Sponsors
Blue Ridge Marathon is looking for businesses and/or individuals interested in supporting the event. Sponsorship opportunities are available and can be structured to help give your company recognition locally, regionally and nationally. Media Schedules will be available for sponsors and strategies can be developed for your specific goals in marketing or branding. If you are interested in learning more about sponsorship, please contact Troy Lenderking (troylenderking[at]mac.com) to request the 2012 Sponsorship Packet.
We would like to give special thanks to our title sponsor National College. With campuses in Virginia, Tennessee, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, the fundamental purpose of National College is to educate men and women for the duties and responsibilities of business life and to help place them in positions which hold ample opportunities for career advancement.
National College attempts to instill in our graduates the desire to take initiative in directing their professional lives and the ability to adapt effectively to the challenges and demands of modern business. Our aim is to have the resources, curriculum, staff, and faculty that motivate and prepare students for success in well-defined fields of employment. Learn more about National College.
A leading healthcare provider in western Virginia, Carilion Clinic is committed to delivering highly integrated, comprehensive care for patients. With the commitment of over 600 physicians and a network of eight not-for-profit hospitals, Carilion Clinic concentrates on patient-centered care, research and medical education. Through its partnership with Virginia Tech to create the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Carilion is bringing the most up-to-date treatments to patients and creating a vital information resource for physicians.
Foot Levelers specializes in products that are designed to improve your quality of life. From our individually designed Stabilizing Orthotics, to our customized footwear and support pillows—we want you to live a pain free and healthy life. We can improve your overall health by supporting your foundation—your feet. By stabilizing and balancing your feet, Foot Levelers’ orthotics enhance your body’s performance and efficiency, reduce pain, and contribute to your total body wellness. With our orthotics, you can live your life in balance.
Family owned and operated since 1930, Fink’s Jewelers is committed to exceptional quality, service and selection. We proudly offer the industries’ finest Swiss timepieces such as Rolex, Cartier, TAG Heuer, Breitling, and the hottest designer jewelry fashions from David Yurman, John Hardy, Mikimoto pearls and much more! Come into any of our 14 locations and discover why Fink’s Jewelers is one of the country’s “Top 50″ jewelers. Visit us online at finks.com.
The Roanoke Region is a premier spot for outdoor recreation. Visitors and residents have easy access to some of the best cycling, fishing, water sports, and hiking in North America. All these advantages – combined with excellent urban amenities – set amidst a scenic background of glistening lakes and majestic mountains and with a mild-temperate climate, make the Roanoke Region a great place to visit, work, and live. Visit RoanokeOutside.com to learn why Roanoke is one of the best outdoor towns around.
At the heart of downtown Roanoke, the 81,000 square foot Taubman Museum of Art building is Roanoke’s most contemporary structure and provides an analog for the city’s evolution from industrial manufacturing town to technology center. The building’s forms and materials evoke the drama of the surrounding Shenandoah Valley landscape, as well as the building culture of the early 20th century railroad boom that first brought Roanoke to prominence as a major urban center of the new South. Visit www.taubmanmuseum.com for a current list of programs and exhibits.
The Rotary Club of Roanoke Downtown is part of a worldwide organization of more than 1.2 million business, professional, and community leaders. Members of Rotary clubs, known as Rotarians, provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. The Rotary Club of Roanoke Downtown has selected the Blue Ridge Marathon as its primary community service project. The Club meets on the first & third Wednesday at 202 Market restaurant in downtown Roanoke. For more information visit our website at: www.roanokedowntown.org
The Roanoke Region of Virginia is recognized as a top place to work, do business, and invest. The economy is strong and stable and gaining momentum in high-tech fields such as life sciences, mechatronics, advanced manufacturing, and automotive components. The pro-business climate encourages success and attracts businesses who want to take advantage of cutting edge research institutions, low costs of doing business, excellent market access by road, rail, and air; and a skilled, productive workforce. All these advantages make the Roanoke Region, located around Roanoke, Virginia, the best place for business and business people. The Roanoke Regional Partnership the area’s regional economic development organization. Visit Roanoke.org to learn more about working, living, and playing in Roanoke, VA.
The Roanoke Parks & Recreation Department is to be positioned as a premier “best in class” parks and recreation system that provides high quality, maintained parks, recreation facilities and programs that are accessible and cost effective, as well as support the citizen’s vision for cultural unity and a livable and healthy lifestyle that creates high economic impact and value for living and working in Roanoke. Our mission is to maximize all available resources to deliver parks, recreation facilities, and programs that are attractive, clean, accessible and provide memorable experiences. The Department will serve citizens of all ages to create a desirable community to live, work, and play. We measure our success by customer satisfaction, efficiency, and community development of our public spaces and recreation services that meet the values and needs of our citizens and visitors.
WSLS-TV is Southwest Virginia’s NBC affiliate and the choice for local news and sports television. WSLS’s award-winning team has a long-standing tradition of bringing you the news for Roanoke-Lynchburg that’s on your side. Tune in to one of our newscasts, or check out our website, wsls.com to stay up to date.
The Roanoker and TheRoanoker.com are the longest continuously published city magazine in Virginia. Headquartered in Roanoke, VA, Leisure Publishing, founded in 1972, is an award-winning publisher of state, regional and local travel guides, city and regional magazines and quality-of-life publications.
FloydFest is a four-day celebration of music and art nestled in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of southwest Virginia! Bridging the gap between genres, generations and cultures, the festival features over 100 performers on 10 stages! The top male and female finisher of the Blue Ridge Half Marathon will receive a pair of four-day passes to the 2012 FloydFest (7/26-29).
