Lindsay is an Air Force Reservist and outdoors enthusiast who became hiking "obsessed" when she was working on the Adirondack 46er challenge while suffering the loss of a friend (and army veteran) who died by suicide. She found the outdoors and hiking to be overwhelmingly therapeutic and started to share her journey with social media with a mission to spread veteran suicide awareness. After a couple years of raising money for suicide awareness and mental health programs for veterans, she decided to blaze her own trail and start a nonprofit for promoting recreation therapy as means for mental health improvement and suicide prevention for veterans. Founded in May 2022, Veteran Recreation Corporation (Vet Rec) has been a consultation service and open line for veterans as a free space to talk and help find positive coping mechanisms in the outdoors. Currently fundraising for 2023, Vet Rec intends to host small group events to promote camaraderie and bolster a support system. They plan to support veterans by eliminating financial barriers to outdoor recreation therapy, with hopes to create more trail blazers and mental health warriors.
What makes Lindsay a Trailblazer?
"As the Founder of Veteranrecreation.org I would like to use (Oboz) boots to help Veterans get outside and heal through our programs."
![Oboz Footwear Lindsay Hill smiling while on a hike.](https://obozfootwear-prod.zaneray.com/cms/images/b01563e0-0bf1-4183-aef7-ac5c64300543_20211221_134307.jpg?auto=false&rect=954,0,1653,2232&w=500&h=675)
![Oboz Footwear Lindsay Hill smiling while on a hike in the forest.](https://obozfootwear-prod.zaneray.com/cms/images/05c91408-591d-4d6e-86c8-e53215d70148_20210918_094336.jpg?auto=false&rect=0,1064,2268,1474&w=1000&h=650)
![Oboz Footwear Lindsay Hill smiling while on a hike in the winter.](https://obozfootwear-prod.zaneray.com/cms/images/24015db9-4e20-4de0-be51-89d726354239_IMG_9437.jpg?auto=false&rect=0,671,3024,1966&w=1000&h=650)