WHEN DISASTER STRIKES, THE GREATEST OBSTACLE IS DAY TO DAY LIVING
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More Heart Than Scars is piloting a new approach to helping those most in need in our local communities, specifically following a natural disaster.
Over a decade ago at a Spartan OCR race, we innovated a new transformational experience where we brought those with invisible scars (ptsd, depression, anxiety, etc.) together to help those with visible scars (paralysis, autism, etc.) to overcome obstacles together offering a powerful metaphor for overcoming life’s challenges. Now we bring the lessons learned to our own hometown of Marion, NC recovering from Hurricane Helene.
HURRICANE HELENE STATS IN WESTERN, NC
220K
HOUSEHOLDS SOUGHT ASSISTANCE
20-40%
EXPERIENCED PTSD
8K
JOBS LOST
AFTER HURRICANE HELENE,
OUR OBSTACLE COURSE RACE
BECAME OUR HOMETOWN RECOVERY.
Though our love for obstacle course racing remains, supporting the people of our hometown of Marion, NC with visible and visible scars to recover together became our new priority and focus.
We will forever be grateful to Joe DeSena and the entire Spartan and OCR community for supporting us for so many years and you never know when you might see us on an obstacle course again.
We encourage you to follow our progress where the work we’ve quietly done will soon be made known public to you our loyal supporters.
Please continue to donate and support us as we heal in our community together.
From OCR Races to Hometown Recovery
>1k Races Worldwide
Hundreds of lives directed impacted
Millions of of lives impacted with our message
Hometown Recovery and Community Support
Creating a new model for helping those most in need in our local communities, specifically following natural disaster based on over a decade of proven impact.
