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“Bally is dedicated to raising ALS awareness and helping Augie’s Quest fund research for a cure,” said Mike Sheehan, CEO of Bally Total Fitness. “We believe in the importance of a healthy, active lifestyle and encourage everyone to come to Bally to improve their fitness while supporting a deserving cause.”

If you haven’t joined a gym yet, this is a great opportunity to try out Bally and contribute to worthwhile charity. There are about 300 Bally Total Fitness centers around the country. So you are sure to be able to find a location near you.

Personally, I have been in a variety of Bally locations in several states and it’s a pretty solid gym. Obviously, they vary from location to location, but they generally have up-to-date equipment and an array of classes to choose from. Getting guest passes is a terrific way to try out the gyms in your area to find the right one for you before making any sort of monetary commitment.

Augie’s Quest, MDA’s fast-track ALS research initiative, is an aggressive, cure-driven effort singularly focused on finding treatments and cures for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease).

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Bally Total Fitness: ALS Charity Drive

Now Jason reminds us again of this great opportunity that Microsoft provides to charities.

Link to Microsoft’s charity pricing list … it gives all the SKU’s and retail prices open to us non-profit orgs. If you’re not already taking advantage of charity pricing you should be slapped…or at least firmly nudged. We’re talking big discounts here! Here are a few retail prices for popular products…

Windows Server 2003 Standard R2 = $135
Windows Server Client License = $4
Exchange 2003 Standard = $214
Exchange Client License = $4
Small Business Server 2003 = $223 with 5 client licenses
Office2003 Pro = $67
Windows XP Pro (upgrade) = $72

Say what you want about Microsoft … I really applaud them for making access to industry standard technology affordable for us non-profits. Sure you could get free open source stuff … but at these prices it’s a very very … very hard sell.

So, if you can qualify as a charitable organization and need some great software apps at an even greater discount, check out Microsoft’s Charity Pricing.

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Microsoft Charity Pricing Program