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To provide support to the individuals and families affected by cancer and military service
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Minton Lodge
The Minton Lodge is a beautiful retreat home previously owned and lived-in by Josh Minton. He always enjoyed having guests and ensured he would have enough space for everyone.
The property is surrounded by 49 wooded acres in Aberdeen, Ohio, only a few miles away from the Ohio River and Kentucky border. The house offers a peaceful and quiet setting to get away to. We welcome anyone affected by cancer, active duty and veterans of the armed services, and their family members.
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About Josh Minton
Josh Minton entered the military in 2006, graduated from West Point in 2010 where he played collegiately for the Army Rugby team. He completed a deployment to Afghanistan in 2012-2013 with Bravo Battery, 4th Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team and medically retired from the Army in 2018. He was awarded the Army Ranger Tab, Combat Action Badge, Parachutist Badge, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal and three Army Achievement Medals.
At 27, he was diagnosed with a rare and incurable form of neuroendocrine cancer, after which he became very active with the Ulman Foundation and Ruck to Remember, a 60-mile march from Harper’s Ferry to Arlington National Cemetery. He chose to live life to its fullest over the next 5 years – however cancer took his body at the age of 32. His legacy continues to live on through his foundation and the Minton Lodge.
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The 2nd Josh Minton Foundation Veterans Guided Turkey Hunt is in the books for 2023. While our hunters heard a ton of birds on Saturday none came close enough to land on the dinner table. Sunday a few were heard but the rains came bringing an early end to the days' hunt. I think I can still safely say though that Codie Cullum & Craig Spieker had a good time with Foundation Board Members Bob Minton and Dave Varney playing hosts for the weekend. We had an excellent weekend of making new friends and lots of good food and laughs! Thanks to the Veterans Hunting and Fishing Network (VHFN) for lining up the hunters for us this year. Looking forward to continuing to work with them going forward to provide more opportunities for our Veterans to have a great weekend at the Minton Lodge. Shout out also to Cindy Reynolds and her friends for the quilts that each or our thereapeutic guests or hunters are given as a reminder of their time with us. Looking forward to more turkey hunts in 2024! ... See MoreSee Less
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Registration for this year's JMF Golf Benefit is now OPEN! Looking forward to seeing you there. ... See MoreSee Less
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The Josh Minton Foundation began year 3 of our guided turkey hunts the weekend of April 22-23. This year we are working with the Veteran's Hunting and Fishing Network to put on these hunts. We were pleased to host Andrew Bitt and his wife Jennifer who traveled all the way from SC to join us! Friend of the Foundation Randy Blevins again made the trip up from Virginia to work as our guide for the weekend. You may recall Randy was one of our hunters in year one. He's been involved as a guide the last two seasons. We were optimistic for the hunt after seeing and hearing a number of birds while hanging out at the Minton Lodge on Friday. Randy commented they'd have a bird by 7:30 on Saturday morning. He was right!!! I got the text with the picture of Andrew with his bird at 7:23!!! Unfortunately a work emergency caused Andrew and Jennifer to have to leave on Saturday morning, but not until after a big breakfast. Happily though, we were joined by our friend Todd Duncan on Saturday thru Sunday afternoon. Todd and Randy served together in the military... I won't say how long ago so I don't give away their ages 🙂 Todd and Randy graciously helped Bob split a whole bunch of firewood on Saturday afternoon. There's always work to be done at the Lodge. Looking forward to our next hunt May 6-7. I believe the Veteran's Hunting and Fishing Network is drawing the lucky winner today. You can find them on Facebook or at vhfn.org. Special thanks also to Cindy Reynolds and friends for donating the gorgeous quilts that are presented to each therapeutic guest at the Minton Lodge ... See MoreSee Less
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It is always an honor and a pleasure to participate in the activities there. I greatly appreciate your hospitality and the wonderful things the foundation is doing.
This post came up in my memories today. I thought it appropriate to share as April is Teenage & Young Adult Cancer Month. This talks about the groundbreaking treatment Josh underwent during his battle with cancer. It is one of the things that I take comfort in that possibly this research will help others battling this horrible disease #ayacancerawareness #joshmintonfoundation #brotherson3 #captainamerica ... See MoreSee Less
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Josh was so brave and giving. ❤️
Very thankful for friends this week, huge shout out to Ron Demmy, Bruce Grashel, Tom Jahns, Paul Lahti & Chris Strickland for their help. We put in a long day on Saturday working around the area at the Minton Lodge where a handicapped accessible hunting blind will eventually go thanks to the donation from Bass Pro Shops. We had to cut numerous dead Ash trees from around the area so they don't fall on the blind. We also did a lot of clean up and cutting so we can expand the footprint of the food plot we'll be putting in to hopefully improve the hunting for those we host for hunting weekends at the Minton Lodge. A good amount of wood was also split and stacked for use by those who stay at the Lodge. The fire pit is very popular! Very appreciative of all these folks for giving of their time and energy to help us help others. #brotherson3 #joshmintonfoundation ... See MoreSee Less
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Thanks to all who came out and helped with this project. So grateful for your friendship <3
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Sharing another powerful video of Josh's cancer journey during AYA Cancer Awareness Week. His journey took him to Ulman Foundation which helped him so much to find purpose and support. I am so thankful for the Ulman Foundation and what they do for the young adult cancer community in the Baltimore/DC Area. The video also mentions our friend Meghan van der Eijk who helped connect Josh with Ulman, a huge thank you to her as well for all her help during Josh's cancer journey and with The Josh Minton Foundation. #joshmintonfoundation #ulman #ayacancerawareness #brotherson3 ... See MoreSee Less
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Josh was such a beloved member and leader in both the Walter Reed Young Adult Group and Ulman Foundation’s events and experiences - I know he inspired everyone on his Key to Keys rides 🚴 💙💛