Third Annual Tuscaloosa Runs for Veterans to Be Held on November 10

October 22, 2018 – Campus Veterans Associations for Shelton State Community College, the University of Alabama’s Office of Military Affairs, and Stillman College’s Veterans Resource Center are partnering with the West Alabama Chamber of Commerce Veterans Affairs Committee to host the Third Annual Tuscaloosa Runs for Veterans on Saturday, November 10 at 8:00 a.m. The run will begin and conclude at the McAbee Center with the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center included in the route. All proceeds from the event will support veterans associations at Shelton State, Stillman College, and the University of Alabama. Additional funds will assist local charities.

“We’re excited about this year’s run being held on the day before Veterans Day, and we’re extremely excited that the route will go through the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center,” said Eric Prewitt, Veterans Affairs Resource Center Manager at Shelton State. “We want the veterans housed in these facilities to witness the amount of support the communities throughout West Alabama have for veteran organizations.”

Prewitt’s enthusiasm is echoed by Alex Bynum, Assistant Director of Veteran and Military Affairs at the University of Alabama, and Marilyn Hill, Director of the Veterans Resource Center at Stillman College. “We’re excited to be partnering in this event by raising needed funds to help student veterans remain in school and focus on their mission of getting their degree,” said Hill.

Tuscaloosa Runs for Veterans is a kick-off for all Tuscaloosa-area Veteran events scheduled in the month of November. Pre-registration for the run is $20, but participants may register the day of the event for $25. To register online or to learn more, visit https://ttownrunsforvets3.eventbrite.com. For event sponsorship information, contact Alex Bynum at akbynum@sa.ua.edu or Al Spencer at Al@tuscaloosachamber.com.

For more information, contact Eric Prewitt at eric.prewitt@sheltonstate.edu.