For Immediate Release
August 12, 2011
Contact:
Andrea Dowdy, Executive Director, Kaiser Permanente Colfax Marathon
Cell Phone: 303-587-6676
Email: andrea@runcolfax.org
Local Charities Awarded $23,000 in the
Kaiser Permanente Colfax Marathon Corporate Cup Challenge
DENVER-- The winning teams in the Kaiser Permanente Colfax Marathon Corporate Cup Challenge will be honored at a breakfast at the Denver Athletic Club on Monday, August 15 at 7:30 a.m. Local companies put together five person teams to run the 26.2 mile race on May 15, 2011. 77 teams participated in Denver’s only corporate relay race. Kaiser Permanente awarded a total of $23,000 to local charities on behalf of the winning teams.
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Team
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Award Money
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Charity
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1st place company with most Corporate Cup teams / participants:
UPS
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$4,000
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Children’s Hospital Foundation
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2nd place company with most Corporate Cup teams / participants:
Dean Evans and Associates
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$2,500
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Children’s Hospital Foundation
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3rd place company with most Corporate Cup teams / participants:
Saunders Construction
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$1,500
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Family Homestead
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1st place fastest team (all men):
Team Encana – 2:58:05
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$2,500
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The Family Tree
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2nd place fastest team (all men):
Johnson Controls – 3:17:35
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$1,500
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Children’s Hospital Foundation
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3rd place fastest team (all men):
Black Mambas (Dean Evans and Associates) – 3:30:13
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$1,500
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Hospice of St. John
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1st place fastest team (all women):
Denver Athletic Club Women – 3:47:48
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$2,500
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Mile High Squash
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2nd place fastest team (all women):
Allonill
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$1,500
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Autism Society of Colorado
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3rd place fastest team (all women):
The Cereal Killers (Dean Evans and Associates)
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$1,500
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American Cancer Society
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1st place fastest team (mixed):
The Hyatt Riot (Hyatt) – 3:11:26
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$2,500
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Special Olympics of Colorado
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2nd place fastest team (mixed):
Matrix Design Group A (Matrix Design) – 3:16:49
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$1,500
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Cancer League of Colorado
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3rd place fastest team (mixed):
Noble Energy – 3:26:15
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$1,500
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Tennyson Center for Children
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About the Kaiser Permanente Colfax Marathon
The sixth annual 2011 Kaiser Permanente Colfax Marathon took place May 14-15, 2011 and included the full marathon, half-marathon and marathon relay, as well as the new Colfax 5K and kid’s race. Established by the cities of Aurora, Denver and Lakewood to encourage Coloradans to be healthier, the marathon has established itself as an iconic race for the mile-high city. The race supports local charities and nonprofits by providing one of the country's biggest fund-raising platforms through the DaVita Charity Partners Program. Visit us at www.runcolfax.org or follow us on twitter @runcolfax or facebook.com/runcolfax.
About Kaiser Permanente Colorado
Kaiser Permanente Colorado is the state’s largest nonprofit health plan, proudly working to improve the lives and health of Denver, Boulder, and southern Colorado area residents for 40 years. Kaiser Permanente Colorado provides comprehensive health care services to more than 535,000 members through 21 medical offices and a network of affiliated hospitals and physicians. The health plan was named “Highest in Member Satisfaction” among Commercial Health Plans by J.D. Power and Associates for the third straight year. Kaiser Permanente was also recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as the top-ranked private health plan in Colorado, No. 9 in the nation and one of the top 5 Medicare plans in the U.S. for the second year in a row. In 2009, Kaiser Permanente proudly directed more than $82 million to community benefit programs to improve the health of all Coloradans. For more Kaiser Permanente news, visit kp.org/newscenter or follow us on twitter @kpcolorado or facebook.com/kpcolorado.
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