PROPERTY developer Equine Capital Berhad is making its debut as a main sponsor for Penang Starwalk this year.

The company is sponsoring RM25,000 for the Sept 18 walk.

Its assistant general manager (sales and marketing) Josephine Lee said the company wanted to be part of the premier sporting event.

?Starwalk promotes a healthy lifestyle and we want to be a part of it,? Lee said after she and Equine senior sales and marketing executive S.C. Koot handed over the sponsorship to The Star regional operations manager (north) Chung Chok Yin and IT manager Khoo Boo Taik at Equine Home Gallery in Batu Kawan on Thursday.

Lee said the company had printed 25,000 flyers of its Callisia 2 project in Batu Kawan to be distributed to the Starwalk participants.

Penang Starwalk 2011 is jointly organised by The Star and the Penang Amateur Athletic Association.

A record number of 20,000 people have signed up for the event which will be flagged off from the Penang Times Square at 6.30am for competition walkers and 7.15am for non- competition walkers.

Those who complete the walk within two hours will be eligible for a lucky contest.

The platinum sponsor for the event is Genneva Syariah while the other main sponsors are 100Plus, AmBank, BP Diagnostic Centre, Golden Screen Cinema, Magnum, Malta, Maxis, Milo, Modenas, Nikon, One Community Worldwide, Pallas, Sunquick and Sunshine Wholesale Mart Sdn Bhd.

Penang Global Tourism is the supporting partner while Penang Times Square is the official venue provider. Rapid Penang is the official transport provider.

SOURCE: The Star