Carry The Fallen St. Louis

Active Heroes, a 501c3 charity presents the Carry The Fallen Ruck-March event. Carry The Fallen is a team hiking event lasting 3, 6, 12 or 22 hours (depending on the event) that is part of the charity's Active Challenges program that builds camaraderie, wellness, morale and connects military families with supporters and peer mentors. Participants carry weight to symbolize the emotional weight that many veterans are carrying after war. 22 veterans a day take their own lives and Active Heroes is working towards reducing these numbers with a one of a kind Military Family Retreat Center located in Shepherdsville, KY. Carry the Fallen participants can FUNDRAISE towards building the retreat center after registering. REGISTER FOR FREE or register to BECOME AN ACTIVE HEROES AMBASSADOR for $50 and you will be sent a Carry The Fallen shirt, bumper sticker, refrigerator magnet, flyers (donation Cards), and an Ambassador Booklet containing suicide prevention information and peer mentor campaign information. Shipping is included in the $50 donation. Register at: https://fundraise.activeheroes.org/st-louis/events/carry-fallen-st-louis/e42359 Earn your CARRY THE FALLEN PATCH by fundraising $100 or more and completing a 3, 6, 12 or 22 hour long Carry The Fallen Ruck-March event! Carry The Fallen Team Leaders will distribute patches, only to participants who raise $100, during the closing ceremony of the event. Participants can even make their own donations towards the patch on their fundraising page, or keep sharing their fundraising page on social media, emails and in other conversations to raise the $100 minimum donation amount. Active Heroes - Carry The Fallen St. Louis will be rucking 7 hours on Saturday, 3/7/2015 beginning and ending at The Gateway Arch. The teams goal is to ruck a total of 22 miles, but shorter distances are encouraged for those that cannot make the full distance. Parking will be available at the upper lot of the Arch parking lot grounds. To join the team at this awesome event, go to: https://fundraise.activeheroes.org/st-louis/events/carry-fallen-st-louis/e42359 Carry as much weight that you can carry for the entire march but make sure you don't over do it for safety. Please wear an Active Heroes or Carry The Fallen shirt to the event to help spread awareness about reducing veteran suicide through Active Heroes. You can find more shirts and gear at: www.ActiveHeroes.org and search for STORE. Learn more about the Carry The Fallen event at www.CarryTheFallen.org Safety is very important. Depending on your hiking event the terrain might be on road ways and traffic can be present. Children are allowed to the event but please keep an eye on them for safety. Flashing lights or reflectors belts are encouraged for early morning hiking or night time events. bring plenty of water, sports drinks with no excess sodium, first aide kit and energy snacks. Bathroom breaks are generally planned but keep in mind that Team Leaders are working to keep everyone together to accomplish the long distance event, so stops wont be frequent unless of medical emergencies. Above all, the Carry the Fallen events are extremely fun and the entire family can join. Your help is needed to BUILD THE RETREAT to help REDUCE VETERAN SUICIDE. Learn More About the Military Family Retreat here: www.ActiveHeroes.org Register at: https://fundraise.activeheroes.org/st-louis/events/carry-fallen-st-louis/e42359