How It Works – the easiest “race” of your life
You register, you stay on your couch, and your registration fee helps us open a Veteran Family Thrift Store — the permanent home for our mission and a community anchor for military families across the country.
1. Sign up — register as an official 0.0K non-runner
2. Don't run — seriously, stay on the couch
3. We open the doors — your registration funds the Veteran Family Thrift Store
22 Times A Day – Dad Is Gone From the Picture
OAS is the only veteran suicide first responder organization in the United States
Serving military families after veteran suicide loss since 2017
The swag: wear your laziness with pride
When you register, you’re not just donating to a veteran family charity — you’re joining the fold. Choose your tier and make your non-participation count.
Official Non-Finisher
- Bragging right about your Veteran support
- Digital Memorial Bib — dedicate it to a soldier or veteran suicide loss survivor family
- Official proof you did absolutely nothing
Founding Non-Runner
- Everything in Tier 1
- Official 0.0K race t-shirt shipped to your door
- Founding member status — your name on the wall when we open the Veteran Family Thrift Store
Your Non-Participation Opens The Doors
The Veteran Family Thrift Store will be more than a storefront. It will be a sanctuary — a permanent, visible home that tells every military family surviving veteran suicide: we are here, we are real, and we are not going anywhere.
Register today. Dedicate your bib to someone you’ve lost or love. Then sit down, relax, and know you helped build something that will outlast all of us.
Once a Soldier is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to veteran suicide loss survivor support. Our mission is to limit the financial and emotional scars of veteran suicide. We are the only time-of-need charity for them in the USA. Of course, your donations are tax-deductible.