SorcererMickey
February 17th, 2008, 14:11
Disney marathon raises $7.6M for charity
The 2008 Walt Disney World Marathon, which took place in January, raised a total of more than $7.6 million for charity.
Of the money raised, $5.6 million went to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and $900,000 went to the AT Children's Project -- which is working to find a cure to a rare childhood disease -- and $1 million went to various other charities. A total of 19 charities benefited from the event.
About 18,000 runners ran the 26.2-mile race, and 16,000 ran the 13.1-mile half-marathon.
The event has raised more than $52.1 million since its creation 15 years ago.
Source: http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2008/02/11/daily36.html
The 2008 Walt Disney World Marathon, which took place in January, raised a total of more than $7.6 million for charity.
Of the money raised, $5.6 million went to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and $900,000 went to the AT Children's Project -- which is working to find a cure to a rare childhood disease -- and $1 million went to various other charities. A total of 19 charities benefited from the event.
About 18,000 runners ran the 26.2-mile race, and 16,000 ran the 13.1-mile half-marathon.
The event has raised more than $52.1 million since its creation 15 years ago.
Source: http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2008/02/11/daily36.html