Sports Backers Blog
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Over 90 Organizations Recognized at Active RVA Awards presented by Cigna
Friday, April 1st
By: Kristen Eichert, Sports Backers Corporate Sales Manager The Active RVA Awards is a special event allowing Sports Backers to recognize the workplaces and schools that have been certified each year for inspiring active living. We haven’t had an in-person awards event in over two years but on March 29 we were able to get…
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U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner help secure $2 million in federal funding for Fall Line trail
Thursday, March 24th
Funding for trail is included in recently-passed omnibus spending bill RICHMOND, VA – U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine of Virginia have helped secure $2 million in federal funding for the Fall Line trail through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022. The funding bill was passed by both houses of Congress and signed into…
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Bike Walk RVA 2022 Spring Update: Bike/Ped Funding in Bloom
Thursday, March 17th
By: Brantley Tyndall, Bike Walk RVA Director of Outreach The sun is shining and warming the ground that will soon be new bikeways and trails! While we think about out next biking or walking adventure, let's share some recent updates from Bike Walk RVA! Local Bike/Ped Funding seeds are germinating Budget season is here, and…
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Fitness Warriors 10th Class is ready to make a positive community impact
Wednesday, March 16th
By: Tiffany Copeland, Director of Fitness Warriors Three months ago, 12 strangers came together at Westover Hills Community Center in South Richmond because they were inspired to make an impact in their community as aspiring members of Sports Backers' Fitness Warriors program. Training days for Fitness Warriors are a mix of physical fitness, education about…
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Active RVA Awards presented by Cigna set to recognize the region's most active workplaces and schools
Wednesday, March 16th
By: Kristen Eichert, Sports Backers Corporate Sales Manager Our mission at Sports Backers is to inspire people to live actively, and this includes recognizing and inspiring activity programs in workplaces and schools through our Active RVA Certification and Awards program. Created in 2013, the program celebrates the Richmond region’s exceptional employers and schools that are…
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Sports Backers, Allianz Partners announce new partnership for Allianz Partners Richmond Marathon
Wednesday, March 2nd
Title sponsorship begins with 2022 event, the 45th running of the marathon RICHMOND, VA – Sports Backers announced today a new partnership with Allianz Partners, making the consumer specialty insurance provider the new title sponsor of the Allianz Partners Richmond Marathon. The 2022 event is set for Saturday, November 12, in downtown Richmond, and also…
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Ragnar Runners Support RVA's Youngest Runners
Wednesday, March 2nd
By: Jacki Quinlan, Director of Youth Programs On April 29th and 30th, three brave teams will take on Ragnar Trail Richmond at Pocahontas State Park. Each team, consisting of 8 runners, will complete 122.4 miles in a relay-style trail race. These 24 individuals, most of whom are a part of Black Men Run and We…
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Scholar-Athlete News: George Wythe HS Girls Volleyball Team Makes Donation to Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation
Wednesday, March 2nd
Team was recipient of 2021 Williams Mullen Community Impact Award Richmond, VA - The George Wythe High School Girls Volleyball team was the recipient of the 2021 Williams Mullen Community Impact Award, which is part of the Richmond Times-Dispatch/Sports Backers Scholar-Athlete Awards program that takes place each June. The Williams Mullen Community Impact Award aims…
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Hamilton Glass, Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10k Launch All In Together 10k Mural Project
Wednesday, February 16th
Richmond, VA – Richmond-based artist Hamilton Glass, one of the creators of the ‘All In Together’ community art project, is partnering with the Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k presented by Kroger for a public mural project in conjunction with this year’s race on April 23. Community members are invited to participate in the project, and work…
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Applications for Spring 2022 Bike Walk RVA Academy Now Open
Tuesday, February 8th
Bike Walk RVA launched its first Academy in 2014 when the region had just 37 miles of bikeways and no plans focusing on bicyclist and pedestrian movement. After graduating more than 140 Academy Champions trained to stand up for connected biking and walking, the region has tripled its bikeway mileage, built key connectors like the…