Mark Aquilino and Todd Wheatley spent countless hours this summer organizing a fishing tournament unlike any other. They brought together veterans on the seacoast with the Yankee Fishermen’s Co-Op, a local fishing group, for a multi-day competition to catch the heaviest tuna.

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David Ball, who has been participating in the annual event for several years, served in the Army Reserve as a firefighter from 1991 until 1997.

“Swim With A Mission is the highlight of my year,” Ball said. “I get to help motivate others on their physical journey and pay honor to those who are no longer with us.”

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Tonight, saddle up for an incredible trip to a farm where some of the most battle-tested veterans in our nation team up with horses. It's just one of the programs provided by the organization "Swim with a Mission" founded right here in NH.

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The Currier Museum of Art was the scene on Tuesday as the New Hampshire-based Swim With A Mission (SWAM) gathered veterans and veterans’ support groups from across the state for the Fourth Annual New Hampshire Veterans Summit.

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Julie Taub, Co-Founder/Executive Director at Swim With a Mission is awarded 95.7 WZID’s 20 Outstanding Women of the Year! Her outstanding achievements include helping fund nearly $10 million to support Veterans in New Hampshire.

Listen to Julie’s full interview below!

BEDFORD — Swim With A Mission (SWAM), a leading New Hampshire-based nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting veterans and their families, is proud to announce the appointment of Todd Wheatley to its board of directors.

BEDFORD — Swim With A Mission (SWAM), a leading New Hampshire-based nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting veterans and their families, is proud to announce the appointment of Sal DeFranco to its board of directors.

Jack Heath and SWAM Co-Founder Phil Taub hosted a special Veterans Town Forum/Town Hall at the Bank of NH Stage in downtown Concord on Thursday and discussed issues facing our Veterans with political figures on both sides of the aisle.

Phil and Julie Taub of Swim With A Mission is the 2023 Business Excellence winner for the Nonprofit category for a small company

“This started with Phil Taub talking to me,” said Maureen Beauregard, the president of Easterseals NH, VT & Farnum Center.

In its seventh year, Swim With A Mission (SWAM) once again made a splash in 2023 by hosting a series of fundraising events

The New Hampshire Fisher Cats are teaming up with a nonprofit to honor local veterans.

Earlier this month, the team announced it will reserve two free parking spaces for veterans attending home games at Delta Dental Stadium.

The Fisher Cats will also recognize all active-duty military and veterans at a game Friday with some funds going toward Swim with a Mission.

MANCHESTER — Swim With A Mission (SWAM) recently presented Liberty House with a check for $30,000 to help support homeless and struggling veterans in New Hampshire.

On Saturday February 18th Swim With A Mission (SWAM) Co-Founders Phil and Julie Shusterman Taub were honored as the recipients of the Eleventh Annual Granite State Warrior Award by MOAA-NH during a special luncheon at the Nashua Country Club.

BEDFORD, NH – Swim With A Mission (SWAM) has added Mark J. Aquilino, President and CEO of Outdoor Pride Landscape and Snow Management, to the nonprofits board of directors.

Forty Navy Seals and 300 swimmers will be diving into a New Hampshire Lake next week to support veterans.

The fifth annual Swim With A Mission will take place July 15 at Newfound Lake in Wellington State Park in Bristol. It will feature 40 Navy Seals, approximately 300 swimmers and around 100 volunteers.

On Jan. 19, Swim With A Mission (SWAM) presented Hero Pups with a check for $75,000 to help train and match support dogs with veterans in the Granite State.

The former New England Patriots VP and Chief Marketing Officer is auctioning off his official Super Bowl XXXVIII ring that he earned with the Pats for the 2003 season. The Patriots beat the Carolina Panthers 32-29 in that game.

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This community conversation, moderated by our SWAM Co-Founder Phil Taub, highlighted the mental health needs in the veteran community, including reducing barriers to accessing mental healthcare services, and sharing information and resources to help veterans and their families.

In the opening minutes of his weekly radio show, co-host Phil Taub was off and running interviewing former Army helicopter pilot Ginger Munson, who continues to help veterans.

“I’m really excited to hear what you’ve been learning and compare notes with you quite frankly,” Taub tells Munson on his pre-taped Sunday show that airs at 9 a.m. on WFEA-AM in Manchester.

