MT Standard: 28 students receive $1,000 each for fulfilling Mariah’s Challenge

  By Renata Birkenbuel, May 11, 2016 Twenty-eight area students each received a $1,000 scholarship Tuesday night for accepting and fulfilling the Mariah’s Challenge promise — that they would not be involved with alcohol. Montana Gov. Steve Bullock was featured speaker at the ceremony at Montana Tech, said Jon Wick,

Fall 2015 Mariah’s Messenger Newsletter

Published twice annually, this edition of Mariah’s Messenger includes articles and information on the 2015 Scholarship Class, a Q&A from Paul Babb of NorthWestern Energy, and so much more.   Look for articles submitted by teachers in North Carolina and New York who are spreading Mariah’s Challenge in their classrooms and

Mariah’s Challenge: 8 years after tragedy, great work must continue

By: Montana Standard Eight years ago last week, 14-year-old Mariah McCarthy was killed by an underage driver who had been drinking. As all of Butte knows, out of this unspeakable tragedy came Mariah’s Challenge – an organization, a movement, a national model, a lifeline for deserving students, and perhaps most

Choquette, Minnehan win Mariah’s Challenge Half Marathon

ButteSports.com by Bill Foley Butte runner Matt Choquette and Anaconda’s Lisa Minnehan claimed overall titles at the Mariah’s Challenge Half Marathon Sunday in Butte. Choquette topped the men’s field in the 13.1-mile race, finishing in 1 hour, 28 minutes, 8 seconds. Don Foley placed second at 1:29:36, while Ted Connors

MC Marathon/5K a run for the youth and ‘really cool shirts’

Buttesports.com; by Bill Foley It started as a college project, and future plans are for the race to include a full marathon in the Mining City. Sunday, Sept. 20 will mark the halfway point of that goal as the Mariah’s Challenge Half Marathon and 5K Fun Run will be held

Big laughs par for course at Mariah’s Challenge outing

FAIRMONT – By Gordon VoitLeo McCarthy’s laugh can light up a room … even if his golf swing can’t.The Butte native was one of more than 160 golfers at Fairmont Golf Course on Friday raising money for Mariah’s Challenge, the organization McCarthy founded after his daughter Mariah was killed by

Butte Cobras Go Pink

The Butte Cobras’ jerseys changed from their usual red and black to pink for Mariah’s Challenge throughout the month of February. At the end of the month, the game-worn jerseys were auctioned off and proceeds were donated. The Mariah’s Challenge logo replaced the Cobra on the front and all jerseys

Half Marathon Scheduled For This Fall

The success of last spring’s Mariah’s Challenge 5K Fun Run bolstered support for an even bigger, even better event. Enter: The Mariah’s Challenge Half Marathon and 5K, unlike anything the Mining City has seen before. The race will take place on September 20, 2015 at the Copper Canyon Harley Davidson