Marathon is the only organized school fundraiser students participate in during the year. Each student is asked to gather pledges and then walk, bike or run at least one lap around Lake Bennett in Roseville. This is one of the few opportunities for the entire school to engage itself with the larger Catholic community as many other Catholic schools participate in the Marathon for Non-Public Education on October 6, 2012 at Lake Bennett. This event is sponsored by the Minnesota Knights of Columbus. They coordinate the efforts to ensure there are paramedics, bike repair stations, personnel to punch cards for each lap completed and food for all participants and their families. 

St. Odilia has set our goal to raise $70,000 through this year's Marathon! The funds raised go toward the purchase of new technologies, like SmartBoards, to update materials and support the classrooms, to assist with tuition for those that qualify and for special visits from outside talents.