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Seagrave: a Veteran with a Vision
Ronald Roy Seagrave joined the Navy after high school at age 17. He served on a submarine, closely working with the Rear Admiral (Commodore) for his deployment. His years in the Navy molded him into the man he became. What the Navy taught him, he used every day and...
To help older veterans, a Virginia group gives each a ‘battle buddy’
Read this story on The Washington Post. The organization, which was started by the daughter of a career Marine, launched a Battle Buddy Call Center last year to serve veterans nationwide. By Wayne Gray Pinned to the wall of an office in Warrenton, Virginia, is a...
Hero’s Bridge Celebrates Veterans Days – Plural!
As Hero's Bridge continues to grow, we find that Veterans Day has become Veterans Month...and that is fine with us! We began our Veterans Month this year by displaying our Guardians of Freedom portraits at a local high school and coordinated a Pinning Ceremony for...
The Power of Change Grant Helps Feed Aging Veterans
The Rappahannock Electric Cooperative's Power of Change grants award funding to 501(c)3 organizations within the REC Service Territory. Hero's Bridge was pleased to receive this grant and welcomed a digital media specialist who filmed a brief video about our meal...
Local organizations launch affordable housing coalition
Nonprofit leaders weigh in on veterans’ village. When Charles Robinson addressed his fellow board members of Fauquier Habitat for Humanity on Oct. 24, the first thing on his mind was Warrenton Planning Commission's recent denial of Hero’s Bridge Village. “As a...
Retired Vice Admiral Scott Buschman continues helping aging veterans
Huntly resident volunteers for Hero’s Bridge After nearly four decades of service in the U.S. Coast Guard, Huntly resident Scott Buschman retired as a vice admiral in 2022, and found it hard to leave it all behind. He and his wife yearned for a beautiful landscape...
To help older veterans, a Virginia group gives each a “battle buddy”
The organization, which was started by the daughter of a Marine, launched a Battle Buddy Call Center last year to serve veterans nationwide. Pinned to the wall of an office in Warrenton, Virginia, is a banner with the words "No Red Tape". It serves as a reminder and...
Molly Brooks Responds to Planning Commission Denial
Dear Supporters, The rezoning process is undeniably complex, requiring the Planning Commission to balance numerous competing interests. We deeply appreciate their thoughtful consideration during both work sessions and public hearings. We made several changes to the...
Meet Eve Harrell, one of Hero’s Bridge’s Longest Serving Volunteers
Hero’s Bridge celebrates one of its longest-serving volunteers, Eve Harrell. Eve's journey with the organization began in 2018, shortly after moving to Northern Virginia when her husband, Mike, a Marine was assigned to Quantico. “I was a stay-at-home mom and wanted to...
Planning Commission denies Hero’s Bridge Village rezoning request
Church leaders ready ‘for the long haul’ By Tate Hewitt Staff Writer This story was updated at 3:21 p.m. on Oct. 16, 2024. The Hero’s Bridge plan to build a pocket community for military veterans has hit a bump in the road: The Warrenton Planning Commission voted 3-1...
The Immense Impact of the Hero’s Bridge Hero Helper Club
The impact of our Hero Helpers, those who make a recurring monthly donation to Hero's Bridge, is immense. Making your support recurring gives the Hero's Bridge team consistent and predictable support as we plan and implement our vital services. The "Party Van" brings...
Clarifying misconceptions surrounding the Hero’s Bridge Village
Read the full September newsletter. Thank you to everyone who attended our first public hearing last week. With this complex project, it is easy to concentrate on stormwater management, sidewalks, and architectural details; however, we must remain focused on the...
November Newsletter: A Note from Molly
This year has given us so much to be grateful for. Hero's Bridge mission advocates have supported our Village project for over a year—a project designed to provide senior veterans the opportunity to live their twilight years with dignity and grace, in a supportive...
Hero’s Bridge hopeful as Village project moves to Warrenton Town Council
Hero's Bridge remains hopeful as the Village project moves forward to the Warrenton Town Council and urges Council members to closely examine the well-documented affordable housing crisis our town is facing and to recognize that the Village project represents a...
Clarifying misconceptions surrounding the Hero’s Bridge Village
Read the full September newsletter. Thank you to everyone who attended our first public hearing last week. With this complex project, it is easy to concentrate on stormwater management, sidewalks, and architectural details; however, we must remain focused on the...
Village updates, organization activities, and more in our August newsletter
Read the August newsletter. Hero's Bridge continues the arduous process of requesting that the land proposed for the Village project be rezoned. The process is lengthy, time-consuming, and costly. For months, we have met with lawyers, engineers, and town zoning staff...
#NoRedTape and more in the July Newsletter
Since record-keeping began, Hero's Bridge volunteers and staff have visited veterans 8,020 times! Look at the rest of our monthly and all-time numbers in this month's newsletter.
Hero’s Bridge June Highlights
Becoming a Hero Helper is simple and impactful. Just visit our website and select the Monthly Hero Helper Club option to set up your recurring donation. Every dollar you contribute directly supports the well-being and dignity of our older veterans. Pledging a...
Hero’s Bridge May Highlights
Affordable housing can be built. It takes social entrepreneurs and philanthropists to brave the obstacles and the opposition. Reporter Tim Carrington with the Rappahannock-based Foothills Forum explains how the Hero's Bridge Village illustrates the potential for...
Celebrating Success: Hero’s Bridge April Highlights
This month, we are excited to unveil our monthly impact report. Each month, our supporters will see how their donations impact our programs and, more importantly, our veterans. Furthermore, the impact report will also present all-time statistics for the impact of each...
Hero’s Bridge March Newsletter: Making Ripples of Change
It takes but one person, one moment, one conviction to start a ripple of change. Check out the ripples we made! Last month, we... Welcomed 8 new Veterans representing WWII, the Korean War, the Vietnam Era, and Desert Storm. Spent 129 hours with veterans from 52...
#NoRedTape Series Launched and more in the February Newsletter
Hero's Bridge operates with four core values. I would like to share them with you: Always remain centric to the older veteran No red tape No passing the buck Never leave a man behind Eliminating bureaucratic red tape enables Hero's Bridge to provide services and...
January Newsletter: A Note from Molly
Let me introduce myself... While many of our newsletter subscribers are well-versed with the Hero's Bridge mission and suite of services, we gain new followers with every newsletter. With this being the first newsletter of the new year, it seems like a fitting time to...
December Newsletter: A Note from Molly
Happy Holidays from Hero's Bridge! I would like to wish all of our veterans and their families, our volunteers, our supporters, and our team members a wonderful holiday season! We have enjoyed spreading the Christmas spirit with care and attention to senior veterans...