I joined this organization just a little under a year ago and have thoroughly enjoyed attending their golfing events. Not only the golf but meeting fellow Veterans from Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines. Fairways for Warriors staff members through their golf outings promote comradery, fellowship and four to five hours of peace of mind enabling the members to forget troubles even if for a moment. They also educate everyone on mental health issues and offer counseling both individual and via group sessions. The organization genuinely cares about their members and offer their support to their family members as well. During these golf outings the staff members ask members who have participated in the mental health counseling to share their experience and if they benefitted from the therapy, which all I heard responded it was a very helpful experience. Mental illness is a very serious and most often overlooked disease that millions of Veterans suffer from, this organization is doing its best to shed light on the issue and provide individuals with the help they require. All in all, with what they do a 5-star rating is an inadequate scale, they are by a far 10. The only short comings of this organization are the number of Chapters they have, they need more so they can do more.
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- EIN 27-3671721
- info@fairwaysforwarriors.org
- (407) 399-0977
- P.O. Box 342 Plymouth FL 32768 USA
- http://fairwaysforwarriors.org
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I joined this organization just a little under a year ago and have thoroughly enjoyed attending their golfing events. Not only the golf but meeting fellow Veterans from Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines. Fairways for Warriors staff members through their golf outings
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Mission: Fairways for warriors organization mission is to help combat wounded warriors with their mental and physical rehabilitation. The foundation defines a wounded warrior as anyone who has served in a combat theater weather a physical injury was sustained or not. The invisible wounds are usually more difficult to over come. The organization has many vietnam veterans in the program and using the game of golf as apart of mental and physical rehabilitation. Golf is a great game to help with ptsd and tbi. The foundation provided at no charge golf equipment, professional instructors, and golf outings. In addition, fairways for warriors helps when a combat veteran and their family need some financial assistance. For example, helping with food, gas, car repairs, utilities, therapy, etc
Target demographics: Our mission is to help combat wounded warriors with their mental and physical rehabilitation.
Direct beneficiaries per year: Over 500 combat wounded warriors and their families
Geographic areas served: Orlando FL, San Antonio, TX, Tampa, FL, Jacksonville, FL, NW FL (the Panhandel), Raleigh, NC, and Richmond, VA
Programs: We provide golf equipment, instruction, outings and other activities to wounded warriors and their families.When we started 9 years ago, we had no idea what a significant the impact that such an organization would have for warriors and their families. What we’ve learned is that Fairways for Warriors has given these brave men and women the opportunity to heal from their most significant injuries – the injuries that we can’t see such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, etc.