Since its inception, The Mercedes Marathon has raised more than $2 million for local children's charities. For more information on how you can donate or participate please visit our race charities, or make a donation online via Active.com.
Helping the Bell Center Children Over the Long Run
For more than 20 years, The Bell Center for Early Intervention Programs has provided treatment for children with special needs including children born prematurely, or with spina bifida, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and a variety of other genetic disorders through its therapy programs. The program has provided dramatic results for more than 600 children who have participated since its beginning.
Would you or someone you know like help with training for your first half- or full marathon in return for helping some very special children at the Bell Center? Then the Bell Center’s Partners in Training Program is for you!
For more information or to register as a Bell Center Participant, please visit the BellCenter Website
Click here to make a contribution or to become a Bell Center fundraiser!
The Service Guild of Birmingham
The Service Guild of Birmingham is a volunteer organization whose mission is to provide active and committed members dedicated to fundraising and to assisting children at risk for developmental delay while maximizing their potential through a one-to-one therapeutic approach. Service Guild members are dedicated to providing funding and volunteer services to these children through a lifetime partnership with The Bell Center.
The Service Guild of Birmingham raises approximately two-thirds of the operating budget for The Bell Center Early Intervention program. Thirty percent of those funds are raised in partnership with the Mercedes Marathon. There are many exciting opportunities for involvement in 2010. For more information on The Service Guild of Birmingham visit their website at www.theserviceguild.org.
Kid One Transport is a non-profit organization that provides transportation for children and expectant mothers in Alabama to any scheduled appointment to improve their health - medically, mentally, or physically. Since our inception in 1997, Kid One has completed 150,000 trips and served thousands of families.
Go the Extra Mile!
You are invited to be part of the inspiring Mercedes Marathon weekend by supporting Kid One Transport! Individuals are asked to raise funds on behalf of Kid One, and are eligible for incentives based on contributions. Join in the excitement and run or walk to help children in Alabama reach needed medical care.
Thanks for running, so they can ride!
