Multiple Volunteer Groups Prep Retreat for Ribbon Cutting
It has been a very busy week at the Active Heroes’ Military Family Retreat Center. Things are moving along quickly, despite the large amount of rain Kentucky and neighboring areas have received in recent weeks. Still, multiple volunteer groups came out and trudged...
Retreat Preparations Continue for Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
It has been a busy week at the Active Heroes’ Military Family Retreat. April has ended in typical fashion, with a lot of rain. Unfortunately, Active Heroes had to reschedule the April 30 volunteer day due to the weather. Active Heroes always strives to consider the...
Sabert Corporation Volunteers for ‘Earth Day’ at the Retreat
A great group of volunteers from the Sabert Corporation came out to the Military Family Retreat Center on Friday, April 22. Even though the conditions were less than superb, we still had several volunteers show up ready to work. The group came to volunteer on Earth...
Storybook Night: Where the Wild Things Are
April is Military Child Appreciation Month. This year, Active Heroes celebrated military children by kicking off the first “Storybook Night” for children of veterans and current service members at the Active Heroes Military Family Community Center on Friday, April 15,...
Bullitt East High School Students Volunteer at the Retreat
Bullitt East High School students from the House Augmentum visited the Active Heroes’ Military Family Retreat Center on Saturday, April 15. The house system was established in 2013 at Bullitt East High School and is similar to the ‘homeroom system.’ The Augmentum...
Represent Active Heroes everywhere
One of Active Heroes’ campaigns on the rise is the Virtual Athlete program, also known as an Ambassador Athlete. This allows athletes across the country the ability to register to represent Active Heroes as an ambassador in fight against veteran suicide at any race or...
Retreat Center beautification on schedule for ribbon cutting
Active Heroes’ first Military Family Retreat Center volunteer day goes off without a hitch. Ryan DeLong, Retreat Center Manager, stated the plans for the day were to clean up the top 4-acre plot around the cabin area. The day started out cold, but six brave volunteers...
Active Heroes Tribute – Abigail Glowark
LOUISVILLE, KY (March. 20, 2016) One high school senior out of the Pittsburgh, PA area is focusing her senior project on helping local veterans – a cause that’s a personal one for her. Abigail Glowark, with her family, is hosting a Carry The Fallen 3 hour ruck march...
New event pavilion to be built at retreat center
Active Heroes would like to give a big “Thank You!” to Caroline Amplatz, a philanthropist and native of the Twin Cities, Minnesota area, for her generous donation to Active Heroes. With her charitable support, Active Heroes will be able to complete numerous projects...
Active Heroes partners with Total Pro Roofing to provide Roof Repairs in Georgia
Active Heroes and Total Pro Roofing have partnered to provide a free roof replacement or repair to a deserving Veteran or Service Member living in or near Gwinnett County, GA. Active Heroes is looking for Veterans, Military Retirees, Active, Guard, and Reserve service...
Active Heroes Tribute – Janell Conner
Janell Conner’s passion for being a Carry The Fallen Team Leader stems out of the friendship she had with the late Major Justin Fitch. Conner said she first saw Fitch on television telling his story; a personal fight against veteran suicide, and how Active Heroes...
Active Heroes Tribute – Rob Arnold
Rob Arnold - Louisville, KY As soon as he got out of the Navy in 2002, Rob Arnold dove right into fitness. With a Bachelors in fitness and human performance and a Masters in sociology, he couldn’t be more qualified for the job. Always wanting a gym of his own, Arnold...
Active Heroes Tribute – Paul Smith
For the second year, Active Heroes is embarking on a four-day hike across Kentucky, spanning over 139 miles. Sergeant First Class Paul Smith participated in the ruck last year. He plans to tackle the trek again March 31st through April 3rd this year, where...
Active Heroes 2015 Annual Report Letter
2015 was a year we can always remember for Active Heroes. We once again continued our support of veterans and their families in unique ways to combat the stress, depression and triggering points that many face. The focus throughout 2015 was to develop the first cabin...
Active Heroes Tribute – Andrew Goldsworthy
In an effort to bring veterans in his area together, Andrew Goldsworthy, Army veteran, joined Active Heroes through the Carry The Fallen program. While he became a Team Leader just a few months ago, Goldsworthy said planning his first ruck-march event has already...
Active Heroes Tribute – James Brochinsky
LOUISVILLE, KY (Jan. 13, 2016) - Every morning when he wakes up, the weight is waiting on him. He throws the weight on each day, and leaves his home ready to carry it to his job, and picks it up again when he heads home. James Brochinsky, a middle school STEM teacher,...
Active Heroes Tribute – Shannon Shuey
LOUISVILLE, KY (Dec. 30, 2015) - A Navy veteran having served five years, Shannon Shuey has been involved with Active Heroes less than a year through Carry The Fallen, but had success with just her first event. Shuey participated in her first CTF ruck-march in March...
Active Heroes Tribute – Julie Belzer
A civilian interested in helping veterans, Julie Belzer signed on to be a Carry The Fallen Team Leader in St. Louis, Missouri in early 2014. Belzer said she does not have any close relations to the military other than her father being a veteran, but the number of 22 a...
Active Heroes Tribute – Anthony Doran
“A few times, I was almost that 22 a day,” said Anthony Doran, second in command Carry The Fallen Team Leader in Easton, Pennsylvania. Doran said after he was injured in Afghanistan, he suffered from PTSD and substance abuse and felt like he lost his purpose in life....
Active Heroes Retreat Update
Throughout 2015, Active Heroes has been continuously fundraising to progress the Active Heroes Retreat Center development. These fundraisers included a national campaign centered around a veteran named Justin Fitch who is fighting stage 4 cancer. Justin made it his...