Scott Insurance is an independent, employee-owned risk management firm providing the full range of specialized solutions in property and casualty coverage and employee benefits, including highly successful captive programs in both markets. We are consistently ranked nationally in the top tier of independent agencies, annually recognized as a Best Practices Agency, and back up our superior programs with a team of service professionals that is second-to-none. We have made it our business to understand the dynamic nature of risk environments and created programs around this expertise. We have 8 offices in VA, NC, TN. We have been doing business in Virginia since 1864 and in 2012, we are proudly celebrating our 30th anniversary in the Roanoke office!
Downtown Roanoke, Inc. is a tax-exempt member organization first chartered in 1960 to provide services and support to downtown property owners, businesses and residents. DRI provides services throughout the Downtown Service District under a contract with the City of Roanoke and also manages the Historic Roanoke City Market which is the oldest continuously-operating open air market in Virginia. DRI also presents a number of showcase events in downtown Roanoke including the Harvest Festival, and the SunTrust Dickens of a Christmas.
Take your commute outside with RIDE Solutions, the region’s sustainable transportation service. We encourage commuters to try cleaner, greener, healthier transportation options such as bicycling or walking to work, using public transit, carpooling, or telecommuting with our free Guaranteed Ride Home program, regional carpool matching service, employer based trip reduction programs, and a series of community rides and clean commute challenges throughout the year. With over 30 employer partners representing 40,000+ employees in the Roanoke and New River Valley, we’re working hard to reduce vehicle emissions, ease traffic congestion, encourage walkable communities, and conserve the area’s beautiful natural resources.
Make the most out of your visit to the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia by contacting the Roanoke Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau to receive your FREE Visitor’s Guide (800-635-5535) or check out our web site for an electronic version at www.visitroanokeva.com. While in the area and just a block away from the marathon’s start/finish line, stop by our Visitor Information Center at 101 Shenandoah Ave. for the latest specials, maps and event information. Open daily 9am – 5pm.
The Arts Council of the Blue Ridge represents individual artists and cultural organizations which work and operate in the Greater Roanoke Region. We serve these groups by acting as a unified voice promoting the value of arts/cultural activities to the vitality of the economic and educational health of the region, creating awareness for community engagement and advocating at the state and local levels for arts funding. We also serve area organizations and artists in marketing and as a resource for connecting the public, business and government to the region’s arts/cultural community. Also…the Arts Council is responsible for the Blue Ridge Marathon’s art contest. Want to design the marathon’s artwork?…get involved.
Dominion Electric Vehicles brings you energy-saving electric vehicles from America’s leading manufacturers—including Club Car, GEM, and Xtreme Green. Explore each of our specialized lines of vehicles, tailored to the specific needs of energy-conscious companies, organizations and individuals. Prices start at $5,932! All models charge on standard household current!
Insurance is exciting, at least for those who work at rapidly growing ACE Private Risk Services. We’re a division of the global insurance leader ACE Limited and in three short years the ACE brand has become synonymous with protecting the unique and diverse needs of individuals and families with high value personal assets to protect. While we’re proud of our countrywide success were just as proud to call the Roanoke Valley home for our national operations center. At this center we employ more than 225 insurance professionals performing critical functions ranging from claims to underwriting to customer service. It’s true that we specialize in customizing insurance products (homeowner, automobile, umbrella, boats and yachts, jewelry, art, etc) for individuals and families, but we also excel at creating a challenging work environment that allows every member of the team to impact our overall performance. Like those who will be running in April, ACE Private Risk Services is looking to sustain our performance over the long haul; as such we’re always looking for talented people expecting more from their career. For current positions available, check out our list of opportunities for our Salem, VA office at www.acegroup\careers.
The Salem Civic Center plays host to the finest in entertainment and sporting events including NCAA Championship events plus offers banquet and meeting space for groups 10-6000. www.salemciviccenter.com.
Black Dog Architectural Salvage offers a shopping experience like none other in Southwest Virginia! Over 40,000 square feet of treasures from around the world including architectural antiques, home and garden accessories, custom designs, regional artwork and an interior design marketplace . Located halfway between Downtown Roanoke and Historic Grandin Village. Open Monday – Saturday from 9am-5pm and online at www.blackdogsalvage.com. Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/blackdogsalvage.
Stop In Food is owned by Petroleum Marketers, Inc. (PMI). PMI is an employee-owned family of companies whose first goal has always been customer service. Headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia, we offer complete lines of branded and unbranded gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, home heating oil, bulk lubricants and motor oils. In addition, we operate branded convenience stores throughout Virginia and West Virginia. Our philosophy, our employees and our superb distribution system have enabled us to become one of the largest petroleum marketers in the Mid-Atlantic region. Click here to learn more.
101.5 fm the music place is designed and committed to serve that segment of the Roanoke population that actively supports the cultural arts and the community advocacy organizations within greater Roanoke. Our distinct “AAA” format emphasizes a singer/songwriter focus, presenting original material with intelligent lyrics, such as Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews Band, and many other talented performers.
The Organization for Autism Research (OAR) is a national, nonprofit organization formed and led by relatives of children and adults with autism and Asperger Syndrome. OAR is dedicated to promoting research that can be applied to help families, educators, caregivers, and individuals with autism find much-needed answers to their immediate and urgent questions. Committed to the excellence in its services to the autism community, OAR funds applied research that will make a difference in individual lives; provides information that is timely, useful, and cost-efficient; and offers opportunities for the autism community to collaborate and make advances together.
