Falmouth Road Race: $1.05 million raised by runners
ALMOUTH — The final totals are in, and the 35th running of the CIGNA Falmouth Road Race in August shattered its fundraising record, topping $1 million for the 42 groups it supports through its “numbers-for-nonprofits” program.
The popular seven-mile race includes 10,000 official runners, and the field is filled through a lottery.
Each year the race directors provide guaranteed entries, exempt from the lottery, to select charities. The charities then offer the entries to runners, who solicit donations.
In all, more than 600 runners participated in the program this year, raising $1.05 million. The 2006 race raised $861,318 and the total for the past five years is more than $3.5 million.
The top beneficiary this year was Falmouth-based Compassionate Care ALS, which received over $119,000. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute of Boston was a close second, getting $118,925.
The individual fundraising leader was Robin Davis of Newton, who collected more than $22,000 for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation. The foundation raised more than $73,000.
“It was my first race ever,” Davis said. “I ran in honor of my husband, Andy, who has Crohn’s disease. I was overwhelmed with the experience, the volunteers and the organization. It was very moving to make such a significant contribution to an often-overlooked charity, just by running seven miles.”
Two other top individuals ran for Dana-Farber: Jim Kiley of Mashpee, raising $13,000, and Kelly Ledwick of Falmouth and her team, which collected $11,340. Ledwick runs for “CJ’s Team” in honor of her son, who received life-saving treatment at Dana-Farber.
Other significant fundraisers and beneficiaries were Lisa Horowitz of Bethesda, Md., $22,000 for Lymphoma Research Foundation (which received $98,000 in all); Children’s Hospital of Boston ($85,000); American Heart Association/Teddy’s Team ($80,000); Cystic Fibrosis Foundation ($51,800); and Joslin Diabetes Center ($50,200).
In addition to the money raised by runners, the race made donations to more than 25 local nonprofits and sports teams.
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Beneficiaries of the CIGNA Falmouth Road Race numbers-for-nonprofits program, which provides guaranteed entries in return for runners raising funds for selected charities:
American Diabetes Association; American Heart Association/Teddy’s Team; American Liver Foundation; Arthritis Foundation; Babes Bookin’ It; Boston Ronald McDonald House; Cam Neely Foundation; Cape and Island Special Olympics; Cape Cod Center for Women; Cape Cod Free Clinic/Team Murray; Cherish Foundation; Children of Fallen Soldiers Relief Fund; Children’s Hospital of Boston; CMV Research Fund; Compassionate Care ALS; 300 Committee of Falmouth; Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation; Cystic Fibrosis Foundation; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute of Boston; Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism; Easter Seals; Genesis Club; Gosnold on Cape Cod; Heart of Mercy House in Honduras; Joslin Diabetes Center; Kristin Leukemia Fund; Lymphoma Research Foundation; Make-a-Wish Foundation; Mashpee Library; Mashpee Wampanoag Housing Program; Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress; Massachusetts Spina Bifida Association; Multiple Sclerosis Society; National Kidney Foundation; New England Center for Children; Recovery Without Walls; Rhiannon McCuish Memorial Scholarship; Running for the Twins; Starlight New England: Team Cheryl for Lymphoma Research; Wounded Warriors Project.
The race made donations to:
102nd Fighter Wing Family Program; Bourne High School hockey; Boys Scout Troop 36; CapeAbilities; Cape Cod Center for Women; Cape Verdean Club of Falmouth; Cape Verdean Cultural Club for Kids; Celebration 2007; Cub Scout Pack 41; Falmouth Band Parents; Falmouth Community Television; Falmouth Figure Skating Club; Falmouth High School classes of 2009 and 2010; Falmouth High School field hockey, football, softball, volleyball, boys soccer, tennis and track; Falmouth Lions Soccer; Falmouth Teen Center; Falmouth Veterans Support Group; Waquoit Nursery School; Woods Hole Community Association, Year of the Reader.
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