RUN Wenatchee

WENATCHEE — North Cascades Bank has signed on as the naming sponsor of River Run on the Fourth, a 5-kilometer and 10-kilometer run/walk event held as part of the Wenatchee area’s annual Independence Day celebration.

This year’s North Cascades Bank River Run on the Fourth will start and finish at Wenatchee’s Pybus Public Market. The event is organized by RunWenatchee. River Run was first held in 2011.

”North Cascades Bank is delighted to partner with RunWenatchee as a sponsor of these events. These activities are great ways to promote and encourage good health, positive family activities, and community spirit,” said Scott Anderson, President of North Cascades Bank.

In addition to River Run, North Cascades Bank is sponsoring RunWenatchee’s Thursday night club runs in 2015 along with its Turkey on the Run 12K, 5K and Kids Race on Thanksgiving Day and its Bundle-Up 5K next Jan. 23, 2016.

“It’s exciting to find a partner like North Cascades Bank,” said Joel Rhyner of RunWenatchee. “The bank is eager to help us in our mission to enhance recreational opportunities here in the Wenatchee Valley, and we applaud that. We see this as the beginning of a long-term partnership.”

North Cascades Bank is a division of Glacier Bank.  Glacier Bank is a subsidiary of Glacier Bancorp, Inc. (GBCI), a regional bank holding company headquartered in Kalispell, Montana operating thirteen bank divisions including North Cascades Bank. These bank divisions provide financial services to individuals and community based businesses throughout Montana, Idaho, Colorado, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

For more on North Cascades Bank: www.northcascadesbank.com/

For more on RunWenatchee: www.runwenatchee.com/