We like to fundraise. We even made some frivals over it. That’s friendly rivals, obviously. They’re mostly friends though, it’s all in good fun (and fun-draising).
2026 Fundraising Pages:
Lauren
Nik’s company matches up to $3,000 donated to his page! (Full Match Achieved!)
Alixa’s company matches up to $3,000 donated to her page (Full Match Achieved)!
Nomeward Bound Fundraising Totals
| Year | Nomeward Bound Total Raised | Nomeward Bound Theme |
| 2026 | Check out this year’s fundraiser! | You’ll have to wait and see! |
| 2025 | $25,563 | The Tell Tale Cart – Corvidarod |
| 2024 | $25,425.00 | Chiditaline Tours – Chicago Architecture Boat Tour |
| 2023 | $31,423.00 | Gritty |
| 2022 (Block Party) | $28,989.00 | Wordle |
| 2021 (Telethon) | $37,937.00 | Rock Paper Scissors |
| 2020 | $10,750.00 | Mario Kart |
| 2019 | $11,379.00 | Rock Em Sock Em Robots |
| 2018 | $10,207.00 | Cereal Mascots |
| 2017 | $6,744.00 | Gnomes vs Flamingos |
| 2016 | $955.00 | Mary Poppins |
| Total Raised | $192,382 |
2026 Events!
| Event | Date | Details |
| Nomeward Bound’s Online Auction! | Ends Feb 27, 2026 at 9pm Central | Auction Link! |
| Nomeward Bound’s Raffle Items! | Friday, March 6th, 2026 | Enter Raffles here (buy tickets, select which items you want to enter your tickets in to). |
| Chiditarod Race Day! | Saturday, March 7th | Fundraising competition totals close at 5pm! Come hang out with us at any one of the bars along the Chiditarod Route. We won’t know our route until the morning of the race. Buy a Chiditarod superfan pass to hang out with us in the yard and the afterparty. |
| Past Events | ||
| Nomeward Bound’s Virtual Pub Trivia! | Thursday, February 19th! | 7:30 pm! Online! See more details below! Register Here (Zoom link in registration form!) We’ll pull raffle tickets live during this event! |
Nomeward Bound’s Free Karaoke at the Green Lady! | Friday, February 20th! | 8pm! Karaoke tip proceeds go to the Chiditarod foundation! |
| Nomeward Bound’s Free Karaoke at the Green Lady! | 8pm! Karaoke tip proceeds go to the Chiditarod foundation! |
Lauren’s Guide to Fundraising
February 19th, 2026 Virtual Trivia Details
What: Wits and Giggles: A Nomeward Bound Chiditarod Virtual Trivia Fundraiser!
When: Thursday, February 19th, 7:30 PM
Where: Zoom!
Suggested Donation for Entry: $20 per person
How to register: Fill out this form to register for the online Trivia event. We’ll send out more details about how the event will work via email to folks who’ve registered!
Zoom link is in the registration form
Donate here
Wits and Giggles
Nomeward Bound is hosting virtual trivia on February 19th, 2026 starting at 7:30pm Central.
Trivia will be played INDIVIDUALLY with answers submitted by Google formLove trivia or fancy yourself a Jeopardy Contestant? Great, come on in! Don’t have a lot of faith in your ability to win at trivia all by yourself? There will be a healthy side of shenanigans to keep it fun for everyone!
What to expect:
Timing: Starts at 7:30 PM Central, About 2.5 hours of trivia, laughs, and shenanigans over Zoom
Additional Shenanigans: Dread the idea of playing trivia individually? Don’t worry!
There will be plenty of hijinks happening to keep you entertained:
- There will be a “Top Team” mechanic if you’re wanting to play with multiple people. You will still have to submit individual answers.
- Giggles: Funniest Answer Awards
- Wagers: Additional donations will allow you to wager on how you or other players will do at trivia or other quick games between rounds – with additional prizes possible!
- We’ll be pulling raffle winners for specific items between rounds – buy tickets ahead of time and fill out the survey for the specific items you want to enter!
Prizes for:
- Individual Trivia placements: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and Last Place
- Top Team: $100 donation to the Classy Chiditarod Page of your choosing
- Trivia Participation Raffle
- People’s Choice Funniest Answer, Best Wager-er, Worst Wager-er, and more!
We’ll have prizes that can be shipped or digitally received, as well as some Chicago-only prizes!
(Some of) the available prizes:
- $100 Sticker Ninja Gift Card
- $60 Jeni’s Icecream Gift Card
- $40 Penzey’s Spices Gift Card
- Mallornament Gift Set (Mallort + Ornament)
- Four 50-minute private suite sessions at Synergy Spine and Performance, featuring contrast therapy with cold plunge and sauna.
- Local Chicago Gift Cards
- Baggu bags
- “Interaction Tokens” for Nomeward Bound’s Cart on Race Day