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WDF VETERANS DAY 2024 GORUCK & ROLL 

Together we honor and celebrate the sacrifice our Veterans have made for our nation. Every day, We Defy scholarship athletes are simply proving everyone wrong when they take to the mats. Your support allows us to continue our mission of providing therapeutic healing through the sport of Jiu Jitsu.

Join us by hosting an event during the month of November and help us get more veterans on the mats.

Host an Event - Complete our Veterans Day Third Party Agreement & WDF GiveSmart Registration Guide & Resources

Find an event near you - Official 2024 WDF Event Hosts


We are encouraging you to ask your gyms & ambassadors to participate/host an open mat or a 5k ruck (or both!) during the month of November 2024, to help raise funds and get more veterans on the mats!

Jocko Fuel will be partnering with WDF and is offering the first 75 hosting an event with a $100 donation, a Jocko Fuel Power Pack! This offer is on a first come first serve basis and is only for the event organizer who has completed the Third Party Agreement and registration process.

Last year we raised $120k+ with 110 gyms participating out of 600+ approved facilities. Just imagine how much we could raise with more gym participation!! We are encouraging supporters, friends, family, colleagues, community groups, you name it, to get out this Veterans Day and support our brothers and sisters who served our country and need our help.

Donate $50 or more through The WDF GORUCK & ROLL page or your local event organizers GORUCK & ROLL event page and receive a discount code to use for the WDF Store!

ONCE A DONATION OF $50 OR MORE HAS BEEN MADE, YOU WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO CLAIM YOUR WDF STORE DISCOUNT CODE!

IMPORTANT INFO:

Form a group. Join a group. Check back often as event hosts are continuing to register.

Email info@wedefyfoundation.org if you're not sure what is happening in your neck of the woods. We will connect you.

You can also check in with our Facebook , IG , or DM us and we will do our best to connect you to an event near you if one is already taking place. Otherwise, start one yourself.

Click here to complete an event agreement.

What you will need:

Ruck - Load your backpack for weight. If you’re completing your race in honor of a specific veteran, write their name on an old t shirt and add it to your pack.

Roll - Please check with your local gym to see if they are hosting a Veterans Day open mat.

Ways to honor your veteran on ruck day: Carry a 22 lb pack to symbolize the fight against veteran suicide. Complete your race in honor of a veteran who is important to you and write their name on your pack. Get a group of friends together and race as a team. Use meaningful items that honor your veteran to weigh down your pack.

Lastly, don't forget to tag us. #goruckandroll #veteransday #wedefyfoundation #jockofuel #honoringveterans #wdfveteransday2024

Let us know what you're doing. Send us pics. We will be reposting like crazy and celebrating all of the awesomeness happening over the week of Veterans Day.