Joining the team is a two step process:1. Join the RUN FOR AUTISM team at firstgiving.com/oar
Once you're at the firstgiving site, select "Get Started" and select RUN FOR AUTISM - America from the list of events.
All participants pay a $25 team registration fee during sign-up.
This fee helps recover a portion of the costs associated with the materials provided and administrative expenses. OAR asks each team member for this contribution to help keep the maximum amount of money raised going directly towards autism research.
2. If you have not already done so, register for the event on your own at the official race website: ingphiladelphiadistancerun.com/register.html
Team Benefits
RUN FOR AUTISM t-shirt
Specially designed race shirt
Fundraising and Training Guide
RUN FOR AUTISM Newsletter
Fundraising
OAR believes in a "Set Your Own Goal" fundraising philosophy. Runners have historically averaged raising between $1,500 and $2,000. Runners who raise $2,500 or more receive a special fundraising incentive.
Event Information
The Philadelphia Distance Run travels through the scenic and historic sites of Philadelphia. The race both starts and finishes on Eakins Oval, by the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Runners will first proceed towards Center City on the legendary Benjamin Franklin Parkway. En route they will view beautiful fountains, international flags and an immense display of public art. After passing City Hall and Independence Hall, the course will leads into the scenic Fairmount Park along the Schuylkill River, finally leading back to Eakins Oval.
For more information about the race, click here.
Why Run for Autism?
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Raise money for autism research - More than $.87 of every dollar you raise will
directly fund research studies that help answer some of autism’s most pressing questions.
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Whether you are a runner, walker, donor or volunteer, your contribution makes you part of OAR’s RUN FOR AUTISM team.
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In the end, you will have made a difference in the lives of thousands of families living with autism.
