Drumstick Dash
Thank you to all who came to be a part of the family–friendly event that was voted Roanoke’s BEST fundraiser in The Roanoker Magazine!
Whether you ran or walked or watched, your Thanksgiving Day got off to a great start knowing you “moved your feet so others can eat!”
move your feet so others can eat!
We had 7,582 runners, walkers, strollers, volunteers and well-behaved dogs on Thanksgiving morning to the StellarOne Drumstick Dash 5K Run & Family Walk. This event has quickly become Roanoke’s largest family reunion with families coming from all over the United States.
Drumstick Dash YouTube Video #1
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Click here to view the Drumstick Dash Route.
Fast facts from the 2008 event:
- Families from 26 different states came together last year to make this the largest road race in the region and Roanoke’s biggest family reunion
- The route was held in beautiful (flat) downtown Roanoke ending at the historic Farmer’s Market – this is the one event and the one day that downtown streets can be closed for an event of this size
- 18 groups of musicians performed along the route for the enjoyment of the runners and walkers
- 63 corporate sponsors, churches and media partners provided financial support and in-kind donations to make the StellarOne Drumstick Dash possible
- $150,000 was raised from the Drumstick Dash
- Funds raised provide food and safe shelter for an average of 366 people each night at the Rescue Mission
All proceeds from the StellarOne Drumstick Dash benefit The Rescue Mission. No Federal, State or City funds go to support The Rescue Mission.
For more information, stop by or call us at 540.343.7227.
2009 Sponsors
Thank you to the 2009 StellarOne Drumstick Dash Sponsors
The Branch Group, Inc.
Elizabeth Arden
EVE Network of the Rescue Mission
Friendship Retirement Community
Grand Home Furnishings
Muncy Fine Photography
Uptime Business Products
Branch Management Company
Frith, Anderson & Peake, PC
Lewis-Gale Medical Center
Lionberger Construction Company
Modern Woodmen
Oakey’s Funeral Service & Crematory
The Wadsworth Group at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
AECOM
All Star Impressions
Allied Waste
Allstate Insurance Company
BB&T
BB&T Insurance Services, Selective Insurance Group
Bella
Brenntag SE
John Carlin
CEI Roanoke
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Cornerstone Builders
Corrugated Container Corporation
Dick’s Sporting Goods
Edward Jones – Ben Hartman, Financial Advisor
Elegant Portraits
Elk Hill Advisors
Goodman & Company, CPAs
Guelich Capital Management, LLC
Keltech
Lamar Outdoor Advertising
Bill Langston Pewter
Long & Foster Realtors
Natural Awakenings
Plastics One
Play by Play
Roanoke Gas Company
Roanoke Star-Sentinel
Rutherfoord Insurance
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church – Daleville
Second Presbyterian Church
Senior News
Tidy Services
Trane
United Security & Control Systems
Valley Bank
Western Virginia Water Authority
Wheeler’s Fast Service Laundry
Woods Rogers PLC, Attorneys at Law
