13th Annual VA2K Walk & Roll returns to Hines VA on May 17
PRESS RELEASE
May 15, 2023
Hines , IL — Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital will host its 13th annual VA2K Walk & Roll event on May 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The free event will include a short two-kilometer outdoor walk (1.24 miles) and is open to Veterans, families, staff and community members. Participants do not have to be Veterans or receive VA health care.
Participants should arrive before 10 a.m. outside the Building 12 Winter Garden, near Crossman Circle, at Hines VA’s main hospital campus – 5000 S. 5th Ave, Hines, IL 60141.
To help homeless Veterans, participants are encouraged to bring a voluntary donation, such as clothing, blankets, toiletries or non-perishable food items. All donations will support Chicago-area homeless Veterans.
Those wishing to donate earlier can drop off items at Hines VA’s Homeless Outreach service on the fourth floor of Building 228 or in a donation box outside the Hines VA cafeteria. Community members can also purchase items for donation online at https://amzn.to/3O0zRkk.
VA will hold simultaneous VA2K events at facilities across the nation. Since 2011, more than $3 million in donations have been raised nationally to help homeless Veterans.
The two-kilometer paved walking route will tour the hospital’s suburban campus. Participants are encouraged to check local weather reports and dress accordingly.
Hines VA police will also hold a fitness challenge and obstacle during VA2K to celebrate National Police Week. Guests can participate in chest compressions, baton swings and stair climbs in addition to the walk.
In the event of inclement weather, the starting location will be moved inside Building 12’s Winter Garden.
For more information, contact: Sheila.Swann-Guerrero@va.gov.
About Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital
Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, located 12 miles west of downtown Chicago on a 147-acre campus, offers primary, extended and specialty care to veteran patients in the Chicago area. We are the largest VA in the state of Illinois, where more than a million Veterans reside. The hospital treats more than 44,000 veterans from World War II through the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.