June 18, 2015

App Lets New Yorkers Route Corporate Funds To Help Homeless People

By tjmcfee

I love apps where I feel I am giving something back. I also like walking approximately 3-5 miles every day with my dogs. There are two apps that combine my love for walking my dogs with being able to give something back.

The first app is Charity Miles where you are a corporate sponsored athlete. The app is easy to use. You simply choose a charity from among a long list of charities such as the The Michael J. Fox Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, St. Jude’s Children Hospital, The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, The Wounded Warrior Project, etc. Then choose between one of the activities which are walking, running, and biking. The app keeps track of the distance and the amount earned per mile for that charity. Some of the corporate sponsors include Humama, Timex, Kenneth Cole, and Johnson & Johnson.

Another great app I like is the Wolftrax Take Your Walk for…

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About tjmcfee

Freelance writer. Activist on homeless issues. 48 years old. I write about subjects that need to be examined closely and thoughtfully. The idea for Brain Sections came from reading a book about abandoned asylums. I wanted to set a suspense story in that setting. The inclusion of crazed scientists turning homeless people into zombies is what makes the story unique. View all posts by tjmcfee

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