Stephen Weldon

Sweat with the Best

Having a hard time breaking up with the couch? Today’s high-profile charities (the kind that rally against cancer, AIDS, and heart disease) would be delighted to get you in shape for anything from a gritty Ironman to a sedate six-mile walk.

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Faces of the East Bay

In the Philanthropic Swim

In the Philanthropic Swim

Rockridge residents John Bliss and Kim Thompson may live far removed the gritty flats of East and West Oakland. But this philanthropic couple see themselves as one with the citizens of Oakland, particularly those who are struggling financially, and they’re leading a campaign to get their “financially blessed” peers to invest in the community like they have by funding city programs to teach kids how to swim.