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Walk Hard: ATO members will start walking to Panama City Beach Friday morning

March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 News

(Photo/Contributed) Members of Troy University’s Alpha Tau Omega fraternity pose with their flag on the beach last year after completing the annual six-day, 128.3-mile walk from Troy to Panama City Beach known as Walk Hard. The proceeds from the event go to benefit veterans. Luke Brantley Variety Editor Lirona Joshi Staff Writer Members of Troy University’s Alpha Tau Omega fraternity will embark on a six-day, 128.3-mile walk from Troy to Panama City Beach, Florida, over spring break. The 29 walkers will leave Friday at 8 a.m. from the Bibb Graves…

ATO raises $71,000 during Walk Hard

March 20, 2019 Opinion

Luke Brantley Staff Writer “We are more than conquerors.” Josh Marvin read these words in a letter of support from his brother and burst into tears, nearly at his breaking point. Despite the pain in his feet, Marvin, a sophomore risk management insurance major from Alabaster, found the strength to keep walking through the exhaustion. He and 35 others were halfway through Alpha Tau Omega’s 128.3-mile “Walk Hard” from Troy University to the pier in Panama City Beach, Florida, reading letters of encouragement from their families. ATO members make the…