Rocky Point High School, Rocky Point NY
Saturday, May 31st, 2025
🏃♂️ 4TH ANNUAL PFC JOSEPH P DWYER PTSD MEMORIAL 5K RUN
📅 Event Date
- Date: Saturday, May 31st, 2025
🎖️ Event Purpose
- Honor: This race is to honor the memory of an Iraq war hero from Mount Sinai, NY.
- Support: The Joseph P. Dwyer Veteran Peer Support Project is a peer-to-peer program for Veterans facing the challenges of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
👟 Participation Details
- Join: Please come join VFW Post 6249 for this 5K run.
- Course: Compete over trails, hills and on the track!
- Medals: Compete for medals by age grouping or just stroll through the beautiful pine barrens.
- Who: Runners and walkers of all age groups are welcome.
🕑 Registration Information
- Location: Located at Rocky Point High School starting at 10:00am.
- Race Start: The race starts at 12:30pm.
🏅 Amenities
- 5K: Age Group Medals & refreshments afterwards!
- T-shirts: T-shirts will be guaranteed to the first 300 registrants!
- Walk Only: Top three men/women get awards too!
💲 Registration Fees
- Pre-registration: $25 (by 5/29 at 6pm).
- Day-of: $35 *CASH OR CHECK ONLY PLEASE!
🗺️ Course Details
- Start: Starts at Rocky Point HS.
- Route: Travel South on Rocky Point Rd. to Rocky Point Historical sign on East side of RP Rd. (about 1 mile).
- Directions: Make right at yellow pipe and follow signs to RPHS.
💖 Proceeds
- Beneficiary: Proceeds to benefit the Joseph Dwyer Program: PTSD Peer to Peer Network.
- Established: Launched in 2012 as a pilot partnership between the Suffolk County United Veterans program and the Suffolk County Veterans Service Agency.
- Approach: The Dwyer Project takes a confidential, one-on-one, peer-to-peer approach.
- Impact: Demonstrated the peer-to-peer model holds tremendous value for helping Veterans transition back into civilian life.
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