Packet Pick-Up:
T-shirts will be given on a first come first serve basis. Packet pickup will be November 4, 2021 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Fleet Feet, 229 Furys Ferry Rd., Augusta, Georgia. Packet pickup will also be available from 8 a.m. to 8:50 a.m. on November 6, 2021 at Savannah Rapids Park.
Shirts are still available!Age groups: 19 and Under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+
Charity:All funds raised will be donated the
Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home (GWVNH) in Augusta. This facility is a 192-bed skilled nursing care facility located adjacent to the campus of the
Augusta University and the Charlie Norwood Veterans Affairs Medical Center. It is operated under an interagency agreement between the Georgia Department of Veterans Service and Augusta University.
Primarily, the facility provides medical and nursing services to Georgia’s aged and infirmed veterans. GWVNH also serves as a teaching facility to acquaint medical, pharmacy, and allied health students with the medical conditions and diseases of the aged. This provides students with practical experience and helps them gain expertise in treating the disabled and the elderly.
Also located at the facility is a GDVS Veterans Field Service Office that serves veterans of Richmond and Columbia counties.
In fiscal year 2018, the nursing home provided 47,443 days of care to Georgia’s veterans with an average age of 82. During the year, there were 278 admissions and 282 discharges with an average length of stay of 236 days.
Services to patients included 3,847 physical therapy treatments and 5,896 individual occupational therapy procedures.
