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Description
Benefit for the National Alliance to End Veteran Suicide (NA2EVS.org) a registered 501(c)3.
The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that 20 Veterans per day die from suicide. This is one loss every 72 minutes, totaling 7,300 deaths per year, nearly 18 percent of all suicides in the United States. The biggest age spikes are around 60 years old (our Vietnam era Veterans) and 18-25 (our recent Veterans).
She is running 75 miles over 3 days (starting on 1/25/19), completing on her 75th birthday (1/28/19). Her son was in 1st gulf war and exposed to trauma and losing others to suicide.
Sherry you are showing our nation that:
No one can DO EVERYTHING, BUT EVERYONE can do something!
Your something in amazing and we salute you for who you are for our Veterans and their families.
This site allows you to Run With Sherry for those in the area, and for those not in the area to do a Virtual Run With Sherry, as shown in the Events list below.
Each person will be given a fundraiser web page that you send others to to help you raise awareness of Veteran Suicide and money to help us to save lives of our Service Members, Veterans and their families. Oh and you don't need to be a Veteran to make a difference!
For more details on the mission of NA2EVS or to become a Volunteer Champion, please visit NA2EVS.org
About NA2EVS
The focus areas of the National Alliance to End Veteran Suicide are; Education, Resources, Research and Community.
This event educates the public and helps to form community.
Click here to learn more about the focus areas of NA2EVS
This race is also an example of one individual (Sherry Hobson) showing her support for our
#ShowUsYour22 Challenge. Click here to learn of what you can do to help.
Place
400 Florida A1A
Jupiter, FL US 33477
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