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.
January 2, 2021Pheasant Hunt at The Bluffs This is the first outing of 2021 and we are excited to be hosting a group veterans from Operation TBI Freedom and Ft. Carson SRU. After some trap shooting and lunch, we split up into two groups of hunters with guides and dogs. It’s a warm and sunny […]
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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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September 14, 2020 Hosted by: River Deep Foundation and SCIHOPLocation: Cottonwood Center for the Arts, Colorado SpringsParticipants:Operation TBI Freedom Another fantastic evening at the Cottonwood Center for the Arts. We had 8 Veterans and family members learning the foundations of color mixing, composition, and brush-sketching as we have with the each of the four acrylic
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