Cradle for Life International is a UK registered charity that provides medical equipment and specialist nurse training, in particular in stoma care to developing countries and assists with medical supplies to disaster hit areas. It has been operating for a number of years and is run by volunteers.
Every Thanksgiving for the past 35 years, thousands of runners have gathered in Bethesda to run the Turkey Chase in support of the YMCA Youth and Family Services, YMCA Bethesda-Chevy Chase and the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rotary Club Foundation. And, each year the YMCA Bethesda-Chevy Chase and the BCC Rotary Foundation, through the Turkey Chase, make it possible through financial assistance and local grants for thousands of children financial assistance and local grants for thousands of children and families in community, who live at or below the Federal Poverty Level, to attend Y programs and receive services from local non-profits that keep them safe, engaged and valued.