April 6, 2022Location: Art Students League of DenverHosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: Ft. Carson, Craig Hospital, VA Art Class – Introduction to Drawing We will be learning the basics of sketching using charcoal, a white canvas and the model of a bust. While it’s quite a challenge, it’s also a lot of fun. Everyone […]
April 4, 2022Location: Cottonwood Center for the ArtsHosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom Art Class – Book FoldingWhat a great night with a group of veterans and their families learning about book folding. This class was very interesting. Our instructor, Bonnie Nelson, taught us different ways and techniques to create amazing book
March 26, 2022Location: Valhalla Hunt Club, Bennett, COHosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: Craig Hospital Trap Shooting We are excited that Craig Hospital patients are able to get back out into the community again after the extended pandemic restrictions. All of the patients who participated in today’s outing had previous experience shooting clays so they
Date: March 19, 2022Location: The Bluffs, Byers, COSponsored by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: Operation TBI and Ft. Carson SRU Pheasant HuntIt is sunny day with a nice breeze—perfect for spending time in the grassy fields of the Bluffs Hunt Club in Byers. We gather at the clubhouse for lunch and discuss what the group can
Date: March 12, 2022Location: RMS Gear, Wheat Ridge, COHosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: Craig Hospital, Ft. Carson SRU, Operation TBI Freedom, VA Archery Instruction We enjoyed our time learning the fundamentals of traditional archery! The staff is so helpful to all the participants, offering patient instruction as needed. We have adaptive equipment on site
Date: March 7, 2022Location: Cottonwood Center for the ArtsHosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom Art Class – Still Life Painting Four veterans and four family members joined us for tonight’s art class. We love to see family participating as it’s important to have loved ones engaged in the healing process. We worked
Date: March 5, 2021Location: Kilroy’s WorkshopHosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipants: Operation TBI Freedom, Ft. Carson SRUBlacksmithing We had a big group of twelve veterans and one family member attend this month’s fundamentals of blacksmithing class. We confirmed again that having a physical disability is not an obstacle for anyone to have fun and gather with
Date: February 27, 2022Location: Denver Adaptive DiversHosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: Ft. Carson SRU, VA, Colorado School of Mines Try SCUBA A group of veterans and Colorado School of Mines engineering student were in the pool to learn the basics of SCUBA diving in a safe and fun environment. The students joined us as
Date: February 9, 2022Location: Art Students League of DenverHosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: Craig Hospital, VA Abstract Acrylics Artist Homare Ikeda is our instructor for tonight’s class. We are happy to have some clients here thathave attended several of the other art classes we organize, as they vary in subject matter frommonth to month. First,
Date: February 7, 2022Location: Cottonwood Center for the ArtsHosted by: River Deep Foundation Participating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom, Ft. Carson SRU Art Class – QuillingFour veterans and three family members enjoyed a fun class at Cottonwood Center for the Arts. The evening started with some background about Quilling which is process that, as we learned,