Charities & Beneficiaries
The Westchester Triathlon is a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization formed to host a national event that raises money for charities.
The following non-profit organizations are those who will benefit from this year's Westchester Triathlon. The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training Program is our main beneficiary.
Many of these groups below provide the Triathlon with much-needed volunteer support and/or have training teams that will use the Triathlon as a fund raiser for their organization. For this, the Triathlon expresses its gratitude by making a charitable donation back to the organization.
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is a not-for-profit voluntary health organization whose mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and Hodgkin's disease- and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. The society provides funding for research, public and professional education, advocacy, patient aid and community service programs. Members of "Team in Training-TNT" are partnered with a local leukemia patient and in their honor raise money for leukemia research and patient services. In return for this commitment, we provide them with a professional training program, travel to and from the triathlon and room accommodations during their stay.
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Attn: Erika Francisco
1311 Mammaroneck Avenue, Suite 330
White Plains, NY 10605
(914) 949-0084 x 8266
www.lls.org
The Friends of Claire mission is to support the fight against ALS by raising awareness, funding research and changing policy.
Friends of Claire - ALS
P.O. Box 7669
Greenwich, CT 06836
The Rye YMCA is a family-oriented community service organization which welcomes all people and promotes positive values through programs that build spirit, mind, and body.
Rye YMCA
21 Locust Avenue
Rye, NY 10580
(914) 967-6363
Challenged Athletes Foundation provides opportunities and support to people with physical disabilities so they can pursue active lifestyles through physical fitness and competitive athletics. The Challenged Athletes Foundation believes that involvement in sports at any level increases self-esteem, encourages independence and enhances quality of life.
Challenged Athletes Foundation
2148 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Suite B
Del Mar, CA 92014
(858) 793-9293
The Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) was founded on the principle that veterans are our nation's greatest citizens. The WWP seeks to assist those men and women of our armed forces who have been severely injured during the conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other locations around the world.Many of the injuries are traumatic amputations, gunshot wounds, burns, and blast injuries that will retire these brave warriors from military service. From the battlefield to their bedside, WWP is there to meet the needs of our wounded heroes:
We provide them with unique programs and services.
We raise awareness and enlist public support.
We provide a means for veterans to help each other.
Wounded Warrior Project is a nonprofit organization.
The Blazeman Foundation for ALS is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. It is a family foundation that serves to carry out the vision of its namesake and founder, the late Jonathan "Blazeman" Blais. Contributions to the foundation are tax deductible.
The mission of the Blazeman Foundation for ALS is 1) to raise awareness about ALS by leveraging the energy, commitment and compassion of the multi-sport community and 2) to raise necessary funds to be directed into cutting-edge scientific research to find treatments and an eventual cure for ALS...So Others May Live.