MISSION 22 HIKE

MISSION 22 HIKE

The 9^th annual 22 for 22 Hike to Prevent Veteran Suicide will be held September 28th 2024. The

The original hike was commenced by the partnering of the Mission 22 organization, The Town of Naugatuck and The Naugatuck Elks, all who have been instrumental in carrying on the hike each year and have now been joined by many great new organizations and businesses. The hike has grown steadily every year from the original sixty-five hikers, many who have participated every year, and last year reached over Two Hundred Fifty strong. All the money that has been raised with each hike helps veterans in need.

The Mission 22 page has a great deal of information on their work with veterans as well as video and pictures of past events. www.facebook.com/22for22hike

Anyone wishing to hike can preregister @ www.facebook.com/22for22hike or register at the Naugatuck Event Center at 7am on September 28^th, the day of the hike. The hike is free but most give a donation to Mission 22. The town supplies busses to the trail. The hike starts in the Naugatuck State Forest (High Rock) and continues through three Town parks, the Larkin Bridle Trail and ends in the center of town with a closing ceremony and remembrance of those in the area that have passed due to veteran’s suicide. The Town Fall festival will be coincide with the closing ceremony You can do as much or as little of the hike as you want, there is transportation available to take you back to the event center at many locations along the trail at a time of your choosing. Many chose to only do certain sections.

This is a fun and worth while event and we hope as many of you will join us in support of the many veterans who sacrificed for us all.