Take your place at the starting line at this year's Hustle for Heroes 5K, located at the Buccaneer Field House, 500 BUC Club Blvd., North Charleston. The race begins at 8:30 a.m. on March 29 and will also feature giveaways, kids' activities and food trucks. This annual event is hosted by Charleston Southern University's physical therapy department and provides awareness of the difficulties veterans face after they return home while also delivering on the core step towards recovery: fitness.
All proceeds from this event go toward WarriorWOD, a local nonprofit dedicated to helping veterans battling PTSD, substance abuse and suicide through holistic methods. The organization started in 2015 after veteran and founder Phil Palmer kept hearing from other veterans at the gym that working out saved their lives.