Here is a sampling of charity events coming up.
Just a Short Run, Half Marathon, 30K individual and 30K relay, 8:30 a.m. March 30, North Park. A 5K walk/run begins at 8:45 a.m. Proceeds benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Register online at www.signmeupsports.com or call Elite Runners & Walkers for an application, 412-490-0881.
American Heart Association's World's Largest Indoor Walk, 9 to10 a.m. April 6. Monroeville Mall, lower level, center. Registration, 8 a.m. 3-mile, walking-in-place workout. Led by exercise video queen Leslie Sansone and Weight Watchers Inc. president Florine Mark. Cost: $18 adults; $12 for children under 12. To register call 412-243-5393 or at any Weight Watchers location.
24-hour Relay for Life, 4 p.m. April 12 to 13. Slippery Rock University's N. Kerr Thompson Stadium. Benefits the Butler County chapter of the American Cancer Society. Cost: $10 per team member. Registration required. Call 724-287-4985 or 1 (888) 227-5445.
Martha's Run 10K, 8:30 a.m. April 13. Benefits the Martha Fund, which seeks to preserve the memory of FBI Special Agent Martha Dixon Martinez by building playgrounds throughout Allegheny County. Event begins behind Mt. Lebanon High School. Event adds a 2-mile fun run this year. Call hot line for application: 412-456-2859, or register online: www.marthadixon.org
8th annual 5K Walk and Fun Run for Neurofibromatosis, 10 a.m., April 13. Schenley Park Oval. Registration, 9 a.m. Benefits the Neurofibromatosis Clinics Association, which provides research, social services and public education for the common genetic disorder. For pledge forms call 412-795-3029.
Multiple Sclerosis Walk, 9 a.m. April 21 (unless otherwise noted). Various locations; each includes a 1- or 2-mile handicapped accessible route. To benefit the Allegheny District chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Visit www.nmss-pgh.org or call 412-232-6798.
-- Pittsburgh: Amphitheater at Station Square, South Side.10-mile and 5-mile routes.
-- Clarion: Clarion County Park, near the main entrance. 2-mile route.
-- Meadville: Lew Davies Community Center. 7-mile route.
-- Greensburg: Kirk S. Nevin Recreation Center, April 14. 6-mile route.
March of Dimes Annual WalkAmerica, April 27 and 28. Sixteen locations for 10K walks. For sponsorship forms or to register, call (800) 4-BABIES.
Saturday, April 27
-- Indiana: Mack Park, 9 a.m.
-- Tionesta: Tionesta Lake, Outflow area, 10 a.m.
-- Uniontown: Uniontown City Hall, 9 a.m.
Sunday, April 28
-- Alle-Kiski Valley: National City Bank, New Kensington, 9 a.m.
-- Beaver: Brady's Run Park, 9 a.m.
-- Butler: Butler Memorial Park, 9 a.m.
-- Clarion: Clarion University's Tippin Gym, 1 p.m.
-- Ellwood City: Ewing Park, 1 p.m.
-- Greensburg: Lynch Field, 11 a.m.
-- Mercer County: Buhl Farm Park, 9 a.m.
-- Mon Valley: Mingo Creek Park, Shelter No. 1, 9 a.m.
-- New Castle: Cascade Park, 9 a.m.
-- Pittsburgh: Point State Park, 9 a.m.
-- Titusville: University of Pittsburgh, Titusville campus, 9 a.m.
-- Venango: Clarion University, Venango campus, 1 p.m.
-- Washington: American Legion, Park Avenue, 9 a.m.
Sickle Cell 4th annual Walk-a-thon, 8 a.m., May 4, at the Highland Park reservoir. 7 miles. For details, call Gwendolyn Ware at 412-231-2619 or 412-281-7415.
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Pittsburgh Race for the Cure, 5K Run/Walk and 1-mile fun run, May 12. Benefits breast cancer research, education and funds mammogram vouchers. Registration $10 by April 29; $20 afterward; $30 race day. Main races begin 8:45 a.m. 412-521-CURE or www.pittsburghraceforthecure.org.
Walk F.A.R. for NAAR, 10 a.m. May 18. North Park. Benefits autism research and education. Registration, 9 a.m. For pledge forms or to register, call 412-487-6851.
9th annual Covered Bridge Poker Run, 10:15 a.m. May 19. Belle Vernon Holiday Inn, Routes 51 and I-70. Registration: 9:30 to 11 a.m. Two-hour motorcycle ride through Washington County. Benefits the Western Pennsylvania/West Virginia Chapter of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America. Fee: $10 each rider and passenger. For pledge forms call (800) 627-6467.
3rd annual Kayla's 5K Run/2-Mile Walk for SIDS, 9 a.m. July 14. Baldwin High School, Route 71 and Clairton Blvd. Proceeds to benefit the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Alliance, South Side, in memory of Kayla Mangan, who died Dec. 2, 1998. Registration: $16. For details, call race director Gary Mangan, 412-885-3858.
