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COMMUNITY WELL-BEING

The race was a huge success, with positive feedback from all involved. “City of Oaks Marathon is a special event for the
Raleigh community,” said Charlie Mercer, CEO of Capstone Event Group, the organizer of the City of Oaks Marathon.
“Year after year, this event attracts thousands of people from all walks of life who come together to accomplish their
goals in a positive and supportive environment. We were thrilled that an admirable local organization like Martin Marietta
wanted to be an integral part of bringing the event to the community.”

Due to the success of the event, Martin Marietta has signed on to be the title sponsor for at least the next three years.
“Raleigh is such a spectacular city, and this race shines a spotlight on the people and the many beautiful areas that make our
community so special,” Shannon Sanders, Senior Communication Specialist said. “We pride ourselves on being good
neighbors, and so we view sponsoring an event like the City of Oaks Marathon as a wonderful way to bring joy to 6,500
race participants, their families and friends.”

Martin Marietta’s East, Southwest Teams Help

Hurricane Victims

2024 Brought Major Weather Events, Including Back-to-Back Hurricanes

In late September, Hurricane Helene hit the Southeastern United States, becoming the deadliest Atlantic hurricane since
2017 and the most fatal to hit the U.S. mainland since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The storm caused widespread
destruction to the western region of North Carolina. Less than two weeks later, Hurricane Milton, a destructive tropical
cyclone that became the second-most intense Atlantic hurricane on record, greatly affected Florida’s west coast.

Operations in multiple divisions were hit hard by these storms. But through the devastation, several ONE team members
came together to help those in need. In the East Division, a preplanned community day quickly and efficiently became a
much larger relief effort. North Carolina’s Hickory Quarry was already partnering with the Salvation Army and the Hickory
Soup Kitchen to gather canned food for the local community.

Seeing the need to do more, organizers transformed the event, turning the quarry into a central collection point for
diapers and canned food items donated by employees across North Carolina and elsewhere. More than 15 pallets arrived
just in time for the event, and neighbors brought additional donations to supplement the aid effort.

Along with these much-needed donations, the East Division made major contributions to organizations across the
affected Hurricane Helene footprint, including the Black Mountain Home for Children, a charity in western North Carolina
that serves the foster care system. It houses more than 170 children and helps prepare them for adulthood through real-
world job and trade training.

Loretta Shelton, vice president of development and community relations for the charity, expressed the organization’s
gratitude.
“Our support base is the people around us, and they have literally been washed away,” Shelton said. “We’ve really been
just trying to have faith that folks like Martin Marietta will step up to allow us to continue to care for the youth that need
us, as well as allow us to rebuild the programs that mean so much to their futures.”

In addition to this, donations of $20,000 each were made to the Golden Harvest Food Bank in Augusta, Georgia, and
Harvest Hope Food Bank in Columbia, South Carolina, as well as a significant contribution to the Salvation Army of
Hickory, North Carolina. To help with ongoing repair and relief efforts, the East Division also donated $63,000 to
Samaritan’s Purse, an organization that provides aid to people in need as a key part of its Christian missionary work.

The cumulative impact of the donations was felt throughout the region. “We talk about being ONE team here at Martin
Marietta, and this is showing it in action,” Greensboro General Manager Adam Thompson said. “When you see something
like this come together – all these pallets of food, diapers and supplies, it just shows me what our culture is about.”

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