We're Changing Children's Lives Through Fitness
Imagine if childhood obesity didn’t threaten the health of so many children across America. Imagine if we could give our nation’s children a way to get moving and a reason to get excited about physical activity!
We can and we are! ING Run For Something Better is helping kids learn that exercise is fun and fostering their desire to exercise before obesity even begins.
How? ING Run For Something Better funds free school-based running fitness programs that are capped off with thrilling race day events.
Why? In addition to fighting childhood obesity, research shows that physical activity improves self esteem, school performance and a child’s overall wellbeing.
About Us
The Excitement of Race Day Inspires Kids to Achieve
And you can be a key ingredient in their success. Your financial support makes it possible for our young runners to experience the emotional high of reaching the finish line. By supporting ING Run For Something Better, you can be there with them in spirit on race day … and make an important impact on a child’s life. It’s incredibly satisfying to know how thrilled these kids are about how far they’ve come! Miami essay contest winner, 8th grade student Christian Rivera from Palm Springs Middle School, is an example of the many children we touch each school year. He brims with pride over his running efforts…
“What I will do to stay fit after completing this marathon, doing a lot of sports of course. The ING [Run For Something Better program] gave me the wings (in this case, the legs) and I begin to fly (run), I do all kinds of sports including the ones that I am bad at, but I keep doing it, cross country, track and field, soccer, etc. Name it, I play it! Thanks to ING [Run For Something Better].”
How does Christian stay motivated to achieve his fitness goals?
“What really inspires me are those who can’t do it as much as they wish. Those who are fighting the cancer in a hospital and they only can run on their imagination, those who are in a wheelchair thinking if they would be able to at least walk again, these people who can’t do it but if they could they would do their very best.”
Why Is It So Successful?
Because it’s exciting! Kids get to experience the buzz of a cheering crowd and the chance to show their stuff on race day. And kids learn to set and meet goals. In fact, pursuing their running goals empowers children nationwide with the means to achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
With your support, we’re giving kids the “wings” to “fly” and inspiring them to live healthy today, so they can have a better tomorrow!
Hurray for the children! That’s over 60,000 who’ve logged over 2 million miles!
What We Do
Watch The Kids In Action!
See the smiles of success for yourself. Watch our ING Run For Something Better video for some race day thrills from across the country.
You can be a part of the excitement. Please give to the Orange Laces campaign to help support physical education in schools and empower kids to adopt a lifetime habit of physical fitness!
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Join Our Fundraising Team – The ING Run For Something Better Champions
You can become a Champion for kids’ fitness and take part in a kids non profit initiative. There are two ways to fundraise to help kids exercise and fight obesity through running fitness programs. You can fundraise for a race you’re participating in. Or, even if you can’t be there, you can support kids by being a virtual fundraiser.
It’s easy, because we provide you with everything you need to raise money for school-based running programs. And you’ll get your own free, personalized fundraising web page and a free online training plan from Active.com.
Become a Champion for kids’ fitness today!
Find out how to get a guaranteed bib for the ING New York City Marathon by fundraising. Learn More.
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