Marathon Gives Back
Many of the employees and all of the owners of Marathon
Consulting are long time members of the Hampton Roads community.
Marathon places a special emphasis on our team's ability to work in
an environment that balances family life with the challenges of our
"business" lives. Therefore, Marathon is committed to the support
of several local charities. That support comes in the form of cash
donations as well as offering our employees' family members an
opportunity to participate in various events. Over time, Marathon
has been proud to support such organizations as the ones listed
below.
Alzheimer's Association - Run/Walk to Remember
The Alzheimer's Association is the leading
voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and
research. The mission of the Alzheimer's Association is to
eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research;
to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to
reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health.
All of the funds raised by this event will benefit the SE VA
Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association and support their activities
of education, support, respite care and research.
CHKD - Run Walk For the Kids
The RunWalk for the Kids is
a community-wide project designed to encourage exercise and healthy
lifestyles in families and children. The event is a project of The
King's Daughters to benefit Children's Hospital of The King's
Daughters. Each year, CHKD provides high-quality medical care to
more than 250,000 local children. CHKD's experts are concerned with
the alarming rates of childhood obesity in this community. Lack of
exercise plays a big role in childhood obesity, but the RunWalk for
the Kids can help in two ways. First, all the funds raised by the
event will go to support CHKD and its special programs for
children. Secondly, children and families are encouraged to
participate in the RunWalk together.
JT Walk & Beach Party
Josh Thompson was diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,
better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease in late 2006. An avid
surfer, Josh and his family turned their attention from surfing to
a frustrating fight battling ALS. Josh and his family have
converted their frustration to a massive mobilization for the
search for ALS treatments and eventually a cure.
Josh and his family, along with the Virginia Gentlemen
Foundation, founded the JT Walk & Beach Party. The walk is the
largest single day walk and fundraiser for the National ALS
Foundation. It has raised over $3 million to date for ALS patient
services and stem cell research for neurological disorders. The
event has also help to fund the creation of JT's Grommet Island
Beach Park & Playground for EveryBODY. This park is an
accessible beach playground and park for disabled children and
adults.
Junior Achievement USA
Junior Achievement empowers young people to own their economic
success. Junior Achievement programs foster work-readiness,
entrepreneurship and financial literacy skills, and use
experiential learning to inspire kids to dream big and reach their
potential. Junior Achievement helps 4 million U.S.
students develop the skills they need to experience the
realities and opportunities of work and entrepreneurship in the
21st-century global marketplace. Their success bolsters the
local workforce and contributes to economic growth.
Patient Advocate Foundation
Patient Advocate Foundation's Patient
Services provides patients with arbitration, mediation and
negotiation to settle issues with access to care, medical debt, and
job retention related to their illness.
Together We Can
Together We Can improves outcomes for at-risk youth
in transition to independent adult life and the workforce in
Hamptom Roads by ensuring that they are better prepared, more
connected, and have a greater sense of optimism about their
future.
Virginia Beach Advanced Technology Center
The course
work available at the ATC for Virginia Beach City Public School
(VBCPS) students is cutting edge and designed to prepare them not
only for existing careers, but also those that will be emerging in
the coming decades. Students who complete programs at the ATC have
the unique opportunity to enter the Hamptom Roads job
market well educated and well trained, especially in the areas of
information technology and engineering. In most ATC courses, the
opportunity to obtain industry certification is an outstanding
reason to consider participation in the ATC programs.