“Your profession is not what brings home your weekly paycheck, your profession is what you’re put here on Earth to do, with such passion and such intensity that it becomes spiritual in calling.”
-Vincent Van Gogh
Our Values
COMMUNITY
We believe unity among our citizens more positively impacts the lives of our veterans, first responders, and families.
EMPOWERMENT
We encourage finding joy, purpose, and passion for all those who dream.
INTEGRITY
We uphold honesty, decency, kindness and good character in ourselves and others we partner with.
HONOR
We revere service to community, country, and God.
EXCELLENCE
We exceed expectations through constructive, relevant, and results-driven ideas.
COURAGE
We admire the resilience of our heroes and families as they overcome obstacles and the extreme challenges they face serving our country and communities.
OUR BOARD MEMBERS
Seth storset
President
Pull For a Soldier Director
Seth Storset is the President of the Board and has been involved with the Foundation since its inception. He is a Maritime Leader at TOTE, and a member of the Gig Harbor City Council. He has a passion for the mission of the Foundation as he is the son-in-law of Leslie Mayne, the Founding Director. He experienced first-hand the loss of PFC Kyle Farr to post-traumatic stress and continues to work tirelessly to bring awareness to this epidemic among our veterans and first responders.
Packy Rieder
Veteran
Swing For a Soldier Director
Packy Rieder, is a veteran and currently a Real Estate Broker with his wife, Kari, at Gig Harbor’s premier real estate firm, Hawkins-Poe. Packy has been the Director of Swing For A Soldier, the Foundation’s annual golf tournament for the past several years. He is also a great spokesperson for the Foundation with his personal testimony about participating in the Warrior PATHH program.
Mike Mitchell
Board Member
Veteran
Mike Mitchell is a Vietnam veteran and has served on the Board since 2014. Mike also organizes and produces a music festival each year that benefits the Foundation with financial resources. He also serves as the host of the monthly Heroes Huddle.
Hartleigh Caine
Board Member
Veteran
Hartleigh joins the Board in 2024 to serve our fellow veterans and first responders. She is a West Point and Columbia Business School graduate, a Longbow Apache pilot, and a combat veteran from Iraq and Afghanistan. She is the Managing Partner at Parker Remick, an executive search firm supporting technology companies, their founders, and investors. Hartleigh is passionate about supporting veterans and first responders and the positive impacts of programs like Warrior PATHH.
Nick Langlow
Board Member
Nick Langlow joins the board in 2024 with 20 years of experience as a first responder. Nick is a proud graduate of Gig Harbor High School and the University of Washington. Nick presently serves as the Deputy Chief of Operations for Gig Harbor Fire and Medic One. He is passionate about our first responder and military communities and looks forward to positively impacting the mission of the foundation.
Chris Schuler
Board Member
Get involved
If you are interested in volunteer opportunities and want to support veterans and first responders through impactful events, please contact us now!
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