SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The 437 Project's annual run across the entirety of South Dakota from the Wyoming border to the Iowa border is nearing its kickoff. And in 2025, the late Brady Fuchs will inspire the 12 runners crossing the state as they take turns running a leg in their eastward relay.

"Most of the time, kids look up to their father, and they maybe want to be like them, and I looked at Brady in awe and wished I could be like him," Brady's father, Tom Fuchs of Byron, Minn., said.

"His legacy would be his kindness in giving to others and helping others unselfishly," Brady's mom Patti Fuchs of Byron, Minn., said. "He didn't even think twice about doing it."

The 437 Project puts a spotlight on mental health and raises money for the Helpline Center, a Sioux Falls-based nonprofit t

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