Table of contents Charity & community Charity Program overview...246 2013 Top 10 charity teams by participation...248 Charity Program annual fundraising results...249 Community programs...250 245
Charity Program overview Charity Program overview Charity Program overview Since 2002, Bank of America Chicago Marathon participants have raised $100 million through the Charity Program. This feat is accomplished by individual participants who sign on to support an affiliated cause and commit to fundraising as a part of their Marathon journey. Every organization allows its team of runners the distinctive opportunity to make more of their Marathon experience by not only accomplishing a personal goal on race day, but by contributing to a larger goal and giving back to a worthy cause. For the Bank of America Chicago Marathon charities, their mission begins months in advance as they work to ensure that their runners accomplish their performance and fundraising goals. Each organization dedicates countless hours and resources to recruiting, planning and organizing their charity runner program. The experience begins with training runs for many of the runners along Chicago s lakefront path and suburban locations, team parties during the training season and pasta parties on race weekend. Charities focus on creating a memorable experience for their runners that lasts well beyond the finish line. In a sport that focuses on individual accomplishments, the Charity Program transforms the Marathon experience into a team endeavor. It is easy to see why so many runners return to their charity teams year after year. For a complete list of charities participating in this year s Bank of America Chicago Marathon Charity Program visit www.chicagomarathon.com/charityprogram. Richard M. Daley and Maggie Daley Award In 2010, the Bank of America Chicago Marathon announced the establishment of the Richard M. Daley and Maggie Daley Award. The award is given annually to the Chicago Marathon participant who raises the most funds for charity through their participation in the Chicago Marathon. John Nichols, was recognized as the 2012 award recipient earlier this year. Nichols raised more than $43,000 for the Spinal Cord Injury Association of Illinois (SCIA) through his participation in the 2012 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. 2012 Award winner John Nichols Spinal Cord Injury Association of Illinois (SCIA) Dollars raised: $43,000 2011 Award winner Dr. Jose Oberholzer Chicago Diabetes Project Dollars raised: $126,800 2010 Award winner Carl Allegretti Children s Memorial Hospital Dollars raised: $81,000 Charity Program growth The Charity Program has grown from 14 charities with 1,674 runners in 2002 to 140 charities with 10,000 runners in 2013. Last year, charity runners raised an event record $15.3 million to fund causes ranging from healthier school initiatives, medical research and animal assistance to foreign aid/humanitarian efforts and assisting the families of those in the armed forces. The runners truly take the experience of the Chicago Marathon beyond the confines of Grant Park and change lives around the world. 246 247
2013 Top 10 charity teams by participation Charity Program annual fundraising results 2013 Top 10 charity teams by participation Charity Team World Vision...1729 American Cancer Society...858 The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society -Team In Training...526 PAWS Chicago...469 Ronald McDonald House Charities...442 Opportunity Enterprises...320 Children s Memorial Hospital Foundation...273 AIDS Foundation of Chicago, TEAM TO END AIDS (T2)...267 ALSAC/St. Jude Children s Research Hospital, St. Jude Heroes Team...226 LIVESTRONG - The Lance Armstrong Foundation...224 Girls on the Run...200 The Chicago Diabetes Project...180 Non-Profit Chiropractic Organization (NPCO)...168 The Organization for Autism Research...145 Alzheimer s Association...144 Participants Charity Program annual fundraising results Year Charities Participants Funds raised ($) 2013 140 10,712 N/A 2012 170 10,693 15,300,000 2011 162 10,192 13,400,000 2010 150 9,842 12,109,000 2009 123 8,768 10,183,855 2008 110 6,745 9,209,000 2007 85 6,600 9,985,482 2006 60 4,500 9,500,000 2005 43 3,000 6,317,000 2004 29 2,449 4,740,000 2003 19 2,527 4,540,000 2002 14 1,674 2,950,000 *2013 number of runners is approximate based on results as of September 3, 2013. Dollar figures will not be available until all charities report their final fund raising results after the race. Charity program records were not officially kept until 2002. 248 249
