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Run To Feed The Hungry

Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services

About The Food Bank:

  • Founded by Fr. Daniel Madigan in the basement of his Oak Park church in 1976
  • 11 differnet human service programs
  • 25 full-time staff
  • More than 1,000 volunteers each year

    • Programs:

  • Emergency Food Lockers provide more than 4.3 million pounds of take-home groceries each year, and serve 15,000 monthly
  • The Mobile Food Program distributes groceries in a free market-type setting to over 1,500 people monthly
  • The Sunday Lunch Program provides more than 40,000 prepared lunches yearly to families in need
  • The Clothes Closet Program distributes more than 7,000 items of free clothing to children and adults each week, totaling more than 400,000 articles of clothing to over 20,000 people yearly
  • Two Mother-Baby Programs assist more than 500 parents with mentoring, baby clothing, formula, diapers and parenting workshops each month
  • The Women’s Wisdom Project promotes the healing of emotional and mental illness through artistic expression to more than 100 women each year
  • Two Child Services Centers, serving more than 300 children and their families annually, provide after-school programs and play care for parents who participate in SFBFS’ various educational programs
  • The Intel Computer Clubhouse gives more than 25 at-risk and low-income youth the opportunity to learn the use of sophisticated computer systems and software for creative expression
  • The Havens Transitional Living Program promotes stability and economic independence for seven homeless families with children each year
  • Two Adult Community Learning Centers provide adult tutoring, basic education, literacy, GED preparation, English as a Second Language and computer skills to hundreds of adults annually


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    About The Run

    Quick Facts
  • 10k Run and 5k run/walk
  • Held the morning of Thanksgiving Day
  • Began in 1994 with 800 runners
  • 23,000+ runners raised $600,000 last year
  • 15th-annual event aims to raise $750,000


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    Registration & The Course

    Fees:

  • Adult: $35
  • Child: $20
  • Team Member: $50
  • Virtual Runner: $35
  • Virtual Team Member: $50

    • Registration Links:

  • You don't have to pick your event right now; you can choose on Thanksgiving Day or even during the race itself!
  • Registering with a team? Find it here. (You MUST register with a team if you are joining one.)
  • Become a Virtual Runner!
  • Register on Thanksgiving Day from 7:30 a.m. to 8:55 a.m. (Your run won't be timed, though.)


    • Course Rules

  • Baby strollers OK
  • Wheelchairs OK
  • No bikes
  • No rollerblades
  • No scooters
  • No skateboards
  • No pets


    • Click here for the Course Map

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