Half-Marathon starts at Marriott Renaissance Conference Center in Florence, Alabama. Run across Tennessee River via Wilson Dam onto paved TVA Trail and through TVA Reservation crossing back over Tennessee River via Patton Island Bridge and back to Conference Center. Benefiting the Helping Hands Foundation Bank Independent’s Helping Hands Program was founded in 2011 following the devastating April 27 tornado outbreak. The program has since grown into the Helping Hands Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of our neighbors across the communities we serve.