51 Runners raise over $52,000 for Azalea Charities in Marine Corps Marathon and 10K
Team Azalea Charities fielded 51 runners in the October 26 Marine Corps Marathon and 10K race as part of the Marine Corps Marathon Charity Partnership program.
Members of the Azalea team from 12 states across the country and the District of Columbia have raised support from individuals, small businesses and corporate sponsors. The largest sponsorship comes from Prince Leopold d’Arenberg of Europe, who has pledged $5,000 for the run. Prince d’Arenberg has been a supporter of the Azalea Charities Aid for Wounded Soldiers program since 2005. His interest and support for the efforts of Azalea Charities stems from the liberation by an American lieutenant of his mother and her sisters from a Nazi death camp in 1945.
Col. Norm Albert, USAF (Ret) headed the Marathon and 10K team efforts on behalf of Azalea Charities and stated, "Everyone seemed to be very pleased with their runs, and raved about the course, the great crowds in Rosslyn, Arlington, Georgetown, the Mall in D.C., and Crystal City, as well as the hospitality of so many Marines and other volunteers supporting the race. It was also a spectacular day for the weather!"
Norm Albert, Team Leader and Azalea Charities Board Member has done a tremendous job organizing Team Azalea Charities for the past three years |
In its 33 year history, the MCM is the 4th largest US Marathon and 8th in the world, but stands as the largest marathon in the world that doesn’t offer prize money, earning its nickname, "The People's Marathon." |
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