December 12, 2021
Location: Specialty Appliance - Greenwood Village
Participating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom, Ft. Carson SRU, VA, Craig Hospital
​Hosted by: River Deep Foundation

Wild Game Cooking Class with Leslie Fangman
In 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 dishes. All of the dishes taste delicious. The participants had a fun time learning something new and will be able to try dishes at home with the guidance of Chef Leslie’s wild game cook book! She generously shares a copy of the book at each class and we are so thankful for her contribution to our programs. A big thanks to her and to Specialty Appliance for allowing us to use their showroom for these classes.

Bob Adwar, Executive Director, River Deep Foundation, Chairman, SCI Humanitarian Outreach Program

Date: November 20, 2021
Location: Kilroy's Workshop, Colorado Springs
Hosted by: River Deep Foundation
Participating 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 Hardman took his time to make sure everyone understood what to expect from the class. First they learned a little bit about the history of blacksmithing and put all the skills learned in practice. Each participant created a knife to take home. Once again everyone had a wonderful time.

Jesus Guerra, CBIS, Military Support Specialist, Operation TBI Freedom
Bob Adwar, Executive Director, River Deep Foundation, Chairman, SCI Humanitarian Outreach Program

​December 8, 2021
Location: Peak Bowl - Colorado Springs, CO
Hosted by: River Deep Foundation
Participating Groups: Operation TBI and Ft. Carson SRU

Art Class - Metal Ornaments
We had a great night at the Cottonwood Center for the Arts with a group of veterans and their family members. We were celebrating the Christmas season by making beautiful metal ornaments for the Christmas tree. It was a festive night listening to Christmas carols, eating cookies and creating Everyone had such a fun evening.

Jesus Guerra, CBIS, Military Support Specialist, Operation TBI Freedom
Bob Adwar, Executive Director, River Deep Foundation
​Chairman, SCI Humanitarian Outreach Program

Date: December 5, 2021
Location: RMS Gear
Hosted by: River Deep Foundation
Participating 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 archery equipment. The device allows a user to release the arrow using their shoulder and chin. This will be a gamer changer for individuals with disabilities to participate in archery with greater ease. The development of the device was a collaborative effort with our River Deed Foundation, our alliance member, Quality of Life Plus and Colorado School of Mines. The group had a fun day learning archery making friends and sharing a meal. Many thanks to RMS Gear staff and all the volunteers.



Bob Adwar
Executive Director, River Deep Foundation
Chairman, SCI Humanitarian Outreach Program