The ASICS Gold Coast Marathon has provided a limited number of Charity Place Entries to its official Charity Partners. These entries provide successful applicants with a free and guaranteed spot in the 42.195km ASICS Gold Coast Marathon or 21.0975km China Airlines Half Marathon event in exchange for a minimum amount raised for our charity partners.
To secure a Charity Place, applicants must raise at least $2,000 for one of our charity parnters. These vital funds will help our charities continue their incredible work, delivering essential services, advancing research, and providing crucial support within our communities.
Start by exploring our Charity Place listings below to find a cause you’re passionate about. Once you’ve chosen a charity, get in touch by applying for a place.
Charity Places are highly sought after, so many charities select participants based on their connection to the cause and their fundraising potential. Be prepared to answer questions about why you want to run for the charity and how much you hope to raise
This year, every step you take can help make a difference. As the official GC Marathon charity partner, the Gold Coast Hospital Foundation is dedicated to ensuring both locals and visitors to the Gold Coast have access to the best possible health care when it is needed most providing vital medical equipment and crucial services for those suffering critical health challenges.
The emergency accommodation service helps over 100 families each year stay close by. In an instant, life can change. When a loved one is fighting for life in ICU, the last thing families should worry about is finding a place to stay.
Raise $2000 and secure your entry for the ASICS Gold Coast Marathon or China Airlines Half Marathon.
Raise $30 for the Gold Coast Hospital Foundation and receive a FREE training singlet. Take your first step towards changing lives.
Your support eases their burden, allowing them to focus on what truly matters – being there for their loved ones.
The Gold Coast Community Fund (GCCF) is a charity dedicated to empowering lives and building a stronger Gold Coast community. With a deep commitment to supporting those vulnerable on the Gold Coast, the Gold Coast Community Fund for the past 25 years has helped families and individuals in a time of need with a hand up, not a handout.
The GCCF is run entirely by volunteers, so as you run the Gold Coast Marathon you can be confident that your donations are allocated as effectively as possible to Gold Coasters in need.
Raise $2000 and secure your entry for the ASICS Gold Coast Marathon or China Airlines Half Marathon.
For more information – www.gccommunityfund.org
Run for a cancer-free future – Join #TeamACRF Now! Every step you take with #TeamACRF is more than a stride toward the finish line—it’s a stride toward a world without cancer. With 2 in 5 Australians facing a cancer diagnosis in their lifetime, there has never been a more vital time to lace up and take action.
3 million people in Australia are living with anxiety or depression. Every day, nearly eight people take their own lives. Beyond Blue provides information and support to help every person in Australia achieve their best possible mental health, whatever their age and wherever they live.
YOU CAN BE THE DIFFERENCE FOR SICK KIDS. Children’s Hospital Foundation funds cutting-edge equipment, vital research and on the ground support for kids with all illnesses, injuries and conditions. We identify and action gaps in funding and support right across the kids’ health landscape – the places left lacking but no less deserving.
Across Queensland and into northern NSW, from the suburbs to the cities, rural, regional and remote, we help all kids not just some, the many not the few.
We are dedicated to kick-starting new research ideas across every cancer type. Working together, we find the most impactful solutions and bring them to life in record time, to save millions of lives. Our vision is to cure cancer. We know we can.
Domestic Violence Prevention Centre (DVPC) is the Gold Coast’s specialist domestic and family violence not-for-profit service, offering crisis support, counselling, court support, group work and education to address domestic and family violence. DVPC works with women, children, young people, men, and non-binary people to end domestic and family violence. With 29 years of service, we coordinate key initiatives like the Gold Coast Domestic Violence Integrated Response, empowering individuals and fostering community awareness. Our vision: Everyone is safe to live with justice, freedom and hope in their family, community and country.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) provides a crucial mantle of safety for people living in remote, rural and regional areas. Whether it’s a life-threatening injury, an inter-hospital transfer, or to see a GP, dentist or mental health clinician, the Flying Doctor provides the finest standard of care to every Australian who needs us.
Please use your ASICS Gold Coast Marathon entry to make a tangible difference to the lives of the most fragile patients and their families. Fundraise for cutting edge neonatal equipment for hospitals in need throughout Australia, and you’ll help save a baby’s life. Simply commit to raising at least $2,000 for Running for Premature Babies and receive a guaranteed, free race registration to the Gold Coast Marathon or Half Marathon as well as a running singlet and running cap.
Pancare Foundation are a leading charity committed to inspiring hope, raising awareness, supporting families and funding research for upper gastrointestinal (GI) cancers. With some of the lowest survival rates out of all the major cancers, we are dedicated to improving outcomes for those affected by upper GI cancers including pancreatic, liver, stomach, biliary and oesophageal cancers.
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