| Current St. Louis Benefit Walks and Runs (Click a column header to sort the results) |
| Name of Event |
Beneficiary |
Sponsor |
Date |
Website/Contact |
Distance |
| 24th Annual Firecracker 5K Run and 1 mile Fun Run/Walk | O'Fallon Chamber of Commerce | O'Fallon Family YMCA, Wharf Pharmacy & Medical Equipment, Snap Fitness | 07/04/2008 | www.ofallonchamber.org Contact: 5K and 1 mile fun run/walk | info@ofallonchamber.org |
| 2nd Annual Keep Kids and Families Strong Walk | Children's Advocacy Services of Greater St. Louis | | 04/01/2008 | http://www.stlouiscac.org/support/blueribbonwalk.html Contact: 5K | |
| 2nd Annual Sweat with the Vets | Veterans | Department of Veterans Affairs | 05/31/2008 | Contact: 5K | Jean.Ferguson@va.gov |
| AIDS Walk | The AIDS Foundation of St. Louis | The AIDS Foundation of St. Louis | 10/01/2008 | http://www.aidstl.org Contact: aidstl@earthlink.net | |
| Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk | Alzheimer's Association | | 09/13/2008 | http://www.alzstl.org | 1 or 3 miles |
| Annual Walk with a Friend | Children suffering from cancer in St. Louis area | Friends of Kids with Cancer | 04/01/2009 | http://www.friendsofkids.com Contact: matt@friendsofkids.com | |
| Arthritis Walk | Arthritis Foundation | | 05/16/2008 | http://www.arthritis.org | |
| Blow the Whistle on Asthma Walk | American Lung Association | American Lung Association | 07/01/2008 | http://www.lungusa.org | |
| Cancer Survivorship Walk | The Wellness Community | The Wellness Community | 05/17/2008 | http://www.wellnesscommunitystl.org/fundraising.html Contact: shesselmeyer@wellnesscommunity.org | |
| CASA 5K BLUE Skiddoo | Court Appointed Special Advocates of St. Louis County | | 04/27/2008 | www.casastlcounty.org Contact: 5K | |
| CHIPS' 8th Annual Run/Walk and Community Health Festival | Healthcare for uninsured/medically underserved populations | Community Health-in-Partnership Services (CHIPS) | 04/26/2008 | http://www.chipsstlouis.org/runwalk.html Contact: (314) 652-9231 ext. 20 | 5K Run/Walk, 1 Mile Fun Run |
| Epiphany Run for the Stars | Epiphany of Our Lord Catholic School | Epiphany of Our Lord Catholic School | 05/10/2008 | http://www.epiphanyarchst.org Contact: sharon.linde@sbcglobal.net | 5k Run/Walk and 1/2 Mile Fun Walk |
| Fairview Heights Arthritis Walk | 2.5 million Illinoisans living with arthritis pain | Arthritis Foundation | 05/31/2008 | http://fairviewheightsarthritiswalk.kintera.org Contact: 1 or 3 miles | dheidger@arthritis.org |
| Family Walk with Run 2008 | Lutheran Family and Children's Services | Monsanto, Mountain Valley Spring Water, Experitec, Dierbergs | 04/01/2008 | www.lfcsmo.org Contact: 3-mile kid-friendly walk route, 5K competitive run | virginiag@lfcs.org |
| Fragile, Not Broken: A Fun Run/Walk for Knowledge | Fragile X Resource Center of Missouri | | 04/01/2008 | Contact: 5K Run, 1.4 mile walk | southard5@sbcglobal.net |
| JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes | The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | | 09/28/2008 | http://www.jdrf.org/stlouis | 1 or 3 mile |
| Jim Schoemehl 5K Run | ALS Association, Jack Orchard Foundation, Cook Family | Webster Groves High School DECA | 05/01/2008 | http://www.jims5krun.com Contact: jimschoemehl5krun@yahoo.com | 5K |
| JJK - Schnucks Bridge Run | Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation | Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation/Schnucks Markets | 10/01/2008 | http://www.jackiejoyner-kerseefoundation.org/campaign.htm | 5K, 1 mile walk/run |
