Date: Saturday, December 12, 2020Hosted by: River Deep Foundation & Denver SCI HOPParticipants: Operation TBI Freedom Santa DeliveriesThank you River Deep Foundation Family!!! What an incredible day! 12 hours and 300 miles later, we accomplished our mission! Santa Chuck and his elf Susan delivered gifts to 18 veteran families from Operation TBI Freedom who needed […]
December 11, 2020NKBA Online Holiday Party & Auction Fundraiser The River Deep Foundation was thrilled to be chosen as the beneficiary for the annual holiday party and fundraiser held by NKBA Rocky Mountain Chapter. NKBA stands for National Kitchen and Bath Association and its members are all involved in the Kitchen & Bath Design Industry—designers,
Date: Monday, December 7, 2020Hosted by: River Deep Foundation & Denver SCI HOPLocation: Cottonwood Art Center – Colorado SpringsParticipants: Operation TBI Freedom Art Class – Christmas OrnamentsThis is the final art class for the year and we are creating Christmas ornaments and cards. The group of veterans and family member attendees listened to Christmas music
Date: Saturday, December 5, 2020Location: Kilroy’s Workshop, CO SpringsHosted by: River Deep & SCIHOPParticipants: Operation TBI Freedom Blacksmithing ClassThis weekend we had an amazing time with a group of four veterans learning the fundamentals of blacksmithing. Our Master Blacksmith, Ron Hardman took his time to make sure everyone understood what to expect from the class.
It was a beautiful sunny day with no wind. A perfect day to be outdoors! Most of the participants were new to trapshooting and bird hunting. We started out with the fundamentals of shooting a shotgun, hitting a flying target, and the safety issues in the field with pointing and flushing dogs. Then it was
November 13-17, 2020Location: NRA Whittington Center- Raton, New MexicoSponsored by: NRA Whittington Center, GunWerks and SCI This was an amazing opportunity to send one Veteran and their family on a Trophy Elk Hunt at the acclaimed NRA Whittington Center in New Mexico. This was a group endeavor between these groups: NRA Whittington Center who donated
November 2, 2020Hosted by: River Deep Foundation & Denver SCI HOPLocation: Cottonwood Art Center – Colorado SpringsParticipants: Operation TBI Freedom Art Class- Mola DesignsWe had 4 veterans and 5 family members attend great night at the Cottonwood Center of Arts learning about MOLA Design. We briefly learning about these designs, and their Indigenous Latin American
Hosted by: River Deep Foundation & Denver SCI HOPLocation: Lincoln Hills Fly Fishing Club – Black Hawk, COParticipants: Operation TBI Freedom, Ft. Carson SRU Fly Fishing with Anglers of HonorThis is our final fly fishing outing for the year. The stream is low and clear so the fishing will be a challenge. We start with
September 26, 2020Location: Colorado Youth Outdoors, Windsor ColoradoHosted by: River Deep and SCI Humanitarian Outreach ProgramParticipants: Operation TBI and Ft. Carson SRU Today we are at the beautiful Colorado Youth Outdoors Swift Ponds Facility in Northern Colorado that features many ponds, a 3-D archery course and trap shooting range. Over 100 veterans and active duty
September 22, 2020Hosted by: River Deep Foundation and SCIHOPLocation: USAFA Equestrian Center, Remount FoundationParticipants: Operation TBI Freedom Another amazing day at Air Force Academy! We had six Operation TBI Freedom staff members participate in the program in order to better understand the benefits and power of Equine Assisted Learning and how this type of therapy