Veterans Day 5K Run/1 Mile Walk

🏅 Join Us in the Fight to Save Veteran Lives

On Saturday, November 8th, 2025, at 8:00 a.m., we urge you and your family to stand with us at the Veterans Day 5K Run / 1 Mile Walk—a powerful event dedicated to honoring our heroes and confronting a crisis we can no longer ignore.

22 Veterans Die by Suicide Every Single Day.

This heartbreaking and staggering number has become a cry for advocates across the nation—calling urgent attention to the epidemic of suicide among our veterans, especially U.S. combat-injured service members who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan.

These are not just statistics. They are lives lost—parents, children, siblings, and friends who survived war zones but never found peace at home. Many return bearing the weight of visible and invisible wounds: loss of limbs, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

🤝 Event Purpose

Fairways for Freedom®, in partnership with SSI VFW Post 4092, is taking action. All funds raised from this event will directly support local combat-injured veterans—providing them with innovative, holistic healing programs, including the therapeutic power of golf, to help them rebuild their lives and reintegrate into society with dignity and purpose.

📝 Registration

All entries include T-shirt, medal, and swag bag.

Register by September 1st to secure early bird pricing:

• 5K Race: $30
• 1 Mile Walk: $30
• Children Under 12: $20

Starting September 2nd, prices increase to:

• 5K Race: $35
• 1 Mile Walk: $35
• Children Under 12: $25

💰 100% of entry fees and donations go directly to Fairways for Freedom® to support local combat-injured veterans.

👕 T-shirt Guarantee: Register by October 8th, 2025, to ensure your event T-shirt.

⏰ Final Registration Deadline: Saturday, November 8th at 7:45 a.m. no exceptions.

📍 Location

Massengale Park

1350 Ocean Blvd

Saint Simons Island, GA 31522

⏱️ Race Day Schedule of Events

• 7:00 am: Race Day - Registration Opens Electronic Reg only (no cash)/ Packet Pick Up
• 7:45 am: Race Day - Registration Closes. Head to Starting line
• 8:00 am: Event Start Time
• 9:15 am: Awards to be announced, so stick around! No age group awards. Race timed, not chipped.

📦 Pre-Registration Packet Pick Up

• Monday, November 3, through Friday, November 7: Georgia Game Changers Running Company, 262 Redfern Village, SSI, GA, during business hours
• Day of Run: 7:00 am - 7:45 am, Run location - registration table.

🤲 Volunteer Opportunities

• Contact: Tracy LaRosa at tracy.larosa@yahoo.com

🏁 Race Start/Finish Location

• Massengale Park

⚠️ Course Information

Historically, this is a Beach Run Event (timed, not chipped): however, Glynn County has scheduled repairs and upgrades to East Beach facilities and beach. Depending on the progress will dictate if this Veterans Day Run/walk will be a Beach Run or Road Run. Once that is decided a map of the course will be provided. Looking forward to supporting our Heroes and their families.

💼 Become a Sponsor

For more information on how to become a sponsor, contact David Ulrich at david.ulrich.ma@icloud.com

🙏 Thank You to Our Sponsors

• Gnats Landing
• Georgia Game Changer Running Company
• Big Splash
• Lokey Asset Management of Raymond James
• Margaret Maestas
• King's Colonial Ford
• The Caddyshack
• The Club
• Shady Beach Rentals SSI
• Saint Simons Island Cars &: Classics
• VyStar Credit Union

For more details and to register, please visit the official race page: Veterans Day 5K Run/1 Mile Walk.