City Chicks 4 Charity

City Chicks 4 Charity (CC4C) is a non-profit organization founded by young, active career driven women who are looking to give something back to the community while balancing a busy professional and social life. Our goal is to provide other young metropolitan area professionals a friendly and fun environment to engage with a unique variety of charitable endeavors. The charity lends its time, money and efforts to various non-profit organizations around the world dependent upon the passions of our members, current affairs and pre-established partnerships of our sponsors.

Going the Distance for Teenok Heart Foundation

Who: Erin Ranando, CC4C Board Member

What: NYC Half Marathon

When: Sunday, March 20, 2011

Running a half-marathon has been a goal of mine for quite some time so the long runs and sore muscles were worth the effort in order to be able to successfully finish the NYC Half-Marathon. A great run through Central Park, Times Square and down the West Side Highway, the experience in itself was special for me. But what made the race even more special is that I had the honor of running on behalf of the Teenok Heart Foundation.

I was introduced to the Foundation by a co-worker close to the family that founded the organization after losing their newborn to congenital heart disease. In return for my spot in the NYC Half-Marathon, I committed to raising $1000 for the Foundation’s cause. To help me reach my fundraising goal, CC4C generously donated $500 to the Foundation.

The Teenok Heart Foundation offers an extra “breath of life” to existing hospital and research programs in pediatric cardiology. Donations to the Foundation support on-going clinical research in infant heart disease, provide supplemental funding for equipment and personnel on pediatric cardiac units, and offer financial and/or social service support to patients and their families.

To learn more about the Teenok Heart Foundation, visit their website: http://www.teenokheartfoundation.com/