FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2013 GO! For a Cause Charity Program Contributes
More Than $367,000 to Local Non-Profit Organizations
Program Has Generated Over 1 Million Dollars in Four Years
ST. LOUIS (MO) - May 6, 2013 - GO! St. Louis, a local non-profit
organization that specializes in providing fitness events and programs for
the region on a year-round basis, announced today that the GO! for a Cause
charity program helped 27 area charities raise $367,342 for their causes as
part of the 13th Annual GO! St. Louis Marathon & Family Fitness Weekend.
The program debuted in 2010, and continues to expand each year to include
new charities and opportunities for official partners to increase
fundraising and visibility for their cause. Since the program's inception,
more than $1,079,114 has been raised for a variety of local charities.
GO! for a Cause encourages other non-profit organizations to recruit
stakeholders to participate in the annual GO! St. Louis Marathon & Family
Fitness Weekend, while raising donations for a charity. GO! St. Louis
partners with charities by providing them the tools to implement the
program, while promoting their participation through social media and
traditional marketing. In 2013, more than 1,000 runners and walkers
participated in the program on behalf of a selected charity.
Organizations included in the 2013 program included: GO! St. Louis Team for
Kids, Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Alzheimer's Association St. Louis
Chapter, Angels' Arms, Cultural Leadership, Family Resource Center, Foster
& Adoptive Care Coalition, Gateway to Hope, Habitat for Humanity, Team
Living Water, Kids Rock Cancer, Promo Fund, Stray Rescue of St. Louis,
Leukemia & Lymphoma's Team in Training, HavenHouse St. Louis, H.I.S.
K.I.D.S., Inc, Ignatian Spirituality Project, The Magic House, Muscular
Dystrophy Association, National Multiple Sclerosis Society Gateway Area
Chapter, Operation Shower, Pujols Family Foundation, The Rose Foundation,
Share Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support, Inc., St. Jude Children's Research
Hospital, St. Louis Language Immersion Schools, Inc. and Girls on the Run.
GO! St. Louis, a local non-profit organization, encourages individuals and
families in the St. Louis region to adopt a healthy and active lifestyle
year round. The organization accomplishes this through community
collaborations, school based programming and the creation of new and unique
fitness events.
For more information on GO! St. Louis, visit www.gostlouis.org
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