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Course of the Force

Course of the Force
DateJuly 7–11, 2012
LocationSanta Monica - San Diego, California
BeneficiaryMake-A-Wish Foundation
Established2012
Official sitecourseoftheforce.starwars.com

Course of the Force, founded in 2012, is a partnership between Lucasfilm, Nerdist Industries, Machinima and Octagon. The partnership's primary event is an Olympic-style lightsaber relay along the California coast.

History

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The partnership and event are the brainchild of Peter Levin and Chris Hardwick, the operating heads of Nerdist Industries.[1] The relay, held July 7–11, 2012 (the days leading up to the San Diego Comic Con), is a charity event to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Nerdist Industries founder Chris Hardwick will host the event, with broadcasts on the Nerdist YouTube channel. Machinima has announced it will produce Course of the Force content for its network as well.[2]

Participation

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Running spots are available to the general public. The cost to sign up is $500.[3] A limited edition Star Wars Ultimate FX lightsaber has been announced for the participants. Participants will travel from Santa Monica to San Diego in quarter-mile increments, handing off a lightsaber to the next runner.[4]

Charity

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100% of registration proceeds from Course of the Force benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation chapters of Greater Los Angeles, Orange County and Inland Empire, and San Diego.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - NBC.com". NBC. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  2. ^ "Lucasfilm teams with social media startups to create giant charity run". VentureBeat. 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  3. ^ Kung, Michelle. "May the Force Run With You: Lightsaber Relay Race Planned". WSJ. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  4. ^ Graser, Marc (2012-02-09). "Partners on charity 'Course' to Comic-Con". Variety. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  5. ^ "Charity | Course of the Force". Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
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