FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sponsors Return to Chevron Houston Marathon Race Weekend
2015 We Are Houston Program Announced
HOUSTON (January 8, 2015) - The Houston Marathon Committee announced on
Thursday the return of sponsors Chevron, Aramco, ABB, Memorial Hermann,
H-E-B and Bank of Texas to the January 16-18, 2015 Chevron Houston Marathon
Race Weekend. Also announced were the 15 corporations who will participate
in the fourth edition of the We Are Houston program.
"On behalf of the Houston Marathon Committee, we thank all sponsors and the
We Are Houston partners for their commitment to our annual event" said
Steven Karpas, HMC's Managing Director, Business Development & Marketing.
"Through their support, the Chevron Houston Marathon race weekend of events
will produce over $50 million of economic impact and raise over $2.5
million for charity, while showcasing the City of Houston to an
international audience."
"2015 will mark the tenth year that Houston's largest single-day sporting
event will carry our name," said Joni Baird, Chevron Houston Public Affairs
Manager. "It's an important and inspirational event that raises money for
many great causes, and we are proud to continue our sponsorship of the
Chevron Houston Marathon."
Chevron is celebrating their 10th year as the title sponsor of the Chevron
Houston Marathon, while Aramco Services Company returns for the 11th year
as sponsor of the Aramco Houston Half Marathon. Bank of Texas and H-E-B
return for their 14th and 15th years, respectively, while ABB and Memorial
Hermann mark their seventh and ninth years, respectively, with the Houston
Marathon.
The 2015 We Are Houston corporations include Chevron, Aramco, ABB, Bank of
Texas, FMC Technologies, Halliburton, Harris County Houston Sports
Authority, H-E-B, Houstonfirst, King & Spalding, Memorial Hermann,
Precision Drilling, Silver Eagle Distributors, Swift Worldwide Resources
and Waste Management.
For more information on the 2015 Chevron Houston Marathon, Aramco Houston
Half Marathon and ABB 5K, please visit www.chevronhoustonmarathon.com.
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 2013, the Run For a Reason
Charity Program raised $2.2 million and the HMC garnered Gold Certification
from the Council of Responsible Sport for industry-leading sustainability
initiatives. Host to 12 U.S. Half Marathon Championships since 2005 and
the 1992 women's Olympic Trials Marathon, 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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