Our Mission
Team Defenders was created with a mission to bridge the gaps between our veterans, first responders and their families with vetted non-profits that truly meet their needs. Through our network and knowledge of non-profits, we are able to connect those in need with organizations who are capable of providing guidance, and specific care. We help minimize the stress for those we serve by doing much of the work for them, to ensure they receive the help they need in a professional and timely manner.
Team Defenders also provides interactive events that provide mental health peer support through events each month and throughout the year. Our goal is to ensure that we provide a much needed service to those that serve us each day and to provide hope in their darkest moments.
Team Defenders also provides interactive events that provide mental health peer support through events each month and throughout the year. Our goal is to ensure that we provide a much needed service to those that serve us each day and to provide hope in their darkest moments.
In The CommunityWe support our community through interactive events that bring awareness to the needs of our veterans, Law Enforcement, Firefighters, and other first responders while fostering honor, respect and remembrance to those no longer with us.
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How we make an ImpactWe are a bridge between the community and organizations that providing needed resources and programs that help fill needs of nations heroes.
We also serve our local programs and organizations by providing needed items throughout the year, such as toys, toiletries, and clothing items. |
How to Get InvolvedThe community is what makes us who we are. To get involved one just needs to go out and make a difference in the community or in someone’s life or join us in our amazing adventure.
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Our Story
Our organization was established in 2011 out of the loss of an amazing man and fellow Air Force Instructor, Col. Charlie Bolin, (Chaplain). Many of us struggled with his loss and we needed a way to honor him and all the things he did for us. We also needed a way to help us heal.
Team Defenders was founded with the hopes of creating change in our community and to honor our fellow Defenders the men and women of our Military, Law Enforcement, Fire, other first responders and their families, on behalf of Charlie Bolin.
Over the years, we have brought our veterans and the community together through interactive events such as Ruck Marches, and community service events like toy drives, headstone cleaning in our national and local cemeteries.
In 2020, Team Defenders become an official GORUCK organization and have recently partnered with the Rally Project to become their official Ruck2Recovery Peer Counseling Team. Together we are making strides to continue to serve our nations heroes and to bring awareness struggles they face everyday.
Team Defenders was founded with the hopes of creating change in our community and to honor our fellow Defenders the men and women of our Military, Law Enforcement, Fire, other first responders and their families, on behalf of Charlie Bolin.
Over the years, we have brought our veterans and the community together through interactive events such as Ruck Marches, and community service events like toy drives, headstone cleaning in our national and local cemeteries.
In 2020, Team Defenders become an official GORUCK organization and have recently partnered with the Rally Project to become their official Ruck2Recovery Peer Counseling Team. Together we are making strides to continue to serve our nations heroes and to bring awareness struggles they face everyday.
CHAPLAIN CHARLIE BOLIN, Col US Air Force
September 21, 2010
September 21, 2010
