Running for those who can no longer run… what an HONOR! - Sodexo’s Military Employee Network Group
Nov 1, 2010 5:40 PM ET
Sodexo Blog - Health & Wellness
By Shelly Klapperich
As a military wife and mom, I know the sacrifices military families make as their loved ones defend our freedom. As a matter of fact it was at a recent get-together to celebrate the homecoming of my 25-year old son, Nate, from Afghanistan and at the same time honor and say goodbye to my husband of 24 years, Gary, who was being deployed by the Army, that I learned about the outreach of one of Sodexo’s Military Employee Network Group’s, HONOR. A friend of mine, Julie is part of HONOR and the group was looking for someone to sponsor as a runner at the 2010 Marine Corps Marathon. Community outreach was one of the mission’s for the group and Julie thought sponsoring a runner for Sodexo’s team would be a great way for HONOR to get a face in the crowd at the race which they call the “People’s Marathon” because it’s open to anyone. Of the 30,000+ runners, I would be the face that reminded Sodexo why they did what they did every day in their Government segment. I’ve been running for 14 years and I’ve done 5 marathons and many half marathons already – really, I got into running to prove a point to my doctors and I never stopped. Did I want to start training again? Did I want to focus on this at this point in my life? Then, I thought what better way to show tribute to those who can no longer run and honor my three boys (my youngest son Zachary is also in the military).Continue reading and comment here...
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