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Our Core Values
• Community:
Our organization exists because we want to emphasize community and promote artists while also helping Veterans through art
• Art Therapy:
During our journey we have discovered art therapy as significant channel to aid in the healing process of our Veterans with PTSD and other trauma.
• Education:
By encouraging a different perspective on what is generally advertised in the media
~Winston Churchill
“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few"
Our Programs
Art Supplies:
Our largest program that reaches across the Country to provide FREE art supplies to Veterans. This is a need not being filled that we provide across the Country in an effort to provide a non-verbal option for an expressional outlet. that ties into Mental Health. If you are a Veteran desiring to start or interested in Art supplies for whatever reason, please email the list of supplies to info@truetop1percent.com with proof of military service.
Art Classes:
A FREE growing program that currently is done as a 4-5 hour ‘pop-up’ art class for Veterans wherever we have staff, teaching them to paint using a beer bottle and quickly growing to involve all art facets including poetry to music. Our goal is to set up weekly classes within the VA hospital network as a volunteer service, that will allow us more control of the program.
Resource Network:
This a developing network of resources from Stop22 to Goodwill and Red Cross specifically for Veterans. It is well known that the military community is a tight support network. However, within that network of resources and non-profits are valuable groups helping other Veterans, but it seems that they are all secluded. We seek to gather all these organizations to work together to battle these problems as 1 team not, separate.
Story Telling:
All we believe talking about what haunts you, is just reliving the story. However, in some ways we have come to understand it can help understand some underlying issues not seen before. Through our process we have created an additional program that combines art and talking for those who would wish to share and feels art is not for them. Share your story with a group of artists or one on one and let us help you create an image of what is bothering you and turn it into a masterpiece.
After we are done; you can choose to share it with the world or like that angry letter eveyone tells you to toss before you send it. You can donate it back to the foundation for which we can use as a fundraiser.
Community Engagement Events:
We will hold annual Community events to honor our military from our B.Y.O.P.B. painting parties to the Annual True Top 1% Military Exhibition and other partnered events and concerts.
Aout the Founder
JR
As a career artist, the son, grandson, great grandson, nephew, and brother of veterans, I have over 200 years of military service in my family. I am passionate about our military and veterans and feel compelled to recognize our True Top 1%, those who sign a blank check to the government, for up to and including their lives. I am grateful for their service.
So I created this organization geared to the empowerment of our Veterans, especially those with Post Traumatic Stress. Our focus is on the Mental Health of our Veterans, something I believe is not on the forefront as it should be, especially for our Veterans. based on pure percentages, there are more mental health issues plaguing the military than the Country's communities.
So, we not only have created art therapy courses, now we ship out art supplies to Veterans, developing a network of resources for Veterans and then creating events all across the country to support and honor our Military.
