Inspire Change: Global Charity Races for Underprivileged Children

1. How Your Race Entry Improves the World

2. Mission • Charitable and educational foundation for the benefit of underprivileged children and families around the world. • Funds a cooperative of non-profit charity partners who both benefit from and contribute to the events hosted. • Provide opportunities for personal and professional growth in addition to education of the public serving people of all ages.

3. Vision • To improve the lives and provide comfort to disadvantaged children and families • Use education, health, and fitness events to improve individual and public health and promote the benefits of cooperative living • Improve our local and global community by raising funds for our partner charities • Promote public awareness of the global work of our charity partners

4. Impact • Since 2004, MCC has granted over $400,000 in cash to our charity partners

5. Hosted Races • Alexandria Running Festival • 7th Annual • Half Marathon, 5K, Kid’s Kilometer • Revenge of the Penguins • 8th Annual – September 18, 2016 • 10/20 Miler • Scenic C&O Canal Towpath

6. AMERICAN AND ASIAN CHARITABLE TRUST (AAICT) • Provides children with unparalleled care and treatment for cancer and catastrophic diseases • Regardless of their family's ability to pay • Provides children and their families with a world class facilities. www.aaictrust.org

7. AIMS India Foundation • Seeks to bring about a social transformation in India through people across the globe • Bring about a positive transformation in India • Vision of economically self-sufficient and a socially harmonious country www.aimsindia.net

8. Association for India's Development (AID) • Volunteer movement promoting sustainable and equitable development • Initiates efforts in agriculture, energy, education, health, women's empowerment and social justice. www.aidindia.org

9. Burma Humanitarian Mission • Supports community-based backpack medics • Administer village healthcare services in isolated regions of eastern and northern Burma • Priority is preventive and responsive care for children and pregnant women www.burmamission.org

10. High Cloud Foundation • Vision of alleviating poverty of the most vulnerable • Providing support to thousands of children living in extreme poverty in the local area, nationwide and across the world • Programs to empower children and mothers www.highcloud.org

11. Iqraa (Read) • Supporting education for Palestinian youth. • All-volunteer group. • Fund-raising for education projects of United Palestinian Appeal. iqraadc.org

12. Asha for Education • Founded in 1991 • Supports basic education in India • Over 66 chapters in the US, Europe, East Asia and India • Partnered with 800+ NGOs across 24 states in India • Has disbursed in excess of $25 million dc.ashanet.org

13. Preemies Today • Supports families through the medical, emotional, financial, and social challenges of a premature birth • Help ensure the best possible outcomes and futures for their children. • Based in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. • www.preemiestoday.org

14. Marrow Minded • Increase Leukemia awareness among Asians through awareness campaigns • Increase the pool of registered Asian and other minority marrow donors. • Act as a support group for Asians with Leukemia. www.marrowminded.org

15. Final Salute • Founded in 2010 by a woman Veteran and cancer survivor • Provide homeless women Veterans with safe and suitable housing • Awareness: Homelessness among women Veterans is on the rise • Assistance: Providing housing/supportive services to homeless women Veterans • Aspiration: Their situations are temporary • http://www.finalsaluteinc.org/