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Registration is now open for the Texan-Drive sponsored 5K run for Banded Brigade Outdoors (BBO). The run will be held on Saturday, July 5, with a race start time of 8:00 a.m. The 5K will start at Texan Dodge Chrysler Jeep RAM and will run approximately 1.5 miles along Walker Lee Road and McKay Road toward Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital. Runners will run down and back for the complete 5K. There will be pre and post race events going on at the dealership. Activities and entertainment will include bounce houses, face painting, live music and more. Proceeds from the 5K will be donated to Banded Brigade Outdoors.
Banded Brigade Outdoors is a fully volunteer, registered 501(C)(3) organization that provides morale-boosting events, such as hunting, fishing, and target shooting, for those that have served in any branch of the military. Banded Brigade Outdoors provides these outings at no cost to the attendees and provides all equipment, lodging, meals, ammunition, etc., including any adaptive equipment or modifications needed. BBO has adaptive equipment and experience to handle a wide range of disabilities, including: paraplegia, quadriplegia, amputations (including multiple amputations), loss of vision (including total blindness), and traumatic brain injury.