Charity Miles is an organization that gives people the opportunity to direct corporate contributions to charities of their choice… simply by walking, running and biking! It adds extra motivation to know that as you are moving you are doing good!
Charity Miles tracks your distance, and large companies make contributions to the charity you selected.
Here’s how to join in on the fun:
- Download the Charity Miles app onto your smartphone. Available on both Apple & Android at charitymiles.org.
- Create a free account.
- Choose which charity you would like to support. You may change selections each time you log in.
- Select “Teams” and join the “Fueling Healthy Families” team!
- Start walking, running or biking!
One cool feature of the app I love is the availability to add a picture and share to social media what charity you are supporting. You also get to see what corporate partner is donating on your behalf.
Some of the current charities:
Partnership for a Healthier America
– End childhood obesity
Stand Up To Cancer
– Fund cancer research
ASPCA
– Protect Animals
Alzheimer’s Association
– Support Alzheimer’s research
USO
– Support our service members
Team Red, White & Blue
– Enrich the lives of American veterans
Feeding America
– Fight hunger in America
ALS Association
– Fighting to treat and cure ALS
Save the Children
– Invest in children worldwide
Operation Smile
– Provide life-changing surgeries to children
Habitat for Humanity
– Provide housing to people worldwide
Girl Up
– Empower girls worldwide
(RED)
– Create the first AIDS-free generation
Sight For Kids
– Free eye exams and glasses for children
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
– Move towards a world free of MS
Wounded Warrior Project
– Honor and empower wounded warriors
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
– Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
– Cure and treat childhood cancer
American Diabetes Association
– Fight Diabetes
Charity: Water
– Provide clean and safe drinking water
National Park Foundation
– Protect our National parks
Shot@Life
– Provide vaccines to children worldwide
The Michael J. Fox Foundation
– Cure Parkinson’s Disease
Autism Speaks
– Support Autism research
Every Mother Counts
– Make pregnancy and childbirth safe for every mother
World Wildlife Fund
– Protect nature and wildlife
Girls On The Run
– Empowering girls through running
DoSomething.org
– Empower young people
The Nature Conservatory
– Protect nature and preserve life
The World Food Programme
– Fight hunger worldwide
Pencils of Promise
– Build schools worldwide
Special Olympics
– Empower athletes with intellectual disabilities
Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America
– Cure Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis
Team For Kids
– Get kids active
She’s the First
– Educate girls in low-income countries
Soles4Souls
– Provide shoes to fight poverty worldwide
Nothing But Nets
– Provide anti-malaria bednets
Back On My Feet
– Empower people experiencing homelessness
Achilles International
– Empower athletes with disabilities
The Ironman Foundation
– Get kids active
Vision Spring
– Provide eyeglasses to people worldwide
Foundation of the NSNA
– Support our future nurses
Which charity would you choose?
