UAlbany's Run Against Hunger

We are excited to announce that UAlbany's Women's Cross Country team will be participating in Run Against Hunger’s first-ever Run-A-Thon from home from April 20-26. Run Against Hunger’s goal is to combat food insecurity caused by school closures of the COVID-19 crisis through running. All funds will go directly to No Kid Hungry, a nonprofit organization helping schools and community groups feed kids while schools are closed.

As residents of the beautiful state of New York, now more than ever before we feel called to do everything we can to support those who are struggling during these troubling times. Although we wish we could be on the front lines, we see this as an opportunity to use our skills in sport to help those in need from afar. The saying, "Alone we can do so little; Together we can do so much" has never rung more true. We believe that each of us has the ability to contribute, and when we band together, we can make an impact!

We would greatly appreciate your support in pledging to donate per mile or making one flat donation.

For example, if you pledge $0.25 and we run 100 miles during the Run-A-Thon, you’ll donate $25 to No Kid Hungry, which is equivalent to 250 meals.

During this Run-A-Thon, we all hope to help decrease the number of meals missed. It is currently projected that students will miss over half a million meals due to school closures caused by COVID-19. With your help, we believe we can run down that number.

Thank you so much for your support and stay healthy! & Remember, we will get through this TOGETHER!

All running during this Run-A-Thon will follow local, state and federal social distancing guidelines!

All statistics were taken from No Kid Hungry as of 4/7/2020 at 3:47 PM.