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price, paid by the brave individ- uals who have served in defense of our country. All are invited to join in this important journey to support, assist, and honor our veterans.
Their first event in 2017 was a swim across Newfound Lake. It was a success, so they ex- panded our efforts. They now offer events like Paintball With A Mission and SWAM's Navy SEAL Gold Star Family Tribute Dinner and Auction.
This year, the swim will be held on Saturday, July 12th, at Wellington State Park on New- found Lake in Bristol, NH. Swim With A Mission is more than just a swim across New- found Lake; it's an opportunity to meet U.S. Navy SEALs and support and honor our veterans. Participants can choose from various swim options, includ- ing 1K, 5K, and 10K individ- ual swims or a 10K team relay swim. The event also features the Honor The Fallen Memorial Swim, paying tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
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Prizes and swimmer awards add to the excitement, and partici- pants can earn great fundraising incentives—the more you raise, the more you earn.
Phil and Julie Taub had al- ways wanted to start a swim race and thought Newfound Lake was the perfect place to do it. With the money they’ve raised, they select five to ten organi- zations a year where they can
support their veterans. The ser- vices range from scholarships for children of a parent who died in service, taking care of homeless veterans, providing rides and financial assistance to Veterans, providing health care services to Veterans, providing perma- nent housing for Veterans, K9s for Veterans, and helping with PTSD.
“We have big dreams about
where we can go with this,” Julie said. Taub continued, “ We have big eyes, dreams, and a wonder- ful team, and we want to help.” With the impact Swim with a Mission has made over the past few years, the community is coming together to help improve
veterans’ lives in the best way they can. Taub stated, “The big- gest lesson we’ve learned is that if you put your heads together, you can help people. This whole thing turned out to be more re- warding than we ever thought.” And after speaking with Julie this