99) 

    Individual walkers raising over $100 but less than $500 will receive a Walk for Lupus Now T-shirt! Prizes are awarded based on donations received by the LFAGW as of October 10th, 2009. Prizes will be mailed 8-10 weeks after the event.

    Rewards: Walk for Lupus Now - T-Shirt

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    When: Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 8:30 - 12:00 PM
    Where: Pennsylvania Avenue & 13th Street, NW Washington DC
    Registration: No fee, just fun
    Call: 888-349-1167 or 202-349-1167

    Purpose: To support current information, education programs, outreach services and research for people with lupus, chronic auto immune diseases that causes inflammation and can affect various parts of the body, especially the kidneys, skin, joints and blood.

      

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    National Walk for Epilepsy 

    WHEN: March 28, 2009
    Link at: Register Now for the 2009 National Walk for Epilepsy  March 28, 2009   National Mall, D.C.
    WHERE:
    8:15 a.m.          Pre-Walk Rally (stage on the National Mall
    8:45 a.m.          National Walk for Epilepsy begins
    10:30 a.m.        Post Walk celebration
    ADD’L CONTACT: Email mailto:walkinfo@efa.org
    Phone
    1-866- 4EF-WALK
    1-866-433-9255
    By Mail 
    National Walk for Epilepsy
    8301 Professional Place
    Landover, MD 20785 
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    Walk, Run & Rally to Stop the Silence
    WHEN: April 19, 2009 
    Link at: Support the 2009 Run & Rally to Stop the Silence by Change.org
    WHERE:
    This 6th Annual Event - the Run and Rally to Stop the Silence - will be held from approximately 8:00 am to 11:30 am (final start and activity times will be posted soon) on Sunday, April 19, 2009 in West Potomac Park in Washington DC. West of 17th Street and south of Constitution Avenue NW (Intersection: Ohio Drive and West Basin Drive)
    ADD’L CONTACT INFO: contact Pamela Pine, ppine@stopcsa.org with questions.
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    The Capitol Challenge Walk for MS
    WHEN: October 3rd & 4th, 2009
    Link at: The Capital Challenge Walk MS by the National MS Society
    WHERE:
    The Capital Challenge Walk MS route is will take participants through the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and end at the U.S. Capitol in an incredible demonstration of strength and unity. For the safety of the participants, the exact route will not be released to the public prior to the event.
    ADD’L CONTACT INFO: By calling the Society at 1-800-FIGHT-MS
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    Arthritis Walk  
    WHEN:May 30, 2009
    Link at: 2009 Arthritis Walk by the Arthritis Foundation - Washington, DC
    WHERE & WHEN:
    Sylvan Theater at the National Mall 15th Street and Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 2000Saturday May 30, 2009  at 10 a.m.
    Add’l Contact Info: 800-283-7800 Arthritis Foundation P.O. Box 96280 Washington, DC 20077

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    Avon Walk for Breast Cancer
     WHEN: May 2-3, 2009 
    Avon Walk for Breast Cancer - Washington, DC 
    Link at: http://walk.avonfoundation.org
    WHERE: Please see intro meeting information below or link to Avon Walk intro meeting page:
    Join us at these upcoming Introduction Meetings and learn everything you need to know about the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer.
    Please RSVP below. For online and phone meetings, you will receive dial-in and internet instructions when we receive your RSVP.
    Add’l Contact info:
    For more information, please email info.dc@avonwalk.org or call 202.457.8701 
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    Relay for Life by the American Cancer Society
    Relay for Life - Many Locations in the Washington, DC Area
    WHEN:  Multiple times and locations throughout Washington DC link.
    Add’l Contact Info: 1-800-ACS-2345 for “Relay for Life” by the American Cancer Society
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    Race for Hope
    Cassidy & Pinkard Colliers Race for Hope - DC 2009
    WHEN: Sunday, May 3, 2009 
    WHERE: Washington DC, Freedom Plaza 
    Add’ Contact InfoPlease email racedc@curebraintumors.org for help
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    Walk to Empower by Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization
    WHEN: Mother’s Day, May 10, 2009, 9:00 AM
    WHERE: National Mall, Washington DC
    Add’l Contact Info: Walk to Empower Info Line: (877) 963-7223 x2742 or link to contact page here:
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    National Police Week - 5K run or walk
    WHEN: Saturday May 16, 2009 at 9:00 A.M.
    WHERE: The 5K assembly area will be at FBI Washington Field Office, 601 4th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001, one block east of the Judiciary Square Metro Stop. The 5K will begin on 3rd and E Street, N.W. and will finish on 4th Street, N.W., near the National Law Enforcement Memorial.
    Add’l Contact Info: Click this link to register at active link:
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    Walk to Cure Diabetes
    WHEN: Sunday, May 31, 2009 Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. 
    Walk begins at 10:00 a.m. Rain or Shine 
    WHERE: Nationals Stadium, Washington DC  Walk Day and Route Info COMING SOON!
    Add’l Contact Info: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International 
    120 Wall Street New York, NY 10005-4001 Phone: 1-800-533-CURE (2873) E-mail: info@jdrf.org
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    Susan G Komen 3-day Walk for the Cure
    WHEN: The 2009 Washington, DC Breast Cancer 3-Day will take place October 9 - 11, 2009. Come join us for an incredible journey. Select a link below to register. Or click here to download a registration form to mail in.
    WHERE: 

