NC family runs 5K in 50 states to raise funds for children born with clefts [Video]

WYFF4.COM. THIS MORNING, A MILITARY FAMILY FROM PINEHURST NORTH CAROLINA, COMPLETED A5K ON THE SWAMP RABBIT TRAIL IN GREENVILLE. THEY WILL RUN ANOTHER FIVE K TOMORROW IN TENNESSEE AND HEAD TO ANOTHER STATE AFTER THAT FOR ANOTHER FIVE K. THE HOUGH FAMILY’S GOAL IS TO RUN A5K IN ALL 50 STATES, AND THE NATION’S CAPITAL IN 50 DAYS. THEY’RE RAISING MONEY FOR SMILE TRAIN. THAT’S A NONPROFIT THAT HELPS TO PROVIDE CARE FOR CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD WHO ARE BORN WITH CLEFTS. DOCTORS SAY THE FACIAL DIFFERENCE CAN MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR CHILDREN TO EAT, SPEAK AND EVEN BREATHE THEIR DAUGHTER CAMPBELL, WHO IS NOW 17, WAS BORN WITH A CLEFT AND HAD FOUR SURGERIES. THE PARENTS AND TWO TEENAGE DAUGHTERS ARE TAKING THIS TRIP, STAYING AT CAMP SITES AROUND THE COUNTRY. IT’S OBVIOUSLY IT’S HARD SOMETIMES BECAUSE WE’RE ALL IN THIS LITTLE TINY SPACE AND YOU CAN’T REALLY ESCAPE. …