The Marcum Workplace Challenge Featured in LIBN.com Nonprofit Briefs Article "Successful Challenge"
NPR
By Bernadette Starzee
Excerpt:
A record number of runners and walkers turned out for last week’s Marcum Workplace Challenge. The weather was pleasant for the 8,400 participants – from 211 companies, organizations and government agencies – who registered for the 3.5-mile race at Jones Beach State Park. Total attendance topped 10,000.
Through registration fees and corporate sponsorships, the event raised more than $350,000 for three Long Island charities: Hauppauge-based Long Island Cares Inc., the Long Island Children’s Museum in
Garden City and Children’s Medical Fund of New York, which is headquartered in Syosset.
Some companies, like the Garden City law firm Jaspan Schlesinger, brought a team of employees to the annual race for the first time.
“Not only was it a chance to assist some great causes on Long Island, but we enjoyed socializing with co-workers and networking with other firms and businesses in the area,” said partner Larry Tenenbaum, who said the firm plans to participate again next year.
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