CHARITIES WE SUPPORT

Endurance Rehab Recognized

The latest Newsletter of AZPTA recognizes Endurance Rehab for our involvement in community service. What we do:

• Prepare runners and walkers for the PF Chang Rock N Roll Marathon
• Partner with Team Chances for Children to help raise money for under-served children
• Collect clothes and shoes for St. Vincent DePaul
• See T-shirts with Muze Clothing to raise money for ALS, Juvenile Diabetes and Wounded Warriors
• Grew moustaches (males only!) for MOVEMBER - Men's Health Month to benefit prostate and testicular cancer treatments and research
• Write a monthly article for the national Tri-athlete Magazine
• Teach bike fitting for Serotta International Cycling Institute in New York State
• Sponsor clinics on cycling and running injury prevention, core strengthening, heart rate training, etc.
• To encourage our therapists to participate in community activities, all full-time staff get 2-3 extra days off a year to use for non-profit volunteer service.

Help Endurance Give to Others

Endurance Rehab will be running a shoe recycling collection, a clothing drive for St. Vincent de Paul, and participating in Movember (grow a mustache in the month of November to raise funds for prostate and testicular cancer). To learn more about how to participate stop by or call Endurance Rehab.

Chances for Children Arizona
As a not-for-profit organization, Chances for Children-Arizona aims to provide children in Arizona opportunities that otherwise may not be affordable to them. Chances for Children-Arizona believes in the power of the community as a provider of opportunity for youth. We want to provide a chance for all children. Chances for Children-Arizona is committed to fighting childhood obesity and improving quality of life by supporting partnerships and programs that provide access to sports, physical education, and character education.
www.chancesforchildrenaz.com

Movember

"Team Endurance MO" is participating in www.Movember.com. The Endurance team is participating to bring much needed attention to cancers that affect men and to change the face of men's health. The funds raised during the Moustache journey go to the Prostate Cancer Foundation and to the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LIVESTRONG).

What many people don't know is that 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime and that testicular cancer is the most common cancer in men aged 18-35.

To join the Movember Team called Endurance MO's go to http://us.movember.com/register/60542. Once registered you will be sent all the information you need to get donations and get growing! Together we can change the face of men's health.

Favorite Charities

The Endurance team is a big fan of (year-round) holiday spirit - especially when it comes to the food and gift side of the season. And we appreciate that our clients love sharing their holiday spirit with us. But in the real spirit of the season, we'd like to pass that spirit on to those truly in need. In lieu of holiday treats and gifts for the Endurance team, share some of your spirit with others by making a contribution to the charity of your favorite team member. We appreciate you and your generous spirit and would are grateful for the opportunity to share it with others who truly are in need.

Or purchase a ONE shirt, which comes in both black and white, retails for $40. Of that, $10 will go toward ALAFA, Apparel Lesotho Alliance to Fight AIDS. The shirts are made in Lesotho out of African cotton, providing jobs, and infrastructure to a land-locked African nation of 1.8 million people with a per capita income of just $402. The ONE T-shirt will be available in the U.S. exclusively at Nordstom's, and online at www.edun.ie and www.one.org.

South Phoenix Christmas Party

A South Phoenix neighborhood Christmas party funded and run by a local business, Industrial Refrigeration and Boiler Co. Jim Gerdes, CEO, has been putting this party on for 2,000 neighborhood kids every year for the past 22 years, and we were excited to have the opportunity to help volunteer last Christmas.

Matt, Director in Arcadia, playing the role of Rudolph for the Santa sleigh ride at the Christmas party.

Shawna, PT Tech in Arcadia, passing out tickets and greeting families.

Tiffany, PT Tech in Arcadia, helping with the clean up after dispensing nearly 1200 gift bags to the children.