Igivearod Fundraising Drive
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The Igivearod is a fundraising drive benefiting rural AK projects that runs during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race (not affiliated) igivearod.com http://bit.ly/igivearod2025 Spreadsheet 2025 https://donorschoose.org/igivearod25
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The #igivearod2025 totals are in! This drive in honor of Quince Mountain's #Iditarod run brought in a record $138,646, breaking the previous 2019 record of $127,500. This brings the sum total of all #igivearod drives to an amazing $525,720 to support Alaska school projects and organizations.
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I love this story by Keith Uhlig, and particularly the ending:

"I think for a lot of us LGBT people, the message resonates," Mountain said. "Maybe people tell you you can't do something, but you can go ahead and do it anyway.""
After officials pulled him from the Iditarod, this Wisconsin musher finished anyway
Because he lagged far behind race leaders, officials pulled Quince Mountain from the Iditarod. He finished, unsupported and unofficially, on his own.
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They fucking did it. They mushed to Nome.
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Ok #UglyDogs this is cool: I just got a personal thank-you email from the Director at Alaska Humanities Forum/Story Works, thanking me for my Igivearod donation & wondering how someone from CT came across them. Turns out she is from New Haven, & has the correct fave apizza (Modern). Small world!
Story Works update #igivearod
I got a voicemail from them. Said they really appreciated all the igivearod donations & thought we’d appreciate knowing they have a program in Unalakleet with storytelliing & story circles through the Story Works program. They’re also piloting a teacher training program there this year. Very cool!
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I am a Board Member with Alaska Rural Veterinary Outreach (www.Facebook.com/akrvo). We wish to extend a heartfelt thank you to you all! We are excited and humbled by the generous donations that we have received. In the name of all the animals who will receive help because of you - THANK YOU.
Thank you for all the support as together we achieved a new record total of funds to support these schools and organizations! We thank everyone that contributed to & shared this amazing community initiative in such a challenging year. #igivearod #MusherSky
In the 2025 #igivearod, $12,777 was donated to support housing & essential medical care for LGBTQ+ people in Alaska.

$11,619 went to organizations providing domestic violence shelters & prevention services.

Over $15k supported other selected causes including ReRun Kennel and their rescue dog team.
For the 2025 #igivearod drive, over $15,000 supported animal-related charities including ARVO, to fund vaccines, spay/neuter, and medical care for pets, retired sled dogs, and strays.

Nearly $2,000 went to support arts charities, to support students learning story telling and writing.
For the 2025 #igivearod, $74,219 went to DonorsChoose to support 137 projects in 61 schools serving rural and low income areas, funding chairs, rugs, snacks, robots, sensory items, cameras, health supplies, pens, books, and far more. (we saw you sneak one more over the line to finish the list 😉)
The #igivearod2025 totals are in! This drive in honor of Quince Mountain's #Iditarod run brought in a record $138,646, breaking the previous 2019 record of $127,500. This brings the sum total of all #igivearod drives to an amazing $525,720 to support Alaska school projects and organizations.
@akchick.bsky.social any idea for schools that could use supplies?
We’ve arrived to Nome,
The Widow’s Lamp has been extinguished signaling all mushers are safely off the trail, and the spreadsheet is locked! We will work on updating the final tally for you all in the next day or so. Thank you so much for all your support, shares, matches! #igivearod #UglyDogs
We will have to wait a little bit for the spreadsheet elves to calculate the final number but I am absolutely stunned by what you all have done.

Thank you all so very much for the wonderful 2 weeks.

It was a great pleasure to see so many old new faces again.

#UglyDogs
#RushtoNome
We can work on this but it might take a couple days
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And they are here!

We have finished the Red Lantern run.
Great work, team.

Please give us a minute to tally up the matches so we can have an accurate tracker reading.

Congrats, team, that was a great run!

#UglyDogs
#RushToNome
Almost to Nome!
At the speed the team is running, I expect there is maybe half an hour left to the Burled Arch.

Get your donation in, now.

#UglyDogs
#RushtoNome
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The team is over the last hills, nearing the home strectch to Nome!

Only 9 miles to go!

#UglyDogs
#RushtoNome
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The tl:dr on this great thread is that all donations tracked on the official #igivearod spreadsheet have some awesome Wheel Dogs providing matches.

AND don't miss the tracker, which shows the #UglyDogs progress, carrying that virtual Red Lantern in to Nome 💚😭
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Do you remember?

Because I do.
2019.

Nearing the first Halfway Howl, ever.

So many friends came to witness.
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Do you remember?

Because I do.
2019.

24hrs.
The day we love to hate.
The day when the #UglyDogs became a team.

#UglyDogs