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Totals since 2006
Food Drive: over 45,000 pounds
Fundraising: $20,000
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Food Collected & Donated |
Minimum LBs Food Per Team |
Monetary Contributions |
Volunteers: Total # |
Racers: Total # |
Weather Conditions |
Checkpoints: Total # |
Cash Value of Awards |
Prizes: Total # |
|
|
2006 |
937.50 lbsVital Bridges |
2 |
n/a |
26 |
120 |
50 degrees & sunny |
4 |
$500 |
7 |
|
2007 |
2,353 lbs |
15 |
n/a |
68 |
180 |
high 20's and snow |
6 |
$900 |
13 |
|
2008 |
2,400 lbs Onward Neighborhood House |
20 |
n/a |
99 |
350 |
mild & sunny to freezing SLUSH! |
8 |
$1250 |
26 |
|
2009 |
7,758 lbs |
25 |
n/a |
125 |
500 |
39 degrees & raining |
7 |
$2000 |
23 |
|
2010 |
14,525 lbsCAHF * |
40 |
$2,500 CAHF * |
163 |
625 |
50 degrees & sunny |
8 |
$2020 |
28 |
|
2011 |
19,087 lbsCAHF * |
42 |
$18,500 CAHF * |
185 |
770 |
freezing snow & windy |
13 |
$2300 |
35 |
The Chiditarod collected 900 lbs. of food in 2006, over 2,300 lbs. in 2007, over 2,400 lbs. in 2008, 7000+ lbs in 2009, an astounding 14,000 lbs and $2,500 in 2010, and....19,087 lbs. plus over $18,000 in direct funds in 2011!
So, where does it all go?
2012 Donations
Chiditarod is proud to announce that our 2012 food beneficiary is The Greater Chicago Food Depository. The Greater Chicago Food Depository is a nonprofit food distribution and training center that supplies 69 million pounds of nonperishable food, fresh produce, dairy products and meat to 650 pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters for feeding more than 678,000 adults and children in Cook County each year. We can't wait to help!
2011 Donations
The list of people to thank has grown exponentially and we are über grateful! Thanks go to the following organizations for monetary and food donations going directly to the Chicago Anti-Hunger Federation!
Area 3 Allstars - Special Thanks for 9000 lbs of food donated!
Dill Pickle Food Co-op - 3039 W Fullerton Ave.
LaSalle Street Church - 1136 N. LaSalle
Strack & VanTil - 2627 N. Elston
The Green Grocer - 1402 W Grand Ave.
Trader Joe's - 1840 N. Clybourn
Extra special props to all teams that donated via our 2011 donation partner, GiveForward:
- Hipsters - $5.00
- Candyland Crew - $25.00
- Team Awesome (aka PacMan) - $45.00
- Brutals - $50.00
- RMS Tit - $50.00
- Team Axis of Evil - $50.00
- Queequeg's Ambergris - $50.00
- O-ren Ishii & the Crazy 88's - 51.00
- America's Largest Water Park - $75.00
- The Deloreans - $90.86
- S.O.D. - $100.00
- Lochness Mobster - $100.00
- Club Lucky - $100.00
- Will Act For Food - $115.00
- Nick's Beer Garden - $130.00
- Darkroom - $136.00
- Five Star Bar - $150.00
- Go Go Gadget - $155.00
- French Toast Mafia - $160.00
- Chiditarod Coreganizers - $165.00
- Cobra Lounge - $170.00
- The Flat Iron - $175.00
- Team Who - The Doctors Who Save Chicago - $190.00
- Phyllis' Musical Inn (donating to The Greater Chicago Food Depository - $200.00)
- Kermit and Friends & Muppets take Chicago - $200.00
- Hobo-Q3: God of Hellfire - $215.00
- AREA 3 ALL STARS - $250.00
- Goldman Sacks - $250.00
- Twisted Spoke - $250.00
- Innertown Pub - $260.00
- Accidental Inception: The Quest for Contraception - $395.00
- How We Stopped Worrying And Learned To Love The Bomb/TEAM DR. STRANGELOVE - $550.00
- The Wedding Crashers - $1,260.00
- Bottom Lounge (2010 & 2011 donation) - $1500.00
- TheBeagleBoys - $1,801.00
- Action-Squad - $4,208.00
- The Derailers - $5,024.00
2010 Donations
Special thanks to the following organizations for monetary and food donations going directly to the Chicago Anti-Hunger Federation!
Trader Joe's - 1840 N. Clybourn
Strack & VanTil - 2627 N. Elston
Green Grocer - 1402 W Grand Ave.
Phyllis' Musical Inn - 1800 W. Division
Special attention to all teams that donated via our 2010 donation partner, FirstGiving:
- Action-Squad's Chiditarod Fundraising
- Chiditarod 2010 Flying Circus' Fundraising
- Chiditarod 2010 Ron Burgundy & Ch 4's Fundraising
- Redeye/Metromix's Chiditarod Fundraising
- And let's be real, our tonnage of food donated has big ups due to efforts by the Area 3 Allstars!
2009 Donations
Burners Without Borders (BWB) coalesced from a spontaneous, collective instinct to meet gaping needs where existing societal systems were clearly failing. Chicago BWB has assisted in distributing the food collected by the Chiditarod to food pantry programs operated in low-income areas of Chicago.
Starting in 2009, the Chicago Anti-Hunger Federation became the recipient of the Chiditarod food drive.
2008 Donations
Onward Neighborhood House was the 2008 food drive recipient and is located in Chicago's Ukrainian village. It is the mission of this organization to empower low income families, individuals, children, and youth to achieve full potential by providing positive experiences and opportunities through quality education, recreation, and social service programs in a community based setting.
2007 and 2006 Donations
Vital Bridges helps people throughout metropolitan Chicago impacted by HIV and AIDS through sites in Englewood, Edgewater, Garfield Park, Oak Park, and Elk Grove Village. This organization aims to improve health and build self-sufficiency by providing food, nutrition, housing, case management and educational services. Vital Bridges was the recipient of the 2006 and 2007 food drive.
Previous Hosts of the Chiditarod Race and its Glorious Band of Ragamuffins:
Donors, Friends, and Allies
The following businesses and organizations have contributed to the Chiditarod race and food drive by hosting food collections, helping to promote the event, and donating materials for event set up, prizes and awards, and some tasty, tasty breakfast. Huzzah for community support!