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Runners have raised more than $150 million through the Charity Program This feat is accomplished by individuals who choose to make more of their Chicago Marathon experience by contributing to a larger goal and giving back to a worthy cause. Runners can still sign up for this year’s race through a limited number of available guaranteed charity entries. The graphics below illustrate how reaching the event’s fundraising minimum of $1,500 can dramatically impact a charity and its mission.

$2.9M raised 2002

$1500 equals

Ronald McDonald House Charities

18 The Anti-Cruelty Society

$18.7M raised 2015

Greater Chicago Food Depository

4,500

nights

meals

for families who must travel to access the medical care needed for their sick child

to hungry men, women and children in our community

Team World Vision

60

microchips

for dogs or cats aſter being rescued

30

Special Olympics Chicago

30 buses

30

to athletic events

students

children

from Chicago Run supported for a year

receive clean drinking water for life

American Red Cross

Chicago Run

Bright Pink

330 women

300 blankets given to people in shelters

educated and potentially saved through Bright Pink’s educational program

$1500 equals To learn more about the Charity Program and join a charity team in 2016, visit chicagomarathon.com/charity.