ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On
Wednesday August 23, 2017, Ivan
Raiklin of Alexandria, VA will
kick-off his 1776 mile run around the Commonwealth of
Virginia. The run will commence at the Mount Vernon Trail at
Mount Vernon Estate Parking Lot. The site opens at
6:30am. Ivan Raiklin will have
remarks at 7:00am and start running
shortly after. Public & Press are invited to attend and
participate.
The run will be structured as an 81-day run. 22 miles per
day. Two 11-mile segments per day. Ivan Raiklin will
visit all 95 counties and 38 independent cities in the Commonwealth
of Virginia.
The goal of this run is four-fold:
- Bring awareness to the ~22 veterans on average who commit
suicide daily
- Raise funds for the following charities on the frontlines of
fighting this epidemic:
Green Beret Foundation
Task Force Dagger Foundation
Special Operations Warrior Foundation
Victory 4 Veterans
Wounded Warrior Project
- Promote exercise and healthy living as a means of managing
stress, mental health, and even increasing mental performance.
- Test the Waters for a 2018 US Senate Run. If Ivan Raiklin can
complete the 1776-mile run, if he can raise half a million dollars
for the Veterans' Charities, and if the people of Virginia give their support to help him launch
a strong and inclusive campaign then he will answer their
call.
Everyone is invited to join Ivan Raiklin by running a segment
with him and following him every day on social media. Find where
Ivan will be on his calendar at: www.runwithraiklin.com
Additional Information
- Website: www.runwithraiklin.com
- Social Media Hashtag: #RunWithRaiklin
- Media Email: media@runwithraiklin.com
- Video footage available as available.
- Ivan Raiklin Bio available upon request.
- Ivan Raiklin available for interviews in the following
order:
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- In Person
- Video/Skype
- Telephone
- Email Questions
Why 1776?
To pay tribute to the country that Ivan
Raiklin loves.
Why 22?
Twenty-two veterans commit suicide every day.
While this number is in dispute, Ivan Raiklin took the highest
published number out there to ensure you could see that he is am
committed. We owe a national debt to helping each suffering veteran
and the first step is awareness.
Why the August 23 start
date?
On this day in 1775, King
George III of Great Britain
finally took the American Revolution seriously. He issued the
Proclamation of Rebellion that declared elements of the American
colonies in a state of rebellion. Let August 23, 2017 mark the
day that this Veterans' Mental Health Crisis is taken seriously and
the day we proclaim our own rebellion against veteran suicide.
Ivan's run begins at George Washington's home at Mount Vernon along the Mount Vernon Trail
at 6:30am.
Why the November 11 end
date?
It's Veterans Day! Ivan
Raiklin will complete his run at Arlington National Cemetery where
he will visit our fallen American soldiers and his son, Theodore.
It is his hope to honor the vets and his son with his campaign
against veteran suicide.
Contact:
Patrick Krason
Cell: 202-567-1171
patrick@runwithraiklin.com
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