Exercise for good Causes

There are many road races held every year for charity and awareness causes.  From the bigger, well known runs such as Race for the Cure, to small town events run for scholarship funds, there are a great deal of opportunities to both volunteer and participate.  These events are great for many reasons.  They promote general health, provide goals for people to attain, and provide a highly visual event for spreading community awareness to a cause.  The events themselves raise money through sign-up fees and donations.  Usually there are sponsors that provide after race refreshments and they increase turnout and donations.  I chose to run a number of races including the Bare it all for Charity race in Madison, WI, and the Kenosha Turkey Day Trot to name a few.  The bare it all for Charity event involves wearing a number of clothes to the race, and before beginning, taking it off and donating it.  It is a sort of hybrid race/clothing drive.  I also volunteered to a number of races and a food drive at the food pantry in my home town.