The 7th annual Pat Hermanson Golf4Vets Charity tournament is the primary fundraiser of the Bodhi Battalion. 

The Bodhi Battalion was established in 2015 to support veterans struggling with mental/behavioral health issues, addiction, lack of positive support systems, and community engagement.  The primary focus of this fundraising event is the PTSD Redefined program.  Our “Providing Treatment Through Service Dogs (PTSD)” program utilizes evidence-based therapeutic practices and mindfulness-based concepts with dog training to address symptoms related to post-traumatic stress, mental health conditions, isolation, low motivation, and other challenges unique to veterans. 

The program is structured to connect veterans with puppies and dogs in our service training program to enhance and promote healing and wellness. Veterans in the program receive one-on-one, and group instruction focused on helping them become more aware of physical and mental health symptoms and address social anxiety and isolation. 

The program educates veterans on how we train service dogs to respond to specific symptoms, how to utilize a service dog in public areas, field questions, and problem-solve.  If they qualify for a service dog, they learn to be confident, responsible handlers to foster a long-term partnership and independence.  If a participant does not have mental health services, we can also provide those services. 

We can employ veterans who want to work more intensively in the program, and we are finalizing details for our training scholarship that will open in June.