PFC JOSEPH P DWYER PTSD MEMORIAL 5K RUN

_4TH ANNUAL PFC JOSEPH P DWYER PTSD MEMORIAL 5K RUN PRESENTED BY ROCKY POINT VFW POST 6249_



SATURDAY MAY 31ST 2025



THIS RACE IS TO HONOR THE MEMORY OF AN IRAQ WAR HERO FROM MOUNT SINAI, NY, THE JOSEPH P. DWYER VETERAN PEER SUPPORT PROJECT IS A PEER-TO-PEER PROGRAM FOR VETERANS FACING THE CHALLENGES OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI).



PLEASE COME JOIN VFW POST 6249 [http://rockypointvfw6249.org/] FOR THIS 5K RUN IN THE PINES OVER TRAILS, HILLS AND ON THE TRACK! COMPETE FOR MEDALS BY AGE GROUPING , OR JUST STROLL THROUGH THE BEAUTIFUL PINE BARRENS! RUNNERS AND WALKERS, ALL AGE GROUPS , ARE WELCOME. MEDALS AND T-SHIRTS ON RACE DAY.





_REGISTRATION:_

LOCATED AT ROCKY POINT HIGH SCHOOL STARTING AT 10:00AM

RACE STARTS AT 12:30PM



_AMENITIES:_

_5K: _AGE GROUP MEDALS & REFRESHMENTS AFTERWARDS!

T-SHIRTS WILL BE GUARANTEED TO THE FIRST 300 REGISTRANTS!

_WALK ONLY: _TOP THREE MEN / WOMEN GET AWARDS TOO!



_FEES:_ $25 PRE-REGISTRATION (BY 5/29 AT 6PM)

$35 DAY-OF *CASH OR CHECK ONLY PLEASE!

_COURSE_: STARTS AT ROCKY POINT HS TRAVEL SOUTH ON ROCKY POINT RD. TO ROCKY POINT HISTORICAL SIGN ON EAST SIDE OF RP RD. (ABOUT 1 MILE) MAKE RIGHT AT YELLOW PIPE AND FOLLOW SIGNS TO RPHS.

_PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT THE JOSEPH DWYER PROGRAM: PTSD PEER TO PEER NETWORK. [http://mhaw.org/dwyer/]_

LAUNCHED IN 2012 AS A PILOT PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN OUR SUFFOLK COUNTY UNITED VETERANS PROGRAM AND THE SUFFOLK COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE AGENCY, THE DWYER PROJECT TAKES A CONFIDENTIAL, ONE-ON-ONE, PEER-TO-PEER APPROACH THAT HAS RAPIDLY CAPTURED THE ATTENTION AND SUPPORT OF BOTH VETERANS AND MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS STATEWIDE AND ACROSS THE NATION.

THE PROGRAM HAS STEADILY DEMONSTRATED THAT THE PEER-TO-PEER MODEL HOLDS TREMENDOUS, UNTAPPED VALUE AS A TOOL FOR HELPING VETERANS TRANSITION AND REINTEGRATE BACK INTO CIVILIAN LIFE.