This year's Vancouver Sun Run took place on April 23, 2006. Each year at the start of the race participants leave behind many articles of clothing, blankets, warm-up suits and even running shoes. Last year over 300 articles were picked up and thrown in the garbage. This year, with the help of Corps 614 and a community crisis response vehicle from Surrey Corps, all the clothes were picked up and used in areas of need.

Over 50,500 raced in the Sun Run on a beautiful day. The Salvation Army was numbered in that total with War College students running the 10k race.

At the start of the race it was announced over the microphone that the Salvation Army was picking up the clothes left behind and people cheered and screamed.

As the gun and runners went off, Jack O'Halloran, Sports Ministry/2010 Olympic Co-ordinator in the BC Division, 22 volunteers from the Sports Ministry department and the War College began picking up the clothing. The clothing filled the entire EMS vehicle. Long sleeve shirts, sweaters, pants, socks, mittens, and toques were picked up by the hundreds.