STRONGER AFTER SERVICE
Project Line Of Departure
Project L.O.D. helps veterans, active-duty military, and first responders stay strong, healthy, and connected through fitness and community. The “Line Of Departure” is a military term for the starting line a military force is ordered to cross at a certain time to coordinate an attack on enemy positions.
At Wild Horizons, we believe service shouldn’t end when you take off the uniform.
Neither should the support.
While veterans may no longer face the actual rigors of wartime, the physical and mental adjustments and transitions into “civilian life” may prove to be just as daunting.
WHAT PROJECT L.O.D. PROVIDES
FREE MEMBERSHIP
Honorably discharged veterans can train at Wild Horizons at no cost.
MILITARY DISCOUNT
Active-duty and reserve service members receive a discounted membership.
TRAVELING SERVICE MEMBERS
Active-duty service members traveling on orders can train with us for FREE while they’re in the area.
COMMUNITY
A place to train, build relationships, and stay connected.
WHY PROJECT L.O.D.?
A place to belong. A reason to train. A community that has your back.
Created by a veteran.
Built for veterans.
Through Project LOD, Wild Horizons CrossFit is proud to be at the forefront of fitness and empowerment for America’s bravest!
Project LOD is a sponsorship program established by Ryan Garcia, the owner of Wild Horizons CrossFit in Fort Collins, Colorado. Ryan is a Marine Corps Veteran with 5 years of active-duty service, and 7 years of inactive-reserve service. As a CrossFit gym owner, Ryan has particular interest in providing his services for active military members, reserve military members, and most significantly, honorably discharged retired veterans.
HELP US KEEP VETERANS TRAINING
Project L.O.D. partners with donors to provide FREE memberships for honorably discharged veterans at Wild Horizons CrossFit.
Sponsorship funds primarily cover veteran memberships, with additional support helping provide equipment, events, and other resources that strengthen the program.
Sponsors become valued partners in the mission, with opportunities to build meaningful relationships and support one another within the local community.
SUPPORTING VETERANS THROUGH FITNESS
Below you can find ways to support and sponsor the initiative.
***Any contribution from a business will include banner placement at the gym, discounted memberships for staff and employees, word of mouth referrals, logo placement on all social media platforms, including the main website, and frequent mentions via social media.
If you have another idea in mind on how to contribute to the cause, please contact Ryan at: ProjectLODVeteran@gmail.com
https://wildhorizonscrossfit.com/sponsor-a-veteran/
Ryan can be contacted via E-Mail: projectLODveteran@gmail.com and by Cell: 970-691-2309
Current Supporters of Wild Horizons CrossFit and the veteran athletes:
Blue Federal Credit Union Sponsored A Full Year Veteran Membership
The McKee Foundation sponsored a year’s worth of membership dues to Project L.O.D.
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La Buena Vida and Los Tarascos are both Fort Collins businesses owned and operated by the same family. They have supported by gym events with monetary donations for equipment, gift cards for raffle, and have hosted numerous gym functions to promote welfare and recreation for my members.
*In our first year, the owner of NOCO Mechanical, Chaz Lauer, made a contribution that covered the cost of all of my current honorably discharged veterans to cover their memberships for the entire year.
Dr. Dave Witt of Sunstone Health Associates has contributed his time to attend several of my events and offer his PT and Chiropractic services for my members. He has donated cash and gift cards to support my events as well. He is one of my highest recommended chiropractors in the area for my athletes.
History of the Initiative:
In 2017 a story was published about a gym owner in Atlanta who banned police officers, and military members from his gym. His rationale was that police officers are already trained to kill, and there is no point in making them stronger. With military personnel his reasoning was, “If you are part of the system, we don’t want you here…” He felt a military and law enforcement presence at his gym would intimidate his clientele. Luckily, his story inspired other gyms in to the area to take action, and in turn, other Atlanta gyms offered free workouts and discounted memberships to members of law enforcement and military. This prompted me think how I could use my gym and my services as a platform for a cause as noteworthy. Being former military myself, it was an easy decision to make!
The first Battle Buddies event was Nov 2017, and as of Jan 1, 2018 I began offering free memberships for honorably discharged veterans with proof of form DD-214.
2020 South College, Unit 2C
Fort Collins, CO 80525 (**We moved! – see map)
Contact
970.691.2309
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