Miles 2 Smiles 2025
- Date Fri 1st August 2025 - Sun 31st August 2025
- Location Virtual Event
- Price $30.00
- Races 7 races
- Distances Ultra
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Event summary
Get ready for an incredible month of inspiration and athleticism at the Miles 2 Smiles 2025 event, taking place from August 1 to August 31 in the vibrant city of San Jose, Santa Clara! This exciting initiative is organized by the Hi5 Youth Foundation, a dedicated sports NGO in India that empowers underprivileged youth through basketball and educational support. Participants will have the chance to join a variety of race distances, all while contributing to a noble cause that transforms young lives.
Miles 2 Smiles is more than just an event; it's an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of over 4,000 children across eight states in India. Your participation helps fund training, jerseys, and equipment for aspiring young athletes, fostering confidence and teamwork through the "HOPE THRU HOOPS" program. Join us this August to promote sports, support education, and create smiles that last a lifetime! Sign up today and be a part of this amazing journey where every mile truly converts to smiles!
Miles 2 Smiles is more than just an event; it's an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of over 4,000 children across eight states in India. Your participation helps fund training, jerseys, and equipment for aspiring young athletes, fostering confidence and teamwork through the "HOPE THRU HOOPS" program. Join us this August to promote sports, support education, and create smiles that last a lifetime! Sign up today and be a part of this amazing journey where every mile truly converts to smiles!
Organiser's Description
The Hi5 Youth Foundation is a professionally run sports-NGO in India, dedicated to coaching basketball and academically enriching large numbers of underprivileged youth. This multi-level, multi-faceted program teaches children life skills that allows them to experience success and prepare them for future endeavors!
We are the largest grassroots level program providing training in basketball through "HOPE THRU HOOPS" program to the underprivileged children for FREE. We also support the academic challenges of these children in our "PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS" program by funding college tuitions and tutoring support.
WHY SIGN UP FOR MILES 2 SMILES??
_SPORTS HAS THE POWER TO CHANGE THE WORLD NELSON MANDELA_
Every child has the right to play sports and with Hi 5s basketball Hope thru Hoops excellence program - every underprivileged child experiences a winning moment. Hi 5s basketball program fosters confidence, teamwork and inculcates the right values to succeed in life. We are constantly changing young lives through play
HI 5 YOUTH FOUNDATION HAS ITS FOOTPRINT IN 8 STATES IN INDIA - MAHARASHTRA, TELANGANA, WEST BENGAL, GUJARAT, MADHYA PRADESH ANDHRA PRADESH*, TAMIL NADU* AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH*. WE NOW HAVE OVER 4000+ CHILDREN AND 80 COACHES WHO TRAIN FOR AROUND 300+ DAYS IN 35 CENTERS AND WE ARE STILL GROWING....
* CENTERS WERE ADDED IN 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR
Hi 5 started the Hyderabad, Telangana program in 2019 with 4 centers and 350 children and we are at 500 children in 5 centers in 2025. There will be 2 more centers added this year. With the program expansion, we need your support to train 500 UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN in various tribal residential schools, Zilla parishad schools and orphanages to accomplish the goal! The Hi 5 children from the Telangana centers have been doing very well in many external tournaments and placing themselves in top 3 podium finishes.
IT TAKES JUST $100 TO SUPPORT A CHILD. YOUR $$ GOES TOWARDS TRAINING +JERSEYS + SHOES + EQUIPMENT FOR ONE WHOLE YEAR!
Help us reach our goal!! Your Miles convert to Smiles!!
To learn more about Hi5 and our charter, please click here: https://hi5usa.org/
We are the largest grassroots level program providing training in basketball through "HOPE THRU HOOPS" program to the underprivileged children for FREE. We also support the academic challenges of these children in our "PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS" program by funding college tuitions and tutoring support.
WHY SIGN UP FOR MILES 2 SMILES??
_SPORTS HAS THE POWER TO CHANGE THE WORLD NELSON MANDELA_
Every child has the right to play sports and with Hi 5s basketball Hope thru Hoops excellence program - every underprivileged child experiences a winning moment. Hi 5s basketball program fosters confidence, teamwork and inculcates the right values to succeed in life. We are constantly changing young lives through play
HI 5 YOUTH FOUNDATION HAS ITS FOOTPRINT IN 8 STATES IN INDIA - MAHARASHTRA, TELANGANA, WEST BENGAL, GUJARAT, MADHYA PRADESH ANDHRA PRADESH*, TAMIL NADU* AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH*. WE NOW HAVE OVER 4000+ CHILDREN AND 80 COACHES WHO TRAIN FOR AROUND 300+ DAYS IN 35 CENTERS AND WE ARE STILL GROWING....
* CENTERS WERE ADDED IN 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR
Hi 5 started the Hyderabad, Telangana program in 2019 with 4 centers and 350 children and we are at 500 children in 5 centers in 2025. There will be 2 more centers added this year. With the program expansion, we need your support to train 500 UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN in various tribal residential schools, Zilla parishad schools and orphanages to accomplish the goal! The Hi 5 children from the Telangana centers have been doing very well in many external tournaments and placing themselves in top 3 podium finishes.
IT TAKES JUST $100 TO SUPPORT A CHILD. YOUR $$ GOES TOWARDS TRAINING +JERSEYS + SHOES + EQUIPMENT FOR ONE WHOLE YEAR!
Help us reach our goal!! Your Miles convert to Smiles!!
To learn more about Hi5 and our charter, please click here: https://hi5usa.org/
Races
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25 Mile Run/Walk Challenge
$30.00
Online certificates for all winners of the challenge -
50 Mile Run/Walk Challenge
$30.00
Online certificates for all winners of the challenge -
100 Mile Run/Walk Challenge
$30.00
Online certificates for all winners of the challenge -
150 Mile Bike Challenge
$30.00
Online certificates for all winners of the challenge -
300 Mile Bike Challenge
$30.00
Online certificates for all winners of the challenge -
250 Mile Run/Walk/Bike Challenge
$30.00
Online certificates for all winners of the challenge -
500 Mile Run/Walk/Bike Challenge
$30.00
Online certificates for all winners of the challenge
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