Veterans Ruck March - Bloomington, IL

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Veterans Ruck March - Bloomington, IL We march to raise awareness of veteran suicide and gather support for local organizations that help our community veterans' mental health.

The VFW 454 invites you to walk in the 5th Annual Veterans Ruck March on Saturday, October 17. Currently, 22 veterans take their own lives each day. We are marching to raise awareness of veteran suicide and gain community support. https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/veterans-ruck-march

10/23/2026

We had a record number of sign-ups this year! 🎉 Any guesses how many? ***deprevention

It was awesome to see how many ruckers brought their loved ones - big and small - to join the mission and share memories...
10/22/2026

It was awesome to see how many ruckers brought their loved ones - big and small - to join the mission and share memories together. ❤️

Here are some snapshots we took but we'd love to see YOUR special moments from the 5th Annual VFW 454 Veterans Ruck March 2026 too!

***deprevention

✨Blue skies and good vibes✨
10/20/2026

✨Blue skies and good vibes✨

If you couldn't make it out last Saturday, you missed out on an incredible day BUT you can still make an impact in the l...
10/20/2026

If you couldn't make it out last Saturday, you missed out on an incredible day BUT you can still make an impact in the lives of local veterans.

The event link (at bottom) will remain open **through October 31** to accept donations and take electronic payments for leftover event merchandise.

As of this post, we have some XXL hoodies, long-sleeve T-shirts, and event t-shirts available for purchase - just send us a quick email with the item and size you want: [email protected].

Thank you for supporting the mission to end veteran su***de and help our local heroes thrive.

🔗https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/veterans-ruck-march--2026

***de Devildog Canine

To say Service Dog Padmé was popular would be an understatement. 🤣 Michael indulged us with some "off duty" time after t...
10/18/2026

To say Service Dog Padmé was popular would be an understatement. 🤣 Michael indulged us with some "off duty" time after the Veterans Ruck March 2026 so we could snuggle her!

It's truly remarkable how attuned she is to her handler and listens for his cues so she knows when to click back over into "work mode."

If you want to strengthen the lines of communication with your dog, develop your pup's confidence, and improve your dog's response to life, drop a line to Devildog Canine.

Our awesome group of ruckers really stepped up with their food donations. They hauled a whopping 1,748 pounds of food it...
10/18/2026

Our awesome group of ruckers really stepped up with their food donations. They hauled a whopping 1,748 pounds of food items for donation to the Midwest Food Bank!

Cans- 1,296 lbs.
Dry items - 452 lbs.
Total = 1,748 lbs
🤯🤯🤯

After ruckers brought food to Fiala Brothers Brewery & B**r Hall, it took a special group of volunteers to take our donations to the MFB (pictured L-R):

- John Nafziger, Bloomington Pub Club Rotary
- Sara Larsen, Pub Club and Commerce Bank, one of our event sponsors
- Jordon Pentacost, Branch Manager for another event sponsor, Fox Pest Control.

And thanks to another event sponsor, Outdoor Veterans, for loaning your pickup truck to help haul all the goods too! We love veterans helping veterans. 🤝

Thank you all!



- pub Club member representing out event special thanks goes out to our club volunteers, John and Sara, and to Jordon from Fox Pest Control

What an amazing day! 🤩 We are in awe of the support we saw today and the turnout for veterans. We look forward to sharin...
10/17/2026

What an amazing day! 🤩 We are in awe of the support we saw today and the turnout for veterans. We look forward to sharing details as the dust settles and we firm up our numbers.

For now, our planning committee is ready to kick our feet up and soak in the beauty of the day.

Thank you!

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1006 E Lincoln Street #2
Bloomington, IL
61701

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