Tag: Unbroken Warriors

  • Edison VFW Post 3117 to host first 5K run/walk to raise funds for Menlo Park Veterans Home

    Edison VFW Post 3117 to host first 5K run/walk to raise funds for Menlo Park Veterans Home

    EDISON – In efforts to raise funds for the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park, Veteran of Foreign Wars Post 3117 is hosting its first 5K run/walk in September. “Due to the COVID pandemic, the Veterans home was not getting as many donations to the entertainment fund,” said Filipe Oliveira, commander of the…

  • East Brunswick hosts 5K Walk/Run to benefit veterans suffering from PTSD in Middlesex County

    East Brunswick hosts 5K Walk/Run to benefit veterans suffering from PTSD in Middlesex County

    EAST BRUNSWICK – The heat did not stop more than a hundred people participate in the township’s annual 5K charity race to support veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. The 5K was sponsored by the East Brunswick Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Memorial Post 133 held at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center on July…

  • East Brunswick VFW 5K to benefit veterans

    East Brunswick VFW 5K to benefit veterans

    East Brunswick VFW Post 133 will sponsor a 5K race on July 15 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. All proceeds will go to veterans and their families in need, including the Veteran Alliance Group and Unbroken Warriors, to help veterans with post traumatic stress disorder. To donate, call…

  • Touch-A-Truck event set for Sept. 23 in Holmdel

    Touch-A-Truck event set for Sept. 23 in Holmdel

    The second annual Touch-A-Truck event will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 23 at Dearborn Market, 2170 Route 35, Holmdel. Sponsored by the Unbroken Warriors Organization. One hundred percent of proceeds will benefit veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.

  • Veteran journeys 250 miles to East Brunswick for PTSD awareness

    Veteran journeys 250 miles to East Brunswick for PTSD awareness

    By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK On a mission to raise the public’s awareness about returning veterans suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Michael Dowens, the founder and president of Unbroken Warriors, walked from Washington, D.C., to the East Brunswick Memorial VFW Post 133. “Unbroken Warriors is a nonprofit group of volunteers who have…