Sweat for a Cause: Charity Runs and Walks in Philly

April

Stroehmann Bakeries Walk and Run Against Hunger
Date: Saturday, April 14th, 8 a.m.
Charity: Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger
Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
Registration: $25 until April 12th, $30 day of event. Register and learn more here.

SPIN Possibilities in the Park 5K Run/Walk
Date: Saturday, April 14th, 8 a.m.
Charity: SPIN
Location: Industrial Park of Northeast Philadelphia, 10501 Drummond Road.
Registration: $25 ($30 day of the event) for adults, $10 ($15 day of the event) for children. Register and learn more here.

Gener8tionrun 8K Run/ .8K Walk
Date: Saturday, April 14th, 8 a.m.
Charity: Students Run Philly Style
Location: Philadelphia Navy Yard, 4747 South Broad Street.
Registration: $35 for individuals, $60 for pairs,  $240 for an eight-person team. Learn more and register here.

Dash for Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness 5K Run, 10K Run, 3K Walk
Date: Sunday, April 15th, 10 a.m.
Charity: Gift of Life Donor Program
Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
Registration: $25, $35 after April 11th. Learn more and register here.

Third Annual Cherry Blossom 5K Walk/Run
Date: Sunday April 15th, 7 a.m.
Charity: JASGP Community Tree Planting Project
Location: Philadelphia Horticulture Center, Montgomery Drive and Belmont Avenue.
Registration: $20 JASGP members, $25 non-members. Register and learn more here.

Spring Into Fitness 5K Run/Walk
Date: Saturday, April 21st, 9 a.m.
Charity: Phantom Phitness Club, a program dedicated to helping kids overcome obesity.
Location: Phoenixville Area High School, 1200 Gay Street, Phoenixville.
Registration: $20, $25 after April 13th. Register and learn more here.

Unionville Run for Our Sons
Date: Saturday, April 21st, 9 a.m.
Charity: Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy
Location: Charles F. Patton Middle School, 760 Unionville Rd., Kennett Square.
Registration: $20 before April 1st, $25 after April 1st. Register and learn more here.

Minding Your Mind 5K Run/Walk
Date: Sunday, April 22nd, 8:30 a.m.
Charity: Minding Your Mind
Location: South Ardmore Park, 1498 Sussex Road, Wynnewood.
Registration: $20 before April 1st, $25 after April 1st, $35 race day, $20 students, $60 family entry (5 people). Register and learn more here.

For Pete’s Sake, Walk!
Date: Sunday, April 22nd, 9 a.m.
Charity: For Pete’s Sake
Location: Citizen’s Bank Park.
Registration: $30, $10 for children ages five to 11. Register and learn more here.

Life Without Limits 5K Run/Walk
Date: Thursday, April 26th, 7 p.m.
Charity: United Cerebral Palsy of Philadelphia & Vicinity.
Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Martin Luther King Drive
Registration: $25 on or before April 1st, $35 after April 1st. Register and learn more here.

6K Run/Walk for Clean Water
Date: Saturday, April 28th, 9:30 a.m.
Charity: Come Unity
Location: Lower Perkiomen Parks, Oaks
Registration: $30 before April 13th, $35 April 14th through 29th, $45 day of race. Register here.

Oral Cancer Walk and 5K
Date: Sunday, April 29th, 9 a.m.
Charity: Oral Cancer Foundation
Location: UPenn Dental School, 40th and Locust Streets
Registration: $25, learn more and register here.

May

Walk MS Run/Walk
Date: Saturday, May 5th, 8 a.m.
Charity: Walk MS
Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
Registration: $25, learn more and register here.

Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 5K Walk/Run
Date: Sunday, May 13th, 7 a.m.
Charity: Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Location: Eakins Oval at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Registration: $30 through March 31st, $35 after. Register and learn more here.

Dragonfly Forest 5K Run/1K Walk
Date: Saturday, May 19th, 7:30 a.m.
Charity: Dragonfly Forest’s camp for children with autism and medical needs
Location: Malvern Preparatory School, 418 South Warren Avenue, Malvern.
Registration: $25 individual, $60 families. Register and learn more here.

Paws & Feet 5K Race and 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk
Date: Saturday, May 19th, 7:30 a.m.
Charity: Animal Welfare Association
Location: Cooper River Park, North Park Drive, Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
Registration: $25, register and learn more here.

Philadelphia Bar Association 5K Run/Walk
Date: Sunday, May 20th, 8 a.m.
Charity: Support Center for Child Advocates
Location: Entry to Martin Luther King Jr. Drive., adjacent to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Registration: $25. Register and learn more here.

A Better Chance 5K Run/1 Mile Fun Walk
Date: Sunday, May 20th, 8 a.m.
Charity: A Better Chance – Radnor
Location: Radnor Middle School, 150 Louella Avenue, Wayne.
Registration: $20 before May 4th, $25 May 5th through 20th. Learn more and register here.

Anti-Defamation League’s WALK Against Hate
Date: Sunday, May 20th, 2 p.m.
Charity: Anti-Defamation League
Location: Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, adjacent to the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Registration: $10 adults, $5 children and students. Register and learn more here.

HDSA 5K and Kid’s Fun Run
Date: Sunday, May 20th, 9 a.m.
Charity: Huntington’s Disease Society of America
Location: Navy Yard, Marine Parade Grounds, 4747 South Broad Street.
Registration: $20, $10 for the kid’s run. Register and learn more here.

June

Gary Papa 5K Run/1 Mile Fun Walk
Date: Sunday June 17th, 8:30 a.m.
Charity: Prostate Health International
Location: Martin Luther King Drive, adjacent to the entrance to the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Registration: $30, $35 day of race. Learn more and register here.

A Run for Africa 5K Run/Walk
Date: Saturday June 30th, 9 a.m.
Charity: Compassion Capital Fund and Liberian Education Initiative: African School of the Future
Location: National Christian Conference Center, 1485 Valley Forge Rd., Valley Forge
Registration: $30 before June 27th, $35 race day. Register and learn more here.

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