Marathon in the News
May 13, 2012 – The New York Times: A Generation Hobbled by the Soaring Cost of College
July 11, 2011 – Oregonian Scene and Heard: Marathon Education Partners
October 25, 2010 – Hometown: A World of Possibilities by Danielle Frost
October 8, 2010 – Columbian: Marathon program offers head start in a long race by Marissa Harshman
October 1, 2010 – Oregonian Scene and Heard: Marathon Education Partners
July 6, 2010 – Oregonian: Fourth graders start journey to college through long-term scholarship program, by Carolina Hidalgo
April 17, 2010 – Oregonian: Making the Growth of Roses, and Futures, by David Sarasohn
March 2010 – Lake Oswego Review, Perspectives: Connecting a Community, by Nicole DeCosta, pages 78-79
March 10, 2010 – Oregonian: Marshall High School’s 2010 Rose Festival Princess: Yuliyana Kobel, by Steve Beaven
September 28, 2008 – Oregonian: Marathon Run for Education, by David Sarasohn
February 21, 2007 – The Columbian: ‘Partners’ in Education, by Howard Buck
February, 20, 2007 – Students from Orchards Elementary Awarded Scholarship Opportunity
October 10, 2006 – Dan Blaufus Receives Nike Community Involvement Award
September 13, 2006 – Marathon Education Partners Celebrates 4-Year Anniversary by Adding 7 New Children from Portland Public Schools Program
November 10, 2004 – Oregonian: Fund Goes the Distance So Kids Can Go Further, by Shelby Oppel Wood, page B01
November 10, 2004 – Dan Blaufus receives Bank of America Local Hero Award – Portland Business Journal: BofA Recognizes Neighborhood Efforts
May, 2004 – Sellwoord BEE: Making Dreams of College Come True, by Elizabeth Ussher Groff
March 22, 2004 – Urban Educator: Fourth-Graders Get Leg Up to Receive College Scholarships
July 25, 2003 – Portland Tribune: Lawyer’s Brainstorm is Windfall for Kids, by Todd Murphy, front-page
June 10, 2003 KATU’s coverage of Marathon’s June 9th Scholar Event

Marathon founder, Dan Blaufus, receives Local Hero Award from Bank of America
