“That’d be me, but that isn’t what I said—if you bothered to read later clarifications. I said to prevent conflicts—”
Yes. You first said trouble then when pressed on it reworked it to conflicts.
If everyone sits down at the same table, the charity run won't overlap with another nearby, and both events can raise money for their respective causes, be that special olympics, MDA, toys for tots, etc. One I know of even helps fund a children's zoo.