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Miles For Change
by Defined Media LLC
These are the life-changing experiences of people training and running a marathon to raise money for charity.Learn about all types of nonprofit groups with an in-depth look from experts while hearing first-hand stories from the people they help. milesforchange.substack.com
Episodes
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Miles For Change EP 09 - Team In Training Part 2: Marty Hogan
Five years ago, Marty Hogan, a Chicago-area dentist, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a rare form of leukemia. Typically known as “childhood leukemia,” the diagnosis is even rarer in adults. ALL was once thought of as a death sentence, but over time, much thanks to...
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Miles For Change EP 08 - Team In Training
This is the first episode in a multi-part series highlighting one of the groups that started it all, Team in Training. The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is a global leader in the fight against cancer. The LLS funds blood cancer research that has helped significantly increased survival rates...
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Bonus Mile: Chicago Marathon Race Director Carey Pinkowski
When Carey Pinkowski took the reigns of the Chicago Marathon in the early 1990s, there were only a few thousand people who hit the roads to pound 26.2 miles of pavement. Today, the race attracts tens of thousands vying for 45,000 spots in one of the six World Marathon Majors. Hear the story from...
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Miles For Change EP 07 - Special Olympics Chicago
For over 50 years, Special Olympics Chicago has provided opportunities for thousands of athletes living with intellectual disabilities. Their organization has provided a sustainable community for the athletes and their families while offering a wide variety of athletic play and competitive events...
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Miles For Change EP 06 - Girls on the Run Chicago
Girls On The Run is a program that empowers the next generation of women by using the power of running. Elementary and middle school-aged girls learn physical and social-emotional skills that help them face challenges as they grow up. The GOTR curriculum is research-based that focuses on the...
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Miles For Change EP 05 - Chicago Police Memorial Foundation
The Chicago Police Memorial Fund was started nearly two decades ago with a singular goal; to build a memorial to honor those fallen officers. Since that time, it has grown into so much more. It is now a foundation supporting CPD Goldstar Families. The CPD Goldstar Families represents all of the...
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Miles For Change EP 04 - Imerman Angels
"It was always from the beginning about making sure ensuring no one had to go through cancer alone." - Stephanie Lieber, Executive Director, Imerman's Angels Through a very specific and unique matching process, Imerman Angels connect people who have lived with cancer at some point in their life…
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Miles For Change EP 03 - PAWS Chicago
Courtesy of PAWS Chicago The PAWS Chicago Community Outreach team is composed of five different programs, each working in tandem to address pet overpopulation and pet resource inequities in Chicago’s most underserved neighborhoods. * PAWS for Life - our door-to-door, relationship-building…
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Bonus Mile: Michael Panther, Living With Hope
Born in South Sudan, Michael Panther Mayen lost the ability to walk when he was just a child due to a severe illness. In 2018, he started Living With Hope, an organization providing wheelchairs and other assistive devices to people in Africa who otherwise wouldn’t have access to this equipment....
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Miles For Change EP 02 - Camp One Step
Since the late 1970s, the organization has hosted more than 19,000 pediatric cancer patients aged five to 19 at a sleep-away camp. Children in varying stages of their diagnosis and treatment are welcomed with a full staff of medical professionals on-site. For links to the people featured in this...
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Miles For Change EP 01 - Dare2Tri
Dare2Tri specializes in adaptive sports. They have built an inclusive community that provides training and proper tools for people living with a physical disability or visual impairment to become endurance athletes. These individuals gain the confidence to achieve personal goals through...
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Miles For Change - Meet The Host
Miles For Change is a podcast series highlighting the stories behind why average men and women push their bodies to the limit by training for and running a marathon to raise funds for charity. During this first season, listeners will get an in-depth look into non-profits with running teams…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
These are the life-changing experiences of people training and running a marathon to raise money for charity.Learn about all types of nonprofit groups with an in-depth look from experts while hearing first-hand stories from the people they help.
milesforchange.substack.com
HOSTED BY
Defined Media LLC
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These are the life-changing experiences of people training and running a marathon to raise money for charity.Learn about all types of nonprofit groups with an in-depth look from experts while hearing first-hand stories from the people they help. milesforchange.substack.com
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Miles For Change is created and hosted by Defined Media LLC.
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