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🎉 Grand Opening of Our Thrift Shop & Donation Center

We are thrilled to announce the Grand Opening of our brand-new Thrift Shop and Donation Center, powered by the Battle Buddy Response Team®!

📍 Location & Hours

85 Lynnhaven Drive, Suite G

Martinsburg, WV 25404

Opening Day: Friday, September 19, 2025

⏰ 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM

After opening day, the shop will follow regular weekly hours to serve our community and support our mission.

🙌 Volunteers Needed

We are seeking trustworthy volunteers to help run the Thrift Shop & Donation Center 7 days a week.

If you’re passionate about helping veterans and their families, we invite you to stop by after the grand opening and learn more about how you can get involved. Your time and dedication will directly support our mission and make a lasting impact.

💙 How You Can Support

• Donate gently used items during open hours.
• Shop to support programs that benefit veterans and their families.
• Volunteer to be part of a mission that saves lives and builds community.

Every purchase, donation, and hour volunteered helps us continue our mission to serve veterans and their families nationwide.

📞 Get in Touch

For more details, please contact us:

📧 info@battlebuddyresponseteam.org

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Let’s celebrate this milestone together and keep building a stronger community. We can’t wait to see you this Friday at the Grand Opening!

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Coming Soon: BBRT Thrift Store & Donation Center Opening in Martinsburg, WV

We are excited to announce that the Battle Buddy Response Team® is opening a brand-new Thrift Store & Donation Center right here in Martinsburg, West Virginia!

📍 Location: 85 Lynn Haven Drive, Unit G, Martinsburg, WV 25404

⏳ Opening Date: In just TWO weeks!

This new location will be a hub for community giving, where you can donate gently used items and shop for affordable goods — all while supporting our mission to serve veterans and their families.

What This Means for the Community

Our new Thrift Store & Donation Center will:

• Provide affordable items to the local community.
• Help fund BBRT’s nationwide crisis response efforts.
• Serve as a drop-off point for donations supporting our homeless outreach, veteran assistance programs, and national disaster relief efforts.
• Become a gathering place for those who want to get involved with our mission.

How You Can Help

We need your support to make this opening a success! Here’s how you can get involved:

✅ Donate: Drop off clothing, shoes, furniture, household goods, and more once we open.

✅ Volunteer: Help us sort, organize, and run the store.

✅ Shop: Every purchase helps fund our mission.

For questions or to arrange early donation drop-offs, email us at info@battlebuddyresponseteam.org.

We can’t wait to see you at the grand opening — stay tuned for the official date announcement and join us in celebrating this exciting step forward!

Coming Soon: BBRT Donation Center & Thrift Shop – Martinsburg, WV

We are excited to announce that the Battle Buddy Response Team® is opening a Donation Center & Thrift Shop right here in Martinsburg, WV! This new location will serve as a central hub to help veterans, families, and our local community.

How You Can Help Right Now

We are not quite ready to share the address just yet – but we’d love for you to start setting aside any donations you’d like to bring once we open our doors!

We are looking for:

• Items for Our Homeless Drive – tents, sleeping bags, backpacks, bottled water, clothes, shoes, warm coats
• Household Goods & General Donations – gently used or new items to sell in the thrift shop to help fund BBRT
• Community Support Items – nonperishable food, hygiene kits, and supplies for local families in need
• Special Equipment & Larger Needs
  • Pallet jack (we have a loading dock)
  • Fridge and freezer (for hosting dinners)
  • Box truck or enclosed trailer (for donation pickups)
  • Pool table or basketball hoop (for team and guest recreation)
• Vehicles or Travel Trailers – to be donated directly to veterans

Our Mission for This Location

This center is designed to be much more than a thrift store. It will be a place where:

• Veterans and families can come pick up essential items.
• We can host our annual Thanksgiving and Christmas Homeless Drives.
• Supplies will be staged for natural disaster response efforts nationwide.
• Guests can gather, share a meal, and build community.

