Charity World Records
Charity world records prove that there is something better than becoming a world record holder: becoming a record holder while raising a ton of cash or awareness for a greater cause. World records have been set in aid of everything from cancer research to dog rescue funds. Activities include autographing a shoe, eating dog biscuits, and, in an extraordinary display of altruism, baking a huge batch of pumpkin pies and donating them to a mission.
Charity Challenges
27 Records
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Tallest Domino's Pizza Box Tower Jumped Over
Paul (Pabs) Melia jumped over 20 Domino's Pizza boxes. He set the record to raise money for Ykids children's charity.
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Most Facebook Check-Ins At A Motorcycle Charity Event
[Mardi Gras Casino][1] logged 107 [Facebook][2] check-ins at a motorcycle charity event. [1]: http://www.playmardigras.com/ [2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook
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Longest Drumming Marathon To Raise Money For Cancer Research
Steven Gaul played the drums for 121 hours (7,260 minutes). Gaul set this record to raise money for cancer research.
Read more about the event here.
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Most Consecutive Capital Cities Visited By Motorcycle
Edwin Escobar visited San Jose in Costa Rica, Managua in Nicaragua, Tegucigalpa in Honduras, San Salvador in El Salvador and Guatemala City in Guatemala. He traveled to each city on his motorcycle, a total distance of 1,400 kilometers across Central America.
Escobar performed this feat to raise funds to help overcome malnutrition of Salvadorean children.
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Most Spins On A Hand-Shaped Chair While Dressed As A Penguin
Paul (Pabs) Melia completed one spin on a hand-shaped chair while dressed as a penguin. He set the record to raise money for the Ykids children’s charity.
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Most Money Raised For Charity By Destroying A City Made Of Cards
William Zambole led a group in raising $3,836.55 for charity by destroying a city made of cards. After the city was built, Zambole and over 200 others donated money to see the cards knocked down. The money was donated to Pajama Program, a not-for-profit that donates pajamas and books to children in need.
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Most Birthday Wishes From Verified Celebrities On Twitter
Mr. S. started following more than 100 celebrities on Twitter, all of whom have verified accounts. He sent each one a tweet on his July 14th birthday, requesting a birthday wish.
Mr. S. mentioned in an attached link that for each wish he received he would donate $2.00 to the Norwalk Public Library in Connecticut. Eleven verified celebrities responded to his request in 24 hours. Instead of donating $22, Mr. S. kindly donated $200.
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Largest Anonymous Donation To A Non-Commercial YouTube Channel
Darryl Learie received an anonymous $35 donation to his non-commercial YouTube channel.
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Most People In One Location To Make A Charitable Donation Via Text Message
On September 6, 2010, 585 fans at an anAnaheim Angelsgame made a charitable donation via text message, instantly raising $2925 for theOvarian Cancer Research Fund. Each text message made a $5 donation to the charity.
The record was set at Angel Stadium of Anaheim thanks to a sponsorship fromPower Balance. Angels pitcher Scott Kazmir announced the feat in the middle of the game.RecordSetterco-founder Corey Henderson was present to oversee the feat.
See the full text donation reporthere.
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At a Kiva event celebrating International Women’s Day, 54 people lined up and set a new world record for the Longest Charity Waterfall. Record participants included Kiva CEO Matt Flannery, president Premal Shah and Director of Development Bennett Grassano, who conceived the feat.
Attendees lined up and donated at least $1 to a pile of money that was passed along the line in a waterfall manner, raising $175 in less than a minute. The money was instantly processed as a Kiva microfinancing loan.
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Largest Group Wearing Jellyfish Hats At Once
A group of 210 Lavallette Elementary Schoolstudents wore jellyfish hats at at once. They set the world record to raise environmental awareness forBarnegat Bay.
See more about the event here.
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Most Consecutive Chukkers Played In A Polo Game
Melissa Ganzi played 30 consecutive chukkers, a new world record. A standard polo game is six chukkers.
The Dawn to Dusk Chukker Challenge was a benefit for the Wounded Warriors[]at Fort Gordon.
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Most Homemade Pies Donated To A Mission
Craig Morrison and Sam Stilson, also known as The Record Collection, donated 14 homemade pumpkin pies to The Good Shepherd Centrein downtown Toronto.
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Polo America played a polo game at Stormbranch Equestrian Club that lasted for 32 chukkers. (Each chukker is seven minutes in length.) 52 players and 200 horses played from 8:00am until after 4:00pm.
The Dawn to Dusk Chukker Challenge was a benefit for the Wounded Warriors[]at Fort Gordon.
List of participants:
Leo Benjamin
Peter Bibeau
Lydia Bibeau
Shea Brooks
Dawn Brown
Dori Burner
Heather Careberry
Christine Cato
Ed Connelly
Fiona Eagle
Kate Echeverria
Jenny Elkus
Luis Escobar
Tony Fonseca
Rodney Fragodt
Carlitos Galindo
Carlos Galindo
Melissa Ganzi
John Gobin
Charlie Hutchinson
Charlie Hutchinson II
Nicholas Jenks
Brandon Kircher
Jack Kousins
Lucas Lalor
Brien Limehouse
Barry Limehouse
Eliza Limehouse
Chip Limehouse
Alex Lopez
Kirsten Ludwig
Nanc Mark
Alan Martinez
Collin McCosh
Francisco Medrano
Clint Nangle
Marcos Onetto
Neil Osburg
Barbara Parker
Tess Pimsner
Karen Reese
Owen Rinehart
Arshia Rios
Jose Rodriguez
Randy Russell
Chris Shelli
Adam Snow
Bob Stanton
Tom Thayer
Kegan Walsh
Paul Wheaton
John WhittemorePhoto credit: Ben Baugh
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Most Video Cameras Donated To Help Raise Cancer Awareness
Radio Shack donated 100 video cameras to the Livestrong Young Adult Alliance[] to raise awareness for young adult cancer.
Paul (Pabs) Melia 
Mardi Gras Casino 
Steven Gaul 
Edwin Escobar 
William Zambole 
Mr. S. 
Darryl Learie 
Anaheim Angels Fans 
Kiva New York 
Lavallette Elementary School 
Melissa Ganzi 
The Record Collection 
Radio Shack