List of health related charity fundraisers

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This list of health related charity fundraisers includes event designed to raise funds to fight disease and improve health.

Contents 1 Walks 2 Runs 3 Bike rides 4 References

[edit] Walks

Name	goal	started	location	minimum
WalkAmerica	prevent premature births	1970	1,100 locations across the United States	no minimum
AIDS Walk[1]	fight AIDS	1987	75+ locations across the United States[2]	no mimimum; "Star Walkers" are participants who pledge to raise $1,000+
Avon Walk for Breast Cancer	curing breast cancer	2003	12 locations across the United States	now as the Breast Cancer 3-Day, participants are required to raise a minimum of $2,200
Light The Night Walk	cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma	?	?	?
MS Challenge Walk	curing Multiple Sclerosis	2002	9 locations across the United States	participants are required to raise a minimum of $1,500

[edit] Runs

Nota that all runs allow jogging and walking.

Name	goal	started	location	minimum
Run for Moore (men only)	fight bowel cancer	?	United Kingdom	?
Race for Life (women only)	cancer research	?	United Kingdom	?
World AIDS Marathon[3]	helping people with AIDS	2004	2004: Kenya; 2005: Gainesville, Florida; 2006: multiple locations	entry fee
Race for the Cure	curing breast cancer	1983	125 locations across the United States and three internation races[1]	some locations charge entry fees
Train to End Stroke	ending strokes	?	?	minimums vary by location

[edit] Bike rides

Name	goal	started	location	minimum
Ride for the Cure[4]	curing breast cancer	2006	Paepcke Park, Aspen, Colorado	participants are required to raise a minimum of $500
Sydney Body Art Ride	funding children's cancer research	?	Sydney, Australia	all participants donate $2
Volvo Best Buddies Challenge	enhancing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities	?	Boston and Northern California, United States	?

[edit] References

1. ^ The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure