List of health related charity fundraisers

This list of health related charity fundraisers includes event designed to raise funds to fight disease and improve health.

Walks[edit | edit source]

Name	goal	started	location	minimum
WalkAmerica	prevent premature births	1970	1,100 locations across the United States	no minimum
AIDS Walk [1]	fight AIDS	1987	75+ locations across the United States[2]	no mimimum; "Star Walkers" are participants who pledge to raise $1,000+
Avon Walk for Breast Cancer	curing breast cancer	2003	12 locations across the United States	now as the Breast Cancer 3-Day, participants are required to raise a minimum of $2,200
Light The Night Walk	cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma	?	?	?
MS Challenge Walk	curing Multiple Sclerosis	2002	9 locations across the United States	participants are required to raise a minimum of $1,500
Weekend to End Breast Cancer	Curing Breast Cancer	2003	Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg	participants are required to raise a minimum of $2,000

Nota that all runs allow jogging and walking.

Name	goal	started	location	minimum
Father's Day Run/Walk	Support research to fight prostate cancer	?	Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Toronto	None
Run for the Cure	Support research to fight breast cancer	1992	53 communities across Canada (2007)	None
Run for Moore (men only)	fight bowel cancer	?	United Kingdom	?
Race for Life (women only)	cancer research	?	United Kingdom	?
Entertainment Industry Foundation Revlon Run/Walk For Women [3]	to raise awareness and fund women's cancers research, counseling and outreach programs	1993	Los Angeles, California and New York, New York	$25 registration fee
Race for the Cure	curing breast cancer	1983	125 locations across the United States and three international races^[1]	some locations charge entry fees
World AIDS Marathon [4]	helping people with AIDS	2004	2004: Kenya; 2005: Gainesville, Florida; 2006: multiple locations	entry fee
Train to End Stroke	ending strokes	?	?	minimums vary by location

Name	goal	started	location	minimum
Ride for Heart	Heart and Stroke Research	1987	Toronto	None
Ride for the Cure [5]	curing breast cancer	2006	Paepcke Park, Aspen, Colorado	participants are required to raise a minimum of $500
Sydney Body Art Ride	funding children's cancer research	?	Sydney, Australia	all participants donate $2
Volvo Best Buddies Challenge	enhancing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities	?	Boston and Northern California, United States	?