Martha’s Run

MARTHA DIXON LOVED LIFE. She was an avid runner and a loving family member and friend, often combining running events with special visits. Inspired by her passion, one of our primary fundraisers is a 10K race through the tree-lined streets of Mt. Lebanon. Each year, hundreds of runners of all ages join us in the spring for MARTHA'S RUN TO CELEBRATE MARTHA'S LEGACY AND PAY SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO ALL MEMBERS OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY. Following the races, runners and non-runners alike come together for food, music, and celebration while awards are presented to the winners of each age group. In addition to the 10K race, MARTHA'S RUN EVENTS INCLUDE A 2-mile run and a 1-mile run/walk open to all ages. And because the MARTHA FUND IS ALL ABOUT THE KIDS, all children are invited to participate in the thrilling Kid's Races held on the Mt. Lebanon High School track at the conclusion of the 10K. We hope you'll join us for the annual MARTHA'S RUN THIS APRIL. Each year we seek corporate support to help us meet the costs of MARTHA’s Run, and we offer various forms of recognition or advertising in return. If you are interested in helping us sponsor our next event, please get in touch with us at themarthafund@gmail.com. The Martha Fund is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, so that donations made to it are tax deductible to the donor, and we welcome any kind of support. About the FundThe Martha Fund is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to preserving the memory of slain FBI Special Agent Martha Dixon by hosting family-oriented public events and funding the construction and renovation of playgrounds in the Pittsburgh area. Martha received her undergraduate degree in Chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh in 1982 and worked as a forensic chemist for the Arkansas State Crime Lab. She joined the FBI in 1987 and, while assigned to the Knoxville Field Office, became a technically trained agent and the first female SWAT team member for that field office. Martha was assigned to the Washington (DC) Field Office in 1992 and worked drug cases, violent crimes, and cold cases. Martha looked forward to returning to forensics and was a founding member of WFO’s Evidence Response Team, which was renamed the Dixon-Martinez Evidence Response Team in her honor. Her family and friends channeled their grief into efforts to continue Martha’s two passions, running and children. The Martha Fund was formed in 1995 to raise funding for playground projects in her hometown. The Martha Fund’s main fundraising effort is Martha’s Run, a challenging 10K run and 2K run and walk through the rolling hills of Mt. Lebanon. Since the first fundraiser in 1995, The Martha Fund has gifted many smaller grants to assist playground projects, and in 2007, the signature project, Martha’s Playground, was unveiled in Mt. Lebanon Park. The Fund continues to support playground projects in the Pittsburgh area and is poised for another Martha’s Playground in the future.