Enterprise Rent-A-Car of Northern New Jersey Joins 5K Airport Run to Support Bergen County's United Way

Wayne, NJ (August 4, 2015)- Enterprise Rent-A-Car of Northern New Jersey recently participated in the 18th Annual Teterboro 5K Airport Run to benefit Bergen County’s United Way. Enterprise Rent-A-Car supplied a water station for the more-than-900 runners and even had a team of 11 runners participate in the run itself.

“At Enterprise, we always strive to help the communities where we live and work,” said Dana Havey, Enterprise human resources generalist manager in Northern New Jersey. “More than 19 Enterprise employees participated in this great event. We’re so happy that we were able to assist our Teterboro community and Bergen County’s United Way during the 5K again.”

Funds raised from the Teterboro 5K Airport Run benefited programs for Bergen County’s United Way. United Way assists underprivileged members of the community with housing and other programs.

Richard Russell, Enterprise vehicle repair field supervisor, placed 12th overall, completing the run in 18 minutes and 11 seconds. Enterprise’s male corporate team placed second. Among the female corporate teams, Enterprise came in third place.

About Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Founded in 1957 and known for an extensive network of convenient locations, affordable rates and outstanding customer service, Enterprise Rent-A-Car is an internationally recognized brand. With more than 5,500 fully staffed branch offices located within 15 miles of 90 percent of the U.S. population, Enterprise Rent-A-Car not only offers short-term vehicle rentals for insurance replacement, weekend getaways and special occasions, but also provides local transportation alternatives and Virtual Car® options. In addition, when severe weather strikes, the Enterprise neighborhood network plays an integral role in mobilizing local disaster recovery efforts of insurance providers, emergency response organizations and repair shops.

The Enterprise Rent-A-Car brand is owned and operated by Enterprise Holdings, the world’s largest car rental company. Enterprise Rent-A-Car is the highest-ranked car rental brand in the J.D. Power 2014 North American Rental Car Satisfaction StudySM and was ranked on BusinessWeek magazine’s annual list of “Customer Service Champs” for four years in a row. Enterprise is named after the USS Enterprise, one of the aircraft carriers on which company founder Jack Taylor served as a U.S. Navy pilot during World War II, and the most decorated warship in U.S. military history. Today, Enterprise’s support of the military focuses on three key areas – recruitment and hiring, local operations and community relations. Other transportation services marketed under the Enterprise brand name include Enterprise CarShare, Enterprise Rideshare, Enterprise Car Sales, Enterprise Truck Rental and Zimride by Enterprise.