• Food Insecurity needs
• Long term counseling needs
• Housing, utilities, and bills
• Furniture
• Mobilization efforts
• Mental Health appts
• Automotive needs
• Appliance repair/replacement
• Emergency Travel

If you're currently serving and need support, click the link below.

With the support of Barksdale Federal Credit Union, alongside several other individuals and families, SEVEN military families, stationed at multiple installations, found help with things like school supplies and school uniforms. In total, over $2300 was given to help these families. 

We know it technically happened in July, but July 29 is close enough to August, and the ripple effects are still being felt.

The 2023 inaugural Warrior Classic Golf Tournament was a very successful event, complete with fundraising, connection, good times, hard work, a little heat, and much more.

Brian George and Eric Hoffman worked tirelessly leading the charge...and their work was and is making an impact. Here are a few highlights:

• We had over 40 sponsors (most of which were new partnerships with us). Check them out in the image below.
• Over 100 Warriors played in the tournament at no cost to them. 
• 18 Hole Sponsors were out on the course connecting with our players.
• An army of volunteers helped make it all happen (more on them in the next article)
• As funds were coming in from sponsors prior to the event, support was going out to Warriors in need!

Big things don't happen without big help, and at the aforementioned golf tournament, help was in HUGE supply. Not only did we have many people who gave of their time and energy to make it happen, we had over 20 Warriors show up and brave the heat, helping in any way they could. All day long, doing anything they were asked to do, this amazing team of Warriors and civilians came together, contributing exponentially to the success of the tournament. 

Meet Jon Evetts! Jon came to us a while back wanting to do something for the Warriors around him down at (and around) Eglin AFB.  At the same time, we were looking at what the future looks like when it comes to expansion of our mission to other areas outside of Northwest Louisiana. Perfect timing, right!?!

Jon now serves as our Influencer Lead and is helping us pilot what it looks like for us to empower Warriors to "keep their finger on the pulse" of their current installation, while being a boots on the ground presence leading the charge to care for the Warriors around them.

Interested in getting in on our new Influencer Program in it's infancy? Then click the link below. 

You'll read more about our Family Center later on in this update, and that will give you a picture of why we need you and/or your business to sponsor the Family Center.

In late August, we installed a new 65" TV in the room, allowing us to show off our amazing sponsors to our amazing Warriors! But this is much more than just showing off great organizations, this helps us meet two goals:

1. Connect Warriors to trusted resources.
2. Fund everything from more support to ongoing maintenance and everything in between. 

Click the LEARN MORE button, scroll down the page, and learn how your $100 a month recurring donation can make an exponential difference.

Thanks Team Stacy Berry for making that install happen. 

We had the honor of hosting 23 events throughout the month of August, bringing us to a total of and as always, free of charge for our Warriors. The Warrior's Family Center saw retirements, promotions, meetings, off sites, birthday parties, baby showers, wedding showers, a car wash, and more.

We also saw the beginning of some updates to the Center including:

• New WIFI smart locks on all doors
• A new coffee bar given by La-Z-Boy
• Two new retrofitted barrel tables
• New stools throughout the room
• A retrofitted focal wall console table 
• A brand new entryway table
• Updated sitting areas

This is part of an ongoing effort to ensure the Center stays updated with the excellence that our Warriors and families deserve.

Future updates include:

• 8 new tables and 48 new chairs for events
• Painted and branded exterior doors
• Updates to some of our lighting
• and last but not least...we're looking at options for BRAND NEW FLOORING! 

WARRIORS: Want to host your next event with us? Just click the link below. 

You may remember hearing about a Warrior whose family lost all of their belongings a few years ago. When Ben Benton woke up that morning and walked to their uHaul to get on the road to their new base, he had no idea that life would never be the same. Long story short, their uHaul was gone, along with everything in it...furniture, clothes, toys for their toddler daughters, kitchen supplies, pictures, his motorcycle, and so much more...including the cremation remains of their infant son, which was packed safely and securely.

Following this, they received help and support from across the nation, literally. Fast forward to August of this year...

A military spouse whose husband is just a couple months into a one year deployment finds herself and their three kids facing several challenges, which is usually par for the course for any deployment. Well, as they are navigating real life issues, here comes the neighborhood HOA letting them know that their yard is out of regulations...oh, and it's consistently nudging 110 degrees outside. Now we know that yard work isn't necessarily the biggest of crisis, but like so many other things, it is a stress that compounds with the other issues that we face, therefore contributing to the crisis as a whole.

Enter Ben Benton...who took it upon himself to do what someone had done for him and his family. He stepped up, pressed in, and while he couldn't fix the problems as a whole, he took some of the stress off the plate so that they could focus on what they needed to focus on.

Check out some of the before and after pics above of the exceptional job he did...and read more about his story here. 

From the ground up, our Leadership Team is made up of some of the biggest servants I've ever had the privilege of knowing. Some have been with us for a while, while some are brand new to the team. Not only can we not do what we do without these passionate men and women, I can say with everything inside of me that I don't want to do it without them.

Like I said, we've added a few to the team, so click that Meet the Team button below and get acquainted with all of us.

-Trey

We are grateful for our business community that helps make this mission happen. In August, we had two local organizations hold special events/campaigns, with proceeds given to Every Warrior.

Thank you to:

• Margaritaville Resort and Casino 
• O'Reilly Auto Parts

If your business or organization want's to contribute in this way, contact Eric Hoffman or Brian George. 

It was a big month in the news for EveryWarrior as all three local Shreveport/Bossier News Stations helped spread the word about our mission. Click the links in this section to view the stories that they did, and while you're at it, give those stories a share on social media!

• Saturday, September 16, 2023
• Hurricane Ally
• 515 Barksdale Blvd. Bossier City, LA
• 5:00pm
• Live music, great food, raffles, and more

Benefiting the work of EveryWarrior.

• Saturday, October 21, 2023
• Brookshire's Grocery Arena in Bossier
• 5K, 10K, and Half Marathon

Benefiting the work of EveryWarrior and several other organizations working to support local military and first responders. 

Over the years we have seen an increase in the amount of support requests we receive, and in 2023, we've already doubled what we have given out in the past.

We want to be ready when those unexpected crisis' happen in the lives of our Warriors. This campaign will help us do just that.

Coming in September to everywarrior.org.