Who We Are
"HELPING OTHERS IS A WAY OF LIFE"
SDIA is a national non-profit organization that exists to engage, assist and empower the men & women who make up our nation's military, law enforcement, fire & rescue, and EMS professions - society's protectors, our "Sheep Dogs."
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This past Saturday, #SDIA and Kuettel Capital joined forces to sponsor a special Outdoor Adventure for 20 of our nation’s Sheep Dogs (military and first responders). The group spent the day at Spring Valley Anglers Rod & Read MoreDo you know of a Sheep Dog in need of assistance?
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Our Missions
Disaster Response Missions
This is what SDIA was founded on, and continues to be our primary continued service opportunity. When a natural disaster strikes, teams of skilled Sheep Dogs and other volunteers are deployed to provide immediate “impact assistance” to devastated communities.
Teams provide help through tree and debris removal, muck-out operations, covering roofs & windows, distributing food & water, and other meaningful tasks.
Outdoor Adventures
Disasters are not on a schedule, so we looked for other ways to keep our Sheep Dogs engaged each month – opportunities that would provide them with new challenges and foster camaraderie.
The Outdoor Adventures program accomplishes this, and includes hunting & fishing trips, obstacle course races, skydiving and scuba diving. For our sponsored Sheep Dogs (those injured in combat or the line of duty), these adventures present them with challenges that test their rehabilitation progress, restore independence and self-confidence, and reengage them in living life to the fullest. These opportunities for camaraderie and peer support are vital to inspiring a positive state of mind and perspective.
Holiday Assistance
The holidays are a wonderful, happy time for most, but for those dealing with financial hardships, medical issues, loss, or other troubles, the holidays can be especially difficult. Through our holiday programs, we are able to assist these struggling Sheep Dog families in two ways.
Through our Thanksgiving Outreach struggling Sheep Dog families are provided with a full, traditional Thanksgiving meal, and through our Christmas Outreach the children of struggling Sheep Dog families are adopted and each are given gifts of toys, clothing and other necessities.
SDIA members give back by volunteering their time to pack and deliver items to these families, and assisted Sheep Dogs can better enjoy the holidays.
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Photo by Ryan Michalesko www.photosbylesko.com/month-s-work-april-2016-did-somebody-say-car-crash
#NeverForget
I have my uncle's purple heart. He went down with the USS Duncan on October 11-12, 1942. He was in the communication room.
The only medal no service member wants. Which is why it deserves so much respect.
In Hawaii and looking to #GetOffTheCouch? Join our Sheep Dog Impact Assistance- Hawaii team next weekend!GET OFF THE COUCH and join us for a SPRINT race on Sunday 26 Aug @ 1330. Sign up under the team name Sheep Dog Impact Assistance- Hawaii. If you know a Sheep Dog (Military, EMT, LEO, or FF) in need we will sponsor them and/or their family for free. PM for more details. If you or your business would like to sponsor a Sheep Dog also please let us know. See you out there- if you ain't scared.
Judy Suan, Madeline Malia Lobo
Sheep Dogs never stop encouraging, or PUSHING, a brother or sister forward, especially when that push can help them overcome the daily challenges of life!
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