April 21, 2022
Carry The Load Kicks Off Its Annual Awareness Campaign
Fallen Military and First Responders are Honored Across the Nation
DALLAS (April 28, 2022) – Carry The Load, a non-profit that provides active ways to connect Americans to the sacrifices of our nation’s military, veterans, first responders, and their families, kicks off its 10th Annual National Relay today to raise awareness for the true meaning of Memorial Day. The 32-day, 20,000-mile National Relay includes five routes crossing 48 states and 100 rallies before culminating at the Dallas Memorial March on Memorial Day weekend.
August 16, 2021
Carry The Load Commemorates the 20th Anniversary of 9/11
Events honor and remember those who serve and sacrifice for our freedom.
DALLAS (August 17, 2021) – Carry The Load, a non-profit that provides active ways to connect Americans to the sacrifices of our nation’s military, veterans, first responders and their families, is offering ways for people to unify and strengthen communities across the nation. Carry The Load encourages Americans to show the families that the death of their loved one mattered.
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January 5, 2021
Carry The Load Marks 10 Years of Honoring Our Nation’s Heroes
Carry The Load Marks 10 Years of Honoring Our Nation’s Heroes
Early registration opens today for the 2021 Memorial May event
DALLAS (January 5, 2021) – Carry The Load, a non-profit that provides active ways to connect Americans to the sacrifices of our nation’s military, veterans, first responders and their families, started in 2011 as a grassroots effort by two Veteran U.S. Navy SEALs who felt like the nation had forgotten the meaning of Memorial Day. A decade later, Carry The Load has turned into a worldwide movement to honor and remember our nation’s heroes.
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October 28, 2020
Carry The Load Introduces ‘Carry It Anywhere’ Events for Veterans Day
Carry The Load, a non-profit organization that provides active ways for Americans to honor and remember the sacrifices made by our nation’s heroes, is encouraging all Americans to put action to their words “thank you for your service” by hosting or participating in a Carry It Anywhere event. Participants can learn more and register at carrytheload.org/veterans-day.
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April 15, 2020
Carry The Load is kicking off its ninth Annual Memorial May campaign
Carry The Load, a national nonprofit that provides active ways for Americans to honor and remember the sacrifices made by our nation’s heroes, is kicking off its ninth Annual Memorial May campaign. This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Carry The Load will offer meaningful ways for participants to form virtual teams, build community and fundraise. Participants can register at carrytheload.org/register and join in daily activities starting
April 23 through Memorial Day.
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January 30, 2019
Carry The Load Announces Major National Expansion
The 2019 National Relay adds a Midwest Route covering 40 states total across the U.S.
DALLAS, Jan. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Carry The Load, a non-profit organization that connects Americans to the sacrifices made by our nation's military, veterans, first responders and their families, is adding a Midwest Route to the National Relay as a part of its Memorial May awareness campaign. The expansion will increase Carry The Load's reach from 26 to 40 states in 2019.
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April 18, 2018
Carry The Load Honors and Remembers Our Nation’s Heroes This Memorial Day
(DALLAS, TX) PR Newswire -- In an ongoing effort to connect Americans to the sacrifices made daily by our military, law enforcement, firefighters, rescue personnel and their families, Carry The Load will kick off its Memorial May campaign on April 26 in Seattle.
June 1, 2017
HilltopSecurities and Associates Raise More Than 49k for Carry The Load
(DALLAS, TX)--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hilltop Securities Inc. (HTS) today announced that the firm and its associates – as well as associates from sister company, FirstSouthwest Asset Management – raised $49,100 for Carry The Load (CTL)...
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April 27, 2017
Honoring Our Nation’s Heroes Memorial Day and Event Day
DALLAS (PRWEB)-- For many, what was meant to be a day of remembering the sacrifices of fallen military service members and first responders has become a weekend of sales, barbecues and three-day vacations. Six years ago, after losing friends in combat, two former Navy SEALs decided that wasn’t enough, and set out to restore the true meaning of Memorial Day.
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April 10, 2017
Chase Named Presenting Sponsor of Carry The Load
DALLAS, TX /PRNewswire/ -- Carry The Load announces Chase, the U.S. consumer and commercial banking business of JPMorgan Chase & Co., as the presenting sponsor of its 2017 National Relay for the third consecutive year. Chase's support helps ensure that Carry The Load, started in 2011, can commit to providing active, meaningful ways to honor and celebrate the sacrifices made by our nation's heroes.
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