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Meet Run for Ukraine!

Run For Ukraine* was founded to support Ukraine during the war. As a non-profit organization, we serve as an intermediary between compassionate individuals and reliable funds dedicated to assisting those in need.

R4U is your platform for emotional and financial support to Ukrainians facing hardship.

R4U is a 501c3 non-profit organization and all donations are tax deductible.

Our mission

We are here to help you express solidarity with Ukraine and offer financial assistance through dedicated non-profit organizations.

How it works

1

Create/Join a team

Create a team and invite there your family, friends, colleagues, etc. Use a code or invitation link to join a team.

2

Run or walk 5K in the App

Start and track your 5K run (or walk) in the App.

3

Add your selfie

Prove your finish by uploading your finisher selfie to your team page.

4

Support by donation

For each finisher, a sponsor donates $10 to four non-profits. 

5

Show the world your support!

Each team with 5+ finishers will appear on the local R4U map. The whole world will know about your support!

R4U Map

We created an interactive map to visualize our support for Ukraine. Light blue dots represent nearby teams. Teams with 5+ finishers are marked with dark blue dots.

Clicking a dot reveals donation details and participant counts.

Non-profits

Donors and sponsors can direct their contribution to one or all four non-profits.

100% of your donation goes to the non-profit.

United Help Ukraine’s Defender’s Aid Program provides supplies such as boots, helmets, protective equipment and tactical first aid kits to first responders and military personnel.

UHU – Defenders Aid

The Superhumans Center is an orthopedic specialist clinic for the treatment and rehabilitation of war victims who are dependent on a prosthesis due to amputation.

Superhumans Center

United24 – Rebuild Ukraine, founded by President Zelensky and his wife Olena, aims to restore critical infrastructure destroyed by Russia's invasion, including schools, hospitals and clinics.

United24 – Rebuild Ukraine

UHU Humanitarian Aid Program supports internally displaced persons (IDPs) and other civilians with food, clean water (especially in besieged areas) and everyday necessities.

UHU – Humanitarian Aid

R4U launch

R4U will first beta test the software, app and website at an event in Wenatchee, Washington.
The goal: 1,000+ runners.

R4U’s national/international launch is targeted for the fall of 2024.
The goal: 1+ million runners.

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