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Veterans ruck march raises funds amid homeless services budget cuts
Veterans ruck march raises funds amid homeless services budget cuts
Veterans ruck march raises funds amid homeless services budget cuts

Published on: 05/25/2026

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Participants in the annual Memorial Day ruck march fundraiser for Do Good Multnomah walk past a sober living shelter operated by the nonprofit. The Thayer Family Foundation Veterans Shelter opened last year.

Joel and Amber Oyama of Gresham got an early start observing Memorial Day. By 8 a.m. Monday, the couple had put on heavy backpacks and started a 12-mile walk through North Portland as part of a “ruck march” fundraiser for veterans services.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2026/05/why-hundreds-of-people-strapped-on-heavy-backpacks-and-marched-through-portland-on-memorial-day.html

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