Make Waves to Fight Cancer with Swim Across America

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There are so many charity organizations and they are all worthwhile to know about and to support. One such organization is called Swim Across America and their goal is to create swim events to raise money for cancer research. It costs about $50,000 to $100,000 to operate a safe and fun swim experience. After those expenses, they award 70-85% of the gross revenue from the swim as a grant to research, clinical trials and other purposes.

Right now in Colorado, for instance, they are having an open-water clinic coached by former Olympic bronze medalist Susan Williams. It will take place in Chatfield Gravel Ponds in Littleton, Colorado.

Learn more about this event and the organization behind these types of charity events.

A Unique Experience with the Veterans Charity Ride

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If you don’t yet know about the Veterans Charity Ride, it’s a nonprofit that’s worth hearing about. They use motorcycle therapy and other life changing programs to help veterans to have uplifting and healing experiences. As they explain on their website,

“We provide our veterans with Indian Motorcycles, custom built Champion Sidecars and Trikes, to ride through the most beautiful scenic backroads of this great country, exploring America, getting our veterans outdoors, back into the environment, and connecting veterans with Mentors and other veterans, groups and supporters.”

Each year, they take wounded and amputee veterans on Indian Motorcycles to the Sturgis Bike Rally in South Dakota. In 2015, they had eight veterans who made the trip and in 2016-2017 they expanded to include twenty veterans and more sidecars. Now, the 2018 ride to Sturgis will take more veterans on an eight day ride on America’s backroads and highways. Once in Sturgis, they will spend the week of the rally riding the Black Hills, going to events and giving the veterans special attention and experiences.