Press Release - Fox Cities Marathon - 7/5/07

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                                         Contact: Debbie Jansen
                                                  Event Manager
                                                  920-450-8604 (mobile)
                                                  920-882-9439 (office)
                                                  Or
                                                  Jesse Drake
                                                  Race Operations Manager
                                                  920-450-0083 (mobile)
                                                  920-882-5219 (office)


        Healthy Company Challenge Encourages Area Companies to 
                Promote Health & Fitness to Employees

APPLETON, WI – The 17th annual Community First Fox Cities Marathon Festival 
of Races has a way for all area companies to promote health & fitness to 
their employees.  The Healthy Company Challenge, sponsored by Enterprise 
Rent-a-Car, is a friendly competition among all area companies, including 
non-profit groups and municipalities.  Companies can be located anywhere in 
Northeast Wisconsin, including the Green Bay, Oshkosh, Fond du Lac, 
Lakeshore, or Fox Cities areas.

The top three companies in each of three employee size divisions will be 
determined by the highest percentage of local workers participating in any 
of five events that weekend:
-Time Warner Cable 5K Run/Walk 
-Orthopedic & Sports Institute Relay Marathon 
-Community First Fox Cities Marathon 
-U.S. Cellular Half Marathon 
-Appleton Papers PowerWalk 
 
Registration is easy for companies!  We just need a total 
employee count as of July 1, 2007 and a local contact that will spearhead 
the efforts to promote the Healthy Company Challenge in their company.  
Employees then need to list their company on the registration form and we 
will track the number of employees registered in each company.  Companies 
are encouraged to register no matter how many employees may be 
participating.  Registration forms and posters promoting the event will be 
mailed to the contact for distribution to employees.

The 17th annual Community First Fox Cities Marathon is a 501(c)3 non-profit 
organization.  Saturday, September 22 events include the Time Warner Cable 
5K Run/Walk and the Guardian Kids Fun Run.  Sunday, September 23 events 
feature the Community First Fox Cities Marathon, U.S. Cellular Half 
Marathon, Appleton Papers PowerWalk, and Orthopedic & Sports Institute 
Relay Marathon.  

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