Thank you to all of our participants, volunteers, and sponsors!  Over $54,000 raised (and counting) for the Semper Fi Fund!

BENEFITING THE SEMPER FI FUND

100% of the proceeds benefit the Semper Fi Fund, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides immediate financial assistance and lifetime support to post 9/11 wounded, critically ill and injured members of all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, and their families, ensuring that they have the resources they need during their recovery and transition back to their communities. 94 cents of every dollar that the Semper Fi Fund receives goes directly to our wounded warriors.

ABOUT THE SEMPER FI FUND

The Semper Fi Fund is only one of two veteran charities to receive an A+ rating from The American Institute of Philanthropy, and Charity Navigator gave it its highest ranking.

To learn more about the Semper Fi Fund and the great work they do, click below:

DONATE TO THE SEMPER FI FUND

GOAL: $60,000

RAISED: $54,041

Over $390,000 raised since 2008.
Thank you for your generosity!

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Inspirational Saturday. We need it since it’s calling for yet more rain here in the DMV. So why not share Rob Pope’s journey as he runs the Forrest Gump route across America. Dare to be different! Jump over to our Facebook page to see the full story. It’s worth it!! #InspirationalSaturday #SemperFi5k18 #RobPope #ForrestGump #Daretobedifferent #RunAcrossAmerica #RunnersWorld @wwf
Happy National Donut Day! According to the Salvation Army, “National Donut Day” was created in 1938 and dates back to 1917 — amid World War I, during which the Salvation Army’s Donut Lassies served the baked goods to soldiers on the front lines. Lt. Col. Ward Matthews, a spokesperson for the Salvation Army, explains:“Armed with their faith and little more than a helmet, rolling pins and donut supplies, the Donut Lassies provided the soldiers a piece of home in the trenches of eastern France. The donut was and continues to be a symbol of the comfort and support that The Salvation Army provides to more than 23 million people in need each year.” #SemperFi5k18 #NationalDonutDay #SalvationArmy #DonutLassie
Today we remember the courageous men and women who lost their lives while serving in our country's armed forces. We will never forget the sacrifices you have made for our freedom! #NeverForget #USArmedForces #USMilitary #MemorialDay #WeSaluteYou #ThankYouForYourService #SemperFi5K18
Thank you again to everyone who came out and ran with us on May 12th. We haven't forgotten about the Washington Nationals tickets we promised some lucky person who registered would win and today we have the name of our winner! Congratulations Nicholle Gousie. Thank you for signing up for our race and congratulations on scoring some Nats tickets! Please send us a message to arrange delivery. Have a great weekend! #SemperFi5k18 #SemperFiFund #Nationals #TicketsToAGame #WinnerIs #TeamRWB @devinruic
We wanted to give another shout out to our amazing sponsors this year! Big thank you to our top tier sponsors @americanbankersassociation and @IronArchTechnology . Thank you for your generous support! We would also like to recognize @kindsnacks @BlueRidgeGraphics @ithrivemedical @SMC2 @armedforcesgear @WiygulAutomotiveClinic @GiantFood @standforsomethingclothing @YuenglingIceCream @CrystalSprings @tw_trainingwellness @onefootwet and @DelanyAssociates. Without all of your help and the help from all of our participants we would not have been able to raise over $54,000 for the @SemperFiFund. We hope that you will consider sponsoring our race again next year and continue helping our wounded warriors. We certainly can't forget Pacers Running for allowing us to host packet pick up at your DC and VA locations and for helping us along the way! Thank You! Have a super week and thanks again from - The Semper Fi 5K Team #SemperFi5K18 #SemperFiFund #Sponsors #WoudnedWarriors #THANKYOU #ABAHSACouncil #IronArchTechnology #KindSnacks #BlueRidgeGraphics #iThirve #SMC2 #ArmedForcesGear #WiygulAutomotiveClinic #GiantFoods #StandForSomething #YuenglingsIceCream #CrystalSprings #TWTrainingandWellness #DelacyAssociates #OneFootWet #PacersRunning
Coach Tammy of TW Training and Wellness had so much fun warming everyone up on Saturday and is offering a discount to all Semper Fi 5K participants for her summer group training programs! Go to www.twtrainingwellness.com to learn more and enter code SEMPER15 at check out until 11:59pm on Monday, May 21st, to save $15 on any of the group training programs (marathon, half marathon, or Tuesday intervals + core). Be the best you can be! Thanks again Coach Tammy! #SemperFi5k18 #TWTrainingandWellness TW Training and Wellness#Discount #Warmups #GroupTraining #ComeJoinThefun
