Seattle-based Oiselle didn’t feel the winds or rain from Hurricane Sandy directly, but experienced some of the devastation directly when members of the company and the charity team EMC showed up in New York City just a few days later to run the marathon. The company had assembled a group of over 50 runners and raised money to benefit the charity Every Mother Counts.
When the marathon was cancelled, many of the runners spent that Sunday running the course of the marathon anyway, to respect and honor the donations people had made to the cause. The giving didn’t end there.
When Oiselle founder returned to her headquarters in Seattle, Washington, Sally Bergesen made a donation of over 100 fleece jackets, worth a total of $9,000, to the Jersey Cares Coat Drive. The coat drive is collecting donations for Hurricane Sandy as well as others in need.
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Saucony is launching the Saucony Run4Good App with the goal of combating childhood obesity. For every mile logged into the app by runners, Saucony will donate funds to selected youth running programs. Saucony was not specific about the amount it intends to donate, or the specific charitable organizations which it plans to donate funds. 