February 26, 2008 
 

The Kirkland Half Marathon & 5K is owned and operated by Pro-Motion Events, Inc., a for profit community event and race production company. With an event portfolio that spans the region and calendar year, Pro-Motion Events is involved as either the outright owner of the events they produce or as the contracted operational team hired by a wide range of local and national non-profit organizations to provide their professional race management support. 

In starting the Kirkland Half Marathon & 5K in 2005, Pro-Motion Events goal was to fill a niche in the local half marathon race schedule and to support the community interests of the City of Kirkland and the public in whole, all while creating a revenue stream to help support their annual operational costs.  

In the winter of 2005, Pro-Motion Events invited The Hope Heart Institute to become the official charity of the Kirkland Half Marathon & 5K. With the knowledge that the event was new and without any cash sponsors that normally precludes a financial success, The Hope Heart Institute was honored to take this role and become the official event charity of the Kirkland Half Marathon & 5K. Via this position each year The Hope Heart Institute receives significant value in community marketing exposure as well as an adequate annual donation written to them by Pro-Motion Events based on the number of participants the event has that given year. In addition to the above, the Kirkland Half Marathon & 5K also provides The Hope Heart Institute with a way to procure donations both via the event brochure as well as at the event. In exchange for this, the Kirkland Half Marathon & 5K receives some valuable weekend volunteer support from The Hope Heart Institute and their associates as well as the right to mention The Hope Heart Institute’s association to the event within the event marketing materials.

The structure in this partnership remains a win-win for both involved event partners as they together focus on improving the cardiovascular health of the community in whole.  

If you would like to support The Hope Heart Institute in a manner beyond your attendance at the 2008 Kirkland Half Marathon & 5K, you may do so via the www.hopeheart.org web site or via the pledge/donation form included on The Hope Heart Institute portion of this website.  

As partners, we are both grateful for your support and hope to see you at our event!  

Sincerely, 

Pro-Motion Events, Inc and The Hope Heart Institute