Collective Blogs

Our October Adventure is our most elaborate and ornate adventure of the year, and 2024 was no different. We rolled out as much fanfare for our paleolithic friends as possible! After all, how many times in your life are you given a chance to battle with T-Rexes, Raptors, and security forces to save the day?

We took a new approach on our Father’s Day Adventure this year, having spent the last few on different football fields. We traded the artificial turf in for the fairway at The Rancho Bernardo Inn and Golf Course. This adventure expanded our imaginations, and was heavily influenced by how much fun we personally think golf carts are.

Every Father’s Day weekend, we host one of our most important adventures of the year. For the last 7 years, we have spent the day before Father’s Day with our Gold Star Families. This has given us a chance to soften the harshness that this weekend can bring to these families, who no longer get to spend it with their dads in physical form.

Every year, on Father’s Day weekend, we host our summer adventure. It’s the perfect way to celebrate the end of the school year, the start of summer, the beginning of summer memories, but far more importantly, it’s the perfect way to honor their fathers.

There was a time that Memorial Day signified school ending, summer starting, the sweet taste of cold watermelon on a hot day, and the sound of sizzling hot dogs on the BBQ. Our view of Memorial Day has been drastically changed by our mission of serving the Gold Star and Veteran communities.

The first adventure of the year always has a sort of special spark to it. We’ve all enjoyed the cozy season and the delights it brings with it, but we are ready to be together, ready for adventure, ready to stretch our legs, and ready for a new beginning. This adventure was special in its own right.

Active Valor hosted its first ever Zombie Hunt, where Gold Star children and their veteran mentors had to save the day and complete their mission without being overpowered by ‘the hoard’.

Stepping onto Rawhide Ranch is like taking a step back in time, to a place in your childhood you wish you still had unlimited access to. Bonsall, California is home to a very special piece of land that thousands of children consider to be home away from home every year.

Many of our Gold Star Spouses remain courageously within the role of sole provider—provider of safety, comfort and everything else in the long list of needs from a young family. Being put into the “protector and defender” role is a daunting prospect, especially when you have never needed that title or skillset before. What better way to bolster these women’s skillsets regarding safety and protection than to hold a Range Day for them.

Active Valor is proud to partner with ADS to send care packages to our troops overseas. Thanks to ADS, Active Valor was able to Remember Everyone Deployed, as our veterans packaged countless care packages to ship overseas.