Houston Marathon – Official Charity

	DONATE NOW Memorial Hermann Foundation is excited to be an Official Charity for the 2013 Houston Marathon Run for a Reason Program

The Memorial Hermann Foundation is excited to be an Official Charity for the 2013 Houston Marathon "Run for a Reason" Program. The Foundation is among 60 local not-for-profit organizations to be selected. The charity program links runners with participating nonprofits and provides a platform for charities to raise awareness and funds as well as educate others about their cause. More than $15 million has been raised through Run for a Reason in its 18-year history.

The Memorial Hermann Foundation has selected Life Flight as the beneficiary of the Run for a Reason Program. Memorial Hermann Life Flight® is the only hospital-based air ambulance serving Houston and surrounding communities. This critical air ambulance service retrieves critically ill and injured patients in the greater Houston area. Most locations are accessible in less than 15 minutes, within a 150-mile radius of Houston, including Harris County, southeast Texas and part of western Louisiana. The service operates around the clock - weather permitting - 24-hours a day, 365 days a year. Since its inaugural flight, Memorial Hermann Life Flight has flown more than 120,000 missions.

The Run for a Reason charity program offers alternative ways to enter the marathon and half marathon through "Heroes" and "Fundraise for Registration" charity registration options.

The 41st Chevron Houston Marathon, Aramco Houston Half Marathon and EP5K are set for January 13, 2013. Registration for the marathon and half marathon races opens on June 6 at chevronhoustonmarathon.com. The Ironman Sports Medicine Institute at Memorial Hermann will serve as title sponsor of the two-day EXPO Jan. 11 and 12.

For details about the charity registrations or to learn more, contact Kim Arenas at (713) 242-4458 or kimberly.arenas@memorialhermann.org.