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Date: July 11, 2021 Location: Specialty Appliance - Greenwood Village, CO Hosted by: River Deep & SCIHOP Participating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom & Ft. Carson SRU Wild Game Cooking Class with Chef Leslie Fangman All the veterans in attendance at this class learned how to cook and eat like royalty. Chef Leslie's menu for the day was a mouth watering array of pheasant, fish, elk, and a seemingly endless variety of curry recipes. She demonstrated how to approach cooking wild game meats to the class, focusing on both technique and preparation. The veterans helped prepared and cook these new recipes. Everyone had a great time and enjoyed the delicious food! As always, a big thank you to Specialty Appliance for letting us use their showroom kitchen! Bob Adwar President, River Deep Foundation Chairman, SCI Humanitarian Outreach Program 
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Date: July 10, 2021 Location: Specialty Appliance - Greenwood Village, CO Hosted by: River Deep & SCIHOP Participating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom & Ft. Carson SRU Blacksmithing This blacksmithing class was another fantastic time with a great group! Three veterans and one staff member from OTF, SRU had one cadre, and three active-duty members attend to learn about the fundamentals of this ancient process. Ron Hardman and his staff were top-notch, ensuring the veterans were in for a great class. They took their time to explain how to do everything and made sure each participant was safe. Blacksmithing instills in veterans a sense of warrior spirit—as to make something from raw material and turn it into a functional weapon. Everyone had a wonderful experience. Fred Hinton Eligibility Specialist, Operation TBI Freedom
Date: July 9, 2021 Location: Cottonwood Center for the Arts – Colorado Springs, CO Hosted by: River Deep & Cottonwood Center for the Arts Participating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom Art Class – Pottery with Kris Saxton The pottery instruction class at the Cottonwood Center for the Arts in Colorado Springs serves as a form of therapy for all the veterans and family members who the attended the class. Instructor Kris Saxton opened his studio to help inspire the participating veterans to create something new out of a block of clay—creating instead of destroying, like many experienced while deployed. Kris demonstrated the art of making a bowl out of clay. Following Kris' demonstration, veterans and their family members were engaged in their own pottery projects which included bowls, jars, spoons, coasters, and decorative art pieces. Instructor Kris also demonstrated how to use the pottery wheel for several of the veterans and family members, who were excited about the opportunity! Everyone had a great time and enjoyed the class! All who participated said they really enjoyed working with the instructor, Kris, and would like to attend another pottery class again in the future! As always, a big thank you to Cottonwood Center for the Arts in Colorado Springs for opening up their pottery studio. Alfredo Garcia Military Support Specialist, Operation TBI Freedom
Date: June 26, 2021 Location: Lincoln Hills - Blackhawk, CO Hosted by: River Deep & SCIHOP Participating Groups: Operation TBI, Craig Hospital & Ft. Carson SRU Anglers of Honor We always look forward to being at historic Lincoln Hills. Before we adventured out to the creek and ponds, the instructors did an incredible job of demonstrating the fundamentals of fly fishing to all of the participants. Following the instruction, everyone was excited to jump into some waders and start fly fishing with their assigned guides. Fortunately, everyone fly fishing was able to catch a few trout. After a few hours, everyone gathered for a barbecue lunch and a tribute from Anglers of Honor to the veterans in attendance, which included receiving an Anglers of Honor fly rod! At the end of the day, everyone's expression made it clear this outing was a success! A big thank you to all of the guides and volunteers that made this incredible outing possible! Bob Adwar River Deep Foundation, President SCI HOP - VP of Humanitarian Outreach
Date: June 19, 2021 Location: Kilroy's Workshop, Colorado Springs Hosted by: River Deep & SCIHOP Participating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom & Ft. Carson SRU Blacksmithing It was another amazing time with a group of four veterans learning the fundamentals of blacksmithing over Father’s day weekend. Our Master Blacksmith, Ron Hardman, took his time to ensure everyone understood what to expect from the class. First, Ron told the veterans about the history of blacksmithing, then he focused on demonstrating the multitude of skills required to be a blacksmith. Ron guided each participant in creating a knife to take home. All of the knives each participant made in the workshop were beautiful; they would make a great gift! Jesus Guerra, CBIS Military Support Specialist, Operation TBI Freedom Bob Adwar President, River Deep Foundation Chairman, SCI Humanitarian Outreach Program
