October 20th, 2024
2024 CHaD Hero Information
2024 CHaD HERO Information
October 20th, 2024
for FOS families, runners
Finding Our Stride is excited for the annual HERO run benefiting Dartmouth Health Children’s, to be held this year on October 20th! All in-person participants receive an online fundraising page, official 2024 CHaD HERO T-shirt (upon meeting your fundraising minimum), race bib, food and drink, and more at the CHaD HERO festival! No matter how you participate, you have the option to be a part of a team and all participants are eligible for HERO fundraising rewards!
1. Registering for the CHaD Hero Please confirm with your coaches which race distance you and your child should be registering for. Step-by-step instructions for registering are here.
2. Fundraising minimums:
There are no registration fees required to sign up for the CHaD Here. Instead, some runners will have fundraising minimums to meet before the event. Runners 13 and older have fundraising minimums between $25 and $100 (see chart below). There are no minimums for children 12 and under, but they are encouraged to try and raise at least $25.
FOS does not want the fundraising amounts to be a barrier for anyone to participate in the CHaD Hero. We encourage all runners to raise what they can, but if the minimum is not met by the time registration closes, FOS will contribute the difference to bring them up to their fundraising goal.
3. How do I fundraise?
Many FOS teams engage the entire school in coin drives, bake sales, or spaghetti dinners! These are some ways to raise funds that can be pooled to meet fundraising minimums for runners.
Some FOS runners email, text, or call family members and friends to ask for their pledges of support to help meet a fundraising minimum. Below is a sample message that can be used:
“Dear X, on October 15th, my Finding Our Stride team will run in the Dartmouth Health Children’s CHaD HERO race to help kids! I’ll participate in the (5K or Cam’s Course 1 mile fun run). I am hoping to raise $X by October 15th. Would you like to support my run and the kids at Dartmouth Health? You can do that by making a gift online here or mailing a check to:
Medical & Healthcare Advancement, Attn: Gift Recording, One Medical Center Drive (HB 7070), Lebanon, NH 03756. Please make checks payable to DH-H/CHaD HERO. The name of the participant you are supporting should be written in the memo line of the check, or in a note accompanying the check.
Or you can give a check or cash to my (mom/dad,/grandparent, etc) when you see them. Thank you for helping me meet my goal!”
Many adults email or call co-workers, family, or friends to ask for their pledges of support too!
Some runners do extra helpful chores - babysitting, emptying the dishwasher, or mowing the lawn - to raise extra allowance money to contribute toward a fundraising minimum.
We always like to hear about creative ways our FOS runners and families have supported DH Children’s!