Causes: Military & Veterans Organizations, Veterans
Mission: Veterans Campground on Big Marine Lake provides rest, recovery, and recreation for military veterans and their families as part of the continuous reintegration process. The Disabled Veterans Rest Camp Association Board of Directors, the administrating organization of Veterans Campground on Big Marine Lake, seeks out military members and veterans dealing with reintegration issues, such as post traumatic stress disorder, and their families to offer them rest and recovery through various outdoor recreational activities. This includes the children of deployed military members, as sometimes the deployed parent is their only parent, and these children do not have the same opportunities for outdoor and land stewardship activities. The camp is for veterans, administered by veterans, with its board of directors consisting of 16 military veteran volunteers, each representing a specific veteran service organization or county. Americanism Veterans Campground hosts patriotic programs each year, such as Memorial Day program, Flag Retirement Ceremony, and Independence Day activities, and invites the public to attend as part of the camp’s focus to educate the community of the service and sacrifices veterans have made for our nation. Outreach Veterans Campground invites disabled adult and children's groups, such as Gone Fishing and the disabled from the VA Hospital and Veterans Home, to attend camp-sponsored outdoor events at this handicap-accessible camp. The camp reaches all ages, races, and abilities, as service to our nation and disabilities affect without discrimination.
Results: Since 1991, the number of veterans who have been deployed for Iraq and Afghanistan and are dealing with PTSD and other disabilities has skyrocketed. Veterans Campground is a safe environment where veterans listen and nurture one another as part of their continuous reintegration process. Family members also find support in sharing their experiences with other military/veteran families.
Target demographics: reintegrate military veterans back to civilian and family life
Direct beneficiaries per year: approximately 9,500 guests at the camp.
Geographic areas served: Washington County
Programs: hiking, fishing, camping, and outdoor rest, recovery, and recreational socials and programs to help veterans make it all the way home. Veterans Campground is the only Yellow Ribbon Campground in the USA, helping veterans and their families since 1926.
Mission: Veterans Campground on Big Marine Lake provides rest, recovery, and recreation for military veterans and their families as part of the continuous reintegration process. The Disabled Veterans Rest Camp Association Board of Directors, the administrating organization of Veterans Campground on Big Marine Lake, seeks out military members and veterans dealing with reintegration issues, such as post traumatic stress disorder, and their families to offer them rest and recovery through various outdoor recreational activities. This includes the children of deployed military members, as sometimes the deployed parent is their only parent, and these children do not have the same opportunities for outdoor and land stewardship activities. The camp is for veterans, administered by veterans, with its board of directors consisting of 16 military veteran volunteers, each representing a specific veteran service organization or county. Americanism Veterans Campground hosts patriotic programs each year, such as Memorial Day program, Flag Retirement Ceremony, and Independence Day activities, and invites the public to attend as part of the camp’s focus to educate the community of the service and sacrifices veterans have made for our nation. Outreach Veterans Campground invites disabled adult and children's groups, such as Gone Fishing and the disabled from the VA Hospital and Veterans Home, to attend camp-sponsored outdoor events at this handicap-accessible camp. The camp reaches all ages, races, and abilities, as service to our nation and disabilities affect without discrimination.
Results: Since 1991, the number of veterans who have been deployed for Iraq and Afghanistan and are dealing with PTSD and other disabilities has skyrocketed. Veterans Campground is a safe environment where veterans listen and nurture one another as part of their continuous reintegration process. Family members also find support in sharing their experiences with other military/veteran families.
Target demographics: reintegrate military veterans back to civilian and family life
Direct beneficiaries per year: approximately 9,500 guests at the camp.
Geographic areas served: Washington County
Programs: hiking, fishing, camping, and outdoor rest, recovery, and recreational socials and programs to help veterans make it all the way home. Veterans Campground is the only Yellow Ribbon Campground in the USA, helping veterans and their families since 1926.
11300 180th Street North, Marine on St. Croix, MN 55047
651-433-2699
Veterans
Marine on St. Croix
