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Option #2: WALK4VALOR 5 MILES: Southold American Legion to Greenport American Legion
09/29
8:00AM EDT
- 5:00PM EDT
Option #3: WALK4VALOR 11 MILES: Southold American Legion to Orient Fire House
09/29
8:00AM EDT
- 5:00PM EDT
Place
American Legion Southold Post 803
51655 Route 25
Southold, NY US 11791
51655 Route 25
Southold, NY US 11791
Description
ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSWED, PLEASE REGISTER IN PERSON ON THE DAY OF THE RACE!
SUNDAY 9/29 2024
Walk 4 Valor - Starts at: Southold American Legion, Concludes at: Southold Fire Department
Join National Guard Officer, Major Charles J. Sanders to Walk 22-MILES or select segments to honor our fallen.
Walkers will start from American Legion post 803 in Southold, Long Island, stopping at local Firehouses and American Legion posts and return to a big community welcome at the Southold Firehouse.
There's a few options to choose from:
Everyone starts at The American Legion. Each segment will end at a different location.
*OPTIONS BELOW - You can choose to walk with the group for the stated distances, or peel off at Jean Cochran Park, and complete a lap or more there. This is to accommodate the young, those with baby carriages and dogs, and older residents who may find the more strenuous walks/distances too difficult. All are encouraged to participate in this good cause.
*Transportation back to your starting point will be up to you.
The Bob Feller Act of Valor Foundation is proud to be organizing the 2024 22 Mile Walk for Valor to assist in their efforts to both bring awareness to the 22 servicemen and women who tragically take their own lives each day and raise funds for the Bob Feller Act of Valor Foundation's Scholarship Program.
The Bob Feller Act of Valor Foundation believes that those who play a leadership role in the lives of youth have the greatest opportunity to instill the values we honor through The Bob Feller Act of Valor Award.
1 Event 4 Options:
Walk4Valor (LONG ISLAND)- Starts at American Legion Post 803 in Southold, NY and finishes at Southold Fire Department.
Price: $30
Start Time: 8:00am Finish: 5:00pm
Want to Participate, but would prefer an option to walk a shorter distance?
*Everyone starts at The American Legion. Each segment will end at a different location
Option 1: FULL 22 MILE WALK4VALOR
Option 2: 5 MILES WALK4VALOR Southold American Legion to Greenport American Legion
Option 3: 11 MILES WALK4VALOR Southold American Legion to Orient Fire House
Option 4: WALK4VALOR Virtual Walk From Anywhere
Walk4Valor (Virtual) - Walk where, when and with whoever you want to help us support the cause!
Price: $30
Submit Results Online: Anytime through 9/29 2024 at Midnight!
AMENITIES:
T-shirts guaranteed for pre-registered participants only! (Register online by September 18th)
Great after event refreshments for all participants!
*Virtual participants may see a delay in the receipt of their shirts due to shipping timelines / pricing.
WALK4VALOR COURSE MAP
ABOUT BOB FELLER
Bob Feller inspired countless Americans when, at the age of 23, despite being eligible for a deferment, he put his baseball career on hold and became the first American professional athlete to enlist in the military, volunteering for combat service the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
Feller missed almost four full seasons in the prime of his career, and likely an additional 100 wins, serving aboard the USS Alabama, earning 6 campaign ribbons and 8 battle stars.
Honorably discharged from the Navy as a Chief Petty Officer on August 22, 1945, Feller resumed his baseball career, going on to win 266 games and throw 3 no-hitters over the course of his 18 Major League seasons, all with the Cleveland Indians.
A first ballot National Baseball Hall of Famer in 1962, Feller was frequently asked, “What is the most important game you ever won?” Without hesitation, his answer was always “World War II.” For the remainder of his life until his passing in December 2010, at the age of 92, he took great pride in his time in the military, and never once regretted serving his country before himself.
“Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday’s success or put its failures behind and start over again. That’s the way life is, with a new game every day, and that’s the way baseball is.”
~ Bob Feller
Ask any adult you admire for their loyalty, service to country, respect, courage or commitment and you will most often find that someone modeled that behavior in their youth. We are all in a position to affect change in the lives of youth.
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