Same here. The answer is, unsurprisingly, money. It's much easier to get sponsorship for the cost of a run or a jump when the event is also collecting money for

Same here. The answer is, unsurprisingly, money. It's much easier to get sponsorship for the cost of a run or a jump when the event is also collecting money for charity. (assuming that the costs are not outright taken from the donations pool, then the reason is still money, but in a much more self-serving way bordering on fraud)