Additional sponsors support the 6th Annual Woodforest Charity Run

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas – Additional sponsors have stepped up to support the 6th Annual Woodforest Charity Run scheduled for Saturday, September 12 at Heritage Place Park in downtown Conroe. Hosted by Woodforest National Bank and the City of Conroe, the Woodforest Charity Run is made up of two certified runs sanctioned by the USA Track and Field. The Woodforest 10K starts at 7:55 a.m. and the Insperity Invitational 5K starts at 8:15 a.m., and new this year, the Rocha Consulting One Mile Family Fun Run will begin at 7:30 a.m.

Returning by popular demand, The Barkley Shoe Dash for children ages 5-7 and 8-12 which has been recently sponsored by Texas Children’s Health Center, The Woodlands, will begin at 9:00 a.m. This kid-friendly event will be held on Simonton Street in front of Heritage Place Park. Young runners begin their race with one shoe, dash 50 yards to retrieve and put on their other shoe from a pile of competing runners shoes, then dash 50 yards back across the finish line.

Additionally, all participants, volunteers, and spectators are invited to enjoy food, music and family friendly activities at the Woodforest Post Race Party held in the park.

“We are excited to announce our newest sponsors and are overwhelmed by the generosity and support of these organizations,” said Patricia Brown, Sr. Vice President of Woodforest National Bank. “Registration is still open, so we encourage individuals and families to sign up. As we expect to exceed last year’s participation and fundraising at our sixth annual Woodforest Charity Run, we look forward to another successful event that will be a lot of fun for all ages as we raise funds for Woodforest Charitable Foundation to support local charities.”

Convenient online registration can be completed by going to www.woodforest.com.

In addition to Texas Children’s Health Center, The Woodlands, the newest sponsors to date include PM Realty Group, Westwind Properties, Homeland Security, TAO Co., Royal Purple Raceway, Miscellaneous Specialties Inc., The Gullo Companies, Houston Methodist The Woodlands, and Anglia Homes. Early sponsors include Insperity Invitational, Rocha Consulting, Texas Children’s Health Center, The Woodlands, Smith Hamilton, Panoptic Insurance, K&K Construction, Gasper Rice Resources, Ltd., South Texas Maintenance Service, Physicians ER, CHI St. Luke’s The Woodlands Hospital, Midway Petroleum Group, LP, M. Fatheree Furniture Gallery, Suddenlink Communications, Hub Trucker, Main Street America, Marine Corp League Eastex Detachment 779, The Abby @ Lake Wyndermere, The Abbey @ Conroe, The Abbey @ Montgomery Park, Merchants Choice Payment Solutions, Newmark Homes Houston, Triple B Services, Conroe Family Dentistry, Signs Etc., Luke’s Locker, Spectrum, Derrick Bryant Photography, Jumping Bean Moonwalks, Chick-fil-A, Conroe’s Incredible Pizza Co., Spectrum, Trophy House, Coca-Cola, and Costco Wholesale.

Net proceeds from the run will benefit The Woodforest Charitable Foundation which supports local charities in the area like the Montgomery County Food Bank, Montgomery County Youth Services, the Friendship Center and the Montgomery County Women’s Center to name just a few.

The Woodforest Charitable Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization founded in 2005 through a generous donation from Woodforest National Bank. The Foundation is committed to making a positive impact on communities that are served by the bank and the lives of their citizens by contributing time, resources, and money to many worthy charitable organizations.

For more information about the Woodforest Charitable Foundation, please visit www.woodforestcharitablefoundation.org. For more information about Woodforest National Bank, please visit www.woodforest.com.