All in the Name of Charity in Bucktown/Wicker Park Chicago

Bucktown and Wicker Park are going to see something interesting this weekend. On Saturday, March 1st, at 12:30pm is the third annual Chiditarod. Starting line is at Damen & Shakespaere in Bucktown/Wicker Park. What the heck is the Chiditarod? I’m glad you asked. It is a shopping cart race that you pay to participate in. The whole point is to collect food between the start and finish lines. All food and your $25 entry fee per team ($5 per person) will be going to charity. Sounds like they stole the idea from New York who started in 2003 who stole the idea from San Fransisco who started theirs in 1994. There are prizes for most food collected, best costumes and winning the race (there are more prizes.) This looks like a lot of fun. You get to dress up like it’s Halloween, run around Chicago neighborhoods with a shopping cart and collect food for charity. A winning combination. This sort of thing actually fits in very well in Bucktown and Wicker Park. Let me know if you’ve participated or are planning on doing it this year. I’d love to hear some stories.

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