Hello CAF Superstars!
Can you believe it’s been over a month since you ran 1,576 stairs to the top of the Empire State Building!? This year’s Run-Up was the catalyst to an incredible month of October for Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF). I’m excited to share that between two of our most significant fundraising events, CAF’s Million Dollar Challenge and CAF’s Community Challenge, we raised over $5 million to continue to pursue our mission of empowering lives through sport. Not to mention the additional $50,000 we raised from the Empire State Run-Up!
Check out some highlights of our Community Challenge here: 2023 CAF Community Challenge Fueled by Toyota
Thanks to our incredibly generous and supportive community, we will continue to break barriers and empower athletes to reach new heights in 2024 and into the future. A few fundraisers went above and beyond in their fundraising efforts, and I want to give them a special shoutout. Our top three fundraisers for 2023 were Daniel Moneypenny ($4,450), Randy Pentis ($3,250) and Margaret Fangman ($3,019). Thank you for everything you do to support the mission of CAF. You crushed it!
As you are all aware, it’s only once a year that the Empire State Building shuts down the building and opens up the stairwell to allow an exclusive group of individuals the opportunity to climb one of the most iconic buildings in the world. As the official charity partner of the Run-Up, CAF offers the ONLY guaranteed entries into the race, and we always want to give our past supporters and participants the first opportunity to take on the challenge. We have officially launched our 2024 Empire State Run-Up Pre-Registration page and I encourage you to reserve your spot now! Fundraising will open in January for 2024 which will be either the first or second week of October!
Register Now! Join #TeamCAF at the 2024 Empire State Building Run-Up
Thank you for your continued support.
With Gratitude,
Ryan and the CAF Team