For the past two years, Swim With A Mission (SWAM), a New Hampshire-based nonprofit that raises funds for veteran service organizations, has been working on a special book that features stories and photographs of veterans living in New Hampshire.

World-renowned artist Christopher J. Ward led an art class for veterans last week at the Currier Museum’s new Art For Vets studio in Manchester, kicking off a new campaign to raise money for veteran art therapy classes.

People paid tribute to service members and veterans at “Celebration of Heroes” Saturday night at Delta Dental Stadium.

Swim With A Mission, a nonprofit supporting veterans, hosted the event.

The celebration featured live music, vendors and K-9 demonstrations. WMUR’s Jennifer Vaughn was the emcee.

On October 13, 2020, Swim With A Mission presented Liberty House Veterans Transitional Living with a check for $1,000,000 to break ground on Phase II of Mission Renovate and Restore. This money will help create a much anticipated recreational center that will enable Liberty House to help their residents along with 1,000 community Veterans who live off-site with critical services unable to be offered during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The museum is one of 10 recipients of the grants, which are aimed at helping veterans cope during the pandemic and beyond. The art programs for veterans and their families started out as a pilot, but thanks to the grant, they will now have a permanent home.

The $717,500 grant was distributed by Swim With a Mission, a group that has taken a leading role in distributing $4 million of federal funds to help combat veteran mental health issues and homelessness.

“Art therapy really works, and it is sorely needed in our state,” said Phil Taub, of Swim With a Mission

New Hampshire is one of only a couple states in the country that directed millions of dollars from the CARES Act to help support veterans negatively impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We and our Board are proud to be distributing 100% of these federal funds to so many New Hampshire charities and efforts that help support our veterans,” said Phil Taub, co-founder of Swim With a Mission (SWAM). “When Julie (Taub) and I started Swim with A Mission we never realized our charity would be distributing millions of dollars that will do so much to help save the lives of those who have served us all. It’s overwhelming to see the support from people in this state for our veterans.”

EATON — Two former teachers took to the calm waters of Crystal Lake on Saturday morning to honor the memory of US Army Master Sgt. Richard L. Ferguson of North Conway, who was killed in the line of duty during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2004. Although Barb Anderson of Fryeburg, Maine, and Margi Wright of Brownfield, Maine, never met Ferguson, they will never forget him.

A FEW weeks ago, when the COVID-19 pandemic first hit America and I was out trying to find toilet paper instead of vitamins, I reached out to some Navy SEALs for their advice. I put that advice into an article and received an amazing response. But now, as the “stay at home” wears on, I have more questions. So, this time I asked a Marine, a Green Beret and an Army veteran.

The veterans support group Swim with a Mission handed off 140 N95 masks and gowns to help stock the NH Veterans Home with much needed equipment. The organization worked with Recovery Logistics Network to secure the equipment. Founder of RLN, Joe Matarese and SWAM board member Mark Prestipino made this donation possible by securing the PPE’s. The company has now delivered almost 3 million vital pieces of safety equipment to hospitals and organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Capt. Richard Phillips was in New Hampshire as part of an event sponsored by the veteran support organization, Swim With a Mission. Hanks played Phillips in the movie bearing his name, Captain Phillips, based on his real-life hostage rescue from Somali Pirates.

Filotimo Casino, Restaurant and Sportsbook recently raised more than $71,000 through its charitable gaming for Swim with a Mission, a nonprofit that raises money to help organizations that service, support and honor our veterans. From left: Angelo Mazzella SWAM; Jamie Timbas, Filotimo; Tiffany Eddy, Filotimo; Matt Foster, SWAM; Julie Taub, SWAM and Phil Taub, SWAM.

To kick off the event, Cheryl Coletti-Lawson, of Bow, swam twice across Newfound Lake for a total of 12.28 miles. Organizers said it’s believed to be the first documented double-crossing swim of the lake on record.

The third annual Swim With a Mission event raised over $1 million for the National Navy SEAL Museum and other Veterans services in New Hampshire. The series of events took place in July, culminating with the annual swim competition and military demonstrations on Newfound Lake. This year’s events featured 30 Navy SEALs, active and retired, most who serve or served with SEAL Team 6. The SEALs were led by retired Command Master Chief Rick Kaiser and Vice Admiral Bob Harward.