NEXT Legs Mis Campaigns - NEXT Legs Mis

Campaigns are how we focus our resources towards a specific community or charity. They lead up to a specific race or event that the organizing Leg (or Legs) will participate in. Legs are the people, Sparks are the content, Campaigns are the actions.

Below is a list of all campaigns we have completed or are currently working on, grouped by community and charity served.

If you would like to get involved with an active campaign, you can learn how to do that on the campaign's page.

If you want to start a new campaign, you can learn how to do that here.

AUTISM SPECTRUM

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder that affects communication and behavior. Although autism can be diagnosed at any age, it is said to be a “developmental disorder” because symptoms generally appear in the first two years of life. Autism is known as a “spectrum” disorder because there is wide variation in the type and severity of symptoms people experience. ASD occurs in all ethnic, racial, and economic groups. Although ASD can be a lifelong disorder, treatments and services can improve a person’s symptoms and ability to function.

Learn more about ASD here.

Autism Speaks

Autism Speaks is dedicated to promoting solutions, across the spectrum and throughout the life span, for the needs of people with autism and their families. We do this through advocacy and support; increasing understanding and acceptance of people with autism spectrum disorder; and advancing research into causes and better interventions for autism spectrum disorder and related conditions.

2020 Dopey Challenge
JordanRunner raised over $2,500 for Autism Speaks, and published live race reports from all four races!

CANCER & BLOOD DISORDERS

Childhood cancer (also called pediatric cancer) typically means a cancer that is found in children and teens, and sometimes young adults. It is not just one disease. There are many types, which can be found in different places throughout the body. The most common cancer in children is leukemia, a type of blood cancer. Cancer can also occur in organs and tissues such as the lymph nodes (lymphoma), nervous system (brain tumors) and muscles, bone and skin (solid tumors).

Learn more about Cancer & Blood Disorders.

St Jude Children's Hospital

The mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Consistent with the vision of our founder Danny Thomas, no child is denied treatment based on race, religion or a family's ability to pay.

2020 Wine & Dine
JordanRunner is actively fundraising for St Jude and plans to do live race reports from both races!

2019 Wine & Dine
JordanRunner raised almost $2,500 for St Jude, and published live race reports from both races!

DIABETES

Until recently, the common type of diabetes in children and teens was type 1. It was called juvenile diabetes. With Type 1 diabetes, the pancreas does not make insulin. Insulin is a hormone that helps glucose,or sugar, get into your cells to give them energy. Without insulin, too much sugar stays in the blood. Now younger people are also getting type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes used to be called adult-onset diabetes. But now it is becoming more common in children and teens, due to more obesity. With Type 2 diabetes, the body does not make or use insulin well.

Learn more about diabetes.

We are currently seeking Legs to start a campaign for diabetes. If you or someone you know might like to help us out, contact us now!

NUTRITIONAL HEALTH

SKELETAL & MUSCULAR DISORDERS

There are a wide range of conditions, congenital and acquired, that affect the skeletal and muscular systems, such as multiple sclerosis and spina bifida. And sometimes extreme injuries or surgeries can result in permanent changes to the body that appear similar to these conditions.

Spina Bifida Association (SBA)

Spina Bifida is the most common permanently disabling birth defect that is associated with life. Approximately 166,000 individuals in the United States have Spina Bifida. Commonly referred to as the “snowflake condition” of birth defects because no two cases are the same, Spina Bifida can range from mild to severe. The mission of SBA is is to build a better and brighter future for those impacted by Spina Bifida.

We are currently seeking Legs to start a campaign for Spina Bifida. If you or someone you know might like to help us out, contact us now!