Running in Support of our Service Members

The 13th annual Operation Comfort Selma/Schertz Salute to Service Members 5k was held at Bluebonnet Palace on March 11 and brought out over 200 participants, 93 of those being veterans. Over $33,000 was raised this year for the organization! The run kicked off with a kid's fun run before the main race which began in Schertz and looped into Selma down Lookout Road. Awards were given out to the top 3 male and female participants who placed in each division including an adaptive ambulatory and cycling division. Both Schertz Mayor Ralph Gutierrez and Selma Mayor Tom Daly were in attendance to support the cause.

Operation Comfort was founded in 2004 to support the recreational and rehabilitative needs of wounded, ill, and injured service members and disabled veterans in our local community. This run was organized to honor and support fundraising efforts for this nonprofit as well as help spread awareness

11th Annual of the program to the local community. It is important that we support those who have volunteered their lives to serve this great country we live in. Healing is constant, and through the five core programs that Operation Comfort offers, they are hoping to provide the tools that will facilitate that. Programs like Operation Comfort rely on community support to help nurture this outlet for recovery and support a welcoming reintegration back into an active lifestyle. Operation Comfort and the veterans express their sincere gratitude to those who attended the 5K in support of their mission. A big thanks goes to event sponsors, GUNN Chevrolet and GUNN Buick GMC, other sponsors, volunteers, the City of Schertz and Selma, Bluebonnet Palace, and the Chamber Ambassadors for coming out each year!

More information on this program can be found at operationcomfort.org.