But some of them (say, a small church or a walk-a-thon) can't handle noncash contributions.
It said the updates on the micro-blogging site were the first ever "tweet-a-thon" from a justice centre.
Williams, 34, is training for a Spar-a-thon, attempting to box over 100 rounds with the members at Wye ABC.
In December Ain't It Cool's Harry Knowles showed the film as part his 24-hour Austin-based film festival known as the Butt-Numb-A-Thon.
"I fought with the SPLA, and now we have won, " said Gony Thon, a policeman, joining in the impromptu dance on the street.
While playoff beards may seem a bit frivolous, the sports marketing agency CENERGY launched Beard-a-thon which encourages fans to grow their own playoff beard for charity.
This time, the Kick-a-Thon will run from 9:00 AM PST to Midnight tomorrow, December 14th, and again on Saturday the 15th from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
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My thought was to help that momentum, by backing and then announcing that backing right after the end of my Kick-a-thon segment to tie it all together.
The free read-a-thon will run from noon to 2 p.m.
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The station offers "stress breaks, " handing out treats from its ice-cream truck, maintains a "Green Team" beautification squad, participates in arts festivals and still engages with residents through the Andyman-a-Thon.
None of these upstarts is poised to replace the traditional friends asking friends for cash contributions, but they are fabulous indicators that thon fundraising has not atrophied into a one-size-fits-all coma.
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On the last day of their campaign, it was very nice to get invited by Jeff to participate in his Kick-a-thon and I had been thinking about how to help a bit more.
UK-based The DoNation empowers thon participants to ask friends not for money, but rather to adopt certain behaviors that will reduce their carbon footprint such as cycling to work, installing solar panels or eating less meat.
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