Vets Helping Vets
First Retreat Of The Season Planned! |
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Homeward Bound Adirondacks will be holding our first combat Veterans retreat June 10-12 in Speculator, New York.
The weekend will include such activities as kayaking, light hiking and the option of white water rafting. Saturday night will be our Vet-To Vet camp fire discussion. We are doing this retreat in partnership with the LHF Veterans Initiative so this will fill up quickly. Please contact us at 518-534-4250 or email WeCare@HomewardBoundAdirondacks.org |
Make a donation to HBA so you can _ Leave a Legacy, Commemorate and Honor a Veteran - Past and Present _ Ceremonial Paver Donation |
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 24 Depot Street
Mail: PO Box 1100 Saranac Lake, NY 12983
Phone: 518-534-4250
Email: wecare@HomewardBoundAdirondacks.org
Office: 24 Depot Street
Mail: PO Box 1100 Saranac Lake, NY 12983
Phone: 518-534-4250
Email: wecare@HomewardBoundAdirondacks.org
Homeward Bound Adirondacks Capital Campaign
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The Lavigne Family's Generous ContributionMr. Kirk Lavigne is shown along with Homeward Bound Adirondacks Directors Jason Murray and Andrea Stewart, for the presentation of a check for $8,000.00 towards the construction of a Memorial Garden at the site of the Sgt. Carlton A. Clark Veterans Center on NYS Route 30 in Lake Titus, Malone NY. This donation is being made in honor of the twenty-five members of the Lavigne family who served in our Armed Forces.
The Memorial Garden will consist of a 40 ft. fiberglass flagpole flying a 12-foot American Flag that will be visible to travelers on Route 30 as they drive by the site. Paver stones with personalized inscriptions to honor those who served will be installed in the Ceremonial and Meditation Plaza area of the Memorial Garden. Paver stones can now be ordered on this website or by contacting Wanda Murtagh-Dorchak at 518-483-6272. 
Seen from left to right:
Homeward Bound Adirondacks Board of Director Jason Murray, Mr. Kirk Lavigne and Homeward Bound Adirondacks Board of Director Andrea Stewart
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The Community That Keeps On GivingHomeward Bound Gets a Deposit!
On Dec 15, 2021 Community Bank donated $4000 to Homeward Bound Adirondacks designated for building the entrance gate to the retreat center.
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Ground Breaking CeremonyHomeward Bound has purchased 105 acres of wilderness near Lake Titus in Malone, NY for development of a retreat center for veterans coping with PTSD and other issues which impact their full readjustment to civilian life. The groundbreaking for the Sgt. Carlton A. Clark Veterans Center took place on July 10, 2021. We were blessed with great weather, good food and fantastic company on a day in which we expressed our commitment to improving the lives of our veterans. We were honored to have Kathy and Alan Clark, Carlton Clark’s parents, with us for the ground breaking. A capital campaign to allow us to complete the Veterans Center is underway.
Here is a video of the July 2021 ground breaking which was produced by Jack LaDuke for the Adirondack Journal on Mountain Lake PBS. If We Build It, They Will Come
Malone AMVETS Ed and Lee Tatro are shown here delivering two cedar picnic tables to the late Frank Dorchak, a member of the HBA Board, at the site of the Sgt. Carlton A. Clark Veterans Center in Fall 2021. The picnic tables were donated by AMVETS Post 8 Malone. Also shown in the photo are volunteers Garvin Burl and Bill Dampier. Mr. Burl and Mr. Dampier built a utility shed for HBA on the site. A well was dug for potable water and electrical service was installed at the site by late 2021. Development of other elements of the Veterans Center will be constructed incrementally as fundraising continues. The overall development will include a main lodge and cabins to accommodate an active program of retreats for veterans.
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The members of Alan and Kathy Clark's son’s squad visited them on the 15th year of their son’s death. They are standing around the monument dedicating a bridge in South Royalton, VT to him.
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Please donate to Homeward Bound Adirondacks by just taking a moment of your time to complete our online donation form below. This is a secure site and you can be confident your information is safe when making your transaction .
View and download our Donor Application below and make a difference today! 
Homeward Bound is doing important work in support of Veterans and with a planned new retreat center, we will increase our capabilities long into the future. This summer, we plan to begin construction of a lodge and cabins on the 105 acre site in the Town of Malone that we purchased in 2021. When completed, The SGT Carlton A. Clark Veteran’s Center will be a base camp for Adirondack wildland experiences both on-site and in the Adirondack Forest Preserve. And, at day’s end, retreat participants will join together around a campfire where they can safely discuss their inner-most feelings about war time experiences and the challenges of returning to civilian life. HBA’s retreats have proven to be life-changing experiences for many veterans. With your support, this new retreat center will become a reality. When the Veterans we serve joined the military, they recognized that they were putting their lives on the line for all of the rest of us. It is now our turn to support them, to help these men and women who have given so much for their country. We urge you to please consider a donation to Homeward Bound Adirondacks. You can complete the online donation form below. This is a secure site and you can be confident that your information will be protected when completing your transaction. Please join us in making a difference in the lives of Veterans. Thank you. | ||
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Videos courtesy of Mountain Lake PBS.
Videos courtesy of Mountain Lake PBS.
