Montour Trail-Letter

by Jesse Forquer

This is the 6th year for the Montour Trail 1/2 Marathon and 5K Run and Walk. IKEA has been the host sponsor of this event for all 6 years. In days when we hear so much about the importance of the bottom line, IKEA's investment of financial and human resources toward this event, puts them in a class by themselves. IKEA even encourages the MTC to seek other sponsors, and provides booths in their parking lot for them to promote their businesses. Last year, this event raised over $8000 for the trail.

Some of our other well known sponsors are: Computer Associates, Burg's Pizza & Wing Pub, Eagle Physical Therapy, Elite Runner's and Walkers, Kaufmann's, Interstate Communications, Ohio Valley General Hospital, Robinson Town Center, and Svedala BMH.

The surrounding communities support this event as well. Police departments from Findlay, Moon, North Fayette, and Robinson Townships provide traffic control, while Emergency Services are provided by Mercy Mobile, Robinson EMS, and Valley Ambulance EMS . The Salvation Army is also there every year to support this event by serving coffee and donuts to all the volunteers.

The Montour Trail Council wishes to thank all of the sponsors, businesses, communities, volunteers, and participants for supporting this event year after year. And we look forward to seeing you at this year's Race/ Walk on September 8th, 2001.