Partnered and Proud

Bjorn Burke, Staff Reporter

The Gleaner Company is proud to have partnered with its sponsors for the 180th anniversary 'Fit for 180, Fit for life 5k Walk/Run', as it looks forward to the charity event scheduled for September 13.

"Naturally, Wisynco, through its brands of Wata, 'Tru Juice', and Nature Valley, supports healthy events and events that promote good health and good healthy lifestyles," said Jermaine Brown, sponsorship manager at Wisynco.

Brown further expressed the pleasure the Wisynco group has in associating with 'a premium partner' such as The Gleaner, for a charity-related event which enticed the company to come on board as a sponsor.

fitting partnership

"Working with a partner like The Gleaner - we always look at their initiatives, they invited us to come on board, and we thought it was very fitting," noted Tina Matalon, marketing director of Restaurants of Jamaica Limited.

"KFC Jamaica with its new 'heartilicious' salad platform is proud to be a sponsor of The Gleaner's 5K Run in celebration of the newspaper's 180th Anniversary Celebration," said Trina Lowe, marketing manager at Restaurants of Jamaica. "As a good corporate citizen providing support and donations to hundreds of charities across the island as well as continued dedication to youth development in many areas, including sports and education, we are proud to sponsor this great Gleaner initiative in their support of Peace and Love in Society (PALS) and other outstanding social intervention programmes.

Newspaper giant

We congratulate The Gleaner Company on its history as the watchdog of our society and for being recognised throughout the Caribbean as a giant among newspapers."

The event is expected to kick off with warm-up sessions, with Spartan Health Club's Steve Ming at 6 a.m. The run/walk will commence at 6:30 a.m. at The Gleaner's main entrance on North Street, downtown Kingston.

In addition to Wisynco and Restaurants of Jamaica, other sponsors include Power 106, Television Jamaica, Sun City Radio, Tru-Juice, Nature Valley, Digicel, Jamaica Producers and SportsMax.

The first 1,000 entrants will receive limited edition Gleaner 180 memorabilia. The event will also offer prizes of $20,000 gift vouchers, trophies for outstanding performers, as well as an award offered to the oldest competitor.