Social Distancing Run

June 10th - June 30th, 2021

Race Overview

In keeping with the Colorado Cancer Foundation’s (CCF) 42-year history of athletic-based charitable giving, this year the 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation is once again offering a virtual run amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Where the traditional Eldorado Run for the Cure, begins and ends in Eldorado Canyon State Park outside Boulder, CO, this year’s virtual event, Close to Home Run by Eldorado Springs Water, starts and stops wherever you happen to be in quarantine. As was the case last year, registered runners will receive a diecast medal commemorating the event.

Raising Valuable Funds

Also, where last year the CCF held two virtual runs, the classic Eldorado Run for the Cure and the newly developed Close to Home Run, this year the 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable foundation is combining the two events into one, “Close to Home Run by Eldorado Springs Water,” so no matter what you’ve supported in the past, now there is one race, with one mission, and that is to raise as much money as possible amid the pandemic for cancer patients and research at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado, so thank you for joining us.

Event Registration & Pledging

Registration begins on Wednesday, March 10th, and the run officially starts three months later on Thursday, June 10th, continuing for three weeks through Wednesday, June 30th. Like last year’s event, the 2021 run/jog/walk is based on a course of your choosing be it a 5K, 10K, a half marathon, or more. Of course, you’re welcome to go further, and we encourage you to seek pledges for every mile you travel with PledgeIt, raising funds for those that are unable to do so.

When: Anytime between Thursday, June 10th and Wednesday, June 30th

Where: Anywhere you like, e.g., in your neighborhood, on a local track, at Eldorado, etc.

Why: Generate funds for cancer patients, researchers, and clinicians at the University of Colorado

Mexican Vacation

Win a Weeklong Trip to Mexico

Thanks to the generous gift of an anonymous donor, the Colorado Cancer Foundation (CCF) is offering an eight-day seven-night vacation to one of two Vidanta resorts in Mexico’s Riviera Maya, The Grand Mayan or The Bliss, to the top three PledgeIt fundraisers, those who raise $3,000 or more between now and June 30th, 2021.

The CCF will provide a Vidanta Travel Certificate, which the winner may redeem for travel between June 30th and December 31st 2021, and will cover any fees associated with redeeming the certificate. The winners are responsible for airfare and food, but will be afforded a luxury hotel stay, in an extraordinary location, worth ~$6,000.

Step 1. Set up a PledgeIt account for the “Close to Home Run by Eldorado Springs Water”

Step 2. Raise funds via family, friends, and more between now and June 30th.

Winners will be announced on Thursday, July 1st 2021.