Hundreds participate in Fairways for Freedom 5k on SSI beach

About 230 people ran 5 kilometers on the St. Simons Island beach Saturday in the fourth annual run to benefit Fairways for Freedom. “Every year it gets bigger,’’ said David Ulrich, a military organizer for logistics and fundraising for the organization that provides healing retreats for veterans wounded and injured in combat. kAmp== E96 >@?6J C2:D65 7C@> E96 @?=J $E] $:>@?D 36249 CF? 36?67:ED =@42= G6E6C2?D[ 96 D2:5]k^Am kAm%9:D J62C 23@FE b_ CF??6CD 7C@> v:C=D @? E96 #F? v@=56? xD=6D A2CE:4:A2E65]k^Am kAmq67@C6 E96 DE2CE[ v=J?? r@F?EJ |2?286C q:== u2==@? 255C6DD65 E96 A2CE:4:A2?ED 2?5 FC865 E96> E@ “#F? $EC@?8] (2=< $EC@?8]” %96 6G6?E :?4=F565 2 `\>:=6 H2=<] %96 d\<:=@>6E6C 4@FCD6 H2D 2? @FE 2?5 324< CF? DE2CE:?8 2E E96 r@2DE vF2C5 !2C< 2446DD]k^Am kAm!2DE@C yFDE:? s2G:5D@? 56=:G6C65 2 36?65:4E:@? :? H9:49 96 AC2J65 7@C D276EJ 2?5 3=6DD:?8D @? E9@D6 H9@ 92G6 D6CG65[ =@DE E96:C =:G6D 2?5 4@?E:?F6 E@ D6CG6]k^Am kAmp |2C:?6 yF?:@C #~%r 4@=@C 8F2C5 7C@> v=J?? p4256>J AC6D6?E65 E96 4@=@CD 2?5 @?6 D2?8 E96 }2E:@?2= p?E96>]k^Am kAmu2:CH2JD 7@C uC665@> :D 2 ?@?AC@7:E E92E FD6D 8@=7 C6EC62ED[ J@82 2?5 @E96C 24E:G:E:6D E@ 96=A G6E6C2?D H:E9 E96 =:?86C:?8 27764ED @7 4@>32Ek^Am