Boots to Barbells: Fuel a Veteran’s Transition

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Boots to Barbells empowers veterans and serving members by providing structured programs, education, and mentorship in health, fitness, and wellness, helping them build routine, direction, and community during and after their service.

Join us for an unforgettable day on the course at the beautiful Garrison Memorial Golf Course in support of Boots to Barbells - a nonprofit dedicated to helping veterans and serving members find structure, purpose, and community within the health and fitness industry. This shotgun-style golf tournament is designed for all skill levels, combining a fun, relaxed atmosphere with meaningful impact. Event Schedule:🕗 Arrival &amp; Check-In: 8:00 AM⛳ Shotgun Start: 9:00 AM🏁 Wrap-Up &amp; Prizes: Approximately 4:00 PMYour registration includes:⛳ 18 holes of golf🚗 Power cart🍔 Cheeseburger buffet🎁 Swag bag🍻 Drink tickets🏆 On-course contests including Closest to the Hole🎯 Interactive experiences like Beat the Pro🎟️ Raffle prizes and giveaways throughout the day Whether you&#39;re coming out to compete, connect, or simply enjoy a great day of golf, this event offers something for everyone - all while supporting a meaningful cause. All proceeds from this tournament go directly toward creating accessible pathways for veterans and serving members into the health, fitness, and wellness industry. You are supporting their journey to go on and help many other lives. We look forward to seeing you on the course.

Boots to Barbells Charity Golf Classic

🏓 Pickleball Tournament FundraiserJoin us on June 7th at YEG Pickleball for a fun, fast-paced afternoon on the courts:<ul data-end="1129" data-start="1019" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li data-end="1042" data-start="1019" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">🏓 7 courts running</li><li data-end="1067" data-start="1043" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">⏰ 11:00 AM &ndash; 3:00 PM</li><li data-end="1097" data-start="1068" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">🔄 Round robin + playoffs</li><li data-end="1129" data-start="1098" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">🎯 Open to all skill levels</li></ul>This is a structured but relaxed tournament - whether you&rsquo;re competitive or just coming out for a good time, you&rsquo;re welcome here.&nbsp; 🎟️ There will also be:<ul data-end="1340" data-start="1286" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li data-end="1297" data-start="1286" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Raffles</li><li data-end="1308" data-start="1298" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Prizes</li><li data-end="1340" data-start="1309" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Good people and good energy</li></ul>&mdash;Boots to Barbells is a Canadian nonprofit created to support veterans and serving members as they navigate life during and after service. Through structured programs, education, and mentorship, we help individuals build routine, direction, and community within the health, fitness, and wellness industry.Like many things we are building right now, this is still new. We are growing from the ground up, learning as we go, and working to create something that is practical, supportive, and actually useful for the people it&rsquo;s meant to serve.This fundraiser will directly support the continuation and development of our programs. Funds raised will go toward covering education costs, resources, and ongoing support for participants.

Boots to Barbells Pickleball Fundraiser

The Memory March honours Canadian veterans and serving members who carry their service with them every day. Your gift backs a clear, supported path into the health and fitness industry, where military skills become new careers as trainers, coaches, and leaders. 🎗️ Every donation helps fund education, exam preparation, and real-world mentoring through our Personal Training Pathway, keeping the strength in your service and supporting veterans as they step into their next mission. 💪

The Memory March honours Canadian veterans and serving members who carry their service with them every day. Your gift backs a clear, supported path into the health and fitness industry, where military skills become new careers as trainers, coaches, and leaders. 🎗️Every donation helps fund education, exam preparation, and real-world mentoring through our Personal Training Pathway, keeping the strength in your service and supporting veterans as they step into their next mission. 💪

The Memory March

La Marche de la M&eacute;moire honore les anciens combattants canadiens et les membres en service qui portent leur service avec eux chaque jour. Votre don soutient un chemin clair et soutenu vers l&#39;industrie de la sant&eacute; et de la forme physique, o&ugrave; les comp&eacute;tences militaires se transforment en nouvelles carri&egrave;res en tant qu&#39;entra&icirc;neurs, coaches et leaders. 🎗️ Chaque don contribue au financement de l&#39;&eacute;ducation, de la pr&eacute;paration aux examens et du mentorat pratique gr&acirc;ce &agrave; notre Chemin de Formation Personnel, gardant la force dans votre service et soutenant les anciens combattants alors qu&#39;ils se pr&eacute;parent &agrave; leur prochaine mission. 💪

La Marche de la Mémoire honore les anciens combattants canadiens et les membres en service qui portent leur service avec eux chaque jour. Votre don soutient un chemin clair et soutenu vers l'industrie de la santé et de la forme physique, où les compétences militaires se transforment en nouvelles carrières en tant qu'entraîneurs, coaches et leaders. 🎗️Chaque don contribue au financement de l'éducation, de la préparation aux examens et du mentorat pratique grâce à notre Chemin de Formation Personnel, gardant la force dans votre service et soutenant les anciens combattants alors qu'ils se préparent à leur prochaine mission. 💪

La Marche de la Mémoire

Boots to Barbells | Learn to Lift: Basic Barbell Fundamentals 12:30 PM - 6:30 PM | TriForm Athletics, Edmonton Learn to lift with confidence, understand the why behind the movement, and leave the gym knowing more than when you walked in. Learn to Lift is a hands-on, in-person barbell education seminar led by Auty Brooks and Bambi Gray. This session is designed for beginners, recreational lifters, future fitness professionals, veterans, CAF members, and anyone who simply wants to become more knowledgeable and confident around a barbell. Whether you have never touched a barbell, have been lifting for years and want a form check, or are looking for new coaching cues and another set of experienced eyes on your movement, you are welcome here. WHAT WE&rsquo;LL COVER Throughout the session, we&rsquo;ll break down the fundamentals of barbell strength training, including: &bull; Squat fundamentals&bull; Deadlift fundamentals&bull; Pressing movements&bull; Barbell setup and positioning&bull; Bracing, breathing and creating stability&bull; Safe and effective lifting technique&bull; Common mistakes and how to correct them&bull; Individual form checks and coaching cues&bull; How to modify movements for different bodies and experience levels&bull; Practical, hands-on lifting and coached practice This is not a workout class where you simply follow along. It is an educational session. We want you to understand what you are doing, why you are doing it, and how to apply what you learn when you return to your own gym. YOUR INSTRUCTORS Auty Brooks brings more than 23 years of experience in the fitness industry, including 15 years working in physical fitness at CFB Edmonton. A barbell strength specialist, Auty is known for making strength training practical, technical and understandable. Bambi Gray is a Canadian Armed Forces veteran, personal trainer and Founder of Boots to Barbells. After serving as a Supply Technician from 2012&ndash;2018, Bambi built her career in fitness and created Boots to Barbells to help bridge military experience, education, community and careers in the fitness industry. WHY LEARN TO LIFT? You do not have to become a personal trainer to benefit from understanding movement. Education can make you a safer lifter, a more confident gym member, a better training partner and, for fitness professionals, a better coach. Sometimes one new cue, one correction or one person watching your movement can completely change how a lift feels. That is why we are keeping Learn to Lift in person, hands on and interactive. Ask questions. Try things. Get feedback. Learn from experienced coaches and from the people training alongside you. Come to learn. Come for a form check. Come to build confidence. Come to become better at what you already do. Proceeds from Learn to Lift support Boots to Barbells, a Canadian not-for-profit helping veterans and serving CAF members access fitness education, mentorship, accountability and community. Keeping the strength in your service.

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