Veterans Day Fitness Challenge: Team RWB Hosts 250-Burpee Event as Starbucks Offers Free Coffee to Military Community
Around Veterans Day, the veterans organization Team Red, White & Blue (Team RWB) is running a nationwide fitness challenge, calling on veterans and supporters to complete 250 burpees in its "WOD for Warriors" event from November 6 to 15, in partnership with Burpees for Vets. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) featured the challenge in its Veterans Day coverage.
Team RWB is a national nonprofit that helps veterans stay physically and mentally healthy and connected to their communities through running, fitness and outdoor activities. The group also announced a free-registration "GWOT 100" challenge next February honoring Global War on Terror veterans. Organizers say there is no performance threshold: participants can split the reps in groups or complete them at home and check in online.
Meanwhile, Starbucks announced that on Veterans Day, November 11, veterans, service members and military spouses can receive a free tall hot or iced brewed coffee at participating stores. The VA's roundup also lists Veterans Day parades, ceremonies and community events across the country for military families.
The VA notes that for many veterans, the day is marked not only by receiving thanks but by exercise, volunteering and community gatherings. VA medical centers are also holding health screenings and benefits counseling sessions around the holiday to help veterans understand the health care and education benefits available to them. (Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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