OUTDOOR FREEDOM NETWORK  IS A 501 (C) (3) PUBLIC CHARITY OPERATING FROM JACKSON HILL MARINA ON LAKE SAM RAYBURN

WE CANNOT ALL DO GREAT THINGS, WE CAN ALL DO SMALL THINGS WITH GREAT LOVE

Hosting and Supporting Outdoor Adventures for the Benefit of our

Military Families, Veterans and Children  


 


OUTDOOR FREEDOM NETWORK RECIPIENT OF THE "ENHANCE THE LIVES OF THE DISABLED" 2015 AMERICAN LEGION NATIONAL AWARD AND THE 2016 STATE OF TEXAS AWARD

OUTDOOR FREEDOM NETWORK

PATRIOTS CHALLENGE

CRAPPIE FISHING FOR VETERANS

DEEP EAST TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FISHING  MAJOR KID FISHING

TEXAS FALLEN HEROES MEMORIAL WALL

RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

SAM RAYBURN LAKE AREA

TOYS FOR TOTS


JACKSON HILL MARINA IS HOME TO OUTDOOR FREEDOM NETWORK ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE BEAUTIFUL NATURAL RESOURCES OF DEEP EAST TEXAS TO MILITARY MEMBERS PAST AND PRESENT, DISABLED AMERICANS, CHILDREN AND OTHERS IN NEED OF THE HEALING AND NOURISHMENT THAT ONLY THE GREAT OUTDOORS CAN PROVIDE. OFN OPERATES PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDE:


  1. PATRIOTS CHALLENGE - RECREATIONAL THERAPY TRIPS FOR VA HOSPITAL PATIENTS AND COMBAT VETERANS. CRAPPIE FISHING FOR VETERANS AND QUAIL HUNTING FOR COMBAT VETERANS
  2. DEEP EAST TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FISHING SERIES - STUDENT ANGLERS COMPETE FOR SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP AND BERTH TO BASS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FISHING CHAMPIONSHIP. MAJOR KID FISHING IS SUPPORTED BY DETX TO GIVE FISHING OPPORTUNITIES TO DISADVANTAGED KIDS IN OUR LAKE AREA COMMUNITIES. 
  3. TEXAS FALLEN HEROES MEMORIAL WALL- CREATED TO HONOR THE SACRIFICE OF TEXANS IN THE WAR ON TERROR AND TO REMEMBER THE PATRIOTISM AND HEROISM OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.
  4. BRIGID'S WOOD- A WOODLAND WALKING TRAIL AND GARDEN WHICH WILL PROVIDE VETERANS A PLACE TO RECONNECT A PLACE TO RECONNECT WITH NATURE, THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILY, AND OTHER VETERANS IN A LOW-PRESSURE ENVIRONMENT.
  5. R.S.V.P. - PROGRAM STATION TO COORDINATE LOCAL VOLUNTEER EFFORTS FOR SENIORS IN THE EAST TEXAS AREA. 
  6. TOYS FOR TOTS - THE SAM RAYBURN LAKE AREA TOYS FOR TOTS SERVES A THREE COUNTY AREA AND PROVIDES A LITTLE BIT OF CHRISTMAS TO OVER 2,000 FAMILIES.