More than 500 costumed shopping cart mushers were given nods from Mother Nature as they raced through Chicago’s streets last weekend, all in the name of fighting hunger. In its 12th year, the CHIditarod once again put the fun in fundraising by raising more than 22,000 pounds of food for the Greater Chicago Food Depository (GCFD) and $45,000 for the CHIditarod Foundation. Since 2006, the rollicking yearly shopping cart race has raised more than 160,000 pounds of food and more than $200,000 to alleviate hunger in Chicago. Some of 2017’s notable award winners include:

Most Food Donate –Hot n ready Samauri -1,530.8 pounds of food

Food Drive, 2nd Place –CHIvengers -1,300 pounds of food

Food Drive, 3rd Place –Alternative Facts -985.6 pounds of food

Most Epic Fundraiser -3 GS&T -$7,812

2nd Most Epic Fundraiser –CHIditos -$7,270

To learn more about CHIditarod Foundation, visit www.chiditarod.org.