Jeremy Harrell: Why it is important to partner with other organizations
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NPA 81 Jeremy Harrell Veterans Club The\\xa0importance\\xa0of partnership\\xa0\\xa0
In this episode of\\u202fNonprofit Architect,\\u202fTravis\\u202ftalks with\\u202fJeremy Harrell\\xa0about his work with\\xa0Veteran\\u2019s Club\\xa0Inc in Kentucky.\\xa0
\\xa0Jeremy Harrell is a U.S.\\xa0Army Combat Veteran\\xa0of\\xa0Iraqi Freedom. He served honorably for nine years and was a Non-Commissioned Officer before getting out of the\\xa0Army\\xa0in 2008. As a man with an Entrepreneurial heart, he wanted to do more to support the Veteran community. Three years ago, Jeremy founded a non-profit called Veteran\\u2019s Club Inc in Kentucky.\\xa0
\\xa0Presently, Veteran\\u2019s Club Inc is a premier organization in the United States. Veteran\\u2019s Club INC has\\xa0assisted thousands of Veterans in a multitude of ways such as his nationally recognized\\xa0Equine Therapy\\xa0Program, Career Transition for Vets needing employment, Family Outreach Program, and is currently developing the Camp Restoration Community to house and heal homeless veterans.\\xa0
\\xa0Veteran\\u2019s Club Inc also works heavily in veteran\\u2019s outreach in the community including raising money for Veteran causes and providing meals, job opportunities, and teaching leadership classes to homeless Veterans.\\xa0\\xa0
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\\xa0Conversation Highlights:\\xa0
{00:53}\\xa0Jeremy explains how the Veterans club was started\\xa0
{6:31} Jeremy explains how Equine therapy works\\xa0
{9:10} Jeremy shares how he has\\xa0come up with so many ideas\\xa0
{12:41}\\xa0Jeremy explains how he folds\\xa0the vets into the organization to serve\\xa0
{14:55} How\\xa0do you\\xa0start when you only have one person\\xa0at your meeting\\xa0
{18:33}\\xa0How to get the family involved\\xa0
{24:00} Why you need to partner with other organizations\\xa0
{29:54}\\xa0The\\xa0importance\\xa0of youth council\\xa0
{34:56} A success story from Veterans Club\\xa0
{38:11} Contact Jeremy\\xa0
jharrell@veteransclubinc.org\\u202f\\xa0
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Remarkable quotes:\\xa0
\\u201cYou\\xa0cannot\\xa0hide your feelings from horses\\u201d\\xa0
\\u201cWhen an\\xa0opportunity presents\\xa0itself,\\xa0I hop on it\\u201d\\xa0
\\u201cIn our group of 5,000 vets, we have not had one suicide\\u201d\\xa0
\\u201cMoney is secondary I want vets to leave feeling like family\\u201d\\xa0
\\u201cDo not\\xa0focus on the number, do the work and the people will come\\u201d\\xa0
\\u201cRefuse to\\xa0lose\\u201d\\xa0
\\u201cWe are not worried about the credit we are worried about the results\\u201d\\xa0
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Resources:\\xa0
Jeremy Harrell\\u202f\\xa0
jharrell@veteransclubinc.org\\u202f\\xa0
Facebook.com/jeremy.wayne.harrell\\u202f\\xa0
Instagram:\\u202fjeremy_w_harrell_official\\u202f\\xa0
linkedin: Jeremy Harrell\\u202f\\xa0
veteransclubinc.org\\u202f\\xa0
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Bio:\\xa0
Jeremy Harrell is a U.S. Army Combat Veteran of Iraqi Freedom. He served honorably for nine years and was a Non-Commissioned Officer before getting out of the Army in 2008.\\xa0\\xa0
After leaving the Army, Jeremy went to school at Mid-Continent University studying Business Management. Jeremy started a career in Operation Management in the Manufacturing and Supply Chain Logistics Industry. As a man with an Entrepreneurial heart, he wanted to do more to support the Veteran community. \\xa0
Three years ago, Jeremy founded a non-profit called\\xa0Veteran\\u2019s Club Inc in Kentucky. Presently, Veteran\\u2019s Club Inc is a premier organization in the United States. Veteran\\u2019s Club INC has assisted thousands of Veterans in a multitude of ways such as his nationally recognized Equine Therapy Program, Career Transition for Vets needing employment, Family Outreach Program, and is currently developing the Camp Restoration Community to house and heal homeless veterans.\\xa0
\\xa0Veteran\\u2019s Club Inc also works heavily in veteran\\u2019s outreach in the community including raising money for Veteran causes and providing meals, job opportunities, and teaching leadership classes to homeless Veterans. Jeremy also goes into jails and substance abuse inpatient facilities to teach life skills classes in hopes that those who are in there have the tools needed upon release.\\xa0\\xa0
Veteran\\u2019s Club INC was the 2019 Recipient of the Patriots Award for Veterans Service Organization. This is a national award given from the American Freedom Fund in Washington D.C. every year. Jeremy was also named Kentucky Veteran of the Year and was commissioned as a Kentucky Colonel twice in two years from two different Governors for the works he\\u2019s done for veterans in Kentucky. Jeremy was also nominated and chosen to be one of Louisville\\u2019s elite Forty under 40 for the class of 2020. In November of 2020, Jeremy was awarded Humana\\u2019s Boots on Ground Award, which is Humana\\u2019s most coveted award for the work he does for Veterans and the community. Once again in November of 2020, Jeremy was named Community Champion by Amazon and\\xa0 \\xa0
Kentucky Derby Festival. Jeremy is the Co-Chair for Veterans Community Alliance of Louisville (VCAL). Jeremy also serves on the Week of Valor planning committee for Louisville Metro Government as well as the VA Mental Health Summit planning committee.\\xa0
Outside of his organization, Jeremy travels with an organization called Mighty Oaks Warrior Program to help struggling veterans in weeklong retreats in CA, OH, TX, and VA. Jeremy was selected as a Community Influencer for the Mayor of Louisville\\u2019s Synergy Project bridging the gap between citizens and police. Most recently, Jeremy was selected to serve on the Governor\\u2019s Challenge Team to help develop policy to combat SMVF suicides in the state of Kentucky.\\xa0
Jeremy is also a very active leader in his church Southeast Christian in Louisville. Independent from his organization, Jeremy is often called upon by local and national news affiliates such as CNN and Fox News when it comes to Veteran and Community Leadership related topics not limited to PTSD, Homelessness, Suicide, Policy, Foreign Policy, Social Justice, and more.\\xa0
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