FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Brittany R. Vajda Communications Director J&A Racing 757-‐412-‐1056 [email protected] J&A RACING ANNOUNCES RECEPIENTS OF THE 2015 YOUTH FITNESS INITIATIVE AWARDS January 7, 2015-‐ VIRGINIA BEACH -‐ J&A Racing is pleased to announce that Shelton Park Elementary School, Truitt Intermediate School, Bayside Middle School, Virginia Beach Middle School, Bayside High School, and Norview High School have been selected as the recipients of the 2015 J&A Racing Youth Fitness Initiative Awards as part of the Yuengling Shamrock Marathon Weekend. The Youth Fitness Initiative program was started in 2012 as a means of ensuring more deserving students would be able to participate in two of the youth running events of the Shamrock Marathon Weekend. Elementary schools are awarded free race entries to the Operation Smile Shamrock Final Mile, and middle and high schools are awarded free race entries to the ACCESS College Foundation 8k Student Challenge – part of the TowneBank Shamrock 8k. Each school will also receive coaching support and guidance for their running programs from J&A Racing staff. “We are very pleased to award these schools for their dedication to youth fitness,” said J&A Racing Co-‐owner, Jerry Frostick. “We are excited to work with these amazing students as they set and accomplish new fitness goals!” Additional information on J&A Racing’s youth fitness programs can be found at www.jandaracing.com/ja-‐racing-‐youth-‐fitness-‐programs.
### About J&A Racing J&A Racing is a nationally recognized race management company based in Virginia Beach, Virginia with a mission to promote and support healthy lifestyles and the sport of running through the development and growth of their running events throughout Hampton Roads. Founded in 2003 when J&A Racing owners Amy and Jerry Frostick first took over the Shamrock Sportsfest, the Yuengling Shamrock Marathon Weekend has become one of the most popular events in the country, growing from 3,000 participants to a record 30,000 in 2014. J&A Racing’s portfolio of fun, festive and family oriented events for runners at all stages in life has expanded to include the Halloween themed Anthem Wicked 10K and Old Point National Bank Monster Mile, the Bon Secours In Motion ODU Big Blue 5K, the Christmas themed Surf-‐n-‐Santa 5 miler, the Crawlin' Crab Half Marathon & 5K and the Blue Moon Harbor Lights Half Marathon and 5K. For information on all of the J&A Racing events, please visit http://www.jandaracing.com/.