Thank you again for joining us on Saturday for the 2018 Semper Fi 5K! We hope you had a good time, and can't thank you enough for your generosity to the Semper Fi Fund. Because of you, our fantastic volunteers and generous sponsors, we raised more than $54,000 this year for the Semper Fi Fund and our wounded warriors! PHOTOS ARE NOW ONLINE! Please go to the link in our bio for all of our event photos (free to download and share) and continue to post your own photos to social media. Tag them with @SemperFi5K and #SemperFi5K18 FEEDBACK - We'd love your feedback on Saturday's event. Please go online to complete a short survey so we can make our 2019 Semper Fi 5K even better! Thank you again and we'll see you in 2019! #SemperFi5k18 #SemperFiFund #WoundedWarriors #Photos #Video #Results #TagUs #SeeYouin2019 #Feedback #ThankYou @robjonesjourney @semperfifund @oldglory27flagcompany
THANK YOU for joining us at today's Semper Fi 5K! Thanks to your generosity and our wonderful volunteers, we have raised over $54,000 this year for the @semperfifund (and counting!), bringing our overall total to more than $390,000! We especially want to thank the National Park Service for hosting our event, the US Park Police for keeping us safe, 11 year old Anna for her beautiful rendition of the Star Spangled Banner, the Navy Ceremonial Guard for advancing the colors, and our sponsors (listed below) who donated so generously to the Semper Fi Fund and our event! PHOTOS will be available soon! Our photographer took more than a thousand pictures, and he needs a little time to upload and organize them. Check out website in the next day or two to check them out! In the meantime, please post your own photos to social media and tag them with @SemperFi5K and #SemperFi5K18 FEEDBACK - We are already hard at work preparing for next year's Semper Fi 5K. A short survey about this year's event was emailed to you. With your feedback we intend to make the the 10th Annual Semper Fi 5K in 2019 even better! RESULTS are available online at www.semperfi5k.com. #SemperFi5K18 #SemperFiFund #WoundedWarriors #raceday #results #pictures #THANKYOU #whatagreatmorning #Lookforwardtoseeingyounextyear
RISE AND SHINE! It's race day today and we hope you are as excited as we are. Pre-eace warmup with Tammy from @tw_trainingwellness begins around 8 and our Race starts at 8:30am. If you need more information on parking, race time, check out our website at www.semperfi5k.com Let's do this!! #ItsRaceDay #SemperFi5k18 #SemperFiFund #WoundedWarriors#Veterans #May12th #LetsDoThis #RunWalkDc #Checkin730am#RiseandShine #OwnIt #VirtualRace
Back in March we highlighted a story on our Instagram page about an amazing man named Rob Jones. He is a double amputee who ran 31 marathons in 31 days and also rode a bike 5,180 miles from Maine to California to raise money for multiple organizations, one being the Semper Fi Fund. We are so excited to announce that he will be attending the Semper Fi 5K this Saturday as a participant and will also being giving a pre-race speech, along with other members of the @semperfifund team. If you want to be inspired please read his story called the @robjonesjourney . We look forward to meeting you on Saturday Rob and thank you for being an inspiration to us all! http://www.robjonesjourney.com #SemperFi5k18 #SemperFiFund #RobJonesJourney #Inspiration #Determination #HelpOthers #RaceDC #May12th #SeeYouTomorrow
Thank you to everyone who has signed up for the 2018 Semper Fi 5K! If you still have some friends or family who still haven't signed up, let them know that there are spots still available for our flat, fast and beautiful course along Ohio Drive! PACKET PICKUP STARTS TODAY! Here is what you need to know: Thursday, May 10, 2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Pacers - Clarendon (VA) 3100 Clarendon Blvd Arlington VA 22201 (703) 248-6883 Friday, May 10, 2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Pacers - 14th St (DC) 1821 14th St NW Washington DC, 20009 (202) 506-2029 Please have your smartphone ready with your confirmation QR code (see example below). Yes, you can pick up packets for friends/family - please have their QR codes ready to show as well. Don't worry - if you can't find your registration email, we can still check you in! THERE WILL BE NO PACKET PICK-UP ON RACE MORNING. If you have any questions, please send us an email: info@semperfi5k.com. Thank you again for supporting the Semper Fi Fund! See you Saturday! #SemperFi5K18 #SemperFiFund #PacketPickUp #SeeYouSatruday #RunDC #WalkDC #VirtuallyParticipate #May12th #ItsAlmostSaturday #SeeYouSoon #PacersClarendon
VOLUNTEERS, VOLUNTEERS, VOLUNTEERS! Hey guess what??? We need a handful of volunteers to help us during packet pickup tomorrow Thursday May 10th in VA and Friday May 11th in DC! If you have some free time between 2 & 7pm let us know. It would be a huge help! Sign up here: https://www.semperfi5k.com/volunteer/ It's your good deed of the week.... WE PROMISE! #GoodDeeds #SemperFi5k18 #SemperFiFund #PacersVA #PacersDC #HelpUs #WeNeedYou #ComeJoinUs #Volunteer

SPONSORS

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