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St. Christopher House at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon
St. Christopher House will be one of the 12 neighbourhood groups along the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon route cheering and entertaining over 23,000 people running in the 5 km, 21.1 km (Half Marathon) and 42.2 km (Full Marathon) races on Sunday, September 26th, 7:30 am - 11:00 am. St. Chris volunteers, participants and staff will be cheering from our stage located at the junction of the Princes’ Gate and Strachan, representing the Liberty Village/King West Neighbourhood. St. Christopher House's theme for our cheering site is "Celebrating Diversity" showcasing the different population groups we work with at St. Chris through music, movement and laughter, cheering on the runners from the 40 + countries represented. Our stage will include live music and dancing featuring Brazil Nativa, dancers and drummers. Everyone is welcome to be part of our St. Chris cheering stage and partcipate in the festivities!! Please visit our St. Chris page on the Scotiabank Marathon website for more information and to sponsor one of our runners raising funds for St. Chris: http://www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com/en/nc/nc3.htm#charity
The St. Chris Running Team includes runners and walkers entering the 5 km, 21.1 km Half Marathon and 42.2 km Full Marathon. St. Chris Team runners and walkers will receive pledge sheets to fundraise for the House and are asked to raise a minimum of $35 for the 5 km run/walk and $65 for the Half or Full Marathon run/walk. Runners and walkers can also direct donors to the Scotiabank Marathon website to make on-line donations on their behalf. Prizes will be given to St. Chris’ top three fundraisers. All walkers and runners will receive a goody bag, race kit and official race shirt.
The 5 km race starts at 10:00 am at Lakeshore / Princes' Gates and the Half and Full Marathons start at 7:30 am at City Hall.
The St. Chris Running Team includes runners and walkers entering the 5 km, 21.1 km Half Marathon and 42.2 km Full Marathon. St. Chris Team runners and walkers will receive pledge sheets to fundraise for the House and are asked to raise a minimum of $35 for the 5 km run/walk and $65 for the Half or Full Marathon run/walk. Runners and walkers can also direct donors to the Scotiabank Marathon website to make on-line donations on their behalf. Prizes will be given to St. Chris’ top three fundraisers. All walkers and runners will receive a goody bag, race kit and official race shirt.
The 5 km race starts at 10:00 am at Lakeshore / Princes' Gates and the Half and Full Marathons start at 7:30 am at City Hall.
Runners & walkers pass by our entertainment stage from 7:45 am to 11:00 am
If you are interested in running one of the races on behalf of St. Christopher House, please contact Lambrina Nikolaou at lambrinani@stchrishouse.org or Linda Hunter at lindahu@stchrishouse.org
