Knoxville Track and Field Club, Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon donate $15,000 to community partners
The Knoxville Track and Field Club and the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon presented checks totaling $15,000 last week to two community partners following a successful 2024 event.
On Monday, August 5, 2024, race director Jason Altman presented a check for $10,000 to 2023-2024 selected partner Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley (BGCTNV). The following day, August 6, 2024, a $5,000 check was presented to the marathon’s ongoing community partner, Patricia Neal Outpatient Center’s Innovative Recreation Cooperative (IRC).
“Our partnership with the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon is a tremendous opportunity to help our members experience the value and thrill of running and accomplishing great things through consistent habits of activity,” said Bart McFadden, President and CEO of BGCTNV. “The support from the event helps us further this work with more than 7,500 kids across East Tennessee.”
BGCTNV established running clubs within its participating clubs, boosting participation in the Covenant Kids Run and promoting healthier, more active lifestyles among East Tennessee’s youth.
A second check was presented to IRC, whose focus is on developing life skills through adaptive sports. The program was designed to be a part of the continuum of care in the rehabilitation process and has welcomed more than 15,000 participants and volunteers since its founding in 1994.
“It’s wonderful that the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon and Knoxville Track Club benefit the community in so many charitable ways, including support of local not-for-profit programs like the IRC,” said Al Kaye, clinical specialist in recreation therapy and IRC coordinator. “It’s a win-win event.”
IRC partners with the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon to offer handcycling and race chair divisions for athletes who aren’t able to walk or run. These participants have gone on to compete in races nationally and internationally.
“The Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon is truly a community event,” said race director Jason Altman. “It makes sense to invest our success in the community where we live, work, walk and run.”
Registration is now open for events in the 2025 Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon. Race weekend includes full and half marathons, team relay, 5K and a kids fun run, all finishing in Knoxville’s historic World’s Fair Park, April 5-6, 2025. For more information, visit knoxvillemarathon.com.
