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We Welcome You To CampPatriot.Org
We appreciate your taking a moment out of your busy schedule to see what Camp Patriot is all about and what we are accomplishing for our disabled veterans.
Our recent months have been filled with the extremes of both loss and encouragement. The loss of our beloved National Spokesman, Ryan Job, Blinded Navy SEAL, sent a shockwave through us all. Please visit Ryan's Memorial page
Since fundraising is our greatest challenge, our recent relationship with Equal World Coffee has given us much encouragement. You may read more about our relationship by clicking here. We also have our own toolbar now for searching and shopping online. At no cost to you, and with no registration required, you can generate income for Camp Patriot. Please visit our "Ways to Give" page to see how you can efficiently and effectively participate in blessing our Disabled Veterans.
To review our trips just click on the Photo Gallery. The trips are arranged from the most recent to our first trip back in 2006. Camp Patriot is about and for disabled veterans.
2009 began with fishing trips and a Michigan boar hunt, while behind the scenes work intensified on fundraising efforts and preparations involved in taking 3 disabled veterans on their first climb up Mt Rainier July 6-11. It was our 3rd annual climb made possible by a multitude of volunteers and equipment providers who enthusiastically give their very best for the sake of our veterans.
2008 was an exciting year! We finished our 2nd annual climb up Mt Rainier with 3 disabled veterans (2 blind, 1 amputee), completed our Raffle, which lasted almost a year, with many thanks to Pioneer Log Homes of British Columbia, Jim Shockey Hunting Adventures, The R&K Hunting Company and Sportsman's Warehouse for their donations and support of Camp Patriot and the disabled veterans we serve.
The summer turned even busier in the fall. From taking disabled veterans fly fishing in Montana, moose hunting in Bangor Maine, to elk hunting in Idaho with our new Camp Patriot spokesman and disabled veteran, (Ryan Job), a blind Navy SEAL. It has been jam-packed excitement.
Many new projects for disabled veterans are being set in motion. We were approached by a friend who wanted to donate his ranch to Camp Patriot to be used for disabled veterans. Eighty acres are being deeded over to Camp Patriot now and the remainder of the 3,220 acres will be left to Camp Patriot in a will. We are very excited about the possibilities of usage on this land for disabled veterans and would eventually like to build a smaller facility to hunt pheasant and provide horseback riding! Kind of a "Cowboy Ranch" experience for disabled veterans!
A few months ago I was called by a friend who wanted to give Camp Patriot something over lunch. He had just finished shutting down the sky diving drop zone he and his partner had run for many years. So, I thought he might be donating some parachutes to Camp Patriot! Over lunch Camp Patriot became the proud owner of an airplane - a 1957 Twin Beechcraft Bonanza!!! I was shocked but very thankful for such an amazing gift it will aide in transporting disabled veterans to specific sites!
So, as I was saying, it has been an amazing year. These gifts are great but I have to mention - we have no funding to operate any of these assets yet! Please tell all you know what we are doing for our disabled veterans and help us raise some funding to get these operations under way.
Many thanks to all of you who have participated in one way or another with Camp Patriot. There is no contribution too small! You have all become the reason this project is succeeding and affecting the lives of our brave disabled veteran men & women serving our great nation.
Please take a moment to say "Thank You!" to a veteran/disabled veteran for their tremendous sacrifice for our sakes, and give a prayer of thanks to our Heavenly Father who has blessed us so richly!
Take Care & God Bless!
Micah Clark
Camp Patriot Executive Director / Founder Disabled Veterans Progam
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