News : Flaughless 5K set for Oct. 10; leaders to attend Wounded Warrior Project event

Flaughless 5K organizers Georgia (Meeker) Sysouchanh and Lisa Horak, were invited to attend the VIPS Day (Very Influential Proud Supporter) event to be held in April 2015 at Wounded Warrior Project headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida.

“As a "Very Influential Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project, we'd like to celebrate you as one of our most successful and loyal community event hosts. Please join us as we honor your dedication to furthering the WWP mission – to honor and empower Wounded Warriors. You'll have the opportunity to interact with other Proud Supporters, share tools and best practices for your fundraising campaigns in the future, and learn more about the impact your support has on our 20 programs and services,” Wounded Warrior Project leaders said in a letter to Georgia and Lisa..

The Flaughless 5K, which is held annually at Riverside Park in Vinton, has raised more than $45,000 for WWP since it began in 2012.

“We are honored to be recognized by Wounded Warrior Project for our fundraising efforts, especially given the much smaller scale of the Flaughless 5K compared to other events around the nation that raise millions for them,” said Georgia. “We look forward to learning more about Wounded Warrior Project and how we can grow our event.”

The 4th Annual Flaughless 5K is expected to be Saturday, October 10, 2015, pending approval from the Vinton City Council.

About the Flaughless 5K

Dan Flaugh was a SPC E4, Calvary Scout in the United States Army and served his country on the front line as a Re-Con Scout of Bush's Surge on Baghdad, Iraq. Dan was honorably discharged from the Army in 2008. In December 2011, after struggling with PTSD and depression, Dan took his own life. The Flaughless 5K was started by Dan's friends and family in 2012 as a memorial to Dan and a tribute to all soldiers struggling with the mental and physical damages of war. The proceeds from the Flaughless 5K benefit the Wounded Warrior Project®. For more information on the Flaughless 5K, visit www.flaughless.com.

About Wounded Warrior Project®

The mission of Wounded Warrior Project® is to honor and empower wounded warriors. WWP’s purpose is to raise awareness and to enlist the public’s aid for the needs of injured service members, to help injured servicemen and women aid and assist each other, and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet their needs. WWP is a national, nonpartisan organization headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. To get involved and learn more, visit woundedwarriorproject.org.