Charity Entrants List (List includes all charity entrants) Interested in becoming an official charity for the St. George Marathon? St. George Marathon donates a certain amount of guaranteed entrances each year to charities. Runners pay the marathon registration fee to the marathon and the charity gets to keep all other proceeds. This is a great way to raise funds for a good cause. Interested charities should email marathon@sgcity.org by February 1, 2007. 2008 OFFICIAL CHARITIES Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah Southern Utah matches children in our program with a professionally supported caring adult mentor who spends quality one on one time to help build self esteem, teach life skills, and build fun memories. Little Moments, Big Magic! www.bbbsu.org. Contact: Teri Iverson Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Utah 435-986-9776 Email: teri.iverson@bbbs.org H.O.M.E. stands for Housing, Options, Mentoring and Empowerment and provides rental assistance and empowerment services for homeless families with a focus on those fleeing domestic violence. In its first full year of service the non-profit Foundation provided 7,437 nights of shelter for 28 local families including 47 children; 420 nights of shelter in motels; and provided emergency assistance for 43 additional families. Contact: Jared Carter Erin Kimball Foundation 435-673-1659 www.erinkimball.org. Lynn Lybbert Childrens Fund The Lynne Lybbert Children’s Fund (LLCF) works to restore and preserve the wonders of childhood. The LLCF pursues its mission through grants and volunteer service that support charities that share this commitment to children. As a member of the Ten-Year Club, Lynne Lybbert loved the St. George Marathon, and we’re proud to be an official charity of this great race. The LLCF raises money each year in collaboration with the race organizers by hosting a charity auction for guaranteed, non-lottery runner slots. The funds raised in this annual event benefit abused or neglected children through Christmas Box House International. Contact: Bruce Lybbert Email: llchildrensfund@gmail.com. The Christmas Box House The Christmas Box International is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of abused and neglected children who have been removed from their family environments. We believe in partnering with local, national and international organizations in providing services to children and families. Each year we raise funds via the charity auction for guaranteed, non-lottery runner slots hosted by the Lynne Lybbert Children’s Fund. For more information about The Christmas Box House please visit our website at www.thechristmasboxhouse.org Dixie Care & Share Dixie Care & Share is the homeless shelter and food bank in Washington County. A part-time satelite food bank in Hurricane is maintained for the eastern part of the county, but there is no shelter at that location. For 30 years DCS has served our less fortunate neighbors by gathering community resources and sharing with those in need. DCS provides shelter, food, clothing and life skills education in times of personal crisis; we also facilitate access to employment and social services. Contact Carolyn McDonald 797 S 1740 W St. George Utah 84770 628-1101 / 229-3906 Email: carolynmcdonald@infowest.com Young Life Young Life is a non-profit ministry to middle school and high school students. Contact Becky Broadfoot 11300 N Central Expy Dallas Tx. 75243 214 265-1505 Email: bbroadfoot@af28.younglife.org St Jude When you become a St. Jude Hero, you're making a difference to children fighting cancer and other life-threatening illnesses at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. At St. Jude, children are treated regardless of a family's ability to pay so fundraising is essential to continuing life-saving research and treatment, which is why we created the St. Jude Heroes charity running program. Contact Info: Jennifer Hollingsworth jennifer.hollingsworth@stjude.org 12365 Lewis St. #101 Garden Grove, CA 92840 (800) 227-6737 1