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POWERED BY COMMUNITY
OUR PURPOSE
Veterans spend years being trained to serve, sacrifice, survive, perform, protect, and push through - often putting mission and others before themselves.
But very few spaces are intentionally designed to help veterans simply exhale, reconnect, laugh, play, and feel human again.
Veterans Vs EVERYBODY Recess was created by a combat veteran and retired Marine who understands firsthand the weight veterans carry - because he's lived it.
After years of being taught how to always be ready for others, many veterans are still trying to figure out what it means to slow down, enjoy life, build community, and prioritize themselves again.
This weekend is about reconnecting through camaraderie, competition, laughter, movement, music, and good vibes with people who get it.
THE IMPACT
1. COMBATS ISOLATION
A lot of veterans struggle with isolation after service because they miss:
· structure
. brotherhood/sisterhood
. belonging
. shared identity
Recess recreates that feeling of community in a low-pressure, joyful environment.
2. IMPROVES MENTAL
WELLNESS THROUGH PLAY
LGSR already understands something
many wellness organizations miss:
Play Is medicine. Games, competition, laughter, movement, music, nature, and
social connection help:
· reduce stress
. lower emotional exhaustion
. improve mood
· encourage social engagement
· and create emolional release
For veterans especially. joy itself can become therapeutic.
3. CREATES A NEW
NARRATIVE AROUND VETERANS
Most veteran events focus on:
· struggle
. trauma
· service
This one focuses on:
. LIFE after service
. joy after sacrifice
. community after transition
. and wellness after survival
That shift matters.
Veterans deserve spaces where they are celebrated as whole people - not only for what they endured.
4. BRIDGES
VETERANS & CIVILIANS
"Veterans Vs EVERYBODY" creates
playful competition and interaction
between:
· veterans
. supporters
. community members
. organizations
That helps civilians engage with
veterans in a more authentic, human, and relational way.
VETERANS VS EVERYBODY RECESS IS A
SALUTE TO THE TROOPS
WELLNESS EXPERIENCE THAT USES PLAY, COMPETITION, COMMUNITY, AND NOSTALGIA TO HELP VETERANS RECONNECT WITH JOY, CAMARADERIE, AND THEMSELVES.
OH, AND WE'LL HAVE
RESOURCES ON HAND
FOR YOU TO CONNECT WITH
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT
VETERAN
SERVICES
COMMUNITY
ORGANCZATONS
CAREER &
EDUCATION
WELLNESS &
RECOVERY
You're not
in this alone.
We got you.