FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Corporate Sponsorship and Community Partner Support Increases
for 14th Annual GO! St. Louis Marathon & Family Fitness Weekend
PNC Bank, Mercy, Express Scripts, McCarthy and KMOX Radio Return as
Major Event Sponsors
Locally Presented Event is Missouri's Largest Competitive Fitness Event
Attracting 25,000 Participants in 10 Races
ST. LOUIS (MO) - February 6, 2014 - GO! St. Louis, a not-for-profit
organization that specializes in presenting fitness events and programs
announced today that corporate sponsorships and community partner support
for the 14th Annual GO! St. Louis Marathon & Family Fitness Weekend has
reached an all-time high this year, with more than 30 companies or
organizations providing financial and in-kind support. Major sponsor
contributions from PNC Bank, Mercy, Express Scripts, McCarthy Building
Company and KMOX Radio highlight the growing list of event sponsors.
"We are very fortunate to have strong corporate and community support for
the GO! St. Louis Marathon & Family Fitness Weekend, and the various youth
programs that are a large part of our mission," said Nancy Lieberman, GO!
St. Louis president. Our sponsors and partners continue to show that they
believe in our work, and the quality of the events and programs we present.
"We have definitely noticed an overall increase in companies engaging their
employees to get fit through the Marathon & Family Fitness Weekend, which
many times translates to a great partnership."
PNC Bank returns as a year-round GO! St. Louis sponsor, and is the
presenting sponsor of the popular GO! St. Louis Half Marathon. PNC Bank has
been a supporter for the last eight years, while Mercy enters its second
year of sponsorship of the marathon. Mercy also provides support for the
medical team, and GO! St. Louis youth programs. In addition, Express
Scripts is the presenting sponsor of the nationally award-winning GO! St.
Louis Read, Right & Run Marathon program, now in its 13th year. McCarthy
Building Companies, returns as the presenting sponsor for the Volunteer
Crew, along with securing McCarthy employees to donate their time to build
out the event sites. KMOX Radio has been a long-standing major partner - 14
straight years, provides support in media and promotion.
"We are excited to continue our support of the Half Marathon in April, and
value the year-round partnership with the GO! St. Louis organization," said
Michael Scully, PNC regional president for St. Louis. "Our continuing
presenting sponsorship of the half marathon, serves as a shining example of
PNC's ongoing commitment and dedication to our customers and their families
in this community."
The complete list of sponsors for the 14th Annual GO! St. Louis Marathon &
Family Fitness Weekend include: PNC Bank, Express Scripts, Mercy, McCarthy
Building Companies, KMOX Radio, Lockton Companies, Anthem Blue Cross - Blue
Shield, Missouri Beef Industry Council, Big River Running Company, Michelob
ULTRA, Drury Hotels, Missouri Lottery, Staenberg Family Foundation,
yurbuds, Chipotle, Ameren, Life Time Fitness, Boeing Employees Community
Fund, AT&T, KSDK-TV News Channel 5, Emerson, Dole, KPMG, Rockin Refuel, St.
Louis Post-Dispatch, ALIVE Magazine, Pasta House Company, Brighton Agency,
Absopure, ESCO, St. Louis Injury & Rehab, Gatorade Endurance, Ted Drewes
and Crown Candy Kitchen.
The GO! St. Louis Marathon & Family Fitness Weekend is Missouri's largest
competitive fitness event, featuring races for all ages and fitness levels.
The event started in 2000 with 2,500 registrants and increased to more than
25,000 in 2013. The GO! St. Louis Marathon & Family Fitness Weekend
features a marathon, half marathon, marathon relay, 5K run/walk, GO! St.
Louis Read, Right and Run Marathon®, Children's Fun Runs and a Mature
Mile.
For more information visit http://gostlouis.org/
###
|
