Alpharetta To Host Mayor’s Corporate Challenge 5K On Aug. 23

ALPHARETTA, GA – The annual Mayor’s Corporate Challenge 5K Race will take place on Thursday, Aug. 23, in historic downtown Alpharetta. Sponsored by LexisNexis Risk Solutions, the Mayor’s Corporate Challenge is an annual fundraiser hosted by the city and the Rotary Club of Alpharetta to raise money to support a number of local and international projects.

All of the funds raised from the event will be donated to organizations focusing on disease prevention and treatment, water and sanitation, peace/conflict prevention resolution, maternal and child health, and other causes.

This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Rotary Club of Alpharetta and the 22nd annual Mayor’s Corporate Challenge. The event will include Food Truck Alley, live music and entertainment. Participants and spectators are encouraged to bring lawn chairs to relax at the post-race block party.

Here's the schedule of the Mayor’s Corporate Challenge:

• 5 p.m. – Food, Fun, Festivities and Music
• 5:30 p.m. – Pre-Race Registration and Race Number Pick-up
• 6:30 p.m. – Free Kids Fun Run (pre-registration required)
• 7 p.m. – Start Time - 5K Run/Walk featuring the Corporate Challenge
• 8 p.m. – Awards

Location: City Hall, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta

Registration Fees: 5K Run/Walk: $30; Kids Fun Run: free (does not include shirt)

Last year’s event raised about $100,000, which was used to support non-profit organizations that help homeless children, mothers and families by providing transition housing, life skills training, budgeting skills and vocational training.

“Alpharetta Rotary is looking forward to another successful Mayor’s Corporate Challenge,” said Alpharetta Rotary Club President Robin McIntire. “Year after year, we have remarkable support from our corporate sponsors and community, making it possible for us to help those in need locally and abroad.”

Local charities that benefited directly from the funds raised by previous Mayor’s Challenge races include North Fulton Community Charities, The Drake House, StandUp for Kids, Homestretch, The Lionheart School, YMCA, Boy Scouts of America, City of Refuge and many others. The funds also had a global impact on polio eradication, literacy projects, clean water projects and humanitarian and medical aid.

In addition to the presenting sponsor, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, other sponsors include:

• Platinum Sponsor – Fiserv
• Gold Sponsors – Audi of North Atlanta, DataScan, Exide Technologies, Lease Plan
• Silver Sponsors – Choate Construction, Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC, Palmer Dodge and Neenah Paper

Event parking will be available in the Alpharetta City Hall parking deck, as well as in lots throughout downtown Alpharetta. For more information or to register, visit www.mayorschallenge.com or www.Active.com and search for the 2018 Alpharetta Rotary Mayor’s Challenge.

If you are interested in entering a corporate team and/or sponsorship opportunities, please click here or email info@mayorschallenge.com.

Release: Alpharetta Rotary Club

Image: The 2017 Mayor’s Corporate Challenge 5K Race (Alpharetta Convention & Visitors Bureau))