SERVICE

Blackfeet Volunteer Medical Corps

Blackfeet Nation

7/18-20/22

Browning, MT

Viva Nicaragua: Clinical Instructor/Physical Therapist: 1-3-18 to 1-13-18.  Granada, Nicaragua

Health Volunteers Overseas: Clinical Instructor/Lecturer: 3-21-15 to 4-4-15. Da Nang, Vietnam. Da Nang Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Hospital

Health Volunteers Overseas: Clinical Instructor/Lecturer. 5-12-12 to 5-19-12. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.  Black Lion Hospital.

Health Volunteers Overseas:  Lecturer. 7-30-08 to 8-2-08 Lima, Peru. Peruvian Sports Medicine Society.  Arthroscopy Society of Peru. 

Global Medical Brigade:  4-6-08 to 4-13-08 Honduras. Provided medical care to 1,246 people as part of the medical team.

Aruba Physical Therapy Association Lecture Series: 10-24-07 to 10-29-07 Aruba.

Health Volunteers Overseas: Clinical Instructor/Lecturer. 7-28-05 to 8-13-05 Lima, Peru.

University of Illinois at Chicago-Community Outreach Services.  Volunteer physical therapist in free clinic 2000-2001

George W. Bush Presidential Center:

Bush Institute Warrior Open.  Trinity Forest Golf Club 5/5-6/2019.

Bush Institute Warrior Open Trinity Forest Golf Club 5-21-18.

Portraits of Courage event at George W. Bush Presidential Center 5-22-17.

Sponsor George W. Bush Presidential Center- University Club- Chicago, IL- 4-15-15.

Honor Flight Chicago:

Volunteer Guardian for veterans on trip to Washington DC.  9-25-24, 8-22-12, 11-2-11, 10-12-11, 8-10-11, 6-7-11, 11-19-10, 10-6-10, 8-4-10, 5-25-10, 4-21-10, 9-30-09

Land of Lincoln Honor Flight

Lifetime member

Paralympic Volunteer: Volunteer Physical Therapist. 1996 Paralympic Boccia, Atlanta, GA. 8/17-20/96.

Disabled Sports Volunteer:

Volunteer (Approx. 250 hrs.) Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Wirtz Sports Program. 1995-1998 .

Volunteer.  RIC. Junior Wheelchair Basketball Tournament. Chicago, IL. 1-22-00.  Volunteer. RIC. 

Wirtz Wheelchair Basketball Tournament. Skokie, IL. 12-12-99 Volunteer.  RIC: 1999 NWBA Final Four. UIC. 3-20-99

Volunteer. RIC Wheelchair Basketball Tournament. Evanston, IL. 12-14-98.

Volunteer. RIC Wheelchair Basketball Tournament. Chicago, IL. 1-31-98.

VetsRoll:

Took 215 veterans on 2024 VetsRoll trip to Washington, DC May 19-22,2024

Took 176 veterans on 2023 VetsRoll trip to Washington, DC May 21-24, 2023

Took 96 veterans on 2022 VetsRoll trip to Washington, DC October 15-19, 2022

VetsRoll Reunion- Beloit, WI- 9-8-19

Took 217 veterans on 2019 VetsRoll trip to Washington DC May 18 - May 22, 2019.

VetsRoll Reunion- Beloit, WI- 9-9-18.

Took 205 veterans on 2016 VetsRoll trip to Washington DC May 21 - May 26, 2016

Service Members to Concerts:

Luke Bryan/Brett Eldridge Concert in 18-seat skybox 9-16-17.

Warrior Games Opening Ceremony/Blake Shelton/Kelly Clarkson concert 7-1-17 

Toby Keith concert in 12-seat skybox 8-12-16.  Sailors on stage to meet Toby Keith.

Sons of American Legion:

Member since 2010

Volunteer at Manteno Veterans' Home 6-22-14, 11-16-13, 7-28-13

Christmas with the Great Lakes Naval Academy recruits 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011.

USO-Illinois

Volunteer at Midway Airport- 11-2-18 to present.

USO: Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program-Schaumburg, IL.  1-25-20

USO: Army Reserve 308th CA BDE Family Day, Glenwood- 8-4-19

USO: Deployment Ceremony: IL Army NG Unit: C-Co 1-178 IN 33rd IBCT, Kankakee- 7-28-19

Volunteer at USO Naval Academy Great Lakes 120 hours 11-13 to 11-18

No Dough Dinner at Naval Station Great Lakes Community Center serving 654 military members and their families- 8-3-18

O'Hare Airport Military and Family Welcome Center 6-30-17: 5-10 am

Warrior Games Track and Field Volunteer. 7-2-17

No Dough Dinner sponsor and volunteer- Great Lakes Naval Base- 12-3-15

Veterans Day Speaker 

Harnew Elementary School- Oak Lawn, IL. 11-11-19, 11-10-17, 11-11-16, 11-11-15, 11-11-14

Host Family for Thanksgiving Adopt-A-Sailor Great Lakes Naval Academy: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 20114, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 

Gary Sinise Foundation

Lt. Dan Band Roadie and Concert Vandenberg AFB- 11-9-19

Lt. Dan Band Roadie and Concert and Salute to the Troops Las Vegas- 11-10-19

GSF Walls of Honor ceremony for Cpl. Chad Watson- Manhattan, IL 5-31-19

Inspiration to Action Dinner- Arlington Heights, IL- 8-3-14

Inspiration to Action Dinner- Chicago, IL- 6-15-13

USS Indianapolis

USS Indianapolis 74th Reunion, Indianapolis, IN- July 19-20,19

Travis Mills Foundation

Travis Mills Retreat Open House in Maine 6-25-17

Travis Mills Foundation Veterans Day Fundraiser- Chicago, IL 11-11-14 $25,000 raised

"Travis: A Soldier's Story" movie. Chicago Host Committee- Chicago, IL- 7-10-14

Sponsored "Travis: A Soldier's Story" movie- Orland Park, IL- 5-28-14 $2,500 raised

Patriot Guard 

Travis Mills Welcome Home- Peoria, IL- 4-13-14

Soldier's Guardian Angels

Member

Operation Welcome You Home

Hines VA 11-16-13

Military Bases/Ships Toured

USS Indianapolis LCS 17 Commissioning and Tour, Burns Harbor, IN- 10-26-19.

USS Carl Vinson- 2-22-13

Naval Station Great Lakes- 2010

Naval Station Norfolk- 8-2014

Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

Wreaths Across America- 12-13-14, 12-14-13

Flags in for Memorial Day- 5-24-19, 5-25-18, 5-24-13