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Service members are showing their thanks to a local not-for-profit all the way from the Middle East

November 23, 2017

For the spouses of the brave men and women serving overseas, a phone call or video chat is the only way for families to connect and express their support. Two women with husbands serving in the Middle East have thought of a new way to bring their families together by competing in a race with their husbands while they’re away. 

American Family Insurance is a new platinum sponsor of the Berbee Derby 5K/10K Thanksgiving Day Run— a race benefiting Technology Education Foundation, which provides grants to nonprofits for technology programs that benefit underserved youth and adults.

Melanie Kleinheinz and Ashley Bergeman run 5K races every year with their husbands and wanted their family to be together. This year, they ignored the thousands of miles between them and found a way to run the Berbee Derby together. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Service members are showing their thanks to a local not-for-profit all the way from the Middle East

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