Return To Base Veteran Project

07/31/2026

✨ RTB Family Night: Fairies, Dragons & Fantasy Fun! 🧚🐉

Looking for something magical to do this Saturday? Join Return To Base Veteran Project and our community friends for the Fairies & Dragons Renaissance Market & Fantasy Ball at Imagination Station!

Come dressed as a fairy, dragon, knight—or simply come as you are—and enjoy live fantasy characters, music and dancing, fairy photoshoots, local vendors, food, raffles, giveaways, and plenty of family-friendly fun.

📅 Saturday, August 1
🕖 7:00 PM
📍 Imagination Station
34931 US Hwy 19 N, Palm Harbor
🎟️ Children free; adults are donation-based

Every adult donation helps keep Imagination Station open and supports its mission of inspiring creativity and wonder for local children.

07/28/2026

Great day on the water with an incredible group of veterans, enjoying the outdoors and building connections. 🛶🏖️

07/24/2026

Monthly Meeting Time! Join us at our next one Monday August 24, 7 pm at American Legion Post 273 Madeira Beach 600 American Legion Dr, Madeira Beach, FL 33708

05/25/2026

Memorial Day is not about us.

It’s about the men and women who never made it home.
The ones whose names are carried by families, friends, brothers, sisters, spouses, and their children who continue living with their absence every single day.

Today we remember them, we honor their sacrifice and remember the cost of freedom. A cost paid by people with real lives, real families, real dreams, and real futures.

This weekend, Return To Base Veteran Project had the honor of standing beside veterans, community members, a Goldstar family during 11th annual SRQ Memorial Day hike in Sarasota. We are deeply grateful to have been included in something that carries so much meaning.

There are no words big enough for sacrifice.
Only remembrance.
Only respect.

We also know Memorial Day can be heavy for many veterans.
For some, today brings memories that are difficult to carry. Some isolate some stay quiet some pretend they’re alright because it takes less energy than explaining they’re not.

If that’s you — you are not alone.

Many of us know those feelings, many of us have carried survivors, guilt, grief, anger, numbness, or the feeling that someone else should still be here instead.

Vets, please check on your people.
Reach out to your battle buddies and if you need support connection or resources, RTB is here.

Today we remember the fallen tomorrow we continue taking care of the living.

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05/18/2026

This weekend was another reminder of how important connection, movement, and community can be.

On Saturday morning, Return To Base Veteran Project had the opportunity to participate in the Dunedin Veterans Ruck March & Beach Bash alongside the Student Veterans Association and American Legion Post 275.

What started with a simple shared post from one of our volunteers turned into a great morning of camaraderie, conversation, and community connection.

The event was built around one simple idea: show up as you are.
No pressure. No standards to meet. Just veterans, supporters, families, and community members coming together to move, talk, laugh, and spend time around good people.

Some participants completed the ruck to the causeway while others met directly at the beach. Once everyone arrived, we spent the afternoon relaxing by the water, sharing breakfast and lunch, meeting new people, and enjoying the kind of environment many veterans genuinely need more of.

And returning to an area RTB helped clean during our recent Dunedin Causeway community cleanup. Seeing veterans and community members continue to gather there made the experience even better.

We’re grateful to the Student Veterans Association and American Legion Post 275 for putting together an outstanding event and allowing us to be part of it. We’re looking forward to collaborating more in the future.

Events like this are exactly why RTB exists:
purpose, camaraderie, healthy outlets, and rebuilding connection through community.

We’re also continuing to plan future RTB outings, including our upcoming paddle/kayak meetup, so stay tuned!

Homeward Bound.

05/15/2026

Join us in celebrating these canine graduates! Watch new teams being matched with their service dogs!

Join us for May 2026 graduation ceremony to watch new teams be matched with their service dog, and cheer on the dogs matriculating into professional trainin...

04/26/2026

🌊 COMMUNITY BEACH CLEANUP 🌊

Return To Base Veteran Project is inviting veterans, volunteers, and members of the community to join us for a beach cleanup at the Dunedin Causeway on Sunday, May 3, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM.

📍 Meet-up location: Dunedin Causeway, across from High & Dry Grill near the crosswalk.

This will be a simple but meaningful event — a chance to get outside, give back to the community, enjoy the beauty of the area, and build connection through service and camaraderie.

At RTB, we believe purpose can be rebuilt through community, action, and positive experiences. Events like this help bring veterans and supporters together in a healthy, welcoming environment while also giving back to a place we all enjoy.

We’ll be out there for about two hours, and RTB will have supplies available to support the cleanup.

RTB will provide:

• Gloves
• Trash bags
• Water
• Light refreshments/snacks

What to bring:

• Comfortable clothes
• Closed-toe shoes or footwear you don’t mind getting sandy
• Sunscreen
• Hat/sunglasses if desired
• A positive attitude

This is a free event, and all are welcome.

We’ll also be sharing information about future RTB activities, including an upcoming guided paddleboard/kayak outing planned for June.

If you’d like to come out, support the mission, and be part of something positive, we’d love to have you with us.

04/16/2026

Today we’re celebrating a big win for a veteran we’ve been honored to support.

Tony has been navigating a difficult season with grit, resilience, and determination. Despite major medical challenges and the very real possibility of homelessness, he kept pushing forward, asked for help, built a plan, and executed it.

This week, with support from the Semper Fi & America’s Fund, the Sunny Side Moving company, RTB and people in his corner, Tony was able to complete a major move and take an important step into his next chapter.

We want to give a special thank you to Sunny Side Moving for stepping up in a huge way. They came through on short notice, handled the move professionally and with care, and made a stressful situation feel manageable. We highly recommend them, especially for veterans and service-connected veterans looking for a company that truly shows up, and serves those who’ve served.

At Return To Base: Veteran Project, INC., we may be small, but our mission is big. We’re proud to stand beside veterans as they fight for stability, purpose, and a way forward.

Tony!
Here at RTB we’re proud of you, and we’re ALL rooting for you.

Please join us in celebrating with Tony and drop some encouragement for him below.