Beckley VA Medical Center employees, Mike Belcher, left, April Ratliff and Mike Meadows, participating in the annual VA2K Walk & Roll. The event focuses on promoting active lifestyles and provides VA employees and Veterans an opportunity to enjoy a short two-kilometer (approximately 1.2 miles) walk around the VAMC campus. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the event was not open to the public this year.

It’s not just about exercise, the event also focuses on helping homeless Veterans and Participants were encouraged to bring donations of items such as pre-packaged food, bottled water, or toiletries all of which will be donated to homeless Veterans in the 11 southern West Virginia counties the Beckley VAMC serves. Since 2011 the annual VA2K event has generated donated goods valued at more than $2 million – all to help homeless Veterans.
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