Miles For Hope
An Endurance Initiative of The Find Me Project
Every mile is a voice for the missing.
The Idea
Missing persons cases don’t stay in the headlines. After the first few days, most cases go quiet, not because the family stops searching, but because the world stops paying attention. Miles for Hope exists to change that equation.
Miles for Hope is The Find Me Project’s endurance athletics program, turning triathlon, cycling, and endurance events into platforms for missing persons awareness. Every training block, every race, and every mile logged is tied directly to a real case and a real family still waiting for answers. We’re not just fundraising. We’re building visibility for people the world has stopped looking for.
How It Works
Fund The Search
Every pledge goes directly to TFMP’s search operations, deployments, investigative resources, and the volunteer task force that works these cases free of charge for families.
Fuel The Athlete
A small portion supports the training, recovery, and physio required to compete at the level this mission demands, because an athlete who breaks down can’t keep carrying the message.
Grow The Audience
Every event is designed around a specific local missing persons case, with a goal of driving real visibility, views, shares, tips, and community awareness, for someone who needs to be seen.
The Goal
Miles for Hope has two benchmarks driving every event. The first is to find our 5th missing person. TFMP has already helped bring answers to four families. Every mile raced under this program is in direct pursuit of a fifth.
1,000 views, one case, one community. Our first event goal is to generate 1,000 views for a single local missing persons case, proving that an athletic event can move the needle on a case that’s gone quiet. If it works once, it scales: one case becomes five, one event becomes a movement, one community becomes a region.
Meet The Athlete
Mark DeLuca
Mark DeLuca is a U.S. Marine veteran, former SWAT operator and officer, multi-accredited engineer, and founder of The Find Me Project. He is also the founding athlete behind Miles for Hope.
Mark has spent his career running toward the hardest cases: counterterrorism, trafficking, and years of missing persons search and recovery. He brings that same refusal to quit to endurance sport. Adventure racing, extreme endurance events, and now triathlon and cycling, using every finish line as a platform to put names in front of people who’d otherwise never hear them.
Get Involved
Support Miles For Hope and TFMP’s search operations with a pledge. Follow the journey. Track training, races, and case updates as Miles for Hope grows.
Sponsorship / Pledge Tiers
TRAILBLAZER — $25
Entry-level community support
Name listed on the Miles for Hope website supporter wall
Shoutout in monthly recruitment drive posts
PATHFINDER — $50
Everything in Trailblazer, plus:
Logo/name featured on the Miles for Hope website sponsor page
Mentioned in podcast episode credits (audio shoutout)
Included in quarterly case blog “Thank You” roundup
GUARDIAN — $150
Everything in Pathfinder, plus:
Small logo placement on race-day merch (shirt sleeve or back panel)
Featured in at least one case blog post per quarter (dedicated mention, not just roundup)
Named sponsor in podcast intro/outro rotation
Tagged in social media event recaps
VANGUARD — $300
Everything in Guardian, plus:
Prominent logo placement on race-day jersey/kit (chest or front panel)
Featured sponsor segment in one Find Me: The Magazine issue per year
Logo included in event/case video productions (opening or closing credits)
Direct mention during podcast interview episodes tied to events
FOUNDING PARTNER — $750+/month or annual equivalent
Everything in Vanguard, plus:
Premium logo placement across all Miles for Hope merch (jersey, hats, gear bags)
Dedicated feature article in Find Me: The Magazine
Dedicated podcast segment/interview opportunity
Featured prominently in all case-tied event videos, including on-camera mention
Listed as a Founding Partner on the Miles for Hope website homepage
First invitation to sponsor future events, launches, and expansions
For Companies
All company tiers above apply equally to corporate sponsors, with the option to substitute a company logo for merch/website/video placements in place of an individual name. Companies at the Vanguard tier and above may also request co-branded social content highlighting their partnership with the mission.