Wright State holding 5K virtually to honor vets

Red, White and Run race will honor vets, families

DAYTON — Fisher/Nightingale Houses, which support military veterans and their families, will benefit from the proceeds of the virtual Red, White and Run 5K hosted by Wright State University’s Air Force ROTC Detachment 643.

Online participants will have from April 3 to April 10 to complete the annual race, and they can do it wherever they desire — in their neighborhood, on a beach or even on a treadmill.

Those interested can sign up at RunSignUp. com/Race/OH/Dayton/RedWhiteRun5KforVeterans.

Organizers anticipate about 200 participants. The goal is to raise $5,000 for three Dayton-area Fisher/Nightingale Houses.

Fisher/Nightingale Houses enable military and veteran families to stay together during times of medical emergencies or crises when they need the love, comfort and support of

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A Carnegie-classified research university, Wright State University’s main campus is 12 miles northeast of downtown Dayton, Ohio, near the historic landmarks where the Wright brothers taught the world to fly. The university operates a branch campus, Wright State University–Lake Campus, on the shores of Grand Lake St. Marys in Celina. Wright State serves nearly 14,000 students and offers nearly 300 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and professional degree programs through eight colleges and three schools, including Professional Psychology and the Boonshoft School of Medicine. For more information, please visit: Wright.edu.