CGO Council Airmen run for Parkinson's Awareness

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  • By 1st Lt. Justin Rowe
  • 21st Logistics Readiness Squadron
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. --  Five Rocky Mountain Company Grade Officers Council members raised $125 toward a charity run April 6 at America the Beautiful Park in downtown Colorado Springs.

The combined Peterson-Schriever team participated in the first Colorado Parkinson's Awareness Run, headed by Capt. Daniel Harding from the 544th Intelligence Group at Peterson AFB.

Captain Harding has been living with young-onset Parkinson's disease for about four years.

"It felt great to be part of the RMCGOC running team helping to raise money and awareness for Parkinson's Disease," said Capt. Earl Chang, 595th Operations Support Squadron. "It was even more special to help our own fellow CGO and event sponsor, Capt. Daniel Harding, who is such an inspiration."

Among the teams participating in the run were local civilian and military teams from Colorado Springs, the U.S. Air Force Academy, Peterson and Schriever AFBs and Fort Carson. The event had nearly 500 runners pledge to the cause and raised more than $12,000.

"It was not only an honor, but privilege to support the cause and Captain Harding, our fellow Airman in arms," said 2nd Lt. James Harris, RMCGOC president.

The Rocky Mountain Company Grade Officers Council is chartered to forge a regional company grade officer informational framework providing for and executing professional development, base and community support, and esprit de corps, while collaborating with base-level councils to achieve synergistic effects.

For more information on how to become involved with the chapter, contact Lieutenant Harris at james.harris@peterson.af.mil.

 

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