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Dress Up. Cause Chaos. DO GOOD

CHIditarod is Chicago’s 100% volunteer-driven Epic Urban shopping cart race, charity food drive, costumed beauty pageant, talent show, fundraiser and chaos generator all in one. It’s probably the world’s largest mobile food drive, benefiting the Greater Chicago Food Depository and the CHIditarod Foundation.

What a Milestone of a Year!

In our 20th year we raised over $135,000 to help make sure food insecurity is addressed across northern Illinois. On race day, 60 teams dressed up, bribed, bonded, and left with some pretty cool awards. Without further ado, the 2025 CHIditarod Results…

2025 Fundraising Total

$138,832 / 150,000

Top Fundraising Teams

Chidiots $43,837
Nomeward Bound #1 $28,563
3GS&T $15,508
Six Pack Attack $8,944
COREGANIZERS! $4,809

Top Fundraisers

THE Emily Belke $22,401
Lauren Haynes $10,908
Alixa Sharkey $7,267
Nikolas Allen $6,565
Liz Lux $5,169

Fundraising for CHIditarod Foundation

The Greater Chicago Food Depository — which is a major resource for many of the organizations supported by the Chiditarod Foundation — expects to spend more than double the amount of money on food purchasing in fiscal 2022 as they did in 2021. A clear sign that the effects of the pandemic on hunger and food insecurity are not getting better. The CHIditarod Foundation seeks to alleviate hunger and solve the root causes of hunger through creativity, engagement and direct action.

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