Veterans Ocean Adventure Veteran Opportunities at Shake-A-Leg Miami Vet Center Outings Sailing/Instruction Kayaking Fishing Diving Marine Trade School.

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Veterans Ocean Adventure Veteran Opportunities at Shake-A-Leg Miami Vet Center Outings Sailing/Instruction Kayaking Fishing Diving Marine Trade School Volunteering In partnership with Shake-A-Leg Miami, VOA seeks to provide opportunities for Veterans to experience the healing power of water. For more information call Branson at Harry Horgan, CEO of Shake-A-Leg and Branson Patrick getting some pointers from Capt John Branson preparing to take Carrie Grusom, a paraplegic, diving. For more info visit The flagship “Quicksilver”

Vision: Create an opportunity for disabled veterans to experience open ocean sailing, cruising and diving through a partnership with Shake-A-Leg Miami and the Wounded Warrior Project. Once Wounded Warrior Project participants have completed the Shake-A-Leg Introduction to Water Sports program and express a desire to advance to blue water sailing, the Veterans Ocean Adventure Sailing Foundation provides an introduction to cruising in the Florida Keys and the Bahamas. Select participants may continue on to join a leg of an ongoing world circumnavigation. Through partnerships with Shake-A-Leg Miami, the Miami Veterans Center, Diveheart Military Wounded, Soldiers Undertaking Disabled Scuba (SUDS), the Wounded Warrior Project and Seattle VFW Post 4137 offer ocean adventures and marine trade opportunities to veterans. Veterans Ocean Adventure Shake-A-Leg Miami Assist with Veterans Program Development/Tradeschool Provide Adaptive Expertise Gateway for WWP Alumni (through Intro to Watersports) National and International Outreach “Model” Miami VA / Vet Center Refer Local Participants Social Integration Reintegration Mental Health Trade/apprentice program VA Training DMW & SUDS Provide platform for certification ID Veterans for Ocean Adventures Provide training and adaptive expertise Wounded Warrior Project ID programming needs ID Alumni participants VFW Post 4137 Co-Sponsor Provide grants Advocate “Model” Veterans Program to other cities Veterans Ocean Adventure Sailing Foundation

Progress to Date Established a partnership with Shake-A-Leg Miami Obtained American Sailing Association Instructor Qualifications Established a partnership with Miami Veterans Center Completed Disabled Dive Training First Vet Center Sunset Sail 1 Oct Way Ahead Establish Veterans Ocean Adventures as a 501c3 Non-Profit Organization Complete Dive Master Certification Formalize Relationship with Wounded Warrior Project and SUDS Assist Shake-A-Leg Miami obtain State Certification for trade school (to satisfy GI Bill requirements) Schedule follow on activities with Miami Vet Center Promote at Miami Boat Show Diveheart Instructor Class Branson preparing to take Carrie Grusom, a paraplegic, diving. Harry Horgan, CEO of Shake-A-Leg and Branson