Run for FREE by helping Utah Valley Marathon’s Charitable Causes
Our registration software allows you to create your own fundraising page that can be shared with friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers. Your page will have all the social sharing tools built in, and if you are able to hit the minimum fundraising goals for one of our official race charities you can run for FREE.
How to earn a Kids on the Move FREE entry with our fundraising software
Fundraising Minimums for a FREE ENTRY:
Marathon – $250
Half Marathon – $250
10K – $200
5K – $150
The fundraising goal must be met before May 15th to qualify for the free entry. Learn more about our charities below:
How to earn a Stella H. Oaks Foundation FREE entry with our fundraising software
Fundraising Minimums for a FREE ENTRY:
Marathon – $250
Half Marathon – $250
10K – $200
5K – $150
The fundraising goal must be met before May 15th to qualify for the free entry. Learn more about our charities below:
Kids on the Move
Stella H. Oaks Foundation
KOTM is a nonprofit based in Orem, Utah, serving complex circumstance families (such as children with special needs, mental health issues, low-income families, and more) in our community and across the country with educational resources, access to therapies, and supportive services.
Locally, we provide services both on-site and in clients’ homes through our Autism Center, Early Head Start program, Early Intervention therapies, Preschool and Childcare, Respite Care, and family support. Additionally, we advocate for the rights of vulnerable children and their caregivers and create easily accessible educational resources for all who need them. We believe that parents are their children’s best educators, and when empowered with the necessary resources, their children will have what they need to thrive. Working together, we can inspire courage and ignite change to create kinder, more inclusive communities for every child’s tomorrow.
We serve over 3,000 children a year and want to continue to offer our vital services to more. Your support will help provide services for children challenged by poverty, developmental delays, autism, other disabilities, and childcare needs. For more information or to get involved, visit us at www.kotm.org.
Our mission is to provide scholarships that enable single mothers to receive the education, skills, and technical training they need to fulfill their educational goals, enter the workforce, and support their children. We accomplish this through our three pillars: Educate, Employ, and Empower. We believe that when you educate a mother, you educate generations. The education of single mothers is a catalyst creating change for women, families, communities, and nations. When women are educated and economically empowered, they re-invest in their families and communities, producing a multiplier effect that contributes to the stability of individuals, families, and societies.
Towards this end, the Stella H. Oaks Foundation receives hundreds of applications and then grants award three times a year to qualified single mothers who show the greatest aptitude for completing their program and improving their situation. Applicants must meet a list of criteria to apply (demonstrated financial need, enrolled at a qualified institution of higher learning, care of at least one dependent child, and a commitment to completion). Technical degrees are highly encouraged as a quicker way to enter the workforce and support a family. Awards are also given to students at community colleges and four-year universities.
Over $1.75 million in scholarships have been awarded to date to single mothers. These moms are enrolled in programs as diverse as the women themselves including business, psychology, education, social work, information systems, accounting, graphic design, and nursing. Over 700 single mothers have received a scholarship from the Stella H. Oaks Foundation, making degrees possible that might not have happened any other way. Currently there are 100 women on scholarship with the Foundation with their 250+ kids watching and cheering them on. These single mothers are committed, determined, and hard-working and with financial help from this scholarship program, they are changing the trajectory of their lives. To apply for a scholarship or donate to the program, go to www.stellahoaks.org.
