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Why do we “-thon”?

June 12, 2012July 13, 2017 Written by Leslie Strudwick

As the season of charitable walk-a-thons, bike-a-thons and jog-a-thons heats up, the Chimp blog is starting a series taking a look at charitable campaigns, from athletic events to charitable consumer products. Welcome to installment #1. History (or rather Wikipedia) tells us that the world’s first walk-a-thon took place in Puerto Rico in 1953. Diplo, a […]

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Giving the gift of charity

March 28, 2012July 13, 2017 Written by Leslie Strudwick

Off the start, I’ll cop to despising the term “giving the gift of….” It’s overused these days (downright unbearable around Christmas), but it does work well when you’re talking about giving someone a gift that isn’t that tangible … like charity. I’m not talking about giving charity in the sense of helping someone out who […]

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Charity through doing instead of giving

March 26, 2012July 13, 2017 Written by Leslie Strudwick

Giving to charity is the obvious way of being charitable. But it’s not the only way. In fact, you could avoid giving a single dime to charity and still be very charitable. Instead, you could: Buy and share lunch with a homeless person you regularly see on the street. Volunteer your time and talents. Get […]

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