FALMOUTH, Mass. - (October 2, 2008) - The CIGNA Falmouth Road Race broke its fund-raising record by more than $300,000 at this year's 36th running, raising $1.31 million for the 61 groups it supports with its "numbers-for-nonprofits" program.
Each year the race directors provide guaranteed entries, exempt from the lottery and with an extended deadline and a discounted entry fee, to selected charities. The charities then offer the entries to runners, who solicit donations for the non-profit. More than 900 people participated in the program this year. Runners in the 2007 race raised $1.05 millions and the total for the past six years is more than $4.8 million.
This year's top fundraiser was Dana-Farber Cancer Institute of Boston, with $160,225, followed by Compassionate Care ALS of North Falmouth, which received over $134,000, and Lymphoma Research Foundation at $121,000.
The individual leaders were Jerry and Renee Trupiano of Rockport, with $40,175 for Compassionate Care ALS, and Matthew and Lori Sidman of Boston, who raised more than $40,000 for Dana-Farber.
Other leading groups included Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, $95,000; Ronald McDonald House of Boston, $80,240; American Stroke Association / Teddy's Team, $76,000; Children's Hospital Boston, $72,523; Joslin Diabetes Center, $42,139; Crohn's and Colitis Foundation, $37,124; Massachusetts Down Sydrome Congress, $32,275; Massachusetts Spina Bifida Association, $31,225 and Multiple Sclerosis Society, $21,152.
In addition to the money raised by runners, the race made direct donations of over $25,000 to more than 25 local non-profits and sports teams.
Information about the nonprofit groups in the program is listed on the race website at: FalnouthRoadRace.com.
Ryan Lamppa, Running USA Media Director
(805) 696-6232; Fax = (805) 659-0016
Ryan@RunningUSA.org
www.RunningUSA.org.
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