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Mini with a Meaning

The Mini with a Meaning program gives participants the opportunity to make their OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon or Delta Dental 500 Festival 5K experience even more meaningful by raising awareness and funds in support of a non-profit organization. All #IndyMini and 5K registrations help support the 500 Festival's free youth and educational programming. By participating in Mini with a Meaning, runners and walkers have the ability to expand their impact even further within the Indianapolis community.

As part of the Mini with a Meaning Program, non-profit organizations will create an online fundraising page for their Mini with a Meaning team, specific to the 2023 OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon & Delta Dental 500 Festival 5K. The organization may utilize any fundraising platform of their choice and 100% of the proceeds will go to the respective non-profit organization. Non-profit organizations determine their fundraising goal amount. Funds may be utilized for specific initiatives or overall support of the organization.

All Mini with a Meaning Partners will be featured on the Mini with a Meaning webpage on IndyMini.com including a link to their fundraising page and Team Captain contact information. OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon & Delta Dental 500 Festival 5K registrants may contact the Mini with a Meaning Partner of their choice to join their team, donate and/or fundraise on behalf of their chosen organization.

If your organization would like to apply to be a 2023 500 Festival Mini with a Meaning Team, please fill out the application below!

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Team registration for the 2023 Mini with a Meaning program will close on April 17, 2023, at 11:59 pm ET.
Registration for an individual to join a Mini with a Meaning team is April 21, 2023, at 11:59 pm ET.


How Do I Get My Nonprofit Involved?

  • Step 1. Choose a Team Captain: Each non-profit organization will need a Team Captain to lead their team fundraiser and to correspond with the 500 Festival.
  • Step 2. Enroll Organization: The Team Captain will fill out an application form here. The 500 Festival will then provide the Team Captain with further team and registration information if accepted.
  • Step 3. Create Online Fundraiser: The Team Captain will create a customized online fundraiser specific to the 2023 OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon and the 2023 Delta Dental 500 Festival 5K.
  • Step 4. Get Fundraising! The Team Captain will promote team registration and fundraising efforts to their coworkers, family, and friends. Continue to build your team and motivate participants as they train for the Greatest Spectacle in Running!



2023 Mini with a Meaning Partners

The 500 Festival is proud to partner with nonprofit organizations to bring awareness and fundraise for their cause through our Mini with a Meaning program. Each year, the 500 Festival partners with a select number of non-profit organizations to further their mission as their team trains for the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini Marathon or Delta Dental 500 Festival 5K. If you are interested in joining a Mini with a Meaning Partner Team, please contact your organization of choice below by clicking on the contact button.


Ainsley's Angels

Because we believe everyone deserves to be included-Ainsley's Angels of America strives to build awareness about the importance of inclusion through action, while transforming populations into all inclusive communities. Together we shall: Educate to empower with empathy, Advocate to advance with awareness, and Celebrate to continue with courage. Ainsley's Angels of America brings the pure joy of positivity, evident through the smiles of Riders, their families, and our Angel Runners at each event.

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A Kid Again

A Kid Again provides fun Adventures for families raising kids with a life-threatening condition. Life-threatening conditions include cancer, type 1 diabetes, muscular dystrophy, rare diseases and so many more. We simply want to give our families a time out from illness and create that bright spot on their calendars that are often muddled with doctors’ appointments. Our Adventures can range from trips to the zoo and children’s museum, sporting events, and even water park birthday bashes!

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Help Over Hurdles

Help Over Hurdles is an organization with a mission of responding to the needs of direct support professionals with compassion, advocacy, and financial assistance. Our goal is to make support requests as seamless as possible to promote maximum dignity.


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Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) fights to end Duchenne. We accelerate research, raise our voices to impact policy, demand optimal care for every single family, and strive to ensure access to approved therapies. PPMD is proud to have played a vital role in every single victory against Duchenne since 1994 and our compassion, strength, and innovation continue to lead this community.

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Second Helpings

Since 1998, Second Helpings has accepted donated perishable and overstocked food to prepare nutritious meals for thousands of hungry children and adults every day, and distributes them free of charge through local social service agencies in Greater Indianapolis. Second Helpings also trains unemployed and underemployed adults for meaningful careers in the culinary industry.

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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation- Indiana Chapter

The mission of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is to cure cystic fibrosis and to provide all people with CF the opportunity to lead long, fulfilling lives by funding research and drug development, partnering with the CF community, and advancing high-quality, specialized care.



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JDRF

At JDRF we are focused on improving the lives today and tomorrow of those who have Type 1 Diabetes by accelerating life-changing breakthroughs for a cure while and enabling better outcomes and treatments for those with T1D.

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Mowat-Wilson Syndrome Foundation

The Mowat-Wilson Syndrome Foundation aims to educate those who are unfamiliar with this condition, empower families and friends to give the best lives to their MWS loved one, and support academic and medical professionals by being partners in the field of genetic research. There is no cure for MWS, but together we can improve the lives of those affected!

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Indiana Lyme Connect

We seek to support individuals with Lyme disease and related tick-borne infections – that is, Lyme Borreliosis Complex – to educate the greater Indiana community about this often-devastating illness, and to promote healthcare professionals to combat this public-health crisis. Indiana Lyme Connect’s vision is to dramatically decrease the number of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illness cases in Indiana as Hoosiers become more informed and practice good prevention strategies and healthcare professionals employ more comprehensive diagnostic techniques and treatment.
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Down Syndrome Indiana

Down Syndrome Indiana’s mission is to enhance the lives of individuals with Down syndrome through inclusive programming, resources, and information on Down syndrome. Down syndrome Indiana offers support and information to families, caregivers, educators, employers and the professionals who serve individuals with Down syndrome.

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United Way of Central Indiana

United Way is a social impact organization dedicated to fighting for the education, financial stability, health and basic needs of every person in our community. We partner to design, support and grow systems that accelerate financial stability and upward mobility for individuals and families living in or near poverty and striving for a brighter future.

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Run4Papa

Jason is the Founder of Run4Papa and has been running races around the world to raise awareness for Alzheimer's research in honor of his Papa, a pediatrician who passed away from this disease.

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Questions?

For any questions about how to get involved with the Mini with a Meaning Program, please contact Christin at crollett@500festival.com.

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