May 17, 2010
COLUMBIA, SC — Riggs Partners invites South Carolina non-profit organizations to submit applications for its annual CreateAthon® event to be held September 16-17, 2010. CreateAthon is a 24-hour blitz during which Riggs Partners provides creative marketing services to non-profit organizations on a pro-bono basis. This year marks the 13th consecutive year that Riggs Partners has held this community service event.

Since the inception of CreateAthon, Riggs Partners has donated creative marketing services to 133 non-profit organizations in South Carolina, producing a total of 385 projects. Fee value of the work produced has been estimated at $3 million, all provided at little to no cost to nonprofits. Additionally, Riggs Partners has helped to secure donated production and media services from area printers, photographers, illustrators, broadcast production companies, web programmers and media outlets.

“CreateAthon represents some of the most important work we do all year,” said Teresa Coles of Riggs Partners. “Given the budget challenges nonprofits have had in the last two years, we believe the relevance of CreateAthon is greater than ever. For us, it’s a pleasure to be able to put our talent to work for social good.”

The firm is equally confident its national CreateAthon network will positively impact nonprofits across the country. Since the program’s expansion from a single market to a national effort in 2002, 73 agencies in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico have held CreateAthon events in their cities. The effort has benefited over 1,100 nonprofit organizations with 2,500 projects valued at $11 million.

South Carolina nonprofits may apply for CreateAthon services from Riggs Partners no later than July 15, 2010. Organizations selected to receive CreateAthon services will be announced by August 10. For an application, please visit riggspartners.com or call (803)799-5972.

May 1, 2009
COLUMBIA, SC — RIGGS invites South Carolina non-profit organizations to submit applications for its 12th annual CreateAthon®, scheduled for September 17, 2009. CreateAthon is a 24-hour blitz during which RIGGS provides marketing and creative services to non-profit organizations on a pro-bono basis.

Over the past 11 years, the RIGGS CreateAthon event has provided marketing services to 125 non-profit organizations in South Carolina, producing a total of 350 projects. The fee value of RIGGS’ work produced during the events has been estimated at $2.5 million, all provided at little to no cost to nonprofits. Additionally, RIGGS has helped to secure donated production and media services from area printers, photographers, illustrators, broadcast production companies, and media outlets.

“The work we do through CreateAthon is more important than ever this year,” said Cathy Monetti, CEO of RIGGS. “Non-profits have been affected dramatically by the economy, which has had a profound impact on their ability to provide direct services. It’s our hope through CreateAthon to help offset some of this economic pressure for non-profits by donating marketing and public relations services.“

RIGGS is equally confident its national CreateAthon network will positively impact nonprofits across the country. Since the program’s expansion from a single market to a national effort in 2002, 73 agencies in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico have held CreateAthon events in their cities. The effort has benefited over 1,000 nonprofit organizations with 2,248 projects valued at $10 million.

South Carolina nonprofits may apply for CreateAthon services from RIGGS no later than August 1, 2009. Organizations selected to receive CreateAthon services will be announced by August 10. Please visit www.riggs-createathon.com or call 799-5972 for an application, or with questions.

August 28, 2008
COLUMBIA, SC — Seven South Carolina nonprofit organizations will be the beneficiaries of free advertising and marketing services provided by RIGGS in its 11th annual CreateAthon. The 24-hour work-around-the-clock effort will begin Thursday, September 18th.

CreateAthon recipients are:
                                    Appleseed Legal Justice Center
                                    Central Carolina Community Foundation
                                    Girl Scouts of SC – Mountains to Midlands
                                    Keep the Midlands Beautiful
                                    Lexington Interfaith Community Services (LICS)
                                    Palmetto Place
                                    Souper Bowl of Caring

The agency expects to produce between 20 and 25 projects for the selected organizations, with an estimated market value of more than $125,000.

“It is always a difficult task to select only a few nonprofits to work with out of the pool of applications,” said Cathy Monetti, RIGGS president. “Each group is so deserving.”

