FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Chevron Houston Marathon Run for a Reason Charity Program hits $20 Million Mark
HOUSTON (September 24, 2014) - The Houston Marathon Committee announced on
Wednesday that the Chevron Houston Marathon Run for a Reason Charity
Program has surpassed the $20 million fundraising mark since its inception
in 1995. The charitable program is designed for runners to fundraise for
local charities. In 2014 alone, over 16,000 donations were made to the 60
official Run for a Reason charities resulting in a record $2.6 million
raised on race weekend.
"Over the past five years, the Run for a Reason charity program has served
as a platform for our participants to raise over $10 million, which allowed
us to reach the $20 million milestone so quickly, but we hope to do even
more moving forward," said Wade Morehead, Executive Director of the Houston
Marathon Committee. "We are ahead of last year's record-breaking pace and
we are hoping to significantly increase the number of charity runners each
year for the benefit of all of these wonderful philanthropies in the
region."
The largest single-day sporting event in Houston, the 2015 Chevron Houston
Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon sold-out for the 10th consecutive
year. To date, the 25,000 participants have already raised over $730,000
for the races to be conducted on Sunday, January 18th. This brings the
Chevron Houston Marathon Run for a Reason total to $20.3 million over the
past 20 years.
To register for this year's event as a charity runner, visit
www.chevronhoustonmarathon.com to learn more about the official charities,
as well as fund-raising and donation opportunities.
About the Houston Marathon Committee, Inc.
Established in 1972, the Houston Marathon Committee, Inc. (HMC), a Running
USA Founding Member, annually organizes the nation's premier winter
marathon, half-marathon, and 5K. Over 250,000 participants, volunteers and
spectators make Chevron Houston Marathon Race Day the largest single-day
sporting event in Houston. Race Weekend generates over $50 million in
economic impact for the region annually. In 2014, the Run For a Reason
Charity Program raised a record $2.6 million and the HMC retained Gold
Certification from the Council of Responsible Sport for industry-leading
sustainability initiatives. Host to 14 U.S. Half Marathon Championships
since 2005 and the 1992 women's Olympic Trials Marathon, the HMC conducted
the nationally-televised 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon, which featured
men and women competing on the same course simultaneously for the first
time, vying for the chance to represent Team USA at the 2012 Olympic Games.
For more information, visit www.chevronhoustonmarathon.com or call
713.957.3453.
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