Big Red Barn Retreat

VOLUNTEER

“What is the essence of life? To serve others and do good.” -Aristotle

Warrior PATHH Volunteers Opportunities

KITCHEN VOLUNTEERS

As a kitchen volunteer, you take part in preparing and serving meals at breakfast, lunch, or dinner for our Warrior PATHH participants during their 7-day initiation. By volunteering on a regular basis, you will be able to see the extraordinary changes that happen within our PATHH participants as they advance through the program and create positive transformations in their lives.

Be sure to sign up ASAP, as these volunteer opportunities go quickly! We always try our best to make sure everyone receives a volunteer opportunity, but we cannot promise you will be scheduled. Spots are first come, first serve. Please note, you are not guaranteed a volunteer spot until you have received a confirmation message from the BRBR.

CABIN RESET VOLUNTEERS

As a cabin reset volunteer, you will assist in flipping the cabin from class-to-class. Duties will include cleaning rooms, changing sheets, doing laundry, and assisting the cooks by helping put away groceries. 

Cabin reset volunteers meet on Thursday afternoons or Friday mornings. If you or your organization (groups of up to 15 volunteers) are interested in volunteering for to reset the cabin, please contact the BRBR at [email protected].

Volunteer in the Garden

Join us in the Big Red Barn Retreat Garden for Volunteer Garden Days with Sal from Sal’s Ole’ Time Feed and Seed.

Learn about gardening basics including how to grow vegetables & herbs, plant diseases, soil basics, and much more.

Feel free to bring your friends and family as well, garden volunteering is open to everyone! Please click the link below to sign up.

See you in the garden! Click on the following volunteer days

Two male veterans and one female veteran planting starter plants into a garden bed

WHY VOLUNTEER WITH THE BIG RED BARN RETREAT?

Our Warriors deserve our support.  By volunteering with BRBR, you help make a real difference in implementing the transformative power of post-traumatic growth (PTG) programming.

Help Serve Those That Served...

Your support helps us provide these life-changing programs and services at little to no charge to veterans, military,  first responders, and their families. With your help, our Warriors won’t just survive — they’ll thrive.

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The 2024 Defender Service Awards

Vote Daily to Help the BRBR Win a Brand New Land Rover Defender Vehicle!

The Big Red Barn Retreat of Blythewood, SC has been selected as a honoree in the Defender Service Honorees Award.
 
The public can cast their votes for the Big Red Barn Retreat from October 2nd, 2024, through October 17th, 2024, generating the ultimate category winners. Based on the public vote, each category winner will be awarded a new Defender 130 vehicle that will be customized to align with their mission of service.
The winners of the 2024 Defender Service Awards presented by CHASE will be announced at Destination Defender on November 23, 2024, at Calamigos Ranch in Malibu, California.
 
For information and rules on the Defender Service Awards presented by CHASE, click the button below!