
What does it mean to run for charity?
Run for charity when you participate in the FirstEnergy Akron Marathon, Half Marathon or Team Relay and commit to raising $1,000 to help local non-profit organizations.
What non-profit organizations can I fundraise for?
- Akron Marathon Charitable Corporation
- Akron Children’s
- Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank
- American Heart Association
- American Lung Association
- Camp Quality USA Ohio
- Craine’s Cholangiocarcinoma Crew
- Breakthrough T1D
- Empowering Epilepsy
- Fearless Fighter Foundation
- First Serve
- FrontLine Service
- Girls on the Run Northeast Ohio
- Grace House Akron, Inc.
- Lake Community Hope
- Melina Michelle Edenfield Foundation
- Prevention Action Alliance
- RAHAB Ministries, Inc.
- Running2bWell
- Summa Health
- Summit Metro Parks Foundation
- Stewart’s Caring Place
- Victory Gallop
- Weaver Industries
How do I start fundraising?
When you register to run the FirstEnergy Akron Marathon, Half Marathon & Team Relay, a fundraising page will be created for you. You will receive a follow up email to customize and share your fundraising page. You can also log in to Race Roster to access your fundraising page. Click here to view step-by-step instructions on how to customize your fundraising page.
Fundraiser Benefits:

Badge on fundraising page

Badge on fundraising page
Free medal engraving

Badge on fundraising page
Free medal engraving
VIP Packet Pick Up

Badge on fundraising page
Free medal engraving
VIP Packet Pick Up
Race entry to 2025 race of choice
Contact Katie Riley at kriley@akronmarathon.org or 330-434-2786 if you have questions or need help customizing your page.