Celebrating Our Charities From the 2021-22 Race Season
It was an unforgettable run Disney race season for runners and charities alike during our 2021-22 events! Bringing awareness, and a little bit of magic, to these organizations and their meaningful work is an important part of a run Disney race weekend. Whether for personal reasons or simply wanting that additional motivation to cross the finish line, runners made their own race experience even more meaningful by racing on behalf of one of our charities.
Take a look at some of the charity highlights from our 2021-22 run Disney race season:
- During the 2021-22 race season, over $1.8M was raised for run Disney Celebrated Charities
- In total, 33 different charities were supported by run Disney runners
- Over 4200 run Disney runners ran during race weekends on behalf of a charity
- Celebrated Charity Spotlight: Girl Scouts of Citrus Council | 2022 runDisney Virtual Series
- Celebrated Charity Spotlight: Make-a-Wish Central Florida | 2022 runDisney Springtime Surprise Weekend
- Celebrated Charity Spotlight: Starlight Children’s Foundation | 2022 Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend
- Celebrated Charity Spotlight: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | 2022 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend
- Celebrated Charity Spotlight: Second Harvest Food Bank | 2021 Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend
Running for charity is also a great way to add more meaning to your run Disney race experience and offers another chance to give back to people and organizations in need. To get involved with running on behalf of a charity for an upcoming event, be sure to visit our participating charities website for each race weekend and find the best match for you:
- Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend powered by SHOKZ
- Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend presented by State Farm
- Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend presented by CORKCICLE
- run Disney Springtime Surprise Weekend
Are you planning to run for a charity next race season? Share with us in social using #runDisney.