Our story goes back to Aug 6th, 2014, when our Founder (Joe Forlines) met the father of a fallen Navy SEAL in a bar in Northern Michigan who was honoring his son that died in a helicopter crash on that day 3 years prior (Extortion-17). Months later, the father was looking for a challenge to help relive his depression and was encouraged to join his Joe at an annual bike ride he attends (Zoo-De-Mack). The activity far exceeded expectations, and they agreed to come back the following year with a Team which has continued to expand annually.
Team Honor’s name originated from a planning session at another Founding Member’s cabin, which happened to be in Honor, Michigan.
Our logo is a Star that once flew proudly on an American Flag, somewhere in the US. Before the flag was properly retired, the stars were harvested by Vietnam Veteran Carlyle Brown (USMC) for the Michigan Heroes Museum in Frankenmuth, MI. The Michigan Heroes Museum shares a portion of the stars annually with Team Honor, who in turn places them on their Team Hats.
While Zoo-De-Mack is Team Honor’s founding activity, our membership now expands past 15 states, and we look to participate in any state our members live or travel to! This has also allowed us to extend our reach to help more families, and veterans.
If you know of a Gold or Blue Star family member or a Veteran that is facing a challenge or would like to learn more about how to donate or join the Team, email us at info@teamhonor.org.
Team Honor is a registered 501©3, founded with the purpose of providing support and raising awareness for our nations Gold and Blue Star Families, and Veterans during times of need.
Our Team and generous donors extend time, talent and treasure to those going through a challenging time and look to connect them to additional resources within the Team Honor network when possible. Additionally, our members are not only encouraged to inspire others to join the Team, but to get involved and support other groups and organizations who might benefit from their time, talent and treasure, as well.
When not assisting veterans and military families, you’ll find us participating as a Team at various public activities, such as endurance, cycling, hiking, swimming or running events. You’ll also find the Team volunteering at places like the National Cemetery, Festivals, speaking events and Military funerals. We’ve even participated in multiple chili, and rib cook-off’s and always looking for our next activity!
Are you passionate about what we're doing? Let us know! We are always looking for volunteers to help us make our vision a reality. We'll help you find a way to volunteer that best suits you. We're excited to have you join the team!
Whether you help through monetary donations, volunteering your time, or spreading our mission through word-of-mouth, thank you. We couldn't accomplish our goals without the help of supporters like you.
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