Send Word Now(R) to Provide Notification Service for 2011 ING New York City Marathon as a Part of Ongoing Partnership
Send Word Now, in Partnership With the New York Road Runners, Will Provide Emergency Notification Services for ING New York City Marathon Volunteers, Race Marshals and Staff
(firmenpresse) - NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 11/03/11 -- Send Word Now, the leading provider of , response, and , and New York Road Runners (NYRR), one of the world's premier running, health and fitness organizations, today announced their continuing partnership to provide the 2011 ING New York City Marathon with Send Word Now's emergency notification service. In the event of an emergency during the race on November 6, 2011, NYRR will use Send Word Now's service to communicate with its volunteers, race marshals and staff to ensure that all runners, spectators and volunteers are kept safe.
Every year, the ING New York City Marathon draws approximately 47,000 participants, 8,000 volunteers, and 2 million spectators to the course, which runs through all five city boroughs. The partnership, now in its third year, will contribute to better decision-making and quicker response times during the legendary race.
"We are very pleased to be working with Send Word Now again during this year's marathon," said Stuart Weiss, MD, medical director of New York Road Runners. "In light of the numerous heightened security risks that have developed recently in New York, it is particularly important that we have a system as reliable as Send Word Now's in place to help us respond to any crisis at the click of a button."
"We are delighted to provide our alerting and response services to the ING New York City Marathon again this year," said Tony Schmitz, president and CEO of Send Word Now. "The marathon is one of the most anticipated events of the year, and we are happy to be able to support its security efforts through our long-term partnership with New York Road Runners."
Send Word Now is the leading provider of on-demand and for both routine and . The easy-to-use, web-based is used by government agencies, municipalities, universities, non-profit organizations and businesses, including many Fortune 500 companies, to ensure fast, effective, two-way communication in real-time. Send Word Now's Alert Tracer® provides a full audit trail of messages sent and received for after-action reporting and follow-up. Designed to reach anyone, anywhere, anytime, with any device over any type of connection, Send Word Now's system is capable of transmitting hundreds of thousands of voice and text messages in minutes. The company is headquartered in New York City. Visit Send Word Now on the web at or email us at . Follow Send Word Now on Twitter at and check out our blog for industry news and insights at .
Headquartered in New York City, New York Road Runners is dedicated to advancing the sport of running, enhancing health and fitness for all, and meeting our community's needs. Our goal is to use the expertise acquired in our 53-year history to empower all people to live fitter, healthier lives through participation in our races, community events, instruction and training resources, and youth programs. Our races and other events draw more than 300,000 people each year. The ING New York City Marathon, NYRR's premier event, is the largest and most inclusive marathon in the world, attracting the world's top professional runners every year and raising $30.8 million for charity in 2010. NYRR's running-based youth programs, which currently serve more than 100,000 children in hundreds of schools and community centers, promote children's health and fitness, character development, and personal achievement in underserved communities. For more information, visit .
The premier event of New York Road Runners, the ING New York City Marathon is one of the world's great road races, drawing some 140,000 applicants. The race attracts many world-class professional athletes, not only for the $650,000 in prize money, but also for the chance to excel in the media capital of the world before two million cheering spectators and a worldwide broadcast reach of 330 million. As any one of the more than 875,000 past participants will attest, crossing the finish line in Central Park is one of the great thrills of a lifetime. For more information, visit .
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