“What Draws People To Our Organization?”
A common topic of discussion in the nonprofit world is "What draws people to our organization?" The answers are endless, sometimes obvious, often surprising, and always enlightening. The Marine Raider Foundation recently posed this [...]
Your Support and Its Impact in 2020 and 2021
The Marine Raider Foundation is honored to share with our community how your support has impacted Marine Raiders and their families this past year. Thanks to your generosity, the Foundation provided over $500,000 in [...]
Happy Holidays from the Marine Raider Foundation
Happy Holidays from the Marine Raider Foundation! We know this year has been one of “new norms” for everyone, but one thing has not changed - the tremendous outpouring of support from our community [...]
#Run4Raiders This Thanksgiving in the All Virtual Mimosa Bay Turkey Trot
In November of 2012, just months after the MARSOC Foundation hosted its Commissioning Ceremony, Christina Actis, a Marine Corps spouse, decided to do a neighborhood fun run in conjunction with Thanksgiving to help raise funds [...]
An Evening with the Marine Raider Foundation – A Brief History
During the summer of 2012, Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) lost 8 Marines and Sailors during combat operations in Afghanistan - Sergeant Justin Hansen, Gunnery Sergeant Daniel Price, Gunnery Sergeant Jonathan Gifford, Staff [...]
Celebrating 8 Years as a Marine Corps Marathon Charity Partner
The Marine Raider Foundation has been a Marine Corps Marathon Charity Partner since 2013, thanks to Shelby Thompson, Mike Montoya, and a few of their friends who ran the 2012 Marine Corps Marathon 10K [...]
#Run4Raiders at the Seventh Annual Seaside Semper Five
Since 2014, Frank Costello has spearheaded a race committee of 30 volunteers who coordinate, plan, and execute the Seaside Semper 5k Run/Walk and 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. “I have the [...]
100 Miles for the Marine Raider Community
In response to COVID19 and the pivot from in-person to virtual events, the Marine Raider Foundation decided to create something that would promote wellness, build a strong sense of community, and sending a [...]
Celebrating Eight Years of Supporting the MARSOC Community
We're celebrating eight years of supporting the MARSOC community! On May 11, 2012, the MARSOC Foundation hosted its commissioning ceremony to formally announce its inception and launch. I have had the honor of witnessing [...]
4th Annual Rucking for Raiders Memorial March Goes Virtual
In Navarre, Florida, The Black Hawk Memorial pays tribute to the seven Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) Raiders and four members of the Louisiana National Guard who were killed in a helicopter [...]