{"id":294439,"date":"2024-10-05T20:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=294439"},"modified":"2024-10-05T21:56:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T21:56:55","slug":"battle-creek-area-veterans-go-disc-golfing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=294439","title":{"rendered":"Battle Creek area Veterans go disc golfing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Staff from Battle Creek<\/a> VA\u2019s Recreational Therapy Service held a disc golf event for Veterans at the Lakeview Kiwanis Outdoor Center on Sept. 7 in Lakeview, Michigan. The activity was designed to be another outdoor hobby that Veterans can incorporate as a fun and creative pastime.<\/p>\n

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Veterans at disc golf event<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

The 26 Veterans, staff and volunteers competed throughout the afternoon with a variable mix of experienced players along with those who were playing for the first time.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I hear most about what makes disc golf enjoyable is the opportunity to be out in nature and the outdoors, the camaraderie and the drive to continue playing and improve,\u201d said Heather Fleming, recreation therapist. \u201cBeing in nature can be very relaxing and take your mind off whatever may be pressing at the moment. Adding in a supportive group cheering one another on with the competitive nature of a sport tends to be what draws people to keep playing.\u201d<\/p>\n

The course was free for the Recreation Service and Veterans to use, offering a new location and scenery for players. Veterans also received some guidance with tips and tricks from local volunteers. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI am thankful to have found this event.\u201d<\/h2>\n

\u201cI have a lot of friends in the community who are great players and who care about giving back and supporting new players, so I thought by creating an enjoyable event where the Veterans could get individualized instruction would help to make for an exciting and fun day,\u201d Fleming shared. \u201cThis was my fourth event like this and every time we hold one, I see an increase in Veterans using the course at the Battle Creek VA campus. And they are telling me how much they\u2019re excited to keep playing with their friends or family when they return home.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cVeteran events are not always easy to find, but I am thankful to have found this one because I had an amazing time today,\u201d said Army Veteran and disc golf participant Thomas Walk. \u201cIt was more of the instant camaraderie\u2014which was one of the best parts for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt means so much to see members of the community care about the Veterans just as much as the staff, and show the Veterans that they matter,\u201d Fleming added. \u201cI am also so thankful to see Veterans able to relax, smile and catch a glimpse of who they really are at the core by getting involved together in a fun activity.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Staff from Battle Creek VA\u2019s Recreational Therapy Service held a disc golf event for Veterans at the Lakeview Kiwanis Outdoor Center on Sept. 7 in Lakeview, Michigan. The activity was designed to be another outdoor hobby that Veterans can incorporate as a fun and creative pastime. Veterans at disc golf event The 26 Veterans, staff […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":294441,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,655,1271],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-294439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","category-recreation-therapy","category-visn-10"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=294439"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":294445,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294439\/revisions\/294445"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/294441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=294439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=294439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=294439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}