Hi Team! We hope that your training is going well and that
you are out there enjoying the beautiful weather. Spring is finally here and
that means race season has begun! April is a big training month for the Team’s
race filled May. Here are some great happenings and exciting events coming
up!
2013 Marine Corps Marathon Registration
The Marine Corps Marathon sold out in record time, but we
still have a few bibs left! Don’t miss your opportunity to run with us for the
highly anticipated Marine Corps Marathon! This event makes for an exciting and
super weekend for the Team! There will be an official Team pre-race dinner, an
awesome breakfast with the greatest teammates at the Tent and a celebratory
pizza party once you cross the finish line! Hurry! Bibs are going fast! To register for
this incredible race, click here.
2013 Warrior Games
Some of our incredible Warrior Team members will be
competing in the 2013 Warrior Games this May 11-16 in Colorado
Springs, CO.
More than 200 wounded service members and veterans are
expected to participate next month. There
will be five U.S. teams representing the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard,
Air Force and Special Operations, as well as one international team from the
U.K. Teams will compete in seven sports
including archery, cycling, shooting, sitting-volleyball, swimming, track and
field and wheelchair basketball.
Hope For The Warriors® is a proud sponsor of the 2013
Warrior Games Family Program.
8th Annual Run For The Warriors®
The 8th Annual Run For The Warriors® Half
Marathon, 10K, 5K and 1-Mile Walk/Run will take place in Jacksonville, NC on
Saturday, May 18, 2013. This event is always very special to the Hope For The
Warriors® family but this year, it will hold another very special place in our
hearts. This year, the 8th Annual Run For The Warriors® race will be
held in honor of Rick Leipold, our beloved adaptive equipment specialist who we
lost last month. We will honor Rick throughout the weekend of events to
celebrate and honor his incredible dedication and support of our wounded
service members.
Team
Events Coming Up
Pittsburgh
Half and Full Marathon,
May 4-5 (Sold Out)
To register, please click here.
All
Hope For The Warriors® family and supporters get 30% off their registration
with code: hfw30! To register for this exciting event, please click here.
Are you in the Washington
D.C. area? Check out this incredible event, GORUCK Presents: War Stories and
Free Beer on April 25th at 7p.m.
Over a decade since 9/11, still too
little is known about what it means to serve in a time of war. War Stories
and Free Beer encourages veterans to share their stories with those interested
in learning more. Tickets
are only $10. All proceeds from War Stories and Free Beer ticket sales go to
non-profits and charities chosen by the speakers.
To purchase your ticket, please click here.
To purchase your ticket, please click here.
Volunteer
and Community Team member Highlight: Julie and Massie Fox
To see what
motivates and inspires two of the Team’s most incredible volunteers, please click here.
Quick
Friendly Reminder About Sponsor Donations
We can’t thank you
enough for all of your hard work and dedication to fundraising for our American
heroes! We want to make sure that every dollar of your efforts reflects
directly on your personal fundraising page. Make sure to encourage donors to go
directly to your fundraising page by either following the link you provide to them
or by having them look you up under the “Sponsor A Participant” tab for the
event you are participating in with us.
By doing this, it will ensure that their generous donation is instantly reflected
in your fundraising goal and counts toward your fundraising minimum. If your donors choose to donate to the
general organization but want the donation to be credited to you, please let
them know they will need to write your name and the event you are participating
in the memo of the check they send in or in the notes section of the general
donation area on our website so that you get credit for the donation.
For more
information, including where to send check donations, please visit our FAQ page.
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