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.
September 14, 2022Location: Art Students League of DenverHosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: Craig Hospital Participants choose images and color combinations from magazines to make a work of art that is soothing and calming. Everyone had a great time a big thanks to Robin our instructor and all of the ASLD staff for making it […]
September 10, 2022Location: Colorado Youth Outdoors (CYO), Windsor, COHosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: Craig Hospital, Operation TBI Freedom, VA, Ft. Carson SRU Today brought us some much anticipated cooler weather, so clouds and the occasional drizzle was not enough to stop participants and their families from enjoying this day. Everyone spreads out across the
September 9, 2022Location: Cottonwood Center for the ArtsHosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom, Ft. Carson SRU What a cool way to follow our labor day weekend with a group of veterans and their families learning about ancient and traditional clay hand-building techniques. Our instructor Samantha Disney-Saxton brought a few projects for the
September 3, 2022Location: Valhalla Hunt Club, Bennett, COHosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom We had a beautiful sunny day to be out in the fields in search of doves, hoping to bring a few home for dinner! Hunting doves can be a bit like trying to hunt for shooting stars. Nonetheless, it
August 10, 2022Location: Art Students League of DenverHosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: Ft. Carson SRU, Craig Hospital, VA Art Class – Tooling Foil FishWhat a fun class learning how to work with metal! We learned to trace a pattern—in this case a fish—onto a thin piece of metal and then how to add more
August 6, 2022Location: Kilroy’s Workshop, Colorado Springs, COHosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: Ft. Carson SRU, Operation TBI Freedom, VA Blacksmithing Another amazing time with a group of four veterans learning the fundamentals of blacksmithing this weekend. Our Master Blacksmith, Ron Hardman took his time to make sure everyone understood what to expect from the
August 3-5, 2022Location: Kremmling, COHosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: Craig Hospital and Operation TBI Float and Fish Trip The weather was warm and the water was cool. What a day we had floating down and fly fishing on the Colorado River! Not only did we get to see some beautiful country, we also watched
August 1, 2022Location: Cottonwood Center for the Arts, Colorado SpringsHosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom Art Class – Paint by Numbers We had a great start to the month of August with this art class offered by our instructor Karen Khoury. The participants worked on an artist-made paint-by-numbers project, an elevated version
July 29-30, 2022Location: Elevenmile Reservoir, Lake George, COHosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom, Ft. Carson SRU Camping and Balloon Fly We always have a fantastic time at the annual weekend trip to Eleven Mile State Park. Veterans and their families had campsites with beautiful views of the lake and mountains. On Friday,
July 19 2022Location: USAFA Equestrian Center, Colorado Springs, COHosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom Equine Assisted LearningIt was another great day at the Air Force Academy with an amazing group of veterans learning about equine therapy. Even though it was a little cold, we still managed to have a lot of fun.