The Covering House 24,901-Mile Challenge, by F3 Gateway (STL)

Join F3 Gateway (St. Louis) for our 7th annual, week-long virtual activity challenge, benefiting The Covering House. This year, we will attempt to CIRCLE THE GLOBE for TCH... 24,901 miles! We will need your help!  All participants will track and report their mileage throughout the week. Together, we will log more than 24,901 combined miles of walking, running, cycling, or whatever your favorite activity is! 

The goal of the event is to raise awareness about the prevalence of sexual trafficking and exploitation in the Saint Louis area and around the world. This event is also a fundraiser to raise money for a deserving nonprofit that helps survivors of sex trafficking from all around the country, but is based in St. Louis, MO called The Covering House. The funds raised through this event will go directly to the restoration of survivors of sex trafficking and exploitation.

ABOUT THE COVERING HOUSE - https://thecoveringhouse.org/ 

The Covering House provides refuge and restoration, using the least restrictive environment, for sexually exploited and trafficked children and teens, providing safety, dignity, and freedom utilizing top level staffing and oversight. The Covering House provides residential therapeutic services and community based services for youth survivors of sex trafficking and exploitation. These services include counseling, group therapy, education, and mentoring. 

ABOUT F3 GATEWAY (ST. LOUIS) - https://f3nation.com/ (for F3 STL Locations, click here: https://f3stlouis.com/) 

F3 is a national network of free, peer-led workouts for men. Our mission is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community leadership. The three Fs in our name stand for Fitness, Fellowship and Faith — the last of which we define as not one specific religion or faith system, but simply a belief in something outside oneself.

Our workouts …
Are free of charge
Are open to all men
Are held outdoors, rain or shine, heat or cold
Are led by men who participate in the workout in a rotating fashion, with no training or certification necessary
End with a Circle of Trust

We welcome men of all fitness levels to our workouts and have no requirement for membership other than that you show up at the appointed time and place and follow the workout leader.

Order your 2026 Event Shirt Here!

CLICK HERE TO GET YOURS

Order before MIDNIGHT on Oct 13, 2026!

We have a lot of options to offer! 4 different colors; men, women & youth sizes; short & long sleeve t-shirts and a hoodie!

All event sponsors' logos will be printed on the back prior to production. 

Thank you S&S Screen Graphics for setting up the storefront! 

 WE GAVE AWAY SOME GREAT GIVE-A-WAYS IN 2025 (SEE BELOW)!

CHECK BACK SOON FOR 2026 GIVE-AWAYS.

Although none of you are participating in this event to receive a prize, we always give away some great items! Thanks to generous donations from various companies and individuals, below was everything we were able to award participants and fundraisers. If you have anything to donate for our event, please let us know!

Fundraising Giveaways

• Biggest Fundraiser: 12-Year Pappy Van Winkle ($995+ 2nd market value)
• 2nd Biggest Fundraiser: A Bottle of Colonel E.H. Taylor Small Batch Bourbon
• Fundraiser w/ the Most Donors: A Bottle of 10-Year Eagle Rare Bourbon Store Pick (Thanks, Scott from The Bike Center!)

Overall Mileage Giveaways

• Most Miles* on Day 1: Design Breadsmith Cookie of the Month, proceeds going to TCH! (Thanks, Zac from Breadsmith!)
• Most Miles* on Day 7: Breadsmith Free Bread for a Year!
• Most Overall Miles*: $100 Bike Center Gift Card & TCH T-Shirt & TCH Hat
• 2nd Most Overall Miles*: $50 Bike Center Gift Card, TCH T-Shirt & TCH Hat
• Most Running Miles: $150 Laurie's Shoes Gift Card (Thanks, Sam from Laurie's Shoes!)
• Most Walking/Rucking Miles: $150 Laurie's Shoes Gift Card
• Most Overall Miles* (Female): Breadsmith Basket & TCH Gear Packet (T-Shirt, Water Bottle & Tote Bag)
• 2nd Most Overall Miles (Female): TCH Gear Packet (T-Shirt, Water Bottle & Tote Bag)

Youth Giveaways

• Most Overall Miles* (Youth 1-18): St. Louis City Jersey Signed by Players
• 2nd Most Overall Miles* (Youth 1-18): $100 Dick's Gift Card
• Most Overall Miles* (Youth 1-13): $100 Dick's Gift Card

 * Miles will be weighted this year! Cycling = 1 pts, Running = 2 pts, Walking = 4 pts, Rucking = 5 pts *

Only One Rule: You can only win one activity category. We’d like to spread the wealth a bit.

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If you'd like to pick up some TCH Merch to show the world you support their mission, CLICK HERE

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Once again, the crew at The Bike Center in Des Peres is stepping up in support of our event. They are offering their "Silver Tune-up" for only $70 to anyone who mentions the F3 + Covering House event (a $145 value).  

Reach out to schedule your tune today!

