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

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	?

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