Mission Statement To engage, through Motorsport opportunities, medically retiring or retired service members affected by military service, aiding in their recovery. Vision To be the North American leader in veteran recovery through motorsport for medically retiring or retired Service Members, One At A Time. Established on June 28, 2017, Operation Motorsport is a Veteran Led and Operated, Not for Profit Foundation, based in Brighton, Ontario, serving medically retiring and/or retired Canadian Service Members. The Foundation is a non-clinical therapy program that supports the recovery path of beneficiaries through a wide range of professional and recreational Motorsports opportunities that go beyond turning wrenches. We engage medically transitioning service members and veterans who have been affected by military service and can identify with motorsports as an interest. Many similarities exist between motorsports and military operations with the core ethos lying in Team, Identity, and Purpose. Service members often lose this sense of culture once the military finds a service member no longer able to serve or once the service member leaves the military. Operation Motorsport aims to fill these gaps and provide a path of recovery possibly leading to potential career opportunities; bringing a spark to their life and a connection to the comradery lost upon leaving the military. Our programs are not a one-and-done opportunity, but a long-term engagement that can last for years. At no financial cost to the beneficiary, every opportunity arranged to give the beneficiary the best possible experience with support provided throughout for those whose condition makes seemingly very simple tasks of entering a new environment a major hurdle. All of these aspects are part of the Academy – Immersion– Diversionary Therapy programs, and Operation Motorsport’s beneficiaries may enter the programs at a Diversionary Therapy level through eMotorsport or Patriot Corrals and transition through at their own speed or enter directly into the Motorsport Immersion Program. Participant Eligibility Requirements: Any medically transitioning service member or veteran with a medical release or Veterans Affairs disability rating qualifies for Operation Motorsport recovery programs. Each participant must apply through Operation Motorsport and undergo a screening process to ensure the foundation understands the candidate’s goals and needs, while also ensuring the foundation’s programs can assist in meeting the applicant’s desires. Designated Areas of Service: Team Sports/Involvement in motorsport opportunities centered around sports car racing (IMSA, SRO, FEL) along with virtual engagements through iRacing simulated racing. Our programs are designed to provide therapeutic assistance, increase quality-of-life, and improve mental health and resiliency by providing atmospheres that help build a sense of team, identity, and purpose. Our programs provide experiences that support recovery focusing on our core values: Team, Identity, and Purpose, allowing beneficiaries to discover how their skill set can transfer into new roles beyond military service. Our motto is #OneAtATime.