All About "A-thons"

    A marathon is a long-distance running race. Now it is not only a competition, but some people organize marathons for charity. Runners get friends, families and other people to support (they). They promise to provide a certain amount of money for every race. For example, the runner runs one kilometer, the providers will each give the runner $1 for the charity. Much of money can be raised this way. However, not everyone can run, people in the USA have thought of other ways to raise money, (use) the idea of marathon.

    Walk-a-thons: A walk-a-thon is similar a marathon, but people walk instead of running. This is one of the most popular (way) for people to raise money.

    Read-a-thons: Many schools organize read-a-thon to raise money. Students can get money (easy) for the number of books they read in a given amount of time. Little kids can also get money according to how many pages they read. The read-a-thons (hold) not only to raise money, but also to encourage teenagers to read.

    Bowl-a-thons: Bowling is an interesting sport for many (America). In a bowl-a-thon, people raise money for every point they get in the game. The (high) the score is, the more money they make for the charity.