Support Empowering Epilepsy at the 2026 Akron Marathon!
Run for Empowering Epilepsy when you participate in the FirstEnergy Akron Marathon, Half Marathon or Team Relay and commit to raising $1,000 to help local non-profit organizations.
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Join Our Team
Choose Empowering Epilepsy as your Charity of Choice. You will receive a follow up email to customize and share your fundraising page benefitting Empowering Epilepsy.
You can also log in to Race Roster to access your fundraising page.
Make a donation on the Akron Marathon Charity Support Page to help Empowering Epilepsy reach its fundraising goals.
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Help us climb the leaderboard on Akron Marathon's Fundraising Page & better illustrate the huge need for epilepsy support in Northeast Ohio! 100% of your support goes directly to helping people live well with seizures in Northeast Ohio.
How to Set Up Your Personal Pledge Page
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Click "Sign In" in the top right-hand corner.
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Once you sign in, click on your name in the right-hand corner and then on "Participant".
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Scroll down to "Fundraising" then "Edit Page" on the right-hand side. From here, you can customize your page.
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Lock in your preferred charity and all donations will go to that one goal. Just click the field beside "Select a preferred fundraising organization" to access our full list of partners - and select your charity.
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Click "SAVE UPDATED FUNDRAISING INFORMATION" after all of your updates have been completed.
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Now it's time to share, share, share! Use the buttons at the bottom of the page to share your unique link with family, friends, and followers via email or social media. Don't forget to click "Tweet," "Post," or "Send" to finalize the share.
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Runner Fundraising Incentives (See attached image)
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$500: Fundraising badge
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$1,000: Badge + free medal engraving
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$2,500: Badge, free medal engraving, VIP Packet Pick-Up
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$5,000: All of the above, plus VIP start-line restroom access and a race entry to a 2027 event of choice