Veteran Enhancement Project - Florida

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Many veterans find that riding a motorcycle is therapeutic. The first motorcycle clubs were born from returning veterans after war. Many military members that came back from WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan found it very awkward to talk about their feelings with a group of people they did not know or therapists they had no link with. There is one common thing that we all have. “Riding motorcycles calms me.” Getting a bike was the best thing we ever did. What I found and embraced is that this works! And so that’s where Veteran Enhancement Project Inc. is going to start. This idea was born out of the effort to combat the 22 veterans a day that take their lives. It has unlimited possibilities. Veteran Enhancement Project Inc. is a very unique grassroots movement towards the brotherhood of all things motorcycle. Many veterans can’t afford to maintain and most do not know how to work on their own motorcycle. Veteran Enhancement Project Inc. will give veterans a place that they can work on their bikes and those of others. If they need help, it will be available and so they will be able to learn what needs to be done. This will put them on the path to developing a skilled trade. They will then be able to fix things up on their own. If they choose they will then be able help to fix up motorcycles for those in need. Some veterans come back from war as single/double amputees and cannot afford to make the conversion to a three wheel trike with special accommodations for their medical situation. Veteran Enhancement Project Inc. will provide a service to these veterans AT NO COST! The veteran will develop a sense of pride by learning something new, helping others and/or creating a true piece of art. This will set them on the path of self-advocacy and reduced depression. There is also the additional dimension of comradery these veterans will experience as they work with other veterans. This comradery is unique among the services, and something the veteran never stops craving. As a member of a large veteran’s group, I know how therapeutic it is to be with those who have the same issues and may be craving the same thing. At the same time they will be learning the skills they need to take care of their own motorcycle and this will provide opportunities in a new career or hobby in the motorcycle service industry. We will make sure that their motorcycles are safe and presentable. Veteran Enhancement Project Inc. will tackle that and more. We’ll help them pour their hearts and souls into their work, and with it, create an enduring reminder of their path to healing.