| Kidney Walk | National Kidney Foundation | | 06/06/2008 | http://www.nkfstl.com Contact: mail@nkfstl.com | |
| KIDS WALKING for KIDS | CHADS Coalition | Radio One, Pepsi, Slackers Music Movies Games, Kinko's | 05/10/2008 | http://www.chadscoalition.org Contact: marian@chadscoalition.org | 1-3 miles |
| Lung Walk | St. Louis Second Wind Lung Patient Assistance Fund | | 10/01/2008 | http://www.secondwindstl.org | 5k and 1m |
| March for Babies | | March of Dimes | 04/26/2008 | http://www.marchforbabies.org/# Contact: (314) 646-8601 | 3.2 miles |
| Master the Met Stair Climb | American Lung Association | American Lung Association | 03/01/2008 | www.masterthemet.com Contact: kcarter@lungmo.org | 42 flights of stairs |
| Miles for Kids | Marian Hall Agencies Safe Place | | | | 5k run/2.5 mile walk |
| Move Your Feet With Alpha Phi | The Alpha Phi Foundation for Cardiac Disease Research | Alpha Phi Sorority | | http://www.alphaphi.org/foundation Contact: acarmell@wustl.edu | 5k around the WashU campus |
| MS Gateway Area Walk 2008 | National Multiple Sclerosis Society | | 02/01/2008 | http://walkmos.nationalmssociety.org/site/PageServer?pagenam | |
| MS Walks | National MS Society | | 04/01/2008 | www.gatewaymswalk.org Contact: Varies by site | info@gatewaymssociety.org |
| NAMIWalks for the Mind of America | NAMI | NAMI | 05/24/2008 | http://www.nami.org | 3.1m and 1m |
| Race For Home | Peter and Paul Community Services | | | http://www.ppcsinc.org Contact: emoore@ppcsinc.org | 5k run/walk |
| Race for Miracles Family 5K Run/Walk | Children's Miracle Network | Chevy's | 11/01/2008 | http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1436538 | |
| Race to Benefit Edgewood Children's Center | Edgewood Children's Center | | | http://www.eccstl.org | |
| Riley's Run for a Reason | SUDC (Sudden Unexplained Death in Children) Program | | 10/01/2008 | http://www.rileyborisenko.com | 5K run/walk |
| Run for Research | Foundation for Physical Therapy | WU Physical Therapy | 04/26/2008 | http://physicaltherapy.wustl.edu | 10k and 5k runs, 1m walk |
| Run for Sight | Delta Gamma Center for Children with Visual Impairments | Delta Gamma | 05/04/2008 | http://www.dgckids.org/calendar-spevents.htm | |
| Run for Their Lives | Crisis Pregnancy Centers of St. Louis | Students for Life of St. Louis University | 03/01/2008 | Contact: hannah.diamond@gmail.com | 5K Run/Walk |
| Run for your Life | ALS Lou Gehrig's Disease | | 05/03/2008 | http://www.alsrun.org | |
| Share Walk for Rememberence and Hope | Share National Infant & Pregnancy Loss, Inc. | Share National Infant & Pregnancy Loss, Inc. | 10/04/2008 | http://www.nationalshareoffice.com Contact: 4olearys@charter.net | 1.7 or 3 mile |
| St. Charles Arthritis Walk | 1.3 million Missourians living with arthritis | Arthritis Foundation | 05/09/2008 | http://stcharlesarthritswalk.kintera.org Contact: 1 or 3 miles | jfinney@arthritis.org |
| St. Louis Arthritis Walk | 1.3 million Missourians living with arthritis | Arthritis Foundation | 05/16/2008 | http://stlouisarthritiswalk.kintera.org Contact: 1 or 3 miles | sstangl@arthritis.org |
| St. Louis Liver Walkapalooza Fun Run/Walk | American Liver Foundation | | 11/01/2008 | http://www.liverfoundation.org/chapters/missouri/events/ | 1 and 3 mile walk |
| St. Louis Metro Heart Walk | American Heart Association | | 05/03/2008 | http://www.americanheart.org | |
