Harry Chapin Memorial Run Against Hunger

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Harry Chapin Memorial Run Against Hunger Started in 1981! We have a 5K (3.1 Mile) Walk, a 1-Mile Fun Run, and a 10K Race. Always the third S and around the world.

As a singer-songwriter, Harry Chapin was best known for his amazing story songs like “Cat’s in the Cradle,” “Taxi,” “W*O*L*D,” and “Circle.” As a humanitarian, he also dedicated his life toward the cause of ending world hunger. He successfully lobbied congressmen and President Jimmy Carter to establish a Presidential Commission on World Hunger, he started WhyHunger (then-named World Hunger Year) and Long Island Cares (one of the country's first regional food banks), he raised and donated millions of dollars to fight hunger, and he inspired thousands of his fans to support the cause. Just a few short months after Harry died tragically in a car accident on the Long Island Expressway in July of 1981 at the age of 38, a small group of concerned citizens in Croton-on-Hudson, NY, decided to create an annual race in his name to raise funds to fight hunger and to provide food to children and adults in need, locally, across the U.S. In Croton-on-Hudson, we helped establish the Cortlandt Emergency Food Bank and continue to support it and such organizations as the Croton Caring Committee, Caring for the Homeless of Peekskill (C.H.O.P.), Hillside Food Outreach in Pleasantville, Food Bank for Westchester, WhyHunger, and an orphanage in Mozambique. The Harry Chapin Memorial Run Against Hunger is organized and managed by a commitee of volunteers and is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Your donations are greatly appreciated and are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

Join us tomorrow at Croton-Harmon High School (17 Old Post Road South). Perfect running weather foretasted! runagainsthu...
10/17/2026

Join us tomorrow at Croton-Harmon High School (17 Old Post Road South). Perfect running weather foretasted! runagainsthunger.com

8:30 AM - 5K run/walk
10 AM - 10K run
11:45 AM - 1 Mile Fun Run

Don't forget to bring some non-perishable food items on race day, tomorrow, Sunday October 18th @ Croton-Harmon HS! Hon...
10/17/2026

Don't forget to bring some non-perishable food items on race day, tomorrow, Sunday October 18th @ Croton-Harmon HS!

Honor the Gillis family & help fill the truck!

"When in doubt, do something." Retired CET Kindergarten teacher Shirley Gillis and family saw the need in the Croton community back in 1981. They, with friends from Asbury Church, thought a race around their beautiful town could inspire others to raise funds to help. They asked all around for supporters, but came up shy in funds. Then, the unthinkable happened, humanitarian and folk singer Harry Chapin perished in a car accident at the young age of 38. Harry inspired many to help in the fight against hunger. A producer of one of his first albums stepped up and donated enough funds to begin the first race. His only condition: NAME IT AFTER HARRY. That is how it all began, and with your help, we strive to continue.

Many thanks to the Gillis family, who continue to devote their lives in the fight against hunger!

IN-PERSON REGISTRATION and BIB PICKUP event is TOMORROW, Saturday, Oct. 17th, from 10 a.m. to 3 pm at Asbury Church, 17 ...
10/17/2026

IN-PERSON REGISTRATION and BIB PICKUP event is TOMORROW, Saturday, Oct. 17th, from 10 a.m. to 3 pm at Asbury Church, 17 Old Post Road So. (enter through the rear parking lot and up the steps to the music room) runagainsthunger.com

- Registered 5K and 10K participants (whether for these in-person or virtual events) can pickup their t-shirt at these events (size is not guaranteed and is based on first-come, first-served basis).
- Those who purchased shirt(s) can also pick them up at these events.
- Virtual participants for 5K or 10K who selected to pick up their t-shirts when they registered can do so at these events.
- Virtual participants who selected that we mail them their shirt (and paid an extra fee for that during registration) should expect their shirt sometime later in October
- Children in the 1-Mile Fun Run in-person event will get their free commemorative medal at the finish line on race day.
- Children registered for the 1-Mile Virtual Fun Run can pickup their medal at one of these pickup events prior to race day.
- Bibs and t-shirts (if eligible) can also be picked up on race day (Sunday, Oct. 18th, between 7:30 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. at Croton Harmon High School, 36 Old Post Road So.
- If you've not yet registered, please do so now! runagainsthunger.comWe will have in-person registration at the church on Saturday, Oct. 17th, and on Sunday morning Oct. 18th at the high school.

Questions? Call Mike at 914-419-8719.

Don't forget to bring some non-perishable food items on race day, Sunday October 18th @ Croton-Harmon HS! Honor the Gil...
10/16/2026

Don't forget to bring some non-perishable food items on race day, Sunday October 18th @ Croton-Harmon HS!

Honor the Gillis family & help fill the truck!

"When in doubt, do something." Retired CET Kindergarten teacher Shirley Gillis and family saw the need in the Croton community back in 1981. They, with friends from Asbury Church, thought a race around their beautiful town could inspire others to raise funds to help. They asked all around for supporters, but came up shy in funds. Then, the unthinkable happened, humanitarian and folk singer Harry Chapin perished in a car accident at the young age of 38. Harry inspired many to help in the fight against hunger. A producer of one of his first albums stepped up and donated enough funds to begin the first race. His only condition: NAME IT AFTER HARRY. That is how it all began, and with your help, we strive to continue.

Many thanks to the Gillis family, who continue to devote their lives in the fight against hunger!

10/16/2026

Stan picked up his bib for this Sunday's Harry Chapin Memorial Run Against Hunger, our 46th annual event. Then he shared about his experience running in the VERY FIRST Harry Chapin Memorial Run Against Hunger in October of 1981, just a few months after Harry died. And he shared about the time he saw Harry Chapin and Pete Seeger perform in Croton Point Park! Check it out!

NEXT BIB PICKUP event is TODAY, Thursday, Oct. 15th, from 3:30 to 6:30 pm at Asbury Church, 17 Old Post Road So. (enter ...
10/15/2026

NEXT BIB PICKUP event is TODAY, Thursday, Oct. 15th, from 3:30 to 6:30 pm at Asbury Church, 17 Old Post Road So. (enter through the rear parking lot and up the steps to the music room) runagainsthunger.com

- Registered 5K and 10K participants (whether for these in-person or virtual events) can pickup their t-shirt at these events (size is not guaranteed and is based on first-come, first-served basis).
- Those who purchased shirt(s) can also pick them up at these events.
- Virtual participants for 5K or 10K who selected to pick up their t-shirts when they registered can do so at these events.
- Virtual participants who selected that we mail them their shirt (and paid an extra fee for that during registration) should expect their shirt sometime later in October
- Children in the 1-Mile Fun Run in-person event will get their free commemorative medal at the finish line on race day.
- Children registered for the 1-Mile Virtual Fun Run can pickup their medal at one of these pickup events prior to race day.
- Bibs and t-shirts (if eligible) can also be picked up on race day (Sunday, Oct. 18th, between 7:30 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. at Croton Harmon High School, 36 Old Post Road So.
- If you've not yet registered, please do so now! runagainsthunger.comWe will have in-person registration at the church on Saturday, Oct. 17th, and on Sunday morning Oct. 18th at the high school.

Questions? Call Mike at 914-419-8719.

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17 Old Post Road S
Croton-on-Hudson, NY
10520

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+19144198719

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