Running For Our Vets!

Written by Call of Duty Endowment on August 17, 2010 – 3:11 pm -

This past weekend as many of us were enjoying the lazy days of summer, our good friend and an employee at Activision Blizzard, Laird Malamed raced around Adelaide, Australia for the town’s 32nd annual marathon.  Laird finished the race in 3 hours and 30 minutes, and the race marked his 10th marathon.  It also helped to fulfill his quest of running a marathon on each of the seven continents.  (Austrailia was the 4th continent, and he hopes to complete the final three by the end of 2011!)

More importanly, Laird was able to raise approximately $14,000 dollars for three special organizations as part of his efforts to complete the marathon.  In addition to the Alliance for Children’s Rights and Children International, the Call of Duty Endowment was among the three charities Laird and his wife Rebecca chose to honor with their fundraising.  We should also note that Laird and his wife Rebecca donated an additional $10 for each donor who participated, which included more than 120 different individuals and families.   

On behalf of the entire CODE Community – we congratulate Laird on a terrific race - and we thank Rebecca and him for supporting CODE in our efforts to help veterans find worthy 21st century jobs.  And to all those who participated in this effort, we thank you for answering your own call of duty to honor our vets!

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