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
Date: November 20, 2021Location: Kilroy’s Workshop, Colorado SpringsHosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom & Ft. Carson SRU Another amazing session with a group of five veterans learning the fundamentals of blacksmithing this weekend. Some of our clients worked on their project for to be given as Christmas presents. Our Master Blacksmith, Ron
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
December 8, 2021Location: Peak Bowl – Colorado Springs, COHosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: Operation TBI and Ft. Carson SRU We are excited to be hosting veterans and their family members at our annual Christmas Party! The wonderful folks at Peak Bowl in Colorado Springs helped make it a fun day by providing the space
Date: December 6, 2021Location: Cottonwood Center for the Arts – Colorado Springs, COHosted by: River Deep & Cottonwood Center for the ArtsParticipating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom and Ft. Carson SRU Art Class – Metal OrnamentsWe had a great night at the Cottonwood Center for the Arts with a group of veterans and their family members.
Date: December 5, 2021Location: RMS GearHosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom, Craig Hospital, Ft Carson SRU We had a great group of men, women and children excited to learn archery from the RMS Gear staff. Dr. Joel Bach from the Colorado School of Mines also joined us and brought brand new adaptive
Date: December 2, 2021Location: Specialty Appliance Showroom, Greenwood Village Holiday Party and Presentation of Appliance Package DonationsFor several years, Specialty Appliance has been kind enough to open their Greenwood Village showroom to us so that we can host our wild game cooking classes. This year they approached us with offer to donate three appliance packages
Date: November 27- December 5, 2021Location: The Island of BonaireHosted by: Denver Adaptive Divers, RDF Alliance Member Dive Trip with Denver Adaptive DiversIn 2020, River Deep Foundation began working with the non-profit Denver Adaptive Divers (DAD)allowing our clients (veterans and other individuals with disabilities) to Try SCUBA diving in a safe,supportive environment. DAD has since