Alpharetta Mayor’s Corporate Challenge 5K Race Returns Sept. 30

ALPHARETTA, GA — The Rotary Club of Alpharetta will host the Mayor's Corporate Challenge 5K Race on Thursday, Sept. 30 in downtown Alpharetta.

The Mayor’s Corporate Challenge is an annual fundraiser made possible in part by presenting sponsor, FiServ, and supported by sponsorships from the Alpharetta corporate community.

The Challenge is hosted by the City of Alpharetta and the Rotary Club of Alpharetta to raise money in support of a number of local and international projects. The 2019 event netted approximately $100,000, which was used to support non-profit organizations that help to make a difference in the lives of homeless children, mothers and families by providing transition housing, life skills training, budgeting skills and vocational training.

This year marks the 37th anniversary of the Rotary Club of Alpharetta and the 24th annual Mayor’s Corporate Challenge. The event will include food trucks, live music and entertainment. Participants and spectators are encouraged to bring lawn chairs to relax at the post-race block party.

Activities begin at 4:30 p.m., with the race starting at 6:30 p.m. Awards will be given out at 7:30 p.m. The registration fee costs $35.

“Alpharetta Rotary is looking forward to another successful Mayor’s Corporate Challenge,” Alpharetta Rotary Club President Mickey Rogers said. “Year after year, we have remarkable support from our corporate sponsors and community, making it possible for us to help those in need locally and abroad.”

Local charities that benefited directly from the funds raised by previous Mayor’s Challenge races include: North Fulton Community Charities, The Drake House, StandUp for Kids, Homestretch, The Lionheart School, YMCA, Boy Scouts of America, City of Refuge and many others. The funds also had a global impact on polio eradication, literacy, clean water projects and humanitarian and medical aid.

If you are interested in entering a corporate team, visit online or email info@mayorschallenge.com. Register to participate online.