Sponsors Donate $48,500 to the Beat the Deadline 5K

To date 32 sponsors have donated $48,500, one of the largest amounts in years, to NPC’s Beat the Deadline 5K race. Through the Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library, these donations fund research and training for working journalists and scholarships for future journalists who contribute to diversity in their profession and communities.

Newsmaker sponsors who have each donated $5,000 or more to the race include CQ Roll Call, P90X, Washington Examiner, T-Mobile, Sysco, Bloomberg and Coke. Anchor sponsors who have each donated $2,500 or more include the American League of Lobbyists, Chevrolet, McGraw Hill, NBWA, Toyota, Quadrangle, C-Span, SDFCU and John Farr Lighting.

Headline sponsors donating $1,000 or more each include EMacDesign, BB&T, Graduate School USA, Levick Strategic Communications, the Houston Chronicle, Kiplinger, MAZDA, UPS, CITA – the Wireless Association, Alan Bjerga and Weiner Public News. Five Front Page sponsors have also donated $500 or more, including APCO Worldwide, Dunbar Armored, Ribis Jones & Maresca, PA, VIP Group Travel LTD, and Peruvian Connection.

Scheduled for Saturday, June 11, the race begins at 7:30 a.m. with a pre-race P90X warm-up by fitness trainer Tony Horton beginning at 7:15 a.m. The race begins the Press Building followed by the NPC Health & Fitness Fair, a pancake breakfast and an awards ceremony. To register for the race, click here.