The race is also more than a fundraiser for St. Last year's all-virtual event raised $7.5 million. Those runners come from all 50 states and 71 different countries. About 17,000 will be running or walking in person, while the rest are participating virtually. There will be more than 20,000 people participating in the marathon weekend in 2021. Jude Children's Research Hospital, the race is on track to raise more than $12 million this year. According to ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization of St. The goal for the 20th-anniversary race was to raise $9 million. It is the largest single-day fundraiser the organization has. Over the life of the race, it has raised more than $100 million for St. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL: $11.5 billion investment, 1,400 new jobs coming Jude employee back in Memphis after space travel But over the past two decades, the event has grown from a small, local fundraiser to an international event drawing thousands and raising millions.įOR SUBSCRIBERS: SpaceX Inspiration4 mission complete: St. Jude Memphis Marathon, and Nunley is one of only a few people who have participated every year, according to the organization. Over the years Nunley's team has raised about $300,000 for the hospital. “There's houses along the route in neighborhoods that all of those people have gotten involved, and they're out there every year… It's amazing how much it has grown over the years.” “You run a little faster as you go by there with a mother standing out there with a sign, ‘Thank you for running for my kids’.

Jude patients who are on campus for more than three months.

Her favorite part of the half marathon was always passing by Target House, an apartment building provided for families of St. “I'm very passionate about the kids,” she said.

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