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PHOTOS: Concrete Heroes Make Doing Good Look Easy
Concrete Hero returned to the streets of Los Angeles this month to raise money for AIDS Project Los Angeles. See what that kind of heroic fundraising looks like.
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          Jul 30, 2013
          
        
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Ready.
Sweat.
 
GO.
Concrete Hero takes participants through an urban obstacle course.
 
Apparently, none of these folks thought to go around the barriers.
 
He doesn't even look tired.
This year, its second ever for the event, participants like this one teamed up to raise more than $500,000 for the cause.
 
It couldn't have been easy.
 
But they make doing good look easy.
Now, all cleaned up, and on to the third year!

        
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PHOTOS: Concrete Heroes Make Doing Good Look Easy

Concrete Hero returned to the streets of Los Angeles this month to raise money for AIDS Project Los Angeles. See what that kind of heroic fundraising looks like.

FROM OUR SPONSORS

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