CHARITY SALUTE
RUNNING FOR A REASON:
By the Numbers 1,620,000,000 Amount, in US dollars, that race events raised for charity in the United States in 2014
38
Amount, in millions, raised solely through the Charity Challenge at Scotiabank-sponsored marathons in 2014, for more than 400 charities nationwide
100,000
Number of dollars that charity runner Joe Mauko hopes to raise for cancer research
8
Number, in hundreds of thousands, of registered Canadian charities that can benefit from the fundraising and awareness-raising support of runners
82 2
Number of charities participating in the Scotiabank Vancouver Half Marathon and 5K Race
1.2
Amount, in millions, raised by the Army Run for Soldier On and the Military Families Fund
70
Pounds lost by Joe Mauko, since he began running for charity
100
Runners at the 2014 Mississauga Marathon who fundraised as part of Team World Vision
5.8
Amount, in millions, raised by the Canada Running Series in 2014, supporting more than 330 charitable organizations nationwide
$80
Amount, in millions, raised by One Fund Boston, a charity created to help victims of the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings
Number of hours, in billions, volunteers contribute each year to charitable organizations in a variety of capacities
600
2012
Dollars raised for charities at the 2014 Banque du Scotia Montreal 21K
Year that the first Color Run was held
Number of charity runners that participated in the 2014 BMO Vancouver Marathon
890,000
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5,000,000
Number of Britons who ran for charity in 2013
1988
Year that the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society launched Team in Training
875,000,000
Amount that Team in Training has raised since lacing up their first shoe
3 MILLION
Dollars the Color Run has raised since it began in 2012.
2009
The year National Running Day kicked off, encouraging runs everywhere to show their passion for the sport.
800,000
number of registered Canadian charities that can benefit from the fundraising and awareness raising support of runner.
2 BILLION
Number of hours volunteers contribute each year to charitable organizations in a variety of capacities.
1
Number of people it takes to make a difference
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25
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