The benefits of giving back, and the power of IMF * Simon Ward and Sarah Hartmann

Ironman has grown into a huge, global business and, like many international corporations, they do a lot of work outside of the sport. Ironman does this through The Ironman Foundation (IMF). My guest today is the Executive Director of IMF, Sarah Hartmann.

I first met Sarah in Hawaii through one of our previous podcast guests (Derek Fitzgerald) and she asked me if I would like to get involved with some of their projects.  Much of their project work is based around races and host cities, so in recent months they have been doing work in Hawaii (at Ironman time), Panama City, Florida (to continue the rebuilding work after the hurricane in 2018), and Las Vegas (part of a community project to help those affected by the mass shooting in 2017).

While many triathletes who compete in Ironman events may be aware of the Foundation, not many know enough about the good work that they do, so in this week’s podcast we’re highlighting their work, including:

• How IMF works, and the involvement of WTC
• The power of volunteering and why it is good for everyone 
• Sarah highlights some of the projects that IMF have been involved with and shares her favourite one to date
• Who actually takes part and how you might end up working alongside “The Voice of Ironman” Mike Reilly
• How the Foundation helped out at Bolton after the moorland fires which affected IMUK 2018
• How you can get involved in an Ironman Foundation project 

To find out more about the Ironman Foundation, please CLICK HERE

We talked about several topics including the Gold Star Initiative run by Mike Ergo. You can hear the podcast I recorded with Mike right HERE.

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