We're father and daughter and have been fans of the CBS network show "The Amazing Race". The Amazing Race chronicles the travels of teams as they traverse the globe in an effort to finish first and claim prizes. The team that finishes the race first after all legs of their predetermined journey wins a million dollars.
Here's the rub for us. With the global economic crisis that has led to falling charitable donations, we have decided that should we win we will donate half our cash prize to charity and or research. That's right...if we finish first $500,000.00 will be donated to charity and/or research.
Here are the charities we are considering but will make a final decision on prior to our casting call:
- Make A Wish Foundation
- Alzheimer's Association
- Special Olympics
- Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
- The American Red Cross
- The Salvation Army
This will be a first for The Amazing Race with contestants donating winnings to charity or research.
We will also be challenging The Amazing Race to match all dollars contributed as a result of this race season.
And lastly, we will be asking you to support the cause(s) that we support by making a donation...whatever you can afford. Look for links in the future to make those donations.
We're just getting started and our next steps are to make sure that we have all required documentation available and completed. We also have a casting call that is scheduled for April 24, 2009.
--Mark & Ashley
