Partners

Totals Since 2006

Food Drive: more than 68,000 pounds **
Fundraising: more than $39,000

CAHF: Chicago Anti-Hunger Federation
GCFD: Greater Chicago Food Depository
CGHCC: Cottage Grove Heights Community Coalition & Concerned Citizens of Burnside

** Correction: Information supplied to us in 2012 to convert cash donations to GCFD from one of our teams (Area 3 Allstars) into food poundage is not consistent with how GCFD currently reports food donations in 2013. The conversion rate provided in 2012 was $1 = 2.33 lbs of food; the rate provided in 2013 is $1 = 1.8 lbs of food. Therefore the totals in 2012 of 27,378 lbs of food have been updated to more accurately reflect 12,164 lbs of physical food poundage collected on race day and $5,285.09 of funds contributed by Chiditarod team Area 3 All-Stars (equating to 9,513 lbs of food) for a new grand total race day contribution of 21,677 lbs. Monetary donations to the Cottage Grove Heights Community Garden remain unchanged. We regret any confusion, and we are deeply grateful to all of our donors and participants. We strive for the utmost transparency with all calculations. We will be reporting 2013’s totals using GCFD’s stated method, which is expressed as “meals served”.

A very, very special thanks to our friends at Symbiotic Creative for redesigning our website, logos, and print materials. Their talent is matched only by their participation — they race and volunteer as well.

2012 Donations

Our 2012 food beneficiary was 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.

Checkpoint Partners

Fundraising & Monetary Donations

Chiditarod partnered with WePay for our online fundraising in 2012.  WePay has the lowest rates in the industry and amazingly awesome employees.  It’s super important that Chiditarodders get the biggest bang for their buck… hooray to WePay for helping our fundraisers generate maximum funds for our anti-hunger charities.

• Shannon Flynn – $7.00
• Last Call (Team #354) – $55.00
• Are You Serious Clark? (Team #344) – $90.00
• FREAK-A-CHRISTMAS (Team #318) – $130.00
• Seeds from the Poisoned Apple (Team #187) – $200.00
• The Mess B-Team (Team #132) – $277.00
• Happy Endings (Team #149) – $305.00
• The Sandy Claws Kidnappers (Team #301) – $330.00
• The Hard Day’s Knights (Team #335) – $390.00
• Toddlers & Tiaras (Team #366) – $390.00
• Wigs Jacked for Jesus (Team #136) – $469.69
• 3 Girls, a ‘Stache, and a Tail, 6th ed. (Team #309) – $520.00
• The Rockford Peaches (Team #159) – $550.00
• Chiditarod Coreganizers – $578.00
• S’moregasm (Team #377) – $666.00
• Firewater Lounge – 713.80
• The Glitter Girls (Team #343) – $2,563.06
• Action-Squad (Team #307) – $5,155.01
• The Derailers (Team #302) – $6,181.29

Prize, Food, Equipment & Service Donations

• Active Transportation Alliance (loaned safety vests)
• The Chicago Police Department (professionalism, tact, valor, good humor)
• Pinch Spice Market (neighborly transportation assistance)
• Alfredo Garcia (hand-made pyramid trophies)
• Bleeding Heart Bakery (prize donation)
• Co-op Partners Warehouse (fruit donation)
• Bold Urban Renaissance Network, nfp (collaboration for Feed the artists project)
• Columbus Meats Market (delicious Italian sausage donation)
• Edible Alchemy Foods Co-op (organizing breakfast, equipment donations, & Volunteers)
• Ellis Farms (fruit donation)
• Environmental Encroachment (amazing fun magic circus band for start & finish festivities, 7 years strong!)
• Galactic Clothing (screenprinting donation)
• Goose Island Brewery (starting Line beer donation)
• Grinderman Coffee (coffee donation. mmm..)
• Growing Home (greens donation)
• Hoosier Mamma Pie (Gift Certificates)
• Justin Goh (frankenawesome trophies)
• Laugh Factory (gift Certificates)
• Living Brushstroke & Maria Scileppi (GPS/Data Art)
• Meadow Brook Egg Co (massive egg donation)
• Meadow Haven Farm (sausage & eggs donation)
• Nordic Creamery (cheese donation)
• Onyx Distribution (paper products donation)
• Pompei Pizza and Bakery (prize donation)
• Roots Pizza (prize donation)
• Transamoeba Studios & Sew-Op.net (studio space and expert screenprinting assistance)
• River Valley Ranch (greakfast mushroom donation)
• Seedling Farms (greakfast cider donation)
• Sick Room Records (prize donation)
• Fare Adventures Catering (breakfast equipment donation)
• Tres Bien Salon (prize donation)

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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

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2010 Donations

Chiditarod V was the first year that teams we empowered to raise funds online for charity through the online fundraising platform — FirstGiving. We are ecstatic to announce that over $2,400 was raised for the Federation by these participating teams:

• Action Squad
• Ron Burgundy and the Channel Four News Team
• Redeye/Metromix
• Flying Circus
• And let’s be real, our tonnage of food donated has big ups due to efforts by the Area 3 Allstars!

Special thanks to the following organizations for monetary and food donations going directly to the Chicago Anti-Hunger Federation!

Whole Foods

Trader Joe’s – 1840 N. Clybourn

Strack & VanTil – 2627 N. Elston

Green Grocer – 1402 W Grand Ave.

Phyllis’ Musical Inn – 1800 W. Division

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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.

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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.

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 for generous food donations. Huzzah for community support!
Accentric Custom Framing
Bazar Women’s Clothing
Club Lucky
Daniel’s Antiques
Dominick’s
G Boutique
Kilo Kai Rum
Lustre Skin Boutique
MyOpenBar.com
Red Dog House
Red Hen Bakery
Trader Joe’s
Whole Foods
Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce
Virtu

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2006 & 2007

Food Drive

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.

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