The Battlegrounds, St. Louis’ only permanent mud run obstacle course, recently held its seventh biannual race and collected muddy race shoes to benefit The Mission Continues.The Battlegrounds worked with Funds2Orgs.com to collect and donate racers’ shoes to those in developing nations with proceeds benefiting The Mission Continues. The race collected 413 pairs of shoes for the organization.The Mission Continues is a national nonprofit organization based in St. Louis that deploys military veterans into community service leadership roles at home. Its fellowship program involves post-9/11 veterans serving 20 hours a week for six months at a nonprofit of their choice while completing a professional development curriculum. Its service platoon program has teams of veterans of all generations working alongside active duty, guard/reservists and non-veterans in communities to find solutions and make an impact on local challenges.“Our races are extremely well received by our runners because they know we give back to our community,” said The Battlegrounds’ owner Carl Bolm. “Everyone is willing to support those that need our help, and we’re proud to be a part of the giving process.”The Battlegrounds is located at 11008 Schreckengast Road in Wright City, next to Cedar Lake Cellars winery and event center. For more information, call Bob Holm at 314-569-3005, extension 114, or visit the website at www.thebattlegrounds.com.Mission ContinuesBattlegrounds