Run HARD for Rare Kids 2025
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Let's raise some awareness for kids who are Fighting HARD (Having A Rare Disease)! We will be hosting a Virtual Run for Rare Disease Week and hope that you will join us to Run HARD for Rare Kids! Our mission at Fighting HARD Foundation is to help children with rare diseases and chronic illness to not feel alone. No matter where you are in the world, there are still plenty of ways to get involved! So get some friends and family together, log some miles, or relax for rare kids and show your support from your sofa! We are hoping to raise $10,000 this year, and every penny counts! Join an existing fundraiser or start your own, and share on social media with the hashtags #FightingHARDFoundation and #RunHARD2025 to help us raise awareness and funds for kids with rare diseases and chronic illnesses!
Rare Disease Day is February 28th, 2025, which is the rarest day of the year. We will be having our Virtual Run for the 8 days leading up to our Rare Day! You can participate in any event that you would like during those 8 days. Are you a HARD core runner? Rock out 28 miles. How about 8 miles in 8 days? Or 2 miles? Or maybe you just want to support our kids and Relax for Rare Kids instead! Some of our kids in the foundation may not be able to run or walk, so we thought this would be a great way to show them that others are running or walking FOR THEM! Let's all spread some love, raise some awareness, and Run HARD for Rare Kids! |
Run HARD for Rare Kids 2024!
Our 4th annual Run H.A.R.D. for Rare Kids was held from February 22nd-February 29th (Rare Disease Day)! Thank you to everybody who signed up, created or joined a team, and made a donation to support our mission of helping children with rare diseases and chronic illnesses to not feel alone. Thank you for Fighting H.A.R.D. with us! We raised over $7,100 this year through the run page (plus individual Facebook and school fundraisers!) and we are so thankful!
Run HARD for Rare Kids started in 2021 as a way to safely raise funds and awareness during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The virtual run is held the week leading up to Rare Disease Day (2/21 - 2/28 or 2/29), and hundreds of people from all across the country have participated! There are multiple events to choose from that range from "Relaxing for Rare" to a full 28 miles over the course of the 9-day event! Team and individual fundraising efforts through the run website have helped us to bring in over $30,000 since 2021!
Check out some media from previous years!
Check out our FAQ page with any questions about registration or fundraising!
