WHAT IS AN ARMED FORCES CHALLENGE?

The Armed Forces Challenge was conceived of by William M. Anderson, a retired Marine Sniper and Navy Seal. The purpose of the Challenge is to raise funds to support veterans of the United States Armed Services to help them and/or their families.

Each year the event called the Armed Forces Challenge is held at St. John’s Northwestern Academies in Delafield, WI to raise funds to be donated to various non-profit organizations that support veterans and their families. The Armed Forces Challenge is not constituted in such a manner that we can directly support individual veterans and/or their families. The funds that are raised by the AFC are then donated to specific non-profit organizations that can directly benefit individual veterans and/or members of their families. Past recipients have included the Milwaukee Area Veterans Resource Center, Fisher House, and War Dogs.

While the event has included veterans, active service members, fire-fighters, police officers, members of JROTC programs, junior police and fire fighter programs, students in military academies in grades 9-12 and high school students, the event this year has shifted the emphasis to an opportunity for veterans with disabilities to compete.

Each year after expenses are paid, remaining funds raised from sponsorships solicited for the event, donations, and entry fees are combined to be donated to one or more designated charities.

The event is conducted each year by a Planning Committee of volunteers under the direction of an Event Chair.

Donations greatly appreciated!