Join the Marathon Strides Against Multiple Sclerosis Team at the GoodLife Fitness Toronto Marathon! Click Here for more details.

The Mikey Network is working to create public awareness and provide education about heart healthy lifestyles. Currently we are committed to placing "MIKEYS"(public access defibrillators) in as many high-risk locations as possible so people affected by sudden cardiac arrest might have a second chance at life.

1 in 100 Canadians, translating to 300,000 people in Canada, carry an inherited bleeding disorder gene, and an estimated 30,000 of them have symptoms severe enough to require medical care.

Hemophilia Ontario is the Ontario Chapter of the Canadian Hemophilia Society, a not-for-profit organization committed to improving the quality of life of people affected by inherited bleeding disorders such as Hemophilia, von Willebrand's and other related blood conditions. The organization works towards finding a cure as well as maintaining a safe national blood bank system. Due to the organization's continued effort, there is now an established, nationwide standard of care in place in hospitals for all those with blood disorders.

Diabetes is a chronic, incurable disease that occurs when the body doesn't produce any or enough insulin, leading to an excess of sugar in the blood.

More than two million Canadians have diabetes. By the end of this decade, it is expected to rise to three million. The financial burden of diabetes and its complications on people with the disease and on the Canadian healthcare system is enormous. The personal costs of diabetes may include a reduced quality of life and the increased likelihood of complications such as heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, blindness, and amputation.

To date there is no proven way to prevent type 1 diabetes; however, the onset of type 2 diabetes may be prevented or delayed, through increased physical activity and diet. Taking these steps now can lead to a healthier future.

The Toronto Foundation for Student Success (TFSS) is the arm's length charitable organization of the Toronto District School Board. Our mission is to help students benefit emotionally, physically and intellectually from each school day. We currently fund nutrition programs that feed up to 64,000 students each school day. For more information about the TFSS, please call (416) 394-6880.

Run for HIV/AIDS programs in Africa and collaborative Youth Leadership Training in Canada. Click here to find out more.

37 million people in the world are blind. 28 million don't have to be. 75% of global blindness is either treatable or preventable.

ORBIS Canada is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and restoring sight by providing training to eye care professionals, building eye care infrastructure, and helping to improve access to quality eye care in the developing world. Since 1982, ORBIS has implemented more than 600 sight-saving programs in over 80 countries and has helped to train more than 124,000 eye care professionals worldwide. It is estimated that 27.5 million adults and children have been directly impacted by ORBIS's sight-saving programs worldwide.

To help ORBIS Canada give the precious gift of sight, please visit www.orbiscanada.ca.

MADD Toronto is committed to reduce the incidence of impaired driving in Toronto and to support the victims of this violent crime. The net proceeds from this event (pledges less entry fee rebates) will be used to raise awareness of impaired driving and to reduce it's occurrence in Toronto. We will use the funds for High School Educational Programs and we will increase our sponsorship of the Toronto Police Services R.I.D.E. program, resulting in additional R.I.D.E. spot-checks in Toronto.

Courage, strength and heart. Three traits inherent to every young adult battling cancer. Alli Shapiro, founder of Alli's Journey, embodied just that; courage and strength in her seven year fight with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, and heart as she lived with this disease using humour, humility and belief as her strongest weapons. Unfortunately, Alli succumbed to her disease in July 2006.

Alli Shapiro represented a segment of the population that is struggling with cancer in various forms and degrees of substance. Inexplicably, young adults aged 18 to 35, represent one of the largest segments suffering from Lymphoma and statistically cancer is now the leading cause of premature death of young women in Canada (Cancer in Young Adults in Canada, 2006).

Young adults' concerns and issues are different that those of other age segments and they need to be treated differently. They need to communicate with others who can relate as they live their life as a cancer patient.

Alli's Journey is a charitable organization (Charitable number 80 6478373 RR001) that focuses on raising money for education, research and support for young adults, ages 18 to 35 with cancer, no matter what form.

Achilles Track Club: This international organisation encourages and trains people with various disabilities to participate in running with the general public. To learn more about Achilles, please click www.achillestrackclub.ca or call (416) 485-6451.

If you are interested in raising pledges for an organization not listed here, please feel free to do so. We suggest that you contact the charity of your choice to make arrangements for collecting and submitting pledges.

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