How to Get Involved

Over the last years, thanks to increased awareness and the efforts of its supporters, FIT For Charity Run has grown to become a well recognised event in the financial industry in Tokyo. The inaugural FIT For Charity Run was held in 2005 with about 1,500 participants from the financial industry and related businesses. Strong interest has led to rapid expansion of scale and participation levels, allowing contributions to double in 2006 and double again in 2007.  2008 and 2009 were equally successful years with consistently high levels of donations and an increase in participating organisations as well as the actual number of participants. In both years, the total funds donated were close to JPY 55 million.  

By being a FIT sponsoring firm, you not only raise brand awareness but also demonstrate your commitment to local community-based initiatives. There are various ways to get involved. Please note that financial sponsorship (sponsor and supporter level) and participation as runners and walkers is limited to financial services and related companies.

Sponsor (minimum donation of JPY 500,000)

The benefits of being a sponsor include:

Supporter (minimum donation of JPY 350,000)

The benefits of being a supporter include:

Runner/Walker

The participation fee for each adult runner/walker is JPY 5,000. Children under age 16 can participate for free.

Registered companies are asked to sign-up their teams online through the FIT For Charity website.

Donations for winners and raffle

We welcome donations of all types for the FIT For Charity Run prizes and raffle (held on the day of the event after the Run). Typical donations include water, airline tickets, tickets to professional baseball and soccer league games, short-term hotel accommodations, gift certificates for dinner, bags and T-shirts. Raffle tickets are sold for JPY 500 on the day of the event, with the proceeds benefiting the selected charities.

The benefits of being a donor include:

Volunteers

FIT For Charity is run and organised solely by volunteers. We welcome volunteers from the financial or related industries to help with either a long-term commitment by getting involved in the Organising Committee and its sub-committees or a short-term commitment by helping out on the day of the event.

For further information, contact us at application@fitforcharity.org.