EOD Warrior Foundation Raises over $37,000 in 5K to Benefit Warriors and their Families
The Undefeated EOD Warrior 5K Run/Walk raised over $37,000 to help EOD warriors and their families
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Press Release – SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – (June 5, 2017) – The EOD Warrior 5K, an event held in San Diego, Calif. that benefits the EOD Warrior Foundation, raised over $37,000 on Memorial Day this year. The annual run/walk included a variety of family activities including a kids bounce house, a beer garden, and several vendors. When the event was finished, the event raised $37,031, which will continue to increase, as they receive contributions from vendors that sold at the event, the packet pickup sponsor Road Runner Sports and from virtual runners in Guam.
“This event was a huge success and we are grateful to everyone who contributed,” explains Leonard Gee, fundraising specialist for the EOD Warrior Foundation. “It was a beautiful day, there was a great crowd, lots of money was raised, and it was all for a good cause. It just doesn’t get any better than this.”
Funds raised included race registration fees, sponsorships, and vendor contributions. All funds raised are used to support the EOD Warrior Foundation’s mission to improve the quality of life for the EOD family by providing financial relief, scholarship opportunities, physical, social, and emotional support. The organization provides assistance in a variety of ways, including improving the quality of life through therapeutic healing retreats, educational scholarships, financial relief, and by providing physical, social, and emotional support. Some of the assistance they have provided includes:
Scholarships. The EOD Warrior Foundation awards approximately 10 percent of its annual budget to their scholarship program, which was started over 50 years ago. Scholarship awards typically range from $1,000 to $5,000. In 2017, the EOD Warrior Foundation will award $212,000 in scholarships to 116 recipients.
Wounded EOD Warrior Support. Many EOD warriors experience physical and emotional injuries that may leave them with missing limbs, traumatic brain injury, or post-traumatic stress. In one instance, the EOD Warrior Foundation teamed up with MADE in Texas Assistance Dogs to pair a fully trained assistance dog with a deserving paralyzed warrior in need.
Financial assistance. When Tyler Rumely, a 12-military veteran, with seven years as an EOD technician, and his wife and two children lost their belongings to a house fire, the EOD Warrior Foundation stepped in to provide assistance. They awarded them a grant to help replace living room furniture, kitchen utensils, toys and much more. They also provided them with six months worth of support for groceries, helping them get back on their feet as quickly as possible
“There are many EOD warriors and their families in need of support,” added Gee. “It’s with great events like the EOD Warrior 5K that enables us to continue carrying out our mission and helping our warriors.”
The EOD Warrior Foundation is an organization that helps the families of the 7,000 people in our military who are Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians, and perform bomb disposal duties. The EOD Warrior Foundation helps this elite group by providing financial relief, therapeutic healing retreats, a scholarship program, care of the EOD Memorial Wall located at Eglin AFB, Fla. and more. Their work is supported by private donations and the generosity of those who support the organization. To learn more about the EOD Warrior Foundation, or see their fundraising events calendar, visit their site at: www.eodwarriorfoundation.org.
About EOD Warrior Foundation
The EOD Warrior Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help EOD warriors and their family members to include families of fallen EOD warriors. Specific programs include financial relief, college scholarships, hope and wellness retreats and care of the EOD Memorial located at Eglin AFB, Fla. To learn more about the EOD Warrior Foundation, or see their fundraising events calendar, visit their site at: www.eodwarriorfoundation.org.
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