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Sweating For Dollars.

Authors :
Symonds, William C.
Source :
BusinessWeek; 9/19/2005, Issue 3951, p88-90, 2p, 1 Color Photograph, 1 Chart
Publication Year :
2005

Abstract

Focuses on the raising funds for charities through athletic events. Development of the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life; Estimated number of Americans that will run in relays to raise approximately $300 million; Prevalence of walkathons and bikeathons in the United States as a method to raising funds and promote awareness for a variety of causes; Amount raised through such events yearly; Impact of the awareness raised by such events on the funding for the National Cancer Institute and National Institutes of Health; Impact of corporate involvement in such events, which is believed to have started with the Project Bread Walk for Hunger in Boston, Massachusetts; Extent of corporate involvement in events.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00077135
Issue :
3951
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
BusinessWeek
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
18190935