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On September 11, 2001, Mark Bingham became
a national hero - as a passenger on United Flight 93 who gave his life to divert
the hijacked plane from a collision course with the White House.
On September 11, 2002, a group of Mark's closest friends started Team Bingham, an
organization devoted to preserving the spirit and memory of Mark Bingham - a natural
born leader, a fierce rugby player, a gifted business owner, and also a gay man whose
story is now helping to dispel old stereotypes and effect social change - while remembering
the thousands of brave men and women who perished that day.
About Us: Team Bingham is a nonprofit organization devoted
to honoring the memory of Mark Bingham by achieving the extraordinary. Mark was our
friend, our brother, and our teacher - we honor him by following his example.
Mission: To raise $100,000 for the Mark Bingham Leadership
Fund, a charitable fund administered by the California Community Foundation, to provide
college students tuition and expenses to young men and women who reflect Mark's qualities
of leadership, scholarship, and sociability.
September 11, 2006 Report from Shanksville:
Rick Clark, a fan of Mark Bingham went to Shanksville to visit
the site this year in honor of Mark, and took some tear-jerking photos for the web
site....here they are:
Here's a great shot of Rick Clark along with Alice Hoglan, Mark's wonderful mother:
From June 2003: The Marathon!
Check out what the good people at the Suzuki Rock 'N' Roll Marathon had to say about
Team Bingham by clicking here.
HERE IS THE ENTIRE TEAM BINGHAM TEAM THE NIGHT AFTER THE FIRST MARATHON, PLUS
A FEW PACWEST ATHLETICS MARATHONERS, AND OUR COACH, JAMES JAY RIDGEWAY
(MISSING FROM PHOTO: DAVE CARROLL, one of TB's really gifted runners;
PHOTO COURTESY OF PacWest Athletics)
Other news: Mark is still changing the world! He is
cited in an Amicus brief in the Supreme Court case about same-sex laws in Texas!
The brief is available here.
MORE OLD NEWS
Sponsors & Press: To sponsor Team Bingham, or for media inquiries, please
contact Joe Salama at joe@teambingham.org.
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