Transformative Retreats with Wounded

A high school student athlete, Drew Farney plays quarterback at Hyde Academy in Maine. Outside his academic and athletic responsibilities, Drew Farney has gained experience working with veterans through the Wounded Warriors Project.

Providing critical support and resources for wounded veterans throughout the United States, Wounded Warriors offers a number of programs for individuals living with post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and combat stress. The organization’s Combat Stress Recovery Program recognizes the effects of combat on mental health and addresses such issues through various rehabilitation services.

To foster connection and healing through physical challenges, veterans can participate in Project Odyssey (an outdoor retreat) or a 5-day Couples Project Odyssey retreat. Held in locations around the country, both programs promote recovery and help rebuild trust in relationships through adventurous outdoor activities such as rock climbing, white water rafting, and horseback riding. For more information about how Project Odyssey retreats draw on the healing power of nature, visit www.woundedwarriors.org.

Guitar Players Should Use Electronic

Based in Bath, Maine, Drew Farney is presently studying and playing football as a student at Hyde Academy. Passionate about music, Drew Farney enjoys writing songs, creating beats for use on Soundcloud songs, and playing guitar.

An electronic device, guitar tuners are helpful for recreational and professional guitar players for several reasons. Players who use tuners save hassle while tuning their instruments, allowing them to maintain their focus on playing.

Using a tuner ensures the instrument is truly in tune, whereas relying on the ears for tuning fools some players into believing they are playing in tune when they actually are not. Tuning by ear is problematic since it requires being able to detect minor variations in pitches and cannot be accomplished by someone with an untrained musical ear. Using an electronic tuner correctly trains players’ ears to recognize the different sound each note produces and helps them develop their ability to recognize proper tune much more quickly than someone who does not use the device.