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Benefit dinner

Benefit Banquet Dinner

The first Wilderness to Wellness dinner.

A full house of Veterans, volunteers, sponsors, and supporting organizations at 54 Country for the first Wilderness to Wellness benefit dinner.

March 13, 2026 54 Country, Missouri
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Benefit Banquet Dinner

Benefit Banquet Dinner

How the night went.

Veterans, volunteers, table sponsors, and supporting organizations filled 54 Country for an evening of food, fellowship, and fundraising, and Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association Chapter 4-7 joined the celebration.

Who made it possible

The volunteers, the table sponsors, and every guest who placed a bid, donated, and shared in the evening.

From the field note

A Full House at the First Wilderness to Wellness Dinner

Veteran's Outdoor Therapy hosted its inaugural Wilderness to Wellness benefit dinner at 54 Country, bringing together Veterans, volunteers, sponsors, and supporting organizations for an evening of food, fellowship, and fundraising.

"What an incredible night at the Veteran's Outdoor Therapy Inaugural Benefit Dinner," the organization shared afterward. "We want to say THANK YOU to everyone who made our first banquet a success. To our volunteers, your time, energy, and passion are the backbone of this organization. To our table sponsors, your support helps us continue providing life-changing experiences for our Veterans and Gold Star Families. And to every guest who showed up, placed bids, donated, and shared in the evening, you are the reason this mission continues."

Silent auction floor at the Wilderness to Wellness benefit dinner
Guests posing together at the Wilderness to Wellness benefit dinner
A guest holding up a winning auction bid card
Guests posing together at the Wilderness to Wellness benefit dinner

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