ACTIVE CHARITY was founded in 2005
by Chico State buddies Jason Skeoch, Dan Michie, Ryan Ashburn and Rob
Nowacek, Active Charity works to support causes we feel are
important, often focusing on local issues benefiting children.
Follow these links for articles about Active Charity:
Dan
Michie
wins Jefferson Award
Danville
Weekly
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September
2010
Mark
Curtis
Media
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August
2010
Pleasanton Weekly - July 2009
Chico Statements - Spring 07
East Bay Business Times - July 2006
The Active Charity crew has been working with charitable organizations
since 2005. Our primary role has been to act as "feet on the
street" in organizing events by finding donors and participants to
attend our events.
Active Charity members Jason Skeoch and Dan Michie were surprised and honored to receive the “Rookie of the Year” award by the Greater Bay Area Chapter of JDRF on behalf of their organization.
Loren Lingenfelter, incoming chapter President and good friend of Active Philanthropy gave the award to the group in recognition of their fundraising efforts at the 2006 Drive For A Cure. The award was presented during the Annual Research Meeting held at the Four Seasons Hotel in San Francisco on June 28th, 2007.
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Our largest event has been the JDRF Summer Classic
benefiting the Juvenile
Diabetes Research Foundation.
Since 2006, we have helped raise over $1,300,000 in support of JDRF in
its mission to find a cure for Type 1 diabetes.
We have also hosted poker parties in support of the
George Mark Children's House as well as the Children's Hospital &
Research Center Oakland. In 2009, Active Charity partnered with
Ultra Runner Dave Rhodes in his "100 Miles for George
Mark Children's House".
In addition to these more traditional events, Active
Charity has also used the "Virtual
Challenge" series of local running
and cycling events to raise money for specific causes. These are
designed to be one time, short duration challenges that get
participants out and moving while raising money.
Active Charity believes that everyone wants to help
support worthy causes and that if you host well-run, fun events, people
will come back again and again.
For more information about us or any of our events, email us at activecharity@gmail.com
