Positive Tracks Wins Prestigious Beyond Sport Global Award

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Recipient of Best Partnership in Sport for Good

HANOVER, N.H., Sept. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire

Positive Tracks was selected out of 400 global entries to win the esteemed Beyond Sport Award for its ‘Sweat for Good’ mission to equip and support youth partners in championing causes and/or advancing change using the power of physical activity. Held in New York

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Becoming A Hero Starts With A Half Marathon

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Saheer Mathrani goes next level for the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock.

Last October, along with his fraternity, Psi U, 19 year old Dartmouth College sophomore, Saheer Mathrani, donned a superhero cape and ran in the CHaD HERO, which benefits the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth. Considering his interest in pediatric medicine and love of outdoor activity,

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Speaking Through Soccer

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Nicholas Zak Lee has made it his annual mission to Sweat for Good for Soccer Without Borders.

As a student at Oakland Tech High School, in Oakland, CA, Nick Zak-Lee loved playing soccer. One of the schools he played against was nearby Oakland International High School (OIHS), which serves the city’s newly arrived immigrants and

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One 5K + 2 Voices = Massive Impact

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 MOLLY

“I do a lot of talking to strangers.”

This is how Molly Blake, 23, describes what she does when she’s not on the job as a Playworks Coach at Gardner Pilot Academy in Allston, MA. “I’m constantly talking about my job,” she says, “because it is so unique.” As a Playworks Coach Molly helps

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Going the Distance For The Importance Of Play

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Mark Adamiak ran the 2017 Boston Marathon to support Playworks and their dedication to healthy, inclusive recess in schools.

When Mark Adamiak, 23, thinks back on what he loved about his hometown of Middletown CT, he remembers the diversity. His mom and dad emigrated from Poland, and in Middletown settled into blue collar life amidst

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Kicking Ask!

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GOING BIG TO GIVE ALZHEIMER’S THE BOOT: “It’s all about asking, and asking with confidence,” says Alex LeClair. The senior at the University of Vermont is Vice President of Philanthropy and Community Service for his fraternity Pi Kappa Alpha (Pike). He’s talking on the phone while huddled under an electric blanket in his barely heated apartment. That

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Treadmill – Not Dreadmill

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In the dark and cold New England mornings, I am reminded that the treadmill is really my friend. It’s easy to think of it as the “dreadmill”. Am I a hamster in a wheel? It doesn’t have to be a boring and mind numbing exercise. In fact, I have actually found that for some runs and

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Covered Bridges 1/2 Marathon Training Plan

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Getting Started

January is a time of new resolutions, new beginnings. What are your fitness goals for this race? For 2017? Many of us shy away from specific New Year resolutions, but having some specific goals can be very helpful to keep you motivated, particularly in these winter months. Are you looking to complete your

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Cold Weather Running

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As the winter season is upon us runners are faced with new challenges in order to maintain their running schedules and workouts.  We are subjected to declining daylight and dropping temperatures which make our routines more challenging, but not impossible. Here are a few things to consider preparing for running through the winter season:

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P2P Fundraising: The Secret to Engage Gen Z

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This post, by Ellie Burke from Classy, originally appeared on Classy’s blog.

Don’t discount their thinner wallets. In a study conducted from 2006 to 2012, the Chronicle of Philanthropy found that Americans who make less than $100,000 annually actually gave a higher percentage of their income

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