May 7, 2009
Keeping Up the Pace
Charities that stage athletic events say their biggest challenge this year is getting donations
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society has been asking corporate sponsors of its walkathon and bike-athon events to provide as many matching gifts as possible.
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National Multiple Sclerosis Society
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society has been asking corporate sponsors of its walkathon and bike-athon events to provide as many matching gifts as possible.
Sean Wetstine is training hard for a 70.3-mile triathlon this summer, running, biking, or swimming for a couple of hours each day. But it is not the exercise that is making him sweat the most, he says: It's raising money for the charity he hopes to support by racing. "I feel like I'm pulling teeth to get donations," says Mr. Wetstine, a clothing-store manager in suburban Denver, who pledged to raise $2,700 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. "It's rough and embarrassing."
Mr.
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