Warrior Freedom Service Dogs, Inc. was named a finalist among Veterans Outreach organizations in the Land Rover Defender Service Awards. The Chattanooga area charitable organization was recognized for its work in providing combat veterans with brain injuries, such as post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, a service dog free of charge.
Officials said Warrior Freedom helps veterans reconnect to the purpose-filled life they deserve — one of doing more than they thought possible. The organization helps provide a restored brotherhood. One of becoming a better brother or sister, son or daughter, father or mother, friend, and contributor to society. Warrior Freedom strives to give this gift of life and re-connection to the most deserving of all humans in our society — the American soldier.
The non-profit’s focus is on the combat veterans who have returned home from the battlefields with deep physical, mental, and emotional wounds that make reconnecting to society a significant struggle. Their goal for each veteran who enters the program is to become successful with their new canine life partner. As a finalist, Warrior Freedom Service Dogs, Inc. will receive $5,000 from the presenting sponsor, CHASE.
Inspired by endless acts of service across the U.S. and Canada from extraordinary citizens, Land Rover launched the Defender Service Awards last year to celebrate U.S. and Canadian-based charitable organizations that are making a positive impact in their local community. To honor the legacy of Defender vehicles aiding organizations who serve their communities, Land Rover will award a specially outfitted Land Rover Defender 130 SUV to the five winning organizations based on Public Vote, to help further their charitable efforts, plus $25,000 from the category sponsor.
Public voting is open through Nov. 6 on Land RoverUSA.com. The winners for all five categories will be announced on Nov. 12, at Destination Defender, a weekend celebration of the Defender lifestyle located in the New York Hudson Valley. For more information about Destination Defender, please visit LandRoverUSA.com.
“Our sincere gratitude goes out to the over 800 charitable organizations who submitted entries for this year’s Defender Service Awards.” said Joe Eberhardt, president and CEO, Jaguar Land Rover North America. “The 25 finalists captured a special spirit of service which is part of the fabric of our brand. We look forward to sharing the finalists’ entries with the public and wish them luck.”
“We are humbled and grateful to be chosen as a Defender Service Award finalist," said co-founder and CEO Adam Keith. "Every day we see the huge impact our service dogs have on restoring freedom to combat veterans and their families. We are a small grassroots organization with many team members and volunteers who sacrifice their time and vehicles to make all the training possible. Winning the Defender Service Award would provide us with the desperately needed vehicle we could use to transport dogs to training outings, including placement programs with our veterans.”
To vote for Warrior Freedom Service Dogs, go to LandRoverUSA.com. Scroll to the down to see videos and under the videos you will find the voting ballot.
Veterans Outreach Award, Presented by Dentsu X
· Military Mobility (Cody, WY)
· Patriot Service Dogs (Marion County, FL)
· Travis Mills Foundation (Mt. Vernon, ME)
· Helping Heroes Hunt (Quitman, TX)
· Warrior Freedom Service Dogs (Flintstone, GA)
For more information about Warrior Freedom Service Dogs, Inc, please visit www.warriorfreedom.org, Facebook, Instagram