Run and Help our Military Veterans and Their Families Please!
The 2nd Annual Windy25 Memorial 5K race will be on 7 April 2012 in Las Vegas, at the Cosmopolitan Hotel Las Vegas. The Cosmopolitan Hotel has now committed to the race as an annual host and sponsor, and we are honored and pleased to have them as a partner. This year, we we want to raise over $100K for TAPS, and I truly need your help.
We again run in honor of our brothers-in-arms – CW2 Clint Prather, CW2 David Ayala, SSG Chuck Sanders, SPC Pendleton Sykes, and SPC Michael Spivey – the crew of Windy25.
This cause is VERY personal. As the Commander of the unit, I promised the soldiers and families of our lost comrades, and the soldiers of Big Windy, that I would continue to honor the heroes of Windy25, keep their legacy alive, support their families and loved ones they left behind, and vow to continue to celebrate their lives every year. This race is to remember their ultimate sacrifice – and, to do so, by giving back, on their behalf, to those that need it most and need it so desperately at this moment. I have been amazed at the support from our Windy25 families — they are so pleased and honored to know that their loved one is being memorialized and remembered in this fashion. "Keep their spirit and their legacy alive," one father told me. I will not waiver in my commitment to do just that.
The goal of the race is to raise awareness for our military soldiers and their families – on behalf of our Windy25 crew. The military soldier and family are enduring the hardships on the battlefield -- day-in and day-out, defending our freedom -- yet they ask us for little-to-nothing in return. We will honor these soldiers and families as a tribute to our fallen comrades.
This run will again benefit the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS). The funds raised will flow directly into TAPS programming which supports these families through an amazing network of resources, seminars and publications. TAPS provides these services at no charge to survivors from all branches of the service, including Reserves and National Guard. TAPS’ programs and services are available not only for immediate family, but also for extended family and friends.
Please help me honor our fallen heroes by supporting me in this effort.
On behalf of the Big Windy family, and the volunteers of T.A.P.S., I would be thrilled if you would help me in my racing pledge. No donation is too big or too small. All of it will go towards TAPS.
Please visit my pledge web-page:
I realize there are many wonderful charities and organizations to choose from and support, and I would be grateful for you to choose to help me raise funds for T.A.P.S. on behalf of the Windy25 Memorial Fund! The Windy25 Memorial Fund is a 501(c)(3) Non-profit organization.
Here is a video of a local interview in which I was asked to participate last year:
Feel free to call me if you have any questions -- 541.633.7878 or at craig.wilhelm@gmail.com. Please visit the website http://www.tapsrunandremember.org/Windy25 or on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Windy25-Memorial-5K/175487822487806
And, above all, many, many thanks in advance and for your continued support. Happy New Year.
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