by: John Rodriguez
To help fellow American Men and Women serving in the United States Military there are many organizations and individuals doing their best in some way to support our injured soldiers who have returned from the front line, and for Marine Corps Sergeant Enrique Trevino his support comes in the form of his very own body.
Starting as a New Year’s resolution where Sergeant Trevino challenged himself to do a million push-ups, and while he’s still on the path of reaching a million push-ups Trevino has decided “instead of doing a million push-ups to benefit myself, I want to give back to my brothers and sisters in the armed forces who have had so much taken from them.”
Determined to get to a million push-ups, Trevino is still committed to the endeavor but is doing so for the Wounded Warrior Project. The Wounded Warrior Project is organization which provides programs and services to severely injured service members from between the time they are active and in transition into civilian life.
On his donation page at the Wounded Warrior Project site, Trevino addresses viewers concerning is goal: “My name is Sergeant Enrique Trevino and my 2012 goal is to complete 1 Million push up’s within the year. That’s Right…1 Million, which is 2,732 push up’s a day. I have a strong desire to give back to the service men and women whom lives were greatly impacted but yet still continue to serve ever so proudly.”
“A lot of people have forgotten about them,” said Trevino, and because of this Trevino is hoping to remind fellow Americans about them. So far his intention is working. “When it started going viral, it just amazed me how many followers I got. It means a lot.”
With a million being his goal, Trevino must pump out 2,732 push-ups every 24 hours. The task doesn’t seem at all that hard to the young athletic man. “I take an hour out of my time, do push-ups. Generally then, I’ll average between 600-700 push-ups.”
The routine is repeated throughout the day and while strenuous his motivation: his fellow brothers and sisters who were injured fighting for our country helps him to continue. “It makes me never want to stop. I am already thinking, what am I going to do next year?”
Along with his million push-ups goal, Trevino is hoping to raise $20,000 by year’s end. With only a half a year remaining Trevino has already raised $10,000 for the Wounded Warrior Project.
If you would like to help this honorable soldier in his quest to helping our injured troops you can donate to the project, by visiting: http://bit.ly/zJgkl3.
