Sunday, October 10, 2010 | Chicago, IL
The race is almost full!!! Don't wait and register today with OAR and receive your *discounted* registration and RUN FOR AUTISM.
Register Today!
How to Join the Team
Join the RUN FOR AUTISM Team and register for the race by visiting www.firstgiving.com/oar and clicking the "Get Started" button. Select "Bank of America Chicago Marathon" from the list of events. Follow the instructions provided to sign up, indicating that you would like the discounted registration through OAR, and create your personal fundraising page. RUN FOR AUTISM runners registering through OAR receive a discounted race registration of $120.
Already registered for the race through the Bank of America Chicago Marathon registration page? We'd still love to have you on the OAR team! Visit www.firstgiving.com/oar and clicking the "Get Started" button. Select "Bank of America Chicago Marathon" from the list of events. Follow the instructions provided to sign up, indicating that you already registered for the race, and create your personal fundraising page.
If you have questions, contact RUN FOR AUTISM Director Lily Matusiak.
Team Benefits
FREE* training with the Chicago Area Runners Association (CARA)
RUN FOR AUTISM t-shirt
Specially designed race shirt
Fundraising and Training Guide
RUN FOR AUTISM Newsletter
Complimentary Invitation to Runners' Recognition Dinner
Hospitality at the OAR tent in the Finish Line Celebration/Charity Village
Once your fundraising reaches $50.00, you will be sent an OAR Runner's Kit. This kit includes the RUN FOR AUTISM t-shirt, specially designed race shirt and OAR information and fundraising material.
*RUN FROM AUTISM-Chicago participants who raise a minimum of $500 have the opportunity to participate in the CARA 18-week marathon training program, paid for by OAR. Please contact RUN FOR AUTISM Director Lily Matusiak for details.
Training
OAR is excited to partner with the Chicago Area Runners Association again this year, offering RUN FOR AUTISM-Chicago team members the opportunity to train with knowledgeable CARA coaches and staff. Since its start in 1989, CARA has helped more than 25,000 runners complete the 26.2 mile course of the Chicago Marathon and other fall races. They've helped thousands of aspiring marathoners and seasoned veterans make it to the finish line. OAR will cover the costs of the 18-week marathon program for any RUN FOR AUTISM participants who raise a minimum of $500.
Fundraising
OAR requires participants in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon who receive a discount race registration to raise a minimum of $500. Partipants who have already purchased registration through the official Bank of America Chicago Marathon website are required to raise $250. Regardless of registration type, all OAR runners will receive a fundraising agreement, which they are responsible for completing and returning to OAR staff.
If you have questions, contact RUN FOR AUTISM Director Lily Matusiak.
Why Run for Autism?
Raise money for autism research - More than $.85 of every dollar you raise will directly fund research studies that help answer some of autism’s most pressing questions.
Whether you are a runner, walker, donor or volunteer, your contribution makes you part of OAR’s RUN FOR AUTISM team.
In the end, you will have made a difference in the lives of thousands of families living with autism.
