Wake For Warriors

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Wake For Warriors

We engage with military veterans and their families by sharing our passion for wake and water sports.

WAKE FOR WARRIORS IS A 501 (C) 3 ALL VOLUNTEER NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ASSISTING VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

04/10/2026

Military service shapes the whole family.

👉 But healing does too.

When a veteran finds hope, connection, and purpose, the whole family feels it.

💜 This month, we honor the strength, sacrifice, and resilience of military children.

While we offer a handful of family events each year, we hear it again and again: healing reaches home from every event we do.

Because healing doesn’t stop with the veteran.

🔗 Visit www.wakeforwarriors.org
to apply for events or support the mission of Wake For Warriors.

04/06/2026

🏆 Congratulations to the Auburn Adaptive Basketball team on winning the NWBA Intercollegiate Men’s National Championship!

Resilience, talent, camaraderie, and the willingness to keep showing up for each other - that is what makes this team so powerful.

We have loved supporting you this season and celebrating the way you represent adaptive sports with grit, unity, and heart!

Congratulations to the entire team. War Eagle. 💙🧡

03/04/2026

🌊 This isn’t just a “fun day on the lake.” It’s measurable change.

Research on adaptive sports and recreation for veterans shows measurable benefits that include:

✅ Better perceived overall health and quality of life after participation in an adaptive on-the-water event.
✅ Improved mood and reduced mood disturbance reported by combat veterans participating in adaptive sports and recreation.
✅ Stronger social connection and quality of social life - something we know is just as important as the physical win.

At Wake for Warriors, we see it every season:
a veteran shows up unsure…
leaves stronger…
and keeps carrying that momentum home.

🌊 Set your healing in motion by applying to join us this season:
https://www.wakeforwarriors.org/events

03/02/2026

And just like that, we're BACK!

We kicked off our first event of 2026 in beautiful Park City, Utah with our friends at the National Ability Center 🇺🇸🏔️

These warriors started our season in a powerful way - taking on new challenges they never thought possible. 💪

When challenge meets camaraderie…
When courage is contagious…
When connection turns into life-giving community...
We are reminded that we are stronger TOGETHER.

Thank you to the and our incredible Wake for Warriors family for making this a kickoff to remember!

Ready to be part of this??

👉🏻Our summer shred season is now open for applications — visit our website to apply! 🌊🔥

02/26/2026

🚨 Our 2026 Wake for Warriors event calendar is LIVE on our website!

This year is stacked with opportunities for injured veterans to find:
🤝 connection
💪 challenge
🌊 healing on the water
🎉 a community that gets it

✅ Applications are NOW OPEN. And if you know an injured veteran who needs hope and a reason to push forward - 📲 share this with them!

You don’t have to feel ready.

You just have to show up.

Your comeback crew is waiting at:
🔗 www.wakeforwarriors.org

02/14/2026

Sometimes love looks like… a simple text that says, “You good, brother?” ♥️

It looks like a phone call on a random Tuesday.
A coffee meet-up.
An invite back on the boat.

👉🏻Because the bond that starts in the service doesn’t end when the uniform comes off. And the connection that starts on the water doesn’t fade when the event is over!

At Wake for Warriors, we believe healing goes beyond the wake. It lives in the follow-up. In the check-ins. In veterans reaching out to veterans to say, "I’ve got you."

Community is built intentionally.
Brotherhood is maintained intentionally.

If you’ve shared a boat, a dock, or a deployment with someone - reach out today. Keep that bond strong.

That’s what love looks like here. 🇺🇸

12/31/2025

A new year doesn’t require a new you.

It requires one brave step.

So… what will you do with a whole new year?
✅ Try something that scares you
✅ Show up for your community instead of isolating
✅ Choose healing over hiding
✅ Say yes to joy again

At Wake for Warriors, we’ve watched a single ride turn into a spark - confidence, connection, and a reminder: you’re not done yet. You were made for more than just getting through the days.

If you’re a veteran (or love one), let this be your year to lean in and say YES to something new.

We're working hard behind the scenes to get 2026 WFW Surf Events ready for applications but you can apply for one of our THREE winter events right now!

👉Go to https://www.wakeforwarriors.org/2026-snow-events and apply for the "Winter 2026 Snow Events" to begin saying YES to good things in 2026!

12/23/2025

Christmas can hit different for veterans. 🎄

The noise ramps up… and for some, the internal pressure does too.

If you’ve served - or you love someone who has - this is a good time to check your people. Not with a big speech. Just the kind of steady support that says: I’m paying attention.

📲 Send the text.
📞 Make the call.
☕ Ask them to grab coffee.
🧭 Keep it simple: “You doing alright today?”

A lot of veterans are used to carrying it quietly. So the best gift we can give one another is to be the community that stays alert.

If someone comes to mind while you’re reading this, don’t wait. Reach out. ✅

12/05/2025

Every single gift matters. 💙

From $5 to $5,000, your donation keeps veterans on the water and in community - and right now it goes twice as far.

JOIN US in our $10,000 matching challenge & remember:
💧 Every dollar you give right now is doubled
🏄‍♂️ Your donation is 100% tax deductible
🇺🇸 WFW is an all-volunteer, veteran-led 501(c)(3)

We see EVERY gift that comes in and we steward it with the respect your generosity deserves.

Our donors are not anonymous grants and ghost funds.

Our donors are real people ➡️ who are a part of a real family ➡️ who make up a powerful community ➡️ that changes lives.

👉 Make your tax-deductible year-end gift before December 31 by using the link in the comments.

Because, every gift is critical when every ride is a comeback story.💪🏻❤️🌊

12/02/2025

When a veteran steps into the boat, they find more than a ride - they find connection, courage, and healing.

👉And it's YOU who makes that possible.

This Giving Tuesday, your gift keeps our boats in the water and hope in motion! Every dollar tells a veteran, “You are not alone.”

🎁We’re honored to have a $10,000 match challenge from a generous donor. Give today and your impact is doubled!

Click the link to join us and fuel another year of healing on the water: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/wake-for-warriors-inc/10k-matching-gift-challenge

Be the community that changes everything.

11/27/2025

For many of us, this is family. 🤍🇺🇸

THANK YOU for helping make this deep connection, community, and healing possible for our veterans.

👉🏻As a donor-funded, 100% pass-through nonprofit,
your support is what reminds us we are not alone.
Your support is what makes healing possible.

Wishing you a blessed Thanksgiving with your family - whether it’s the one you were born into or the crew you ride the wake with. 🌊

Happy Thanksgiving from the Wake for Warriors family!🦃

11/20/2025

When we say we couldn’t do this without our partners… this is what we mean.

👉🏻 GM Marine provides the Wake for Warriors truck that safely and reliably hauls our boats across the country - helping us show up for veterans wherever they are.

But it’s more than the truck.

👥 It’s the people behind GM Marine who pour real support, real time, and real heart into the Wake for Warriors family.

We’re grateful for their faithfulness, their generosity, and the way they stand behind our mission.

Thank you, GM Marine. 🇺🇸

Your support helps change lives on and off the water.

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Salem, AL

Telephone

+16786969054

Website

https://ocm.auburn.edu/everything-auburn/

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