    October 9 - 11, 2009

    With its incredible memorials, monuments and museums, Washington, DC is one of the most scenic backdrops for a 3-Day journey. In this place of powerful elites, the thousands of 3-Day participants are living examples of the power we all have to change the world.

    Take the first step on your 60-mile DC journey. Click here to register today.

    Add’l Contact Info: If you decide to form or join a team later, you can always call 800.996.3DAY.

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    Ivy Vines Charities Walk - benefiting American Diabetes Association
    WHEN: Wheaton, Maryland - 2009 Date to be Announced
    WHERE: 2009 date to be announced
    Add’l Contact Info: Ivy Vine Charities, Inc.
    43 Randolph Road PMB 102
    Silver Spring, MD 20904
    IvyVineCharities@gmail.com  
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    Take Steps for Walk Crohn’s & Colitis
    WHEN: June 20, 2009, 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
    WHERE: Washington DC Tidal Basin at the Sylvan Theater
    Add’l Contact Info: 
    Contact:              Marcy Fritter 
    Email:                  mfritter@ccfa.org 
    Phone:                703-865-6130
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    Inaugural Ronald D. Paul Companies PG County Walk benefiting the National Kidney Foundation
    WHEN: Sunday, April 19, 2009
    WHERE: The Mall at Prince Georges, Hyattsville
    Add’l Contact Info: 
    Contact: Jennifer Deems
    Email: jennifer.deems@kidney.org
    Phone: 202-244-7900
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    MS Walks benefiting National MS Society
    WHEN: Link to see all listings
    WHERE: Link to see all listings 
    Add’l Contact Info: For more information, contact the Chapter at (202) 296-5363 or WalkMS@MSandYOU.org.
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    Aids Walk Washington
    WHEN: Saturday, October 3, 2009
    WHERE: To be determined
    Add’l Contact Info: (202) 332-WALK (9255)
    Ted Hobart
    Outreach & Registration Coordinator
    thobart@wwc.org 
    AIDS Walk Washington
    P.O. Box 73768
    Washington, DC  20056
    (202) 797-4456
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    Out of the Darkness Community Walk benefiting the AFSP
    WHEN & WHERE:
    If you do not see a walk in your state or area and would like to organize a walk in your community, contact Mike Lamma, AFSP’s Director of Field Management, at 1-888-333-AFSP (2377) Ext. 16, or mlamma@afsp.org. Please include your location if you are contacting by email.
    Add’l Contact Info:
    American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
    120 Wall Street, 22nd Floor
    New York, NY 10005
    Toll-free: 1-888-333-AFSP
    Phone: (212) 363-3500 x13
    Fax: (212) 363-6237
    Website: www.afsp.org
    Or send an email to mpeak@afsp.org
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    National Down Syndrome Walk - DSANV Buddy Walk
    WHEN & WHERE: To be determined
    Add’l Contact Info:
    Address: Fairfax, VA, 22035 
    Country: United States
    Date: 10/18/2008
    Website: http://www.dsanv.org
    Contact Info: Michelle & Brian Ray
    Email: micheller@dsanv.org
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    American Classic: 5K Race for Humanity
    WHEN & WHERE: To be determined
    Add’l Contact Info: Contact americanclassic5k@gmail.com for more information.
    American University Alumni Association
    4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW • Washington, DC 20016-8143 • 202.885.5900
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     Step Out and Fight Diabetes Walks benefiting American Diabetes Association
    WHEN & WHERE: To be deteremined
    Washington DC and Northern VA 
    Add’l Contact Info: 1-888-DIABETES or by email.
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    Help the Homeless Foundation Walk sponsored by Fannie Mae
    WHEN & WHERE: To be determined
    Add’l Contact Info:

    Fannie Mae Help the Homeless Program
    1-877-WALK HTH (877-925-5484)
    4000 Wisconsin Ave., NW
    2H-5W/02
    Washington, DC 20016

    helpthehomeless@merkleinc.com

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