UConn's Run Against Hunger

We are excited to announce that the UConn Track and 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 a team we are always looking for ways to give back, and we see this as an incredible opportunity to help those less fortunate than us, who are struggling now more than ever. 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 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!

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.

All running is voluntary during this fundraising event.