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They carried a ruck. A rifle. Their whole unit. This fall, we carry them. Join Worth Their Weight for our first annual Carry the Weight charity ruck &mdash; Saturday, September 12, 2026, on the Tennessee Riverwalk in Chattanooga. Or ruck from wherever you are during ruck weekend &mdash; September 12 &amp; 13! How it works &mdash; 3 steps:<ol fr-original-style="" style="width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="text-align: start;" style="text-align: start; box-sizing: inherit;">Sign up free. Tap Register, then choose &ldquo;I want to help fundraise.&rdquo; Fundraise solo, create a team, or join one &mdash; either way you&rsquo;ll get your own fundraising page.</li><li fr-original-style="text-align: start;" style="text-align: start; box-sizing: inherit;">Share your page. Copy your page link and send it to friends, family, and coworkers. An easy way for them to give: rucking 10 miles? Ask for $5 a mile. Every dollar goes to finding veterans the system missed.</li><li fr-original-style="text-align: start;" style="text-align: start; box-sizing: inherit;">Show up and ruck. In Chattanooga, pick your distance that morning and join your start time:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="text-align: start;" style="text-align: start; box-sizing: inherit;">10 miles &rarr; 8:00 AM</li><li fr-original-style="text-align: start;" style="text-align: start; box-sizing: inherit;">6 miles &rarr; 9:30 AM</li><li fr-original-style="text-align: start;" style="text-align: start; box-sizing: inherit;">2 miles &rarr; 10:45 AM</li></ul></li></ol>We finish together around 11. Awards for the top fundraisers. On a team? Share&nbsp;your own page, not the team&rsquo;s &mdash; go to your team page, tap your name, and copy that link. Rucking from somewhere else? Same sign-up. Just ruck your miles in your own city that weekend (Sept 12 or 13) and post a finish photo. Same mission, any zip code. They carried for us. Now we carry for them. Worth Their Weight is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, EIN 41-5275144. Donations are tax-deductible. Worth Their Weight is not a law firm and does not provide legal representation before the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. All claims-related services are performed by VA-accredited attorneys, agents, or Veterans Service Organizations. Registered with the Tennessee Secretary of State as required by law.

Hello <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you for carrying the weight with us. Your gift just helped Worth Their Weight find a veteran the system missed &mdash; and connect them to the benefits they earned. Here&rsquo;s what you should know: the veterans least likely to ask for help are the ones who need it most. It&rsquo;s not in their training to raise a hand. So we go find them &mdash; wherever they are &mdash; and we stay with them until the benefits land. You made that work possible today. On behalf of every veteran we&rsquo;ll reach because of you: thank you. If you want to join the event, you can join the ruck as an individual or join an existing team! Check it out here:&nbsp;<a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/peer-to-peer/carry-the-weight--2026" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/peer-to-peer/carry-the-weight--2026</a>&nbsp; They carried for us. Now we carry for them. &mdash; The Worth Their Weight Team P.S. Want to do more than carry once? You can help us reach veterans every month at worththeirweight.org/donate. Your donation is tax-deductible. Worth Their Weight is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, EIN 41-5275144. This email accompanies your official tax receipt.

Hi <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -webkit-user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, You&rsquo;re in. Now let&rsquo;s fill that ruck. Thank you for stepping up to Carry the Weight. Your personal fundraising page is live &mdash; here&rsquo;s how to make it count. Three things to do right now: &nbsp; &nbsp; 1. &nbsp; &nbsp;Share your page. Text it to five people before you close this email. The link is in your fundraising dashboard. Most people raise the majority of their total in the first 48 hours.&nbsp; &nbsp; 2. &nbsp; &nbsp;Make your ask specific. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m carrying [your distance] miles for veterans the system missed &mdash; pledge me $5 a mile?&rdquo; People give when you tell them exactly what you&rsquo;re doing.&nbsp; &nbsp; 3. &nbsp; &nbsp;Post it. Put your page on Facebook and Instagram. Tag us. Every share reaches someone who&rsquo;s never heard of us. Every dollar you raise helps us find unsheltered veterans and connect them to the benefits they&rsquo;ve earned. You carry the miles. They carry the proof that somebody came looking. See you September 12. They carried for us. Now we carry for them. &mdash; The Worth Their Weight Team Worth Their Weight is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, EIN 41-5275144. Donations are tax-deductible. Worth Their Weight is not a law firm and does not provide legal representation before the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. All claims-related services are performed by VA-accredited attorneys, agents, or Veterans Service Organizations.

Carry the Weight 2026

Hello <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -webkit-user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you for carrying the weight with us. Your gift just helped Worth Their Weight find a veteran the system missed &mdash; and connect them to the benefits they earned. Here&rsquo;s what you should know: the veterans least likely to ask for help are the ones who need it most. It&rsquo;s not in their training to raise a hand. So we go find them &mdash; wherever they are &mdash; and we stay with them until the benefits land. You made that work possible today. On behalf of every veteran we&rsquo;ll reach because of you: thank you. They carried for us. Now we carry for them. &mdash; The Worth Their Weight Team P.S. Want to do more than carry once? You can help us reach veterans every month at worththeirweight.org/donate. Your donation is tax-deductible. Worth Their Weight is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, EIN 41-5275144. This email accompanies your official tax receipt.

They carried a ruck. A rifle. Their whole unit. This fall, we carry them. Join Worth Their Weight for our first annual Carry the Weight charity ruck — Saturday, September 12, 2026, on the Tennessee Riverwalk in Chattanooga. Or ruck from wherever you are during ruck weekend — September 12 &amp; 13! How it works — 3 steps:<ol><li>Sign up free. Tap Register, then choose “I want to help fundraise.” Fundraise solo, create a team, or join one — either way you’ll get your own fundraising page.</li><li>Share your page. Copy your page link and send it to friends, family, and coworkers. An easy way for them to give: rucking 10 miles? Ask for $5 a mile. Every dollar goes to finding veterans the system missed.</li><li>Show up and ruck. In Chattanooga, pick your distance that morning and join your start time:<ul><li>10 miles → 8:00 AM</li><li>6 miles → 9:30 AM</li><li>2 miles → 10:45 AM</li></ul></li></ol>We finish together around 11. Awards for the top fundraisers. On a team? Share your own page, not the team’s — go to your team page, tap your name, and copy that link. Rucking from somewhere else? Same sign-up. Just ruck your miles in your own city that weekend (Sept 12 or 13) and post a finish photo. Same mission, any zip code. They carried for us. Now we carry for them. Worth Their Weight is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, EIN 41-5275144. Donations are tax-deductible. Worth Their Weight is not a law firm and does not provide legal representation before the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. All claims-related services are performed by VA-accredited attorneys, agents, or Veterans Service Organizations. Registered with the Tennessee Secretary of State as required by law.

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