River Deep Foundation Outing Reports provide highlights of the dozens of activities and events we host to help bring hope and healing, one adventure at a time.
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,
Date: February 6, 2022Location: RMS Gear, Wheatridge, COHosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: Operation TBI, Craig Hospital Archery Instruction Everyone had a fun and informative day learning to use a secure and compound bow. The instructors at RMS Gear began by going over the range rules with the group and then explained the fundamentals of archery. We
Date: February 5, 2022Location: Kilroy’s WorkshopHosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom, Ft. Carson SRU BlacksmithingFive veterans and two family members attended this month’s Fundamentals of Blacksmithing class.Our Master Blacksmith, Ron Hardman explained that while safety and details are important, theyshould not be an obstacle to having fun. First they learned a little
Date: January 22, 2022Location: Denver Adaptive Divers Hosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: VA, Operation TBI Freedom, Ft. Carson SRU Try SCUBAThe group had fun night enjoying the calming effects of the pool while they learned the basics of SCUBA diving. For the most of the participants this was their first time, except for one
Date: January 10, 2022Location: Cottonwood Center for the Arts – Colorado Springs, COHosted by: River Deep & Cottonwood Center for the ArtsParticipating Groups: Operation TBI FreedomA great group of vets and family members joined us to to learn painting techniques with our instructor, Ben Bires. We learned how to use color and shades of color
Date: January 02, 2022Location: RMS Gear ArcheryHosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: Craig HospitalArchery InstructionWe are starting the new year with our friends at RMS Gear and participants from Craig Hospital. These outings are great for novices and seasoned archers alike. The instructors at RMS gear are fantastic teachers and will make sure you are
December 15, 2021Location: Art Students League of DenverHosted by: River Deep Foundation Participating Groups: VA, Ft. Carson SRU, Craig HospitalAt the class tonight we learned how to make one-of-a-kind Monoprints using acrylic paint, paper, paint brushed, q-tips, fingers and more! The participants had a such a nice time learning a new technique and creating a
December 12, 2021Location: Specialty Appliance – Greenwood VillageParticipating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom, Ft. Carson SRU, VA, Craig HospitalHosted by: River Deep Foundation Wild Game Cooking Class with Leslie FangmanIn today’s class we learned how to cook some dishes straight out of Louisiana, including rice and beans, boudin, pasta with pheasant and some other wild game