FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dane Rauschenberg To Serve as This Year's
RBC Wealth Management Charity Chaser
Baltimore, MD – Corrigan Sports Enterprises announced today that Dane
Rauschenberg will be this year's RBC Wealth Management Charity Chaser at
the Under Armour Baltimore Marathon on Saturday, October 11th.
The Charity Chaser was created three years cooperatively between Corrigan
Sports and Ferris, Baker Watts in an effort to raise money for the United
Way of Central Maryland. RBC Wealth Management who acquired Ferris, Baker
Watts earlier this year is pleased to carry on the tradition. One runner
starts dead last and tries to pass as many runners as possible. In the
inaugural year, Chris Dean passed 2,086 runners collecting $6,258 for the
United Way of Central Maryland. Last year, FBW employee Greg Manara ran
by 4,001 runners to accumulate $8,002.
Rauschenberg, 32, is an amateur athlete who, in 2006, successively ran a
certified marathon every weekend to benefit the Mobile, Alabama chapter of
L'Arche Internationale as part of an effort titled "Fiddy2", raising over
$44,000 to date for L'Arche Mobile. He was one of 2006 MarathonGuide.com's
Outstanding USA Marathoners of the Year as well as the co-Male Runner of
the Year by the Washington Running Club. This will be Rauschenberg's
second stint as a Charity Chaser. He served in the same capacity at the
2007 Frederick Marathon, passing 705 of a possible 721 runners.
The eighth annual Under Armour Baltimore Running Festival will take place
on Saturday, October 11th beginning at 8 a.m. The day includes the
aforementioned marathon, CareFirst Blue Cross BlueShield Half-marathon and
Legg Mason Four-Person Team Relay as well as the United Way 5K and Kids'
Fun Run. The event, now in its eighth year, has generated over 75 million
dollars in revenue for the city and over 4 million dollars for local
charities.
The Under Armour Baltimore Running Festival is managed and promoted by
Corrigan Sports Enterprises, the leader in sports marketing and event
management in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. region Corrigan Sports
Enterprises is a leader in sports promotions in the Baltimore/Washington
D.C. region. Founded in 1991, CSE owns and operates the following events:
Under Armour Baltimore Running Festival, The CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Frederick Running Festival, The University of Maryland Heart Center
Baltimore 10-miler, The Charm City Challenge, The Under Armour Capital
Classic All-Star Basketball Game, the Toyota Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, The
Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic and the annual Baltimore BikeJam
Pro Cycling event.
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