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Once again, our friends at Laurie's Shoes in Glendale are stepping up to help get everyone ready for some miles. They are offering $10 off your shoe purchase, and donating 10% to The Covering House!

Please join us as we kick off our 7th annual event!

Join us for 1 of 4 in-person F3 Gateway kick-off convergences!

Someone from The Covering House will be at each convergence to talk about their mission and what they are seeing on the front lines of this battle against human trafficking in STL. 

September 12, 2026

OPTION 1: ARNOLD CITY PARK

5:30 am - 6:30 am F3 Beatdown (men only, sorry!)
6:45 am Presentation... all are welcome!!
 
F3 JeffCo AO Riverbend

#ao_saturday_bd channel to HC

2400 Bradley Beach Rd, Arnold, MO 63010

OPTION 2: WESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

6 am - 7 am F3 Beatdown (men only, sorry!)
7:15 am Presentation... all are welcome!!
 
#covering_house_challege channel to HC

Football Field, 800 Maryville Centre Dr, Town and Country, MO 63017
 

OPTION 3: LEGACY PARK (COTTLEVILLE)

7 am - 8 am F3 Beatdown (men only, sorry!)
8:15 am Presentation... all are welcome!!
 
F3 AO The Last Stop

#1st-f channel to HC

5490 5th Street, Cottleville, MO 63304

OPTION 4: EUREKA SOCCER PARK

5:15am - 6:15am F3 Beatdown (men only, sorry!)
6:30am Presentation... all are welcome!!

F3 County Line AO Game Day

#ao_gameday_eureka channel to HC

102 Williams Rd, Eureka, MO 63025

If you are a part of F3, head over to F3 Gateway's Slack for links to PreBlast details to HC! 

The #1 Goal of This Event is Awareness

Yes, we want to log enough miles to circle the globe twice. We need your help doing so!

Yes, we want to raise $250,000 for TCH. Please join us in support of their mission! 

But our #1 goal through this event is raising awareness. 

In 2024, we heard from men on the frontline of the battle against human trafficking in St. Louis. If you missed that conversation, you can CLICK HERE to watch it. 

In September of 2025, 40 men from F3 Gateway in St. Louis gathered to hear from two other experts who continue to fight this evil in our community. Although we did not record the conversation, they did provide materials we can share with the world. Below are a few links to past presentations and upcoming events.

Did you know Missouri Ranks #4 in Human Trafficking?

It's not always strangers. Often, it's people kids have a relationship with who target them for trafficking or exploitation. Learn how kids can be vulnerable, especially online, and how you can help them heal from this trauma. This is heavy work. It's not always easy, but when kids light up and have breakthrough moments in therapy, we know it's worth it.

CLICK HERE to learn more about the issue in our community.

Community Presentations & Training

The Covering House provides various presentation and training opportunities to educate community members about the dangers of sex trafficking and exploitation.

CLICK HERE to request more information about brining the conversation to your workplace, school, church or organization!

Hidden in Plain Sight

Learn what trafficking looks like in our community. This event was hosted in January 2025 for Human Trafficking Prevention Month in partnership with Maritz.

Panelists: Betsy Papin (Child Advocacy Center of Northeast Missouri), Gary Schirmacher (Maritz), Sgt. Donny Walters (Ethical Society of Police President, SLMPD), Keaton Strong (Ritenour School District & Retired Police Captain).

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

All sponsors receive recognition on www.miles4tch.org, event communication and our 2nd Annual golf scramble! 

Bronze sponsors and above will be included on the 7th Annual mileage event T-Shirt, receive golf foursomes and hole signs!

We have various sponsorship levels available. Please click on the PDF icon below for more information.

PLATINUM ($10,000... Let's Talk!)

GOLD ($5,000... includes 4x Foursomes & 4x Hole Signs)

SILVER ($2,500... includes 2x Foursomes & 2x Hole Signs)

BRONZE ($1,000... includes a Foursome & Hole Sign)

GOLF SCRAMBLE FOOD & BEVERAGES $500

GOLF SCRAMBLE HOLE SPONSOR $250

AMBASSADOR SPONSORSHIP

An Ambassador Sponsor is a company or organization who helps by inviting people to participate in our event. Because the main purpose of this event is to raise awareness, we encourage anyone to form a team and invite people into the conversation! (30 participant minimum)

DONATE GIVE-AWAYS OR OTHER CREATIVE WAYS

In the past, we have received various items or services from generous partners. Gift cards for giveaways, discounts on shoes and even crafting a beer for the event are just a few ways people have supported The Covering House! 

Join us for some in-person events!

CLICK HERE for details about our 2st annual golf scramble!

WE HAVE MORE PLANNED... 

COME BACK SOON for details about an overnight ruck on 10/9.

COME BACK SOON for details about gatherings on 10/10. 

COME BACK SOON for details about opportunities to meet up for miles.