Option 01
Start a fundraiser
Create your own GoFundMe fundraising page, share why this mission matters to you, and invite your community to support veterans facing homelessness.
No marathon or fitness challenge required.
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Miles Tell The Truth / The Great World Race 2026
7 Marathons. 7 Continents. One Mission.
Leave No Veteran Behind.
I'm running 183.4 miles across the world in seven days to help veterans facing homelessness get the support they deserve. Because after everything they've given, no veteran should have to face homelessness alone.
All donations benefit the Veterans Empowerment Organization (VEO).
02 Why I'm running
The finish line isn't the point.
Running every day for a week across the world will be hard. But I get to choose that challenge. And after 183.4 miles, I get to go home.
Too many veterans who served our country don't have that same security.
I don't believe someone who served this country should be left without a place to call home.
So I'm making these miles about something bigger than a finish line. I'm running to bring attention, resources, and support to veterans facing homelessness.
I can't do it alone. And that's why I'm asking you to be part of this.
No veteran should be left behind. No veteran should be homeless.
03 Two ways to help
You don't have to run a marathon to make a difference.
There are two ways to help turn these 183.4 miles into meaningful support for veterans.
Option 02
Make a donation
Want to help right now? Make a direct donation to support VEO and its work helping veterans find stability, resources, and opportunities to rebuild their lives.
04 Organizations
The organizations making the impact possible.
All donations and personal fundraisers created through this campaign benefit VEO. Vigilant Torch supports the campaign through resources and partnership.
Join the movement
Move seven miles with me.
Run, walk or roll, wherever you are, Nov 15 to 21, 2026. Seven miles over the week is the goal. Any pace counts.
- Step 1 of 4, current: Choose your challenge
- Step 2 of 4, upcoming: Your details
- Step 3 of 4, upcoming: Your digital bib
- Step 4 of 4, upcoming: Log it in race week
Running with a club, office or family? Use the same team name under Add more. Teams and partners
05 The collective impact
Only what's real.
Numbers go up when they can be checked. Until then, they wait.
Marathons completed
Starts Nov 15
Verified race results.
Community miles
Starts Nov 15
Self reported, then reviewed.
People participating
Opens soon
Everyone with a bib.
Raised for VEO
Reported after verification
Verified from GoFundMe Pro reports.
Donations are processed securely by GoFundMe.
Verified means checked against a source. Self reported means logged by participants and reviewed by a person before it counts. Training on /miles. Race coverage on /race.
Race schedule
Start times are planned and move with weather and logistics, especially in Antarctica. Finish times go up after they're verified.
From the road
Updates
Community board and Supporter Wall
The Supporter Wall
Why people are in.
Follow race week
Planned starts · your time
Planned, not promised. Antarctica depends on the weather window.
Teams, partners and matching
Corporate support for the campaign is kept separate from charitable gifts, which always go to VEO.
Become a partner
Support the campaign itself: race-week coverage, the community challenge, the Finish Line report. Partners are named only after there's a signed agreement, and they don't decide where gifts go.
Become a partnerMatch donations
Pledge to match what your people give, up to a cap you set. The match goes straight to the VEO fundraiser on GoFundMe, not through me. Many employers already match personal gifts to 501(c)(3) organizations, so check with HR too.
Set up a matchOrganize a team
Enter your office, club or crew. Everyone signs up with the same team name and gets a bib. The team shows up on the board if its members opt in.
Start a teamSupport a community challenge
Running clubs, schools and community groups can host their own challenge during race week. I'll help with the kit: bibs, story cards and the route.
Host a challenge
Email updates
06 Make an impact
Support the mission.
- Pick an amount. Every gift goes to Veterans Empowerment Organization of Georgia (VEO).
- Give through secure checkout. GoFundMe Pro checkout opens right on this page. I never see your card or hold the money.
- Get your receipt. Gifts are tax deductible. GoFundMe emails your receipt on behalf of VEO, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 80-0219022).
Donations go to VEO only.
The finish line
What 183.4 miles did.
05
183.4 miles. One purpose.
I'll run the miles. Together, we can help veterans take their next steps toward stability and a place to call home.
No veteran should be left behind. No veteran should be homeless.
In partnership with Vigilant Torch Foundation.
All donations and personal fundraisers created through this campaign benefit VEO. Vigilant Torch supports the campaign through resources and partnership.
Questions
How do donations work?
Donate to the Mission opens secure GoFundMe Pro checkout on this page. Your gift goes to Veterans Empowerment Organization of Georgia (VEO), not to me. I never hold donations.
Who benefits?
Veterans Empowerment Organization (VEO) in Atlanta, which helps veterans with housing, wellness and job readiness. Vigilant Torch Foundation supports the campaign through resources and partnership.
How do personal fundraisers connect?
Start a Fundraiser creates your own page under the same VEO campaign on GoFundMe. Everything your page raises counts toward the campaign and goes to VEO.
Are there fees, and do I get a receipt?
Payments are processed by GoFundMe. At checkout you can choose to cover the processing fees so more of your gift reaches VEO. Gifts are tax deductible, and GoFundMe emails your receipt on behalf of VEO.
Challenge terms
The challenge is paused.
Carry the miles · You're in ·
Your bib.
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