1,500 PEOPLE IN ONE NIGHT CAN BE FOUND HOMELESS IN THE STREETS OF CHARLOTTE, NC. Strip it to Give it is a charity race designed to bring Charlotte together to help clothe our homeless neighbors and support local organizations that are preventing and ending homelessness in our city. STRIP IT. Runners at every mile marker will take off an item of clothing. GIVE IT. Clothing will then be washed, dried, and handed out to our neighbors in need. In addition proceeds will directly benefit the Jimmy CORE Foundation and RunningWorks, Inc.