The national CreateAthon effort, founded by RIGGS, began seven years ago. Since that time, 45 advertising and marketing firms across the United States and Canada have joined the CreateAthon Network by hosting the creative marathon. For more information on CreateAthon, please visit www.createathon.org.

September 20, 2007
COLUMBIA, SC – RIGGS Advertising, a local marketing and advertising agency served nine Midlands and one Maryland nonprofit organization during its 24-hour round the clock creative blitz for charity. RIGGS hosted its tenth annual CreateAthon on September 14th and 15th providing selected nonprofits with pro bono marketing and creative services.

During CreateAthon RIGGS produced 64 projects for the 10 nonprofits with a market value of $278,000. The work included brochures, billboards, print ads, identity materials, marketing and public relations plans and television PSA’s.

CreateAthon 2006 recipients were:

“CreateAthon was developed to give nonprofit organizations access to professional marketing materials they otherwise would not be able to afford,” said RIGGS President and Creative Director Cathy Monetti. “I always am amazed at the energy and quality of work we produce during CreateAthon, and this year was no exception.”

With the help of local CreateAthon partners, all projects will be produced and printed at little or no charge to the nonprofits. Special recognition goes to Crowson Stone Printing, Mad Monkey Productions, George Fulton Photography, LAMAR, Mac Papers, Penny Dullaghan Illustration, Half & Half Design and Yesterday’s.

RIGGS expanded its CreateAthon program in 2001 by inviting advertising agencies across the country to participate in CreateAthon. Since that time, 40 agencies in the US and Canada have hosted CreateAthon in their respective markets. This national effort has assisted 833 nonprofits with 1,809 projects estimated at $7 million.

August 30, 2007
Nine Midlands and one Maryland nonprofit organization will be the beneficiaries of free advertising and marketing services provided by RIGGS Advertising in its tenth annual CreateAthon™. The 24-hour work-around-the-clock effort will begin Thursday, September 13th.

The agency expects to produce between 20 and 25 projects for the selected organizations, with an estimated market value of more than $125,000. RIGGS will partner for the tenth year with Crowon Stone Printing to provide free printing for the creative work.

The national CreateAthon effort, founded by RIGGS, began six years ago. Since that time, 45 advertising and marketing firms across the United States and Canada have joined the CreateAthon Network by hosting the creative marathon. For more information on CreateAthon, please visit www.createathon.org.

June 20, 2007
COLUMBIA, S.C. — RIGGS invites nonprofit organizations across South Carolina to submit applications for its tenth annual CreateAthon®, scheduled for September 13-14, 2007. CreateAthon is a 24-hour blitz during which RIGGS provides marketing and creative services to selected nonprofit organizations on a pro bono basis. Over the past nine years, the RIGGS CreateAthon event has provided marketing services to 112 nonprofit organizations throughout South Carolina, producing a total of 275 projects. The market value of the work produced during the events is estimated at $1.7 million, all provided at little or no cost to the selected nonprofits. “There is such great demand for marketing materials in the nonprofit sector,” said Cathy Monetti, president of RIGGS. “Every year, we are astonished and humbled by the work going on to support those in our community who are most in need.”

The round-the-clock creative and design work will begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday. Work will be presented to the nonprofits Friday at 8 a.m. RIGGS will receive client changes Saturday morning at 8:00 and send the creative files to Crowson Stone Printing, where the materials will be printed at no charge to the nonprofit. Nonprofits are selected based on social mission, degree of need, type of project requested, and must be a registered 501c3. The deadline for CreateAthon 2007 applications is July 9th. Organizations selected by RIGGS to receive CreateAthon 2007 services will be announced July 31th. For more information or questions call (803) 799-5972. To download an application visit www.riggspeak.org

October 5, 2006
RIGGS, Inc., a local marketing and advertising agency served 10 nonprofit organizations in South Carolina and one in New Orleans during its 24-hour creative blitz for charity. RIGGS hosted its ninth annual CreateAthon® on September 14th and 15th providing selected nonprofits with pro bono marketing and creative services.

