Darbys Warrior Support Inc

TO PROVIDE PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY INJURED POST-9/11 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMBAT VETERANS WITH ALL-INCLUSIVE ARKANSAS HUNTING AND FISHING OPPORTUNITIES IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT COMFORTS, ENCOURAGES AND FOSTERS REHABILITATION, RECOVERY AND TRANSITION.

IN THE 2020-2021 ARKANSAS DUCK, DEER, DOVE AND FISHING SEASON, DARBY'S WARRIOR SUPPORT HOSTED OVER 80 COMBAT-INJURED SPECIAL OPERATIONS MILITARY PERSONNEL (INCLUDING CHILDREN ON SELECT EVENTS) TO FREE, ALL-INCLUSIVE, ARKANSAS HUNTING AND FISHING EVENTS. ALL THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT, MEALS AND LODGING FOR THE FOUR DAY EVENT WAS SUPPLIED BY DWS INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL LEVEL GUIDE SERVICES. DWS REIMBURSED GROUND TRAVEL EXPENSES, AND THE ONLY COST TO THE SOLDIERS WAS THE PRICE OF A HUNTING OR FISHING LICENSE. A NUMBER OF PRIVATE HUNTING CLUBS AND LODGE OWNERS ASSISTED BY HOSTING DWS GUESTS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.DUE TO COVID CONSIDERATIONS, HOSTED NUMBERS WERE DOWN BY APPROXIMATELY 40%. DWS ADHERED TO ALL CDC PROTOCOLS MAKING PPE AVAILABLE TO ALL PARTICIPANTS AND MAINTAINING SOCIAL DISTANCE STANDARDS TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY. DWS UTILIZED ONE OPERATING BASE (REDUCED FROM TWO DUE TO COVID CONCERNS) THROUGHOUT THE HUNTING SEASON TO HOST THE MILITARY PERSONNEL. CIVILIAN VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING DWS BOARD MEMBERS, DONATED AN ESTIMATED 5,000 HOURS OF LABOR TO PREPARE FOR, OPERATE AND SAFELY HOST THE SOLDIERS. OTHER VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED LABOR TO PREPARE HUNTING BLINDS AND EQUIPMENT PRIOR THE SEASONS OPENING. NATIONAL OUTDOOR INDUSTRY CORPORATIONS AND STATE/LOCAL BUSINESSES PROVIDED EACH INDIVIDUAL WITH "TAKE HOME" GIFTS OF HUNTING GEAR / CLOTHING AND PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY CLOTHING, SHOTGUNS, SHOTGUN SHELLS, AND WADERS DURING THE HUNTS. ADDITIONALLY, SPOUSES OF THE GUESTS RECEIVED A SMALL BAG OF ITEMS TO ACKNOWLDGE THEIR SACRIFICE AS A MILITARY SPOUSE.

IN THE 2020-2021 ARKANSAS DUCK, DEER, DOVE AND FISHING SEASON, DARBY'S WARRIOR SUPPORT HOSTED OVER 80 COMBAT-INJURED SPECIAL OPERATIONS MILITARY PERSONNEL (INCLUDING CHILDREN ON SELECT EVENTS) TO FREE, ALL-INCLUSIVE, ARKANSAS HUNTING AND FISHING EVENTS. ALL THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT, MEALS AND LODGING FOR THE FOUR DAY EVENT WAS SUPPLIED BY DWS INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL LEVEL GUIDE SERVICES. DWS REIMBURSED GROUND TRAVEL EXPENSES, AND THE ONLY COST TO THE SOLDIERS WAS THE PRICE OF A HUNTING OR FISHING LICENSE. A NUMBER OF PRIVATE HUNTING CLUBS AND LODGE OWNERS ASSISTED BY HOSTING DWS GUESTS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.DUE TO COVID CONSIDERATIONS, HOSTED NUMBERS WERE DOWN BY APPROXIMATELY 40%. DWS ADHERED TO ALL CDC PROTOCOLS MAKING PPE AVAILABLE TO ALL PARTICIPANTS AND MAINTAINING SOCIAL DISTANCE STANDARDS TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY. DWS UTILIZED ONE OPERATING BASE (REDUCED FROM TWO DUE TO COVID CONCERNS) THROUGHOUT THE HUNTING SEASON TO HOST THE MILITARY PERSONNEL. CIVILIAN VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING DWS BOARD MEMBERS, DONATED AN ESTIMATED 5,000 HOURS OF LABOR TO PREPARE FOR, OPERATE AND SAFELY HOST THE SOLDIERS. OTHER VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED LABOR TO PREPARE HUNTING BLINDS AND EQUIPMENT PRIOR THE SEASONS OPENING. NATIONAL OUTDOOR INDUSTRY CORPORATIONS AND STATE/LOCAL BUSINESSES PROVIDED EACH INDIVIDUAL WITH "TAKE HOME" GIFTS OF HUNTING GEAR / CLOTHING AND PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY CLOTHING, SHOTGUNS, SHOTGUN SHELLS, AND WADERS DURING THE HUNTS. ADDITIONALLY, SPOUSES OF THE GUESTS RECEIVED A SMALL BAG OF ITEMS TO ACKNOWLDGE THEIR SACRIFICE AS A MILITARY SPOUSE.