
4 Our Freedom 5K
This year, ParadeRest will proudly host the 8th annual 4 Our Freedom 5K race at the University of Virginia Research Park on Saturday, June 1, 2019. Over the past seven years, this race has become one of the largest foot races in the region, and has raised over $700,000 to benefit members of the military, veterans, and/or their families.
In 2019 the race will once again benefit local non-profits that support members of the military, veterans, and/or their families in our local community.
In the Community

Gratitude Charlottesville: A Directory of Military & police discounts in charlottesville, va
Please check out the new website for Gratitude Charlottesville, a directory of military and police discounts in Charlottesville, VA. The businesses enrolled in this directory have eagerly agreed to offer special deals and discounts from their companies to our military heroes, and their families.
Nickel For Your Story: Vietnam
In the Media
The Daily Progress
"Saathoff is now working on a new oral history project focusing on Vietnam War veterans with the same goal as before with the help of Matthew Deegan, a teacher at Charlottesville High School, and Bruce Eades, a Vietnam veteran."
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Newsradio wina
Charlottesville High School teacher Matt Deegan joined the show to discuss a unique history project connecting Vietnam Veterans with high school students.

CBS 19 News
"ParadeRest records interviews with military veterans and sends them to be archived at the Library of Congress for historians and students to study. They also give a copy to the veteran's family...ParadeRest began recording interviews with World War II veterans and is now focusing on Vietnam War veterans."
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Cville Tomorrow
"By embarking on this project -- called “A Nickel for your Story: Vietnam” -- ParadeRest seeks to provide veterans a way to capture their stories for posterity, to further bind families through a greater sense of their histories, and to engage University of Virginia and high school students in the process of historical storytelling."
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About Nickel for Your Story
A Nickel for your Story is an effort to record the stories of our nation's veterans, starting with those from World War II, to preserve these invaluable and increasingly rare accounts for future generations. This year, we are continuing our mission in collecting the stories of veterans from the Vietnam War era. By allowing these soldiers to tell their stories, we can give them the welcome home many never received.
Military veterans in Central Virginia interested in participating in ParadeRest’s project can call (434) 234-9795 or send an email to history.paraderestvirginia@gmail.com.
To read more about ParadeRest's efforts in preserving these invaluable stories, please check out our most recent features in the media by following the links above.