December
2018
Business Connection
Volume 10, Issue 12
Kelso Longview Chamber of Commerce
Last year the race location shifted from downtown Longview to Civic Circle.
Holiday Run 7 Times More Fun than Originally Anticipated Kelso Longview Chamber of Commerce Team Bill Marcum, CEO Amy Hallock Project Manager Pam Fierst Office Manager Joelle Wilson Social Media Services
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here’s no better way to celebrate 7 years of Jingle all the Way Family Fun Run success than hosting this year’s event on Dec. 7 with 7 laps around Longview’s Civic Circle for a registration fee of $7 and an after-party that begins at 7 p.m. The Jingle as it’s become known is more than a community-builder and fund-raiser, it was the proposal that landed Brooke Fisher-Clark the Kelso Longview Chamber of Commerce’s project manager position in 2012. Chamber CEO Bill Marcum ask finalists for the position to present plans for a December event that would bring people to the heart of downtown during the holiday season. The event had to promote the Chamber and local businesses, and engage the community. Fisher-Clark presented a winner. “I ask each to come back with a concept for 12.12.12 to raise funds for the Chamber,” Marcum said. “Brooke’s idea was the Jingle all the Way 5K – logo, PowerPoint presen-
Since the first event in 2012, dressing nutty has put the fun in the run for Jingle all the Way.
tation... it was awesome. She got the job and the rest is history.” In a 2016 Chamber article Fisher-Clark recalled, “My background was in event planning, but at the time, I was also personally invested in training for a half marathon, and decided to cross that off my bucket list. Running was a part of my daily routine and in my thoughts. So, I rose to the occasion, and quickly sparked a big idea that would cause me a lot of work, but create something magical for all. A 5K fun run/walk in the streets of downtown Longview.” For more Jingle, see page 3