Charity

Charity

The IMT Des Moines Marathon is dedicated to providing community events that encourage active participation in maintaining healthy lifestyle choices. As an organization we support a variety of charitable programs through cash, in-kind product, and sponsor contributions.

By participating as an athlete in the IMT Des Moines Marathon you are supporting many of these causes and we thank you. You also have a direct opportunity to provide additional support through building campaign awareness and/or fundraising for a charity of your choice by running or walking on race day on behalf of one of our Athlete Charity Programs. Either way, we welcome your efforts towards making the Des Moines community a better place to live and grow.

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Featured Charity

Shoes That Fit
Shoes That Fit provides new shoes to children in need so that they can attend school in comfort and with dignity.

The national Shoes That Fit organization accomplishes this objective by matching a sponsoring group with schools near them that have children in need. The sponsor determines how many children they can help and the school identifies and measures students with materials Shoes That Fit can provide. The sponsor purchases the exact items the children in need require and delivers the items to their school. Every penny spent goes directly to the child.

On Media / Mediacom is a local sponsor of Shoes That Fit and has provided shoes and clothing to more than 28,800 children since they started sponsoring the program in Central Iowa.

Your donation to the On Media / Mediacom - Shoes That Fit program will go directly towards fulfilling the need of children in the Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Marshalltown and Ames Public School Districts.

Click here to donate online.

The IMT Des Moines Marathon is entering it's third year of support for the Shoes That Fit program. We have partnered Scheels to offer the Scheels Shoes That Fit 10K in August, which directly benefits the Shoes That Fit program.

Watch for additional opportunities to fundraise or make donations to the Shoes That Fit charity program at the West Des Moines Scheels at Jordan Creek Town Center or at the Scheels Sports & Fitness Expo race weekend.