Hound Summit Team and Veterans Expedition team up in getting veteran's to the summit

HST climbers, supporters, friends, and family,

I am excited to announce the merger between Hound Summit Team and Veterans Expeditions! VetEx is a Colorado based nonprofit that uses wilderness challenges to connect all veterans, create community and raise awareness. Their work supports the reintegration of veterans into society and empowers them to overcome the challenges many face following military service. Our shared vision and mission provide a natural fit to expand our efforts to the national level.
While we are joining a larger family, the Hound Summit Team climbers and leaders will continue to empower Veterans and Wounded Warriors in the Pacific Northwest through climbing and mountaineering for years to come. In 2013, VetEx and our HST veterans will be tackling five major expeditions in the Pacific Northwest, to include  Mt Rainier, Mt Olympus, and climbs in the North Cascades and the Enchantments. Our mission this summer is to show the world that there is no limit to what empowered Veterans can do. You can continue to support our team and follow the adventures of our warrior climbers through the VetEx website www.vetexpeditions.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/VetExpeditions I encourage you to subscribe to our VetEx blog, like us on Facebook, and checkout the website to learn more about our new team.

We would like to take this opportunity to offer our deepest thanks to our friends, families, and supporters that have made everything we have achieved in the last few years possible. We have served over 50 individual Veterans on over 30 events, to include adventures on Mt Rainier, Mt Baker, Mt Hood, Mt Shuksan, Mt Adams, and the rest of the Cascades range. We would also like to thank our sponsors Outdoor Research, Sterling Rope, Cascade Designs, Outdoor Prolink, ADS, Wounded Warrior Project, the Running Hound, and Remote Medical. Most importantly we’d like to express our deepest admiration and pride in our Veteran and Wounded Warrior climbers. It has been an honor to call you our comrades. Your exploits continue to humble and inspire all of us.

Thank you for your support, and join us in our future expeditions into the mountains!

Hound Summit Team and Veterans Expeditions

The Running Hound

HST is proud to introduce The Running Hound, Jordan Penland. Jordan is a Naval Officer and younger brother of founder Joshua Brandon. He has set his sight's on the Boston Marathon, and he's decided to combine his new found love of running marathons with his passion for supporting Veterans and Wounded Warriors. As The Running Hound, he will both represent and support HST in his quest for Boston glory. Please take a moment to visit his Facebook page to learn more about his project and show him well deserved support. 

Jordan after the Montreal Rock n Roll Marathon

From Jordan's site: 

My name is Jordan Penland and I am the Running Hound. It is a privilege to share with you a cause to which I have dedicated my time and which I hope you will join in supporting:

The Running Hound is an initiative to raise money for the Hound Summit Team, a non-profit organization whose primary mission is to aid Veterans battling PTSD and combat related injuries through enabling them to overcome these challenges through building confidence, physical ability, and leadership on mountain expeditions.

https://www.houndsummitteam.org/

I will be raising money for the Hound Summit Team by running a set of Marathons leading up to the Boston Marathon in April. The Hound Summit Team does amazing work with veterans and wounded warriors, a cause very near and dear to me as it affects members of my family, but let me begin by telling you a little more about myself. I am an Ensign in the US Navy currently in training to become a Submarine Officer. I received my commission via NROTC at the University of Texas at Austin (Hook'em!) in 2011. Both my brothers have served combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.

At my first Marathon in Montreal, I was able to clock in at 3:18:22, a great time for a first-timer. After this first race, I was immediately hooked and determined to continue on and pursue a qualifying time for the Boston Marathon, the most prestigious Marathon in the world. However, I wanted my pursuit of this goal to benefit something more than just myself.

My time for the first Marathon I ran was 13 minutes off the Boston qualifying time of 3:05:00 (ages 18-28). My goal is to break this barrier in time to run in the Boston Marathon.

Running competitively and training for the Boston Marathon requires an immense amount of time, determination and, of course, money. I and the members and participants of the Hound Summit Team would appreciate your donation towards this cause. Any donation is accepted and every dollar counts! All donations go directly to the Hound Summit Team through the PayPal link below!

Can you help me in supporting this tremendous cause!?

DONATE HERE:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=T59A3T6EVGLYL

If you have any questions, please contact the Running Hound (Jordan Penland) via email at jtpenland@gmail.com or via phone at (210) 286-6194.

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Thank you!