Past Charities

The 2010 RDR Charity was CAMPfyrefly Camp fYrefly is Canada's only national leadership retreat for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans-identified, two-spirited, intersexed, queer, questioning, and allied youth. The camp, which was founded in 2004 by Dr. André P. Grace and Mr. Kristopher Wells, is designed to help youth develop the leadership skills and resiliency necessary for them to become change agents in their schools, families, and communities.

The 2009 RDR Charity was the Zebra Child Protection Center Edmonton’s Zebra Child Protection Centre, the first centre of its kind in Canada, enables our community to respond to child abuse with a professional, compassionate and highly integrated program of healing and justice.

The 2008 Red Dress Run Charity was:

The Edmonton and Northern Alberta Chapter
of the Canadian
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common, fatal genetic disease affecting young Canadians. CF is a multi-organ disease affecting primarily the lungs and the digestive system. In the lungs, CF causes severe breathing problems. A build-up of thick mucus makes it difficult to clear bacteria and leads to cycles of infection and inflammation, which damage the delicate lung tissues. They must follow a demanding daily routine of physical therapy to keep the lungs free of congestion and infection.

In the digestive tract, CF makes it extremely difficult to digest and absorb adequate nutrients from food. Thick mucus blocks the ducts of the pancreas, preventing enzymes from reaching the intestines to digest food. Therefore, persons with CF must consume a large number of artificial enzymes (on average 20 pills a day) with every meal and snack, to help them absorb adequate nutrition from their food.

It is estimated that one in every 3,600 children born in Canada has CF.

At the present time, approximately 3,500 children, adolescents, and adults with cystic fibrosis attend specialized CF clinics.

The CF Edmonton and Northern Alberta chapter is based on fundraising in the community. They have built a center of excellence for cystic fibrosis care and treatment in Edmonton. Thanks to advances in reasearch and treatment, life expectancy of persons with CF has increased over the past few decades from 22 to 37 years of age. Funds raised from the Red Dress Run 2008 will be used to enhance the care and treatment of persons with CF in Edmonton and its surrounding areas.

The 2007 Red Dress Run Charity was:
Bosco Homes....
Bosco Homes is a charitable, non-profit society dedicated to serving children, adolescents, adults and families who struggle with emotional, developmental and/or psychiatric disorders.

The 2006 Red Dress Run Charity was:
The iHuman Youth Society - Building a sustainable future for Edmonton's high-risk youth...

The 2005 Red Dress Run Charity was:
Telus World of Science (Formerly The Odyssium) - "Inner City School Programs"
Proceeds from the 2005 Red Dress Run (over $15,400) provided an opportunity for children who attend Edmonton's inner city schools to attend science learning at the Telus World of Science.

In 2004 the charity was the Edmonton Emergency Relief Services Society. We raised nearly $16,000 for this worthwhile cause.

The EERS was formed in October 1986 in response to a tragic house fire.
The goals of the Society are:
- to provide relief to fire, flood and general disaster victims at no cost to them.
- to aid senior citizens, single parents, the less fortunate and anyone who is in need of support and help at a cost they can afford.