Riggs Partners announces 2017 CreateAthon® nonprofit clients

September 18, 2017

Six South Carolina nonprofit organizations will be the beneficiaries of pro bono marketing and communication services provided by Riggs Partners during its 20th annual CreateAthon®. The 24-hour marketing marathon effort will begin Thursday, October 19 at 8:00 a.m. and conclude the morning of Friday, October 20.

Organizations selected as CreateAthon clients this year include:

  • Auntie Bellum
  • Columbia Children’s Theatre
  • Girls Rock
  • Greenville Family Partnership
  • Heroes in Blue
  • Lexington Interfaith Community Services

“It’s hard to believe that our little idea called CreateAthon is now a national nonprofit approaching its 20th year of helping nonprofits in South Carolina and across the U.S.,” said Teresa Coles, president of Riggs Partners and cofounder of CreateAthon. “Local nonprofits throughout America race to help others in times of need. We’re proud to do the same for them by helping them expand their impact, strengthen their operations, and achieve greater financial security.”

Sun Solutions will again donate printing and production services for marketing materials developed for Riggs Partners’ CreateAthon clients.

Riggs Partners founded CreateAthon in 1997 as an innovative way to provide pro bono marketing services to nonprofits in South Carolina. The program has achieved significant impact since its national expansion in 2002, attracting more than 100 agencies, universities, professional organizations and corporate marketing departments throughout the world as CreateAthon partners. In total, the program has served more than 1,300 nonprofit organizations with pro bono marketing projects valued at more than $24 million.

For more information on the program, please visit www.createathon.org.

 

About Riggs Partners

Riggs Partners is a marketing and communications firm that specializes in helping companies and organizations build responsible brands that align organizational health, business strategy and brand marketing. For more information, visit www.riggspartners.com.