Run Miles for Meals Contest FAQs
You can help support the Hoboken Homeless Shelter by entering our Run Miles for Meals Contest
The Hoboken Shelter needs you now more than ever. Every year, the HoBOOken 5K Halloween Run raises nearly $100,000 to keep the most vulnerable members of our community fed, safe, and on their way to a stable home of their own. Our programs have real impact and help get our neighbors off of the streets and into our Shelter where they can get the services they urgently need.
How Do I Enter the Run Miles for Meals Contest?
Start by creating your custom Fundraising Page.
- Update your fundraiser goal
- Set a custom URL for your fundraiser
- Update your fundraiser’s personal message
- Upload a custom fundraiser image
Note: You do not have to register or be a runner in the race to participate in the fundraising contest!
How Do I Spread the Word About the Contest?
Reach out to your family, friends, colleagues, and others in your networks to help you reach your fundraising goal.
Sample email or letter to solicit donations:
Dear [recipient],
Since 1982, The Hoboken Shelter has been a lifeline for our city’s most vulnerable neighbors — offering food, shelter, and the support needed to rebuild lives. Every single day, the Shelter provides:
- 50 safe, warm sleeps for those without a home
- 500 nutritious meals for those who are hungry
- 1,000 showers each week to restore comfort and health
In 2024 alone, the Shelter helped 157 people transition from the streets into permanent homes — that’s nearly 3 people every single week finding stability, safety, and hope.
Here’s the incredible part: it takes just $2 to provide a meal that helps nourish a hungry neighbor.
I'll be running in the HoBOOken 5K on Saturday, October 25 and am competing in a special contest to raise the most funds for the Shelter. I’m raising [$XXX - state goal] as part of the Hoboken Shelter's Run Miles for Meals Contest to help provide [XXX / $2] meals to those in need — because no one in Hoboken should go hungry or unhoused.
Please join me. Your gift will make an immediate, powerful impact - and will hopefully lead my team to victory in the Run Miles for Meals Contest!
Donate now: [link to fundraising page]
With gratitude,
[Your Name]
What Prizes Can Me and My Team Win?
Terrific prizes will be awarded to our top individual and team fundraisers!
- To be eligible to win, all individuals and team fundraising must be completed by October 31st.
- Winners will be announced on social media in November.