Date: June 17, 2021 Location: Lincoln Hills - Blackhawk, CO Hosted by: River Deep & SCIHOP Participating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom & Ft. Carson SRU, VA Fly Fishing with Anglers of Honor Today, the Boulder Creek and ponds were crystal clear, making it the perfect day for a fly fishing outing. The day began with an introduction to the fundamentals of fly fishing from our wonderful Anglers of Honor guides. The overview of how to fly fish was great, as most of the veterans in attendance today were fly fishing for their very first time! All of the participants were excited to learn a new skill as well as enjoy the healing aspect of sharing the outdoors with new friends and faces. After a busy morning in the creek, everyone in attendance enjoyed lunch with one another on the deck of the eco center. Everyone was ecstatic to share their fly fishing experiences with one another. All of the participant not only left with a new skill, but also an Anglers of Honor fly rod, so they can fish on their own in the future. Thank you to all of the veterans that turned out and to Lincoln Hills and the guides that made this outing a success! Bob Adwar President, River Deep Foundation Chairman, SCI Humanitarian Outreach Program
Date: June 13, 2021 Location: Colorado Youth Outdoors - Windsor, CO Hosted by: River Deep Foundation & SCIHOP Participating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom, Craig Hospital, Colorado Youth Outdoors, & Ft. Carson SRU Family Fishing and Archery Day We always have a big turn out for the family fun days at Colorado Youth Outdoors! About 100 people turned out to support the River Deep Foundation with many families bringing their children. With numerous ponds to choose from and an archery range, everyone had plenty of opportunities to participate in the fun events of the day. Each pond had a guide demonstrating how to fly fish or spin fish to ensure that everyone, especially the children, had a great day! Lunch time turned out to be a great time for everyone to connect after the eventful morning. A big thank you to Colorado Youth Outdoors and its staff for making this wonderful event possible, the All American Beed Battalion for a fantastic lunch, the River Deep Alliance, and all the volunteers that contributed to the success of our outing! Bob Adwar River Deep Foundation, President SCI HOP - VP of Humanitarian Outreach
Date: June 8, 2021 Location: USAFA Equestrian Center Hosted by: River Deep & SCIHOP Participating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom Equine Therapy It was an amazing day at the Air Force Academy with a wonderful group of veterans excited to learn about Equine Therapy. We learned about the many benefits of Equine Therapy as well as different tools to help cope with stress in a healthy way. All of the veterans that participated had the opportunity to share how they felt before and after the equine session. The session culminated with a serene horseback ride across a number of rivers and streams! Everyone was grateful to be apart of the Equine Therapy outing! Jesus Guerra, CBIS Military Support Specialist, Operation TBI Freedom Bob Adwar River Deep Foundation, President SCI HOP - VP of Humanitarian Outreach
Date: June 7, 2021 Location: Cottonwood Center for the Arts Hosted by: River Deep & SCIHOP Participating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom & Ft. Carson SRU Monoprint Art Class A group ten people, six veterans and four of their family members, joined us to learn about Monoprints and Printmaking. Because of the smaller class, everyone had ample opportunity to make as many artworks as they wanted with help from the instructor! We created beautiful, moving monoprints this evening. Everyone created a unique and eye catching artwork they could take home and share with their family and friends. The evening art class was a wonderful and very peaceful way to end the day. Jesus Guerra, CBIS Military Support Specialist, Operation TBI Freedom Bob Adwar River Deep Foundation, President SCI HOP - VP of Humanitarian Outreach Date: June 5, 2021 Location: Kiowa Creek Sporting Clays Hosted by: River Deep & SCIHOP Participating Groups: Operation TBI & Ft. Carson SRU Sporting Clays Fundraiser A group of wonderful people gathered to enjoy the great weather and good food while supporting the River Deep Foundation. Everyone had a fun time, participating in some friendly competition shooting clays. Lunch, donated by the American Beef Battalion, was a delicious ribeye steak with corn, mashed potatoes, and dessert. The fundraiser ended with some prizes for the best clay shooters and others participating in the event! It was incredible to have another successful event. Each year this fundraiser gets better with the funds raised going directly to providing outings for wounded veterans and individuals with disabilities. A big thank you to all of the sponsors, volunteers, participants, and the River Deep Foundation's incredible supporters. Bob Adwar River Deep Foundation, President SCI HOP - VP of Humanitarian Outreach
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