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2019 Results

CHIditarod XIV 19,719.5 Pounds of Food Collected18,847.5 Meals for the HungryMore than $72,000 Raised to Fight Hunger in Chicago Nearly a thousand festive humans gathered… Read More »

2018 Grant Recipients

Advocates for Urban Agriculture – $5,000 – The support from CHIditarod will go directly to growing AUA’s impact on populations that struggle with healthy food access.… Read More »

2018 Results

CHIditarod XIII March 3, 2018 14,476 Meals for the Hungry 17,371 Pounds of Food Collected More than $56,000 Raised to Fight Hunger in Chicago Nearly eight… Read More »

2017 Grant Awardees

CHIditarod XII was a great success thanks to everyone involved. The CHIditarod Foundation raised more than 25,000 pounds of food for those in need, in… Read More »

Grant Report:: Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

The Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance (GPCA), graciously thanked the CHIditarod Foundation for its support of their efforts to address the need for fresh produce in our… Read More »

Grant Report:: Experimental Station

Experimental Station is grateful to CHIditarod Foundation for the opportunity to carry out our Crockpot Project. All who participated deemed it a lot of… Read More »

Grant Reports: NeighborSpace Hermitage Street Community Garden

Hermitage Street Community Garden, Englewood, is one of the many places NeighborSpace has helped to create to encourage healthy eating and relieving food scarcity in… Read More »

2017 Results

CHIditarod XII March 4, 2017 18,404 Meals for the Hungry 22,085 Pounds of Food Collected $45,000 Raised to Fight Hunger in Chicago Eight hundred women, men,… Read More »

How to Win, Place, or Show at Chiditarod

Experienced Chiditarod Master Judges and members of the COREganizer Corps provide some tips for those hoping to win big on race day. Okay, what’s the… Read More »

A Guide to Winning Awards

Mark Grutza, CHIdiot racer, and now a CHIditarod Foundation Board Member, remembers coming into Chiditarod as a new racer and realizing that if they wanted… Read More »