Heroes Ridge is situated close to Gettysburg on a mountain top, providing rest and relaxation to wounded injured and ill veterans and their family members. The 275 acre facility has four cabins, a dining hall, recreation center, pool and pool house, horses, an outdoor arena, and miles of trails for ATV, riding, horseback, riding, and hiking.
Operation ReBoot Outdoors is a 501c3 non-profit organization that concentrates on getting Veterans, LEOs, and service members out of the house and into nature, providing healing through hunting, fishing, and other outdoor recreational activities. We do not turn anyone away here at ORO. If there is a Veteran who needs a reboot, who served honorably or are currently serving our country, they qualify for our services. We are thankful for our ability as Veterans and Registered Maine Guides to help other Veterans reset their back azimuth to True North.
To show our appreciation for our fighting veterans by connecting them with others that share the same passions and are willing to get them into the outdoors and enjoying life again. We challenge all of the veterans that participate to “Pay It Forward” by spreading the word to their brothers and sisters that need help or could use some time in the outdoors to re-focus their minds on the important things in life!
Operation Pay It Forward was formed to help our returning warriors overcome the injuries and demons they brought back with them from combat. Our goal is to introduce or reintroduce these veterans to the outdoors and the associated healing effects and comradery that comes with it. These soldiers are then given a new mission – to connect with their veteran brothers and sisters that need help and involve them in OPIF’s mission to “pay it forward” to their brothers and sisters in arms.
Our mission as an organization is dedicated to creating and fostering positive experiences for Combat Veterans by connecting through outdoor and recreational activities. We create an alliance through peer engagement in a comfortable and relaxed environment.
Each and every Combat Veteran has a purpose beyond their call of duty. We are committed to helping them find it.
Supported by Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Nicole “Nikki” Fried and led by the Florida Forest Service, Operation Outdoor Freedom provides recreational and rehabilitative opportunities to wounded veterans on state forests, agricultural lands and private lands throughout Florida at no cost. Since its inception in 2009, Operation Outdoor Freedom has hosted more than 500 events and served approximately 4,100 wounded veterans.
Our Southwest Florida Fishing Captains have stepped up to the plate with some super offers for the service men and women who are on leave in the area. Fishing charters are limited to a single charter from only one of the contributors shown below during the 2-week period. Our captains and guides are able to offer this benefit by sharing the load among themselves. In many cases, the contributors have cancelled or rescheduled trips with paying customers so please let them know if you have to cancel your scheduled trip.
The program that our Veterans, especially our Severely Combat Wounded Veterans, ask to participate in, is our SOLDIER OUTDOOR INITIATIVE PROGRAM which combines everything outdoors such as hunting, fishing, camping, hiking and more. We have taken thousands of our troops on once in a lifetime outdoor experiences that created truly memorable experiences that will last a lifetime. This program also helps bring together a sense of brotherhood that so many of our Veterans miss when they get out of the military because they get to enjoy these experiences with other Veterans.
Operation North State (ONS) founded in December 2010 is a 501 c3 non-profit (ALL VOLUNTEER) military support services organization which annually offers forty-eight (48) “unique” projects for North Carolina’s active military personnel, deployed troops and veterans – especially wounded warriors / DVet. Additionally, we host nearly two-hundred 200) one-on-one recreational outings (fishing and golf) for wounded warriors / DVets throughout the year. And, we host dozens of veterans from outside North Carolina as well.
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A New Jersey Non-Profit Organization
Approved by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) Organization
