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| We lost young Don, just 22, in 2009. But, Don set a GREAT example for us all....to Help Others in Need. Don's Foundation is dedicated to encouraging College Students to choose the Alternative Break, where Students choose to travel on their Vacations breaks and Help others less fortunate. We're so proud of the Great Example that Don has set for young Students. Take a good look Don's web site and join us as we now promote his Great Cause.... The Alternative Break. |

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| SAVE These DATES for Don's 5K FUN FEST 2014 - April 11th & 12th 2015 - April 10th & 11th |


| Don used his Vacation Breaks to Help Others in Need. The Don Ausman Foundation is dedicated to encouraging other College Students to do the same. Don's Foundation is a 501c3 and your Donation to this fine cause is Tax Deductible. |
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| Here's Don in Ghana, Africa, 2007, making Friends, working with a local village. |


| This Foundation was started due to the GREAT Example that Don set for us all. He used his vacation time to help others less fortunate. ABOVE: are Flagler College Students in Colorado on their Alternative Break, helping some needy Children in a Youth Home. Funds from Don's Foundation, raised at this Event help to fund and promotenice trips like this. Don's Foundation is dedicated to encouraging College Students to choose the Alternative Break, where Students travel on their Vacation Breaks to help others in need. They certainly had FUN too! ..... and that's our Foundation Slogan. Having FUN....Helping Others |
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| Left to Right – Terry McFarland, SFC Jason Stover (NCOIC), Piper Bazemore, Bruce Myhre, and Lon Lyford. |
“The 542d Engineering Detachment out of Savannah, GA, Ran a simultaneous Don’s Friends 5K at Camp Marmal, Afghanistan on April 13th, 2013 Camp Marmal is a NATO camp, and the run attracted over 100 runners from 10 different countries. Bruce Myhre of St. Augustine, who is deployed with the 542d, was motivated to organize a Don’s Friends run in Afghanistan to spread the word on Don’s Friends after running in the race the last two years. Some of America’s (and the World’s) Finest ran this race in support of a great cause.” |
| USA & Ally TROOPS Ran a Don's FRIENDS 5K in Afghanistan on the SAME Day - Apirl 13th !! |
| DON's FRIENDS 5K - Afghanistan WINNERS April 13th, 2013 - Camp Marmal Afghanistan Male: 1st – Rene Brueckner, Germany, 17:59, 2nd – Sampson Snoeck, Belgium, 19:40 3rd – Vico, Belgium, 19:58 Women: 1st – MAJ Kathy McKay, United States, 22:39 2nd – SSG Lani Hafel, United States, 22:47 3rd – LTC Myong Woo, United States, 23:39 |
Berna's 5k from Debbie Vinyard on Vimeo.
| See the 5K Race Start Photos BELOW and over 9,000 photos from the past 3 years at the Don's FRIENDS 5K Events in FLORIDA and MICHIGAN! More coming SOON! CLICK HERE |
| Below: Click to View this nice Video about Berna, who ran her 1st 5K Run at the Don's Friends 5K on April 13th, 2013. Thanks Berna! |

| Don's FRIENDS 5K Run - St. Augustine Beach, Florida April 13th, 2013 |

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| Americas BEST and Allies show support for Don's Foundation. What a Honor for Don's Friends! |
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| Don's FRIENDS 5K Run - St. Augustine Beach, Florida April 13th, 2013 Runners Line UP for a Great Run! |
Don Bob Jim Sally Jessica ABOVE is photo taken in May 2008 at the Bay Shore Marathon in Traverse City, MI |

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| Thank You for another Successful Don's Friends 5K -2013 ! Join us in Northville, MI for our Don's Friends Fun Run on June 1st, 2013 Click HERE to view nearly 6,000 photos from The Don's Friends events on April 12th and 13th 2013. |