The Parade Company picks Strategic Staffing Solutions title sponsor for the 33rd annual Turkey Trot

DETROIT - The Parade Company today announced Strategic Staffing Solutions (S3) as the new title sponsor of the Turkey Trot, the nation’s largest run on Thanksgiving morning featuring a 10k and 5k. This new and significant partnership was unveiled during a press conference in Detroit’s Campus Martius Park attended by Paul Huxley, chairman, Strategic Staffing Solutions, Cindy Pasky, president and CEO, Strategic Staffing Solutions, April Donaldson, executive vice president, Strategic Staffing Solutions and Tony Michaels, president and CEO of The Parade Company. Mike Valenti and Terry Foster of The Valenti and Foster Show on 97.1 The Ticket served as emcees. Marking its 33rd year in November, the annual Turkey Trot will be recognized as The 33rd Annual Strategic Staffing Solutions Turkey Trot. A new logo was unveiled at the event.


“We are excited to continue to grow our partnership with S3, a Detroit based company committed to our community and region,” said Michaels. “This is a wonderful new chapter in Turkey Trot history, a race that has become a beloved tradition for Detroiters on Thanksgiving morning.”  (Photo by HB Meeks/Tell Us Detroit)

Since 2010, S3 has been an active partner of The Parade Company, serving as the title sponsor of the 5k run known as the Strategic Staffing Solutions Stuffing Strut beginning in 2012. In 2013, S3 unveiled its “Disco Dogs & Cool Cats” float, a favorite among animal lovers and parade goers alike. The design was in collaboration with S3 and The Parade Company.


“We are proud to be a part of this iconic and fun family event,” said Pasky (R). “As a company dedicated to bringing the community together, it is thrilling to see a record number of runners participate and enjoy this Detroit event each year.” (Photo by HB Meeks/Tell Us Detroit)

Registration for the 33rd Annual Strategic Staffing Solutions Turkey Trot will open at 10am on Monday, June 1 at www.theparade.org.

America’s Thanksgiving Parade® presented by Art Van produced by The Parade Company is recognized as one of the best Thanksgiving parades in the country by U.S. News & World Report Travel and is broadcast to more than 140 cities nationwide.

About Strategic Staffing Solutions
Strategic Staffing Solutions (S3) is an international, woman-owned, $200-million-plus IT and business services company based in Detroit. S3 is ranked the sixth largest diversity staffing firm in the US by Staffing Industry Analysts and 16th among the largest staffing firms in the US by Staffing Industry Report. It is also one of five companies nationally that is a certified Charter Partner with Staffing Industry Analysts. S3 provides IT consulting, customized project solutions, vendor management programs and an executive search service to financial institutions, energy companies, telecommunications, government agencies and retail and health care industries worldwide. It has more than 2,000 consultants and 27 offices, 22 in the U.S. and five in Europe.

About The Parade Company
Founded in 1984, The Parade Company is a not-for-profit organization governed by the Michigan Thanksgiving Parade Foundation whose board of directors is comprised of key civic and corporate leaders in the greater Detroit region. The Parade Company is celebrating 89 years of Parade tradition in Detroit and is committed to funding, creating and executing the best family events in Michigan. The Parade Company staff, board of directors and thousands of parade volunteers work year-round to bring a wide variety of magnificent events to the City of Detroit and the region including the Ford Fireworks and America's Thanksgiving Parade® presented by Art Van. Follow The Parade Company at theparade.org and on Facebook and Twitter.