{"id":31,"date":"2020-04-13T11:18:52","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T11:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/excursions4vets.org\/index.php\/about\/"},"modified":"2022-05-24T14:28:25","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T14:28:25","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/excursions4vets.org\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"31\" class=\"elementor elementor-31\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5131a13e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5131a13e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1053ca7a\" data-id=\"1053ca7a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d99e122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d99e122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.4 - 13-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40177ae0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40177ae0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2828f573\" data-id=\"2828f573\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6b8303 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e6b8303\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.4 - 13-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/excursions4vets.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/white-water-rafting-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/excursions4vets.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/white-water-rafting-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/excursions4vets.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/white-water-rafting-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/excursions4vets.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/white-water-rafting-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/excursions4vets.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/white-water-rafting-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/excursions4vets.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/white-water-rafting-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48096891\" data-id=\"48096891\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ce5982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44ce5982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.4 - 13-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;\">Veteran Wellness Excursions<\/span><\/b><\/h1><p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">Enhancing the\u00a0quality of life for veterans by immersing them in\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0nature-based, outdoor,\u00a0adventurous experiences.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e56ab06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e56ab06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;\">Launched in 2021, Veteran Wellness Excursions is a 501(C)(3) organization committed to supporting veterans in experiences in the outdoors, as well as other fun and exciting events. The purpose of these experiences is to engage veterans in exciting activities as a tool to aid in healing from the experiences endured during their time in service, build a tightknit veteran community and to ease the transition into the civilian lifestyle. The organization sponsors outdoor activities and coordinates events in which veterans and their families may participate.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41a203d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41a203d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-88095be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"88095be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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elementor-element-780997d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"780997d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2f4222\" data-id=\"e2f4222\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22cff45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"22cff45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/excursions4vets.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Kevin-Profile-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Kevin W. Sheffield\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/excursions4vets.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Kevin-Profile-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/excursions4vets.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Kevin-Profile-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/excursions4vets.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Kevin-Profile.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61ae45f\" data-id=\"61ae45f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-476565e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"476565e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Our Founder &#8211; Kevin Sheffield<\/span><\/h1><div>Being born into a third-generation Navy family, Kevin continued the tradition\u00a0<span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">by swearing his oath of enlistment in 2009 to become a Navy Diver.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">Unfortunately, several injuries and the arduous demands of his job ultimately\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">tore his body down to the point where he was medically retired in 2019. For\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">the first time in his life, Kevin was no longer a part of a team. Even\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">worst, imprisoned in a body filled with excessive pain that none of the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">prescribed pills or injections was able to free him from. As such, Kevin began\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">to lose hope and civilian life was proving more difficult to navigate than\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">expected.\u00a0<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Having a difficult time adapting to his new life, Kevin suffered from\u00a0<span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">depression. Simply watching the news would exasperate his depression to\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">the point where he started to lose the desire to live. Every single day, 17\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">veterans choose to permanently end their pain and suffering and Kevin had\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">first-hand experience having served with honorable men that would\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">tragically add to this statistic. Fortunately, Kevin had enough of a support\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">group at that time that he would not succumb to the same outcome as some\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">of his close friends.\u00a0<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>What ultimately freed Kevin from his despair was an outing with fellow\u00a0<span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">medically retired divers. <i>\u201cWe went paddleboarding at a site we used to\u00a0<\/i><\/span><i><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">do training dives at when we were in the Navy. It wasn\u2019t crazy or an\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">adrenaline pumping experience, but simply being out on the water with\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">someone I knew and trusted on a deep level, catching up on lost time,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">sharing each other\u2019s current struggles and reminiscing on some the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">experiences we had together brought back something that had been\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">missing from my life for a couple years at that point, FUN!\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>From that point on, Kevin and his fellow veterans would meet up every other week or\u00a0<span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">so at different locations. Having become proficient at planning and executing\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">high risk operations in the Navy, those skills were easily transferred to\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">planning and executing more exciting excursions in less\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">accessible locations, sometimes at night during full moon or meteor shower\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">events. <i>\u201cThese excursions not only gave us a fun platform to exercise and live<\/i><\/span><\/div><div><i>a healthy lifestyle, but also served to awaken a sense of adventure that had\u00a0<span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">become distant to us but was a part of the driving force in our personalities\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">that had drawn us into the military to begin with.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/i><br \/><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div><div>Eventually, these paddleboard excursions transcended into other activities\u00a0<span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">like mountain biking, whitewater rafting, surfing and backcountry skiing.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">Regardless of the activity, consistently getting outside (a familiar and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">comfortable environment for veterans) and simply having fun has had a\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">profound positive impact on their lives, both mentally and physically.\u00a0 These\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">exciting and therapeutic experiences are what we at Veteran Wellness Excursions wish to share.<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Veteran Wellness Excursions Enhancing the\u00a0quality of life for veterans by immersing them in\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0nature-based, outdoor,\u00a0adventurous experiences. 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