Chiditarod XVII: Block Party Edition
The ongoing pandemic has forced us off course again. Our solution for 2022: A BlockDitarod Party!
No race, but we’ll still have the competition, pageantry, and hijinks you’re used to. We’re taking over Fulton Street by Cobra Lounge for a day of donating food, fundraising, and celebrating the community we have created dedicated to fighting hunger in the Chicagoland region for 17 years.
Fundraising for CHIditarod Foundation
The Greater Chicago Food Depository — which is a major resource for many of the organizations supported by the Chiditarod Foundation — expects to spend more than double the amount of money on food purchasing in fiscal 2022 as they did in 2021. A clear sign that the effects of the pandemic on hunger and food insecurity are not getting better. The CHIditarod Foundation seeks to alleviate hunger and solve the root causes of hunger through creativity, engagement and direct action.
This event will raise funds safely and remotely, and help provide grants to local, small 501(c)(3) organizations that share our hunger-fighting mission.
2021 CHIditarod Season Recap
WE DID IT! It looked like quarantine might have slowed us down, but our community pulled together to blow away expectations and set a new fundraising record!
Film Challenge
We really missed dressing up and gathering to race carts last year, but our Film Challenge videos gave us a sweet taste of the Spirit of CHIditarod.
GCFD Takeover
The Greater Chicago Food Depository normally comes to the start of the race to collect food donations, last year we brought the party to GCFD.
Telethon & Awards
Our live stream ceremony featured Film Challenge videos, award winners, and the amazing work made possible by CHIditarod Foundation grants!
Top Fundraising Teams
Top Fundraisers
CHiDiTaBLoG
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