Local Man To Attempt World Record

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Nels Matson is Running Across USA! Hometown Send Off Reception will be Sat., Aug. 24th * 4pm to 7pm at New Balance University 315 N. Cattlemen Rd., Sarasota RSVP to Project Campbell's Cal… | Partiful. CROSS COUNTRY TREK Starts Sun., Sept. 8th in San Francisco, CA. Local endurance athlete and accountant NELS MATSON is running across America in New Balance athletic shoes with his eye on the world record for fastest run across the country, which currently sits at 42 days, 6 hours, and 30 minutes. On September 8th 2024 at San Francisco City Hall, Matson will begin his 3,067 mile trek across the United States in honor of Project Campbell’s Call. Nels Matson intends to leverage his cross-country trek to help raise support and awareness for Wounded Warrior Project warriors and their families in order to honor Chris Campbell’s Legacy. Chris Campbell, for whom Project Campbell’s Call is named, was a U.S. Navy SEAL who was killed in a helicopter crash on August 6, 2011 while serving in Afghanistan. Before his death, Campbell included a note with his will, stating a wish for 100,000 people to donate to Wounded Warrior Project®. Tri 4 Number 1 Foundation is excited to share that your support of Project Campbell's Call combined with thousands of other supporters, achieved Chris Campbell's wish for 100K Donors to WWP in early 2024! We will continue to honor Chris Campbell's Legacy by telling his story through the World Record Run attempt, PCC Run 2024, to ensure "HE IS NEVER FORGOTTEN." What YOU can do: RSVP to Attend the send off party on Sat., Aug. 24th RSVP to Project Campbell's Cal… | Partiful. Will you be one of the 100,000 people to give? 

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