The Columbia chapter of Medals4Mettle (M4M) is scheduled to award donated endurance medals to 273 staff members from Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital during an outdoor ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 19.

The mission of M4M is to unite endurance athletes with non-athletes to create a new internal network of compassion, where kindness prevails without borders. The organization uses donated finishers medals from triathlons, marathons and half-marathons to recognize non-athletes who are running a unique and difficult race, often with an unknown finish line.

During the brief ceremony, which will take place near the medical center’s circle drive, medals will be presented to employee supervisors for distribution to those who directly contributed to patient safety and care during the COVID-19 pandemic.