QU Law Students' Run/Walk to Benefit Veterans
Last year, we highlighted two programs– Project Salute and its Veteran’s Law Clinic at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. These programs address the growing legal needs of low-income veterans by assisting veterans access federal disability and pension benefits.
Students at Quinnipiac Law are contributing in the same vein. They’re utilizing the school’s mountainous backdrop to aid veterans to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP).
Racers, runners, and a few dog walkers trekked through the Sleeping Giant Mountain to support this generation’s veterans returning from action in Iraq and Afghanistan. The WWP, which honors and empowers wounded warriors by raising awareness and enlists the public’s aid for the needs of severely injured service men and women.
Quinnipiac School of Law student groups Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity and the Veterans Advocacy Group hosted the second annual Sleeping Giant 5K Run/Walk Challenge on Saturday, April 16. The sponsors chose the WWP because some of the students are veterans or have veterans in their families.
Luckily, it did not rain this year and enthusiasm levels were high. The participants could not overstate the significance of raising awareness for veterans issues.
