My Music RX

My Music RX

You know that feeling you get after hearing a new song that inspires you and you can't wait to share it with everyone you know? Music serves as a universal language, communicating ideas and feelings that we can’t always express through conversation. Using this globally shared passion as a platform, the Children’s Cancer Association, with the help of Nike Women and several other volunteers recently launched an interactive website, MyMusicRx. On the site music lovers can download songs from iTunes and simultaneously support a good cause; 5 percent of each purchase is donated to CCA to help ...

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Back On My Feet

Back On My Feet
Last week I began running again for the first time in over a month. I injured my back, and for once I obeyed the doctor’s orders and stayed at home and iced. Luckily, I got the OK to run just two days before I was set to interview my new friend Melissa Carabello. We had planned on ...
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A New Kind Of Leader

A New Kind Of Leader
When we usually think about leaders, specific people come to mind: Individuals who have personally impacted our lives and the lives of others around us. But this week, I had the privilege to meet a different kind of leader. In fact, an entire team of leaders: the Santa Clarita Skyhawks. ...
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One State At A Time

One State At A Time
Her name is Ashley Kumlien. Her journey is from California to New York. Her cause is Multiple Sclerosis. Her motivation is her mother. Ashley Kumlien is a 26 year-old, high energy, “tougher than an ox” athlete from Brookfield, Wisconsin. She has never taken for granted the ability to put ...
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Becoming The Believer

Becoming The Believer
Not everyone is so lucky to have an individual they can call their role model, someone who sets the example and one can strive to be like. Looking at college, for example; not everyone graduates high school knowing that is the path they want to take. Maybe they do not have a parent or ...
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Primetime Knockout!

Primetime Knockout!
Prime Time Knock Out was out of this world! Nike did it again! The Primetime Knock Out definitely has to be one of my favorite events yet. First of all, the way to my little heart is rap music and the DJ played all the right hits getting the party started right away. The kids were wild, ...
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