| St. Louis Walk for Autism Research | Autism Speaks | | 10/13/2008 | http://www.autismwalk.org/stlouis Contact: sboylan@naar.org | |
| Steppin Out run/walk | grief support | Knowing You Ministries | 04/01/2008 | www.kylene.org Contact: 5 mile competitive; 1-5 mile fun-run/walk | knowingyou@sbcglobal.net |
| Steppin' Out run/walk family event | Grief support/ and financial assistance to teen missions | Knowing You Ministries | 04/01/2008 | http://www.kylene.org Contact: debril@sbcglobal.net | 5 mile walk or run |
| Strides for SIDS 5K run/1 mile walk | SIDS Resources, Inc. | | 05/31/2008 | http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?event_id=154184 Contact: Forest Park Upper Muny Lot | lahrens@sidsresources.org |
| The Energizer WOndergirl 5K | Girls on the Run St Louis | Energizer | 05/10/2008 | www,girlsontherunstlouis.org Contact: 5K | |
| The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network Walk | Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network | Twinject and other local sponsors | | http://www.foodallergy.org Contact: larpeg@swbell.net | 1 or 2.3 mile walk in Forest Park |
| The National Walk for the Children | National Children's Cancer Society | | 09/01/2008 | http://www.children-cancer.org | |
| Trails for Tails | St. Charles Humane Society | St. Charles Humane Society | 09/01/2008 | http://www.stcharleshumanesociety.org | |
| Walk a Mile in Her Shoes | 4 local domestic violence agencies | 4 local domestic violence agencies | 04/01/2008 | http://www.walkamileinhershoes.com/ Contact: walkamilestl@yahoo.com | 1 mile |
| Walk a Mile in Her Shoes | | Alive, Raven, Family Violence Council, and YWCA St Louis Regional Sexual Assault Center | 04/01/2008 | www.walkamilestl.org Contact: 1 mile | walkamilestl@gmail.com |
| Walk As One | NCCJSTL's Anytown Youth Leadership Institute | National Conference for Community and Justice of Metropolitan St. Louis | 08/01/2008 | http://www.nccjstl.org Contact: kittynangle@sbcglobal.net | 1-2 miles |
| Walk for Healthy Kids | National PTA | Lollytogs | 06/01/2008 | http://www.pta.org/parent_resources.html Contact: 5k | derickson@pta.org |
| Walk For Lupus Now | Lupus Foundation of America, Missouri Chapter | Lupus Foundation of America, Missouri Chapter | 10/05/2008 | http://www.lupusmo.org Contact: adminlupus@sbcglobal.net | |
| Walk for the Blind | Minds Eye Information Service | | 05/01/2008 | http://www.snows.org/Events | 5K or 1K |
| Walk for the Children | The National Children's Cancer Society of St. Louis | | 09/27/2008 | http://www.nationalchildrenscancersociety.org Contact: sshuetz@children-cancer.org | |
| Walk To Cure Diabetes | Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | | 09/01/2008 | http://www.jdrf.org | |
| Walk to D'Feet ALS | ALS patient services | The ALS Association | 06/28/2008 | www.alsa-stl.org Contact: 314-534-0610 | 5k walk |
| Walk to Defeat Diabetes | Kilo Diabetes & Vascular Research Foundation | Kilo Diabetes & Vascular Research Foundation | 10/04/2008 | http://www.kilorf.com/specialevents.asp Contact: Contact: 314.434.6500 | 1 or 3 mile Walk/Fun Run |
| Walks for Women | AMC Cancer Research Center | | | http://www.walksforwomen.org | |
| Water for Sudan | Lui Sudan, Africa | St. Martin's Episcopal Church | 05/10/2008 | www.stmartinschurch.org Contact: 1/3/5 mi | Clclary@sbcglobal.net |
| World Run Day | | | 11/09/2008 | http://www.runday.com | Not in ST. Louis as of April |
| Wyman Walk for Kids | Teen Leadership Program | WU Physical Therapy | | http://www.wymancenter.org | |