The Gettysburg Festival of Races is thrilled to support the charitable work of the Warrior Canine Connection. Participants who fundraise the minimum amount for Warrior Canine Connection will receive a FREE race entry.

Warrior Canine Connection is a national non-profit that enlists recovering Warriors in a therapeutic mission of learning to train Service Dogs for their fellow Veterans in need. WCC Golden and Labrador Retriever services dogs complete approximately two years of training to help Veterans with mobility loss, hearing or vision loss, traumatic brain injury, PTSD, anxiety or depression. 

Since its founding in 2011, WCC has supported the recovery and rehabilitation of 9,000 wound Veterans around the country and placed 140 assistance dogs with wounded Veterans and Military Families. All of WCC's programs and services - to include placement of its highly-skilled Services Dogs - are provided at no cost to Veterans and Military Families. For a sneak peak at the organization's future service dogs, you can view Warrior Canine Connection's 24-Hour Puppy Cam on their website. 

This offer is open to runners participating in any of the races for the Gettysburg Festival of Races, but limited to the first 20 registrants. 

• Fundraise a minimum of $500 will get a FREE entry into the Gettysburg North-South Marathon
• Fundraise a minimum of $250 will get a FREE entry into the Gettysburg Blue-Gray Half Marathon
• Fundraise a minimum of $100 will get a FREE entry into the 2L Race Services 5K
• 100% of the funds go directly to Warrior Canine Connection - a pioneering organization that utilizes a Mission Based Trauma Recovery (MBTR) model to help recovering Warriors reconnect with life, their families, their communities, and each other
• Offer is limited to the first 20 entrants across all distances

If you have any other questions about our offers, fundraising, or seeded entries, contact the race director, Lowell Ladd, at 866-329-9382.