Coach Up
Who better to create a winning team than Bengals head coach Zac Taylor.
Working with CancerFree KIDS, Taylor has joined the 100 Mile Challenge, presented by Chard Snyder, a 30-day fitness and fundraising campaign in September, which is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
The concept is simple: do 100 miles of activity, from walking and running to gardening and yoga and raise $100 to help kids with cancer. Participants can complete their miles doing any activity they prefer and along the way, will learn more about kids who have or are currently battling cancer.
“We have over 1,300 people registered with new people joining every day,” according to Julie Brink, executive director of CancerFree Kids. “We have 105 teams registered with 48 of those teams (34 companies) competing in the Corporate Competition. We have two companies who have created subteams within the company, which is why the 34 companies and 48 teams.”
At September’s half-way point, participants have raised more than $131,000 so far and completed over 33,333 miles.
If you think it’s too late to challenge, think again!
Brink points out that people are counting their steps to get their miles in. Individuals are sharing their many accomplishments, including hiking and biking mountains across the country, rowing machines during work breaks, walking, running, playing corn hole, cross country races, playing soccer, volleyball, exercise classes, yoga, swimming, and walks with friends and family.
You can still join the challenge and count any miles completed since Sept, 1. Brink said they are encouraging everyone to wear their T-shirts, which you can order when you register, on Tuesdays and use the hashtag #cfktshirttuesday.
Get moving and make a difference for kids battling cancer. Learn more at cfk100milechallenge.org.
As well as supporting the efforts of CancerFREE Kids, all Challengers receive two tickets to the Celebration of Champions After Party Concert. The Celebration of Champions on Sept. 29, presented by altafiber and CBTS, is at MegaCorp Pavilion features dinner and an After Party Concert with The Rockers for Research All Star Band.
The evening will inspire guests with incredible stories of courage and resilience as we raise money to fuel our mission. In addition to our inspiring and entertaining program, guests will enjoy our best-in-class silent auction, Grand Raffles, wine and bourbon pulls and live auction packages. The silent auction opens at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 24, closing Friday, Sept. 29.
This September, during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, about 1,290 kids in the U.S. will be diagnosed with cancer, the leading cause of death by disease in children. The 100 Mile Challenge is designed to spread awareness and raise funds to fuel CancerFree KIDS’ mission to get these new, innovative ideas off the ground.