Community programs Community programs Community Programs Youth initiatives Chicago Park District CityWide Cross Country Championships In partnership with the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, the Chicago Park District annually hosts the CityWide Cross Country Championships for local youth. Each fall, 1,000 participants compete in three regional qualifying contests with the top 12 finishers advancing to the championship race. The 2013 regional competitions took place in early October culminating with the CityWide Championships race weekend. Results of the competition were not available at press time for this publication, but can be viewed online at chicagomarathon.com. Nike Northside/Southside Challenge at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon Nike and the Bank of America Chicago Marathon are inspiring the next generation to run in the footsteps of their running heroes. The Nike Northside/Southside Challenge gives high school athletes the unique opportunity to compete in an invitational meet on the Chicago Marathon course while the race is in progress. Athletes will compete on behalf of their respective high schools and as part of the larger Northside or Southside teams. The race starts at approximately Mile 24 where boys and girls will compete over the last 2.62 miles of the course ending at the Chicago Marathon finish line in Grant Park. Boys start at 7:40 a.m. and girls at 7:50 a.m. Charitable contributions Greater Chicago Food Depository The Bank of America Chicago Marathon will donate remaining food from the Runner Refreshment area to the Greater Chicago Food Depository. For more information on the Greater Chicago Food Depository and the Chicago-area organizations it supports, visit chicagosfoodbank.org. Pacific Garden Mission The Bank of America Chicago Marathon partners with Chicago s Pacific Garden Mission homeless shelter to make good use of discarded race day clothing. Worthwhile items discarded or unclaimed by participants following the race are donated to the organization and used to provide for homeless men, women and children. For more information on the Pacific Garden Mission and its programs, visit pgm.org. Course Activation Bank of America Cheer Zones Connect with Bank of America to support the runners at one of the Bank of America oncourse Cheer Zones. Cheering supplies will be on hand for you to show your support for runners and the local neighborhood. Visit either location below on race day to join Bank of America in sharing our passion with the runners: Mile 12 Bank of America Cheer Zone Franklin and Adams Streets One block from CTA Quincy/Wells stop; two blocks from Union Station Mile 26 Bank of America Cheer Zone Michigan Avenue and Roosevelt Road Two blocks from CTA Red Line Roosevelt stop Connect to the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, its neighborhoods, and the city at bankofamerica.com/chimarathon or at #chimarathon. U.S. Trust Cheer Zone Directly beyond the first Bank of America Cheer Zone is the U.S. Trust Cheer Zone, at the intersection of Adams Street and Wacker Drive. You can support runners at one of the most scenic points of the course, just before they cross the Chicago River and approach the half marathon checkpoint. The energy is certain to be high with the second half of the race on the horizon. Merrill Lynch Cheer Zones You can also urge on participants as they make their way through the West Loop at the Merrill Lynch Cheer Zones. Located at Miles 13.5 (Halsted Street and Adams Street) and 16.5 (Halsted Street and Jackson Boulevard), just a few blocks from the CTA Blue Line, the Merrill Lynch Cheer Zones are the ultimate rally stations to motivate runners during the second half of the race. Charity Block Party Thousands of Bank of America Chicago Marathon participants will run for more than 140 different charity teams. To celebrate the impact these participants make on local, national and global causes, the Bank of America Chicago Marathon will host a Charity Block Party near Mile 14. Spectators, family and friends are welcome to cheer their charity runners on at the Charity Block Party located at Adams and Loomis streets near Whitney Young High School. 250 251
Community programs Community leaders In partnership with the communities that comprise the Bank of America Chicago Marathon course, the Chicago Marathon works with local leadership to activate spectators and fans from surrounding homes, businesses, schools and community groups to enthusiastically support Marathon participants. Several community leaders have stepped up to organize their sections of the course by hosting rally stations and volunteering at Aid Stations. Volunteer groups Working behind the scenes at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon Health & Fitness Expo, in Grant Park and along the 26.2-mile course, more than 12,000 volunteers make the Bank of America Chicago Marathon possible. 252