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...
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...
Carry The Fallen- Ft. Campbell to Ft. Knox ruck relay goes as planned
Over the weekend, Carry The Fallen- Team Louisville conducted their biggest annual ruck march relay. The event began Thursday just outside Fort Campbell, at the Oak Grove Memorial Walking Trail Park, and continued until Sunday ending at the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery....
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...
New Aiming For Zero campaign raises more than awareness
This past Saturday, the Pioneer Sportsmen – Aiming For Zero team held a side match at the NH Pioneer IDPA Patriot Day Season Opener in Dunbarton, New Hampshire. The side match fundraiser was in support of Active Heroes’ Aiming For Zero campaign, and was accomplished...
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...
