Yoga relaxes at the Active Heroes Community Center
At the Community Center we continue to provide programs that will help veterans and their family members find a release from stress, anxiety, and just the hectic shuffle of everyday life. A great way for those to find the balance between stressors and the everyday...
Legal aid and experimental therapy at the community center
Here at the Community Center we want to be able provide services to Veterans and their families that may help them beyond the scope of stress and dealing with PTSD. Active Heroes provides a vast amount of resources, classes, clinics, and seminars that can help...
Humid days at Retreat doesn’t stop volunteers
Lately, It has been really humid at the Active Heroes Retreat. It has been one of the wettest summers to remember in a long time. The grass is growing like a jungle out at the retreat. Work has continued despite the harsh conditions. UAW Local 862 has continued work...
LG&E Volunteers to clear out Petting Zoo at Retreat
It has been a hot couple of weeks at the Active Heroes Retreat. Work has continued despite the harsh conditions. UAW Local 862 has continued work on the second cabin and the bridge project. Their help is vital to the Active Heroes Retreat. Their ability to continue...
Pancakes, parent talk groups, yoga and more at the community center
This past week Saturday at the Community Center was a very busy and productive with many things taking place. We kicked off the morning with the Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser with eleven in attendance. If you didn’t make it out you missed out on a homemade recipe for...
Volunteers gather and new music classes
This past week at the Community Center we had a great success in our new class for those who are interested in volunteering with Active Heroes. We had 11 new volunteers who came out to learn how Active Heroes started, how we have grown, programs/services we offer, and...
Retreat adds life systems for horses
It has been yet another busy week at the Active Heroes’ Military Family Retreat Center. Progress continues on cabin number 2. The crew from United Automobile Workers (UAW) Local 862 finished the foundation and are ready to start construction on the main floor of the...
The VA Announces a Decrease in Veteran Suicide
Veteran suicide has decreased from an average of 22 to a day to 20 a day, according to the Department of Veteran Affairs. While Active Heroes, a veteran suicide charity, still has a lot of work to do in their mission to decreases these numbers further, it is a step in...
Volunteer Days Continue at the Retreat Center
It has been yet another busy week full of volunteers at the Active Heroes’ Military Family Retreat Center. Progress continues on the second cabin. A crew from United Automobile Workers [UAW FORD] Local 862 finished the initial excavation for the foundation, laid the...
Active Heroes’ Community Center to Host Open Forum
Veterans and military families are invited to attend an open forum at the Active Heroes’ Military Family Community Center on Thursday, June 30, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. The Active Heroes staff is hosting this event in an effort to get a response from the military community...
Active Heroes Kicks Off a Summer of Pancake Breakfast and BBQ and Fun Events
This past Saturday, Active Heroes held its first “Red, White and Blue Pancake Breakfast,” at the Military Family Community Center. This is the first of many military and civilian fundraising events the Community Center will host this summer. These fundraising events,...
Storybook Night: “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie”
On Friday, May 27 military families gathered at the Active Heroes’ Military Family Community Center for Storybook Night. Kids explored the popular children’s book “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie,” with mouse themed games, crafts and snacks. The evening began with arts...
Justin Fitch Cabin: Ribbon Cutting and Celebration of Life
After numerous years of planning, and hundreds of volunteers putting in thousands of hours of hard work, last Friday morning Active Heroes' Military Family Retreat cut the ribbon officially opening the “Justin Fitch Cabin.” The Retreat has been a dream of Active...
Changes at the Active Heroes’ Community Center
Many changes have been underway at the Active Heroes’ Military Family Community Center over the past few weeks. Improvement projects for the facility have kept staff and volunteers busy with “spring cleaning.” Volunteers have assisted with the development of an...
Engineers from 4th Cavalry Brigade Continue to Volunteer at the Retreat
It has been yet another busy week at the Active Heroes’ Military Family Retreat Center. Engineers from the 4th Cavalry Brigade continue to devote numerous hours at the Retreat. In just a short week, the Engineers have completed many projects. They re-purposed wood...
UAW FORD Off Loads Second Cabin to be Built at the Retreat
It was a damp Wednesday morning at the Active Heroes’ Military Family Retreat Center. As volunteers from AGRI Financial and the 4th Cavalry Brigade gathered to meet with the Retreat Manager, Ryan DeLong and discuss the day’s activities, a semi that held the second...
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...
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: Active Heroes to Honor Major Justin Fitch’s Life
Active Heroes to Celebrate the Life and Final Mission of Major Justin Fitch at the Military Family Retreat Center with its First Cabin’s Ribbon Cutting Ceremony LOUISVILLE, KY. - The public is invited to attend the Active Heroes’ Military Family Retreat Center: First...
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...
