To honor the veterans who sacrificed their lives serving our country, the UCLA Military-Connected departments and UCLA Recreation teamed up to bring you the Miles for Memorial Day Challenge. This month-long wellness event asks campus and community members to join the challenge to walk, run, swim, roll, bike, (or whatever type of exercise you prefer) ONE MILE every day for the month of May.**
Event T-Shirts: Registered participants will receive a free Miles for Memorial Day event t-shirt (while supplies last) on May 26 at approx. 10:45am (after campus Memorial Day Ceremony in Wilson Plaza). We invite you to attend the Memorial Day Ceremony to hear from Chancellor Block and our student veterans at 10am in Wilson Plaza.
Raffle Entry: Submit photos of your participation each day on Instagram or Facebook using #UCLAmiles4memorialday. Your posts will be your entry into the raffle for the prizes listed below. Submissions will be accepted through May 31, 2022. Multiple entries are encouraged. Winners to be announced shortly thereafter.
Date: May 1-31, 2022
Location: on your own location and time
Goal: 1 mile per day. 31 miles completed in total.
Register: https://sa.ucla.edu/Forms/p/XY13a
Raffle Prizes (winners):
• Boiling Crab $50 gift card (Aaron J,)
• Coca Cola - 2 tickets to Universal Studios Hollywood (Ana M.)
• Core Power Yoga $50 gift card (Julie M.)
• Hammer Museum $50 gift card (Justin W.)
• Jersey Mike’s $50 gift card (Sarah S.)
• UCLA Store $50 gift card (Jasmine R.)
• Whole Foods Market $50 gift card (Ayesha D.)
• Military-Connected Department (Alejandra G, Nora H., Desmond M., Angel C.)
** Check with your doctor before starting any exercise.
