'It Takes a Team.' How Action Sports Empower Combat Veterans When They Return Home
The Warrior Built Foundation, founded by Nick Hamm, a 20-year Marine Corps veteran, helps combat veterans readjust to civilian life through vocational training, recreational therapy, and mental health services. The nonprofit, based in Lake Elsinore, California, focuses on auto mechanics and mechanical fabrication, providing veterans with free access to tools and equipment. Monster Energy has been a key supporter for over a decade, funding a facility with a full-time instructor and sponsoring all-veteran teams in off-road motorsport races like the Score International Baja 1000. Warrior Built's recreational therapy involves action sports and events that boost motivation and adrenaline, emphasizing teamwork similar to military operations. The organization faces challenges in outreach and fundraising but continues to make a significant impact with support from partners like Monster Energy.
La Warrior Built Foundation, fondata da Nick Hamm, un veterano dei Marine Corps con 20 anni di servizio, aiuta i veterani di guerra a reintegrarsi nella vita civile attraverso formazione professionale, terapia ricreativa e servizi di salute mentale. La non-profit, con sede a Lake Elsinore, in California, si concentra su meccanica automobilistica e fabbricazione meccanica, fornendo ai veterani accesso gratuito a strumenti e attrezzature. Monster Energy è stato un sostenitore chiave per oltre un decennio, finanziando una struttura con un istruttore a tempo pieno e sponsorizzando team composti esclusivamente da veterani nelle gare di motorsport off-road come il Score International Baja 1000. La terapia ricreativa di Warrior Built include sport e eventi d'azione che aumentano la motivazione e l'adrenalina, enfatizzando il lavoro di squadra simile alle operazioni militari. L'organizzazione affronta sfide nel raggiungere nuovi beneficiari e nella raccolta fondi, ma continua a fare un impatto significativo con il supporto di partner come Monster Energy.
La Warrior Built Foundation, fundada por Nick Hamm, un veterano de 20 años del Cuerpo de Marines, ayuda a los veteranos de combate a readaptarse a la vida civil a través de capacitación vocacional, terapia recreativa y servicios de salud mental. La organización sin fines de lucro, con sede en Lake Elsinore, California, se enfoca en mecánica automotriz y fabricación mecánica, brindando a los veteranos acceso gratuito a herramientas y equipos. Monster Energy ha sido un apoyo clave durante más de una década, financiando una instalación con un instructor a tiempo completo y patrocinando equipos compuestos únicamente por veteranos en carreras de motorsport off-road como el Score International Baja 1000. La terapia recreativa de Warrior Built incluye deportes y eventos de acción que aumentan la motivación y la adrenalina, enfatizando el trabajo en equipo similar a las operaciones militares. La organización enfrenta desafíos en la divulgación y la recaudación de fondos, pero continúa teniendo un impacto significativo con el apoyo de socios como Monster Energy.
전사 구축 재단(Warrior Built Foundation)은 20년 경력의 해병대 베테랑 닉 햄(Nick Hamm)이 설립하였으며, 전투 베테랑들이 직업 훈련, 레크리에이션 치료 및 정신 건강 서비스를 통해 민간 생활에 재적응하도록 돕습니다. 캘리포니아 레이크 엘시노어에 본사를 둔 이 비영리 단체는 자동차 기술 및 기계 제작에 중점을 두고 있으며, 베테랑들에게 도구와 장비에 무료로 접근할 수 있도록 지원합니다. 몬스터 에너지는 10년 넘게 주요 후원자 역할을 해왔으며, 전임 강사가 있는 시설을 자금을 지원하고 Score International Baja 1000과 같은 오프로드 모터스포츠 레이스에서 모든 베테랑 팀을 후원합니다. 전사 구축의 레크리에이션 치료는 행동 스포츠 및 행사를 포함하며 동기와 아드레날린을 높이고 군사 작전과 유사한 팀워크를 강조합니다. 이 단체는 대외홍보 및 기금 모금에서 도전을 겪고 있지만 몬스터 에너지와 같은 파트너의 지원으로 상당한 영향을 미치고 있습니다.
La Warrior Built Foundation, fondée par Nick Hamm, un vétéran des Marines de 20 ans, aide les vétérans combattants à se réadapter à la vie civile grâce à une formation professionnelle, une thérapie récréative et des services de santé mentale. L'organisation à but non lucratif, basée à Lake Elsinore, en Californie, se concentre sur la mécanique automobile et la fabrication mécanique, offrant aux vétérans un accès gratuit à des outils et équipements. Monster Energy a été un soutien clé pendant plus d'une décennie, finançant une installation avec un instructeur à plein temps et sponsorisant des équipes entièrement composées de vétérans dans des courses de sports mécaniques tout-terrain comme le Score International Baja 1000. La thérapie récréative de Warrior Built implique des sports d'action et des événements qui stimulent la motivation et l'adrénaline, mettant l'accent sur le travail en équipe similaire aux opérations militaires. L'organisation fait face à des défis en matière de sensibilisation et de collecte de fonds, mais continue d'avoir un impact significatif grâce au soutien de partenaires comme Monster Energy.
