THE STRONG MANN BENEFIT IS A LOCAL ORGANIZATION THAT SPECIALIZES IN AIDING AND SUPPORTING LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS. STRONG MANN WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE SUMMER OF 2014 TO ASSIST JOSH MANN AND HIS LOVELY WIFE, BISHOP, WITH MEDICAL BILLS ASSOCIATED WITH HIS SECOND HEART SURGERY.
WHILE PLAYING BASKETBALL AT SOUTHERN ALAMANCE HIGH SCHOOL IN 1993, JOSH COLLAPSED ON THE BASKETBALL COURT. HE AND HIS FAMILY SOON LEARNED THAT IT WAS DUE TO A RARE HEART CONDITION THAT WOULD LEAD TO HIS FIRST HEART SURGERY AND WOULD FOREVER AFFECT HIS LIFE.
UPON HEARING THAT JOSH WAS DUE TO HAVE HIS SECOND HEART SURGERY WITHIN TWENTY YEARS, THE STRONG MANN BENEFIT WAS ESTABLISHED. (JOSH WOULD LATER HAVE BRAIN SURGERY AND HIS THIRD HEART SURGERY, ALL WITHIN A WEEK IN 2017 DUE TO AN INFECTION HE RECEIVED WHILE SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN). THANKS TO THE HARD WORK OF FAMILY AND MANY, MANY FRIENDS, A GOLF TOURNAMENT WAS PLANNED TO RAISE FUNDS FOR JOSH AND BISHOP. THE TOURNAMENT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS, AND IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE STRONG MANN BENEFIT WOULD CONTINUE TO PAY IT FORWARD BY SPONSORING NEEDY FAMILIES FOR CHRISTMAS. FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND MANY OTHER SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS REALIZED AND EXPERIENCED THE JOY THAT THE STRONG MANN PRESENCE BROUGHT AND CONTINUES TO BRING SINCE THAT FATEFUL YEAR.
EACH YEAR BRINGS A NEW EXCITEMENT TO THE STRONG MANN BENEFIT. FOR THOSE THAT ARE INVOLVED, NOMINATING AN INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, OR SCHOOL THAT NEEDS ASSISTANCE IS ONLY THE FIRST STEP. IT’S ALWAYS A GREAT THING TO SEE HOW A COMMUNITY CAN RISE TOGETHER TO SUPPORT A WONDERFUL CAUSE. STRONG MANN HAS ALSO HELPED WITH