This new hub is projected to help BBRT maintain stability, expand outreach, and provide more consistent support where it’s needed most.

Get Involved

If you would like to contribute, sponsor, or support this new program, please email us at info@battlebuddyresponseteam.org.

We can’t wait to welcome you into this new chapter for BBRT!

Together, we can create a space that truly serves veterans, their families, and our entire community.

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🚨 We’re Expanding Our Fundraising Team – Join the Mission! 🚨

The Battle Buddy Response Team® (BBRT) is actively seeking dedicated and trustworthy volunteer Fundraising Ambassadors to join our growing Public Relations Department.

Our goal is bold: raise $100 million per year to serve veterans and their families nationwide. We’re currently authorized to raise funds in 12 states, and we’ll share those specific states with candidates selected to join the team.

🔷 Who We’re Looking For:

Ideal volunteers for this role must be:

• Passionate about our mission and veteran advocacy
• Professional and respectful communicators
• Self-motivated and results-driven
• Comfortable working independently or in teams
• Experienced in sales, fundraising, public speaking, or outreach (preferred but not required)
• Able to commit time consistently each week
• Willing to follow strict confidentiality and ethical standards

🔷 What You’ll Do:

• Create and manage fundraisers through platforms like Facebook and Instagram
• Attend community events, make phone calls, or host local fundraisers
• Share our mission and funding needs with local businesses and individuals
• Work directly under BBRT’s PR team to ensure all fundraising meets legal and organizational guidelines

🔷 Why It Matters:

The money raised will directly fund:

✅ Transportation and response efforts across the U.S.

✅ Emergency housing and homelessness prevention for veterans

✅ A Veteran Emergency Fund to help with bills

✅ Hiring and training veteran responders

✅ Building training facilities and national infrastructure

✅ And so much more…

If you’re ready to be part of something bigger than yourself, now is the time. Join our movement and help us reach the veterans who need us most.

👉 To apply, visit our website and submit a volunteer application under the Public Relations – Fundraising Team section.

Together, we can change—and save—lives.

🚨 First Responder Volunteers Needed in Active States

The Battle Buddy Response Team® (BBRT) is currently recruiting First Responder Volunteers to help support veterans and their families through in-person wellness checks in areas where we have active calls.

We are currently focused on the following states:

📍 Texas

📍 Kentucky

📍 Oregon

📍 Iowa

📍 Missouri

📍 Nebraska

📍 New Mexico

Who We’re Looking For:

We are seeking individuals who meet the following criteria:

• Combat Veterans (Preferred)
• All U.S. Military Veterans
• Active Duty Service Members
• 100% Permanent & Total (P&T) Rated Veterans (Strongly Encouraged)

❗Please Note: Civilians are not eligible to serve as First Responders at this time.

If you live in or near one of the listed states and want to get involved, you may also be considered to lead your state’s BBRT response team. This is an opportunity to be on the front lines of veteran support and make a direct impact in your local community.

How to Apply:

Interested individuals can apply by visiting our volunteer application page:

🔗 battlebuddyresponseteam.org/volunteer

Once your application is received, our team will follow up with next steps, including training, expectations, and documentation requirements.

Together, we can answer the call —

One knock at a time.

We’re Upgrading and Hitting Milestones! 🚨

The Battle Buddy Response Team® is making big moves! We’ve recently completed some exciting upgrades and are revamping both our Facebook and Instagram pages to better reflect our mission. As part of this process, we’ve removed older content—but don’t worry, some popular posts may return soon.

🎉 Milestone Alert: We recently had the honor of visiting with a veteran in Alaska, officially making it the 50th state we’ve traveled to in just under 7 years to check on veterans.

🚐 We’re back on the road now, continuing our mission to support veterans across the country—one knock at a time.

✅ Our website is fully operational again, and

🎥 Don’t forget to check out our YouTube channel for exclusive videos you won’t find anywhere else. Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss what’s next!

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