During CreateAthon®, RIGGS produced 32 projects for the 11 nonprofits with a market value of $210,000. The work included brochures, billboards, print ads, identity materials, marketing and public relations plans and a television PSA.

CreateAthon 2006 recipients:

“CreateAthon was developed to give nonprofit organizations access to professional marketing materials they otherwise would not be able to afford,” said RIGGS President and Creative Director Cathy Monetti. “I always am amazed at the energy and quality of work we produce during CreateAthon, and this year was no exception.”

With the help of local CreateAthon partners, all projects will be produced and printed at little or no charge to the nonprofits. Special recognition goes to Crowson Stone Printing, Mad Monkey Productions, PrintSouth, LAMAR and Mac Papers.

RIGGS expanded its CreateAthon program in 2001 by inviting advertising agencies across the country to participate in CreateAthon. Since that time, 40 agencies in the US and Canada have hosted CreateAthon in their respective markets. This national effort has assisted 833 nonprofits with 1,809 projects estimated at $7 million. For more information call (803) 799-5972 or visit riggs-createathon.com.

August 24, 2006
Advertising agencies throughout North America will assist 17 New Orleans nonprofit organizations as beneficiaries during National CreateAthon® Week, scheduled for September 10-16, 2006.

In its fifth year, the national CreateAthon event is designed to generate pro bono marketing and creative services for nonprofit organizations by way of a 24-hour creative blitz. Advertising agency staffers work throughout the day and night to provide services such as conceptual development, copywriting and design on projects such as brochures, direct mail, outdoor, radio, television, identity and web development, public relations plans and others.

In addition to the New Orleans nonprofits, CreateAthon agencies will serve more than 150 nonprofits in their local communities during the program this year. The event expects to generate more than 300 projects valued at $1.2 million worth of free marketing and advertising services.

“The nonprofit community in New Orleans has taken an even bigger hit than most for-profit businesses,” said Joanne Gallinghouse, president of Gallinghouse and Associates in Covington, Louisiana, and a CreateAthon partner. “They've been hit by cuts from the government, property and personnel losses, cancellation of major fundraisers, and the loss of individual contributions. CreateAthon is a great way to give back to this sector.”

CreateAthon was founded in 1998 by RIGGS, a marketing and advertising agency headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina. “We saw CreateAthon as a great way for people in our industry to lend their talent and passion to a vast number of social, environmental and educational causes,” said Catherine Monetti, RIGGS president and creative director. “We’re pleased to have agency partners all over the US and Canada volunteer to help nonprofits in the Gulf area restore and sustain their missions.”

Since the program’s expansion to an international effort in 2002, more than 40 advertising agencies from across the United States and Canada have become CreateAthon partners, assisting 685 nonprofits and producing 1,473 projects. The market value of the work produced during the 24-hour events has been estimated at $5.7 million, all at little or no cost to the nonprofits.

The list of CreateAthon 2006 partner agencies and their respective New Orleans nonprofits are:

Other CreateAthon partner agencies:

For more information on the CreateAthon program, call Alexa Godwin at 803.799.5972 or log onto the national website, www.createathon.org.

August 15, 2006
Ten South Carolina nonprofits and one New Orleans nonprofit will be the beneficiaries of free advertising and marketing services provided by RIGGS in its ninth annual CreateAthon®. The 24-hour work-around-the-clock effort will begin Thursday, September 14th.

The agency expects to produce between 20 and 25 projects for the selected organizations, with an estimated market value of more than $125,000.

The national CreateAthon effort, founded by RIGGS, began five years ago. Since that time, 40 advertising and marketing firms across United States, Canada and Puerto Rico have joined the CreateAthon Network by hosting the creative marathon. This year the Network will assist more than 15 nonprofits from hurricane-affected New Orleans. For more information on CreateAthon, please visit www.createathon.org.