Die Warrior Built Foundation, gegründet von Nick Hamm, einem 20-jährigen Veteranen des Marine Corps, hilft Kampf-Veteranen, sich durch berufliche Ausbildung, Freizeittherapie und psychische Gesundheitsdienste wieder in das zivile Leben einzugewöhnen. Die gemeinnützige Organisation mit Sitz in Lake Elsinore, Kalifornien, konzentriert sich auf Automobilmechanik und mechanische Fertigung und bietet Veteranen kostenlosen Zugang zu Werkzeugen und Ausrüstung. Monster Energy ist seit über einem Jahrzehnt ein wichtiger Unterstützer und finanzierte eine Einrichtung mit einem Vollzeitlehrer sowie die Sponsoren aller Veteranen-Teams bei Offroad-Motorsport-Rennen wie dem Score International Baja 1000. Die Freizeittherapie von Warrior Built umfasst Action-Sportarten und Veranstaltungen, die Motivation und Adrenalin steigern und den Teamgeist ähnlich wie militärische Einsätze betonen. Die Organisation steht vor Herausforderungen in der Öffentlichkeitsarbeit und Fundraising, bringt jedoch weiterhin mit Unterstützung von Partnern wie Monster Energy bedeutende Auswirkungen mit sich.
- Monster Energy provides significant financial support to Warrior Built Foundation, funding facilities and sponsoring race teams
- Warrior Built offers free vocational training in auto mechanics and mechanical fabrication for veterans
- The organization participates in high-profile events like the Score International Baja 1000, increasing visibility
- Warrior Built faces challenges in outreach and fundraising due to competition in the charity sector
- The organization is heavily dependent on corporate sponsorship for its operations
Even after serving in the United States Marine Corps for 20 years, Nick Hamm still answers the call of duty. The call he answers today is not to take arms, but instead to help fellow veterans readjust to civilian life after experiencing combat.
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NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / August 15, 2024 / Even after serving in the United States Marine Corps for 20 years, Nick Hamm still answers the call of duty.
The call he answers today is not to take arms, but instead to help fellow veterans readjust to civilian life after experiencing combat. Hamm founded the Warrior Built Foundation, a nonprofit based in Lake Elsinore, California, that provides combat veterans with vocational training, recreational therapy and mental health services.
"Everything we do as far as the recreational stuff, the vocational stuff, benefits these veterans in many different ways," Hamm said. "I would say the most powerful way is the relationships they create with each other."
The veterans who come to Warrior Built have different backgrounds and served in different branches of the armed forces, but they share similar experiences in uniform. "They're meeting people with similar struggles, so they're helping each other," Hamm explained.
At the center of the organization's mission is vocational training that exposes veterans to auto mechanics and mechanical fabrication for different types of motor vehicles. The veterans have free access to tools and equipment at Warrior Built to explore their interests and hone their skills.
"Whether it is an off-road vehicle, race car, classic car or motorcycle, we give them a chance to figure out if they want a future in the fabrication and mechanic industry or just do it as a hobby," Hamm said.
Warrior Built's operations depend solely on financial support from individuals, small businesses and corporations. For more than a decade, one of the nonprofit's key supporters has been Monster Energy.
Monster Energy directly funds a facility for Warrior Built with a full-time instructor in general auto mechanics and welding, along with a gym, music room and computer room. Warrior Built also enters all-veteran teams into off-road motorsport races, the biggest of which is the Score International Baja 1000 in the Baja Peninsula of Mexico, and Monster is the race crew's lead sponsor.
"Monster ensures that we have the financial capabilities to make sure that we're not having to worry about paying our rent every month, that we're not having to worry about some of the little things that normally we'd have to worry about," Hamm said. "They allow us to focus on our mission."
Beyond auto mechanics, Warrior Built's recreational therapy involves engaging combat veterans in activities that boost their motivation and adrenaline, Hamm said. Along with bringing veterans together to compete in action sports, the nonprofit organizes trips to events like dirt bike races, drag racing, off-road racing and concerts.
"The main reason I chose off-road racing is because it takes a team," Hamm said. "And obviously, in the military, we do everything in a team. Whether it's your fire team, your squad, your platoon, your company, your battalion, it's all a team. It's not just one individual."
He sees organizing off-road races as akin to a military operation because it involves planning, logistics, communications, and what he calls the "Five Ws" - who, what, where, when and why.
"We're talking about making sure we're loading everything up, and we're convoying down to another country," he explained. "We've got to stay together. We've got to look out for each other. Then during the race, everyone has a job. It's not just the driver, co-driver or the guy riding. It's the pit crew as well."
Warrior Built's biggest challenge is outreach, both for getting more combat veterans involved and in raising funds, Hamm said.
"The charity world is very competitive, and there's so many great charities out there helping veterans," he told us. "I'm thankful that there's so many great charities out there, but it also makes it challenging to compete for those donor dollars."
Without the financial support from partners like Monster, Warrior Built could not operate at its current levels, he said.
"There's no way we could have helped as many combat veterans as we have already, and there's no way that we could do all these events and activities without them supporting us," Hamm said. "Monster has helped us through in more ways than I think the public will ever know because of their genuine support for the military and their motivation to help us make a difference."
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