FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 29, 2025
Barbara S. Ford, M.A.
Founder/Executive Director
Untamed Spirit Therapeutic & Educational Program
(757) 288-5999
barb@untamedspirit.org
Virginia Beach, VA – Title Sponsor EMG Consulting presents a combined fall benefit which will honor special needs children, adults and Wounded Warriors with a 5K, children’s race and Plane Pull on November 22, 2014. This year’s Virginia Beach Runway 5K and Brute Strength Gym Plane Pull will be held at the Military Aviation Museum, home to one of the largest private collections of World War I and World War II era military aircraft in the world.
Categories for the Plane Pull include Men and Women’s Heavyweight and Lightweight, as well as First Responders and Team Divisions (no more than six per team).
Untamed Spirit is a 501(c)(3) organization established in 2010 which provides therapeutic horseback riding and educational programs for children and adults with special needs and challenges such as Autism, Down syndrome, Spina Bifida, depression, stroke and intellectual disabilities. Support from this event will assist in the expansion of programs and daily upkeep of the organization’s horses, ponies and small animals. Equine Assisted Activities enhance daily functioning for millions of people with disabilities every year. Positive benefits from the partnership with horses include increased self-esteem, muscle strengthening, increased verbal and social skills and improved coordination.
Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP). As of July 2014, over 400,000 service members are estimated of having PTSD symptoms, over 320,000 with Traumatic Brain Injuries, over 52,072 have been wounded and sadly, over 6,824 have died serving our country. WWP serves veterans and service members who have incurred a physical or mental injury, illness or wound, co-incident to their military service on or after September 11, 2025 and their families.
In addition to the 5K, children’s ½ mile and Plane Pull, individual’s competing in both events will be registered for the ACE Award. In order to qualify for the ACE Award, participant’s MUST be registered by November 1, 2014.
For Sponsorship information or to find out how to participate or volunteer contact barb@untamedspirit.org or visit our website: http://www.untamedspirit.org. For more information on registering for the 5K, please visit Race-it.com or http://www.vbrunway5K.org. For more information on registering for the Plane Pull, please visit Brute Strength Gym at: http://www.brutestrengthgym.net.
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The mission of Untamed Spirit Therapeutic and Educational Program is to enhance and enrich the lives of individuals with special needs through a partnership with horses.
The mission of Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) is to honor and empower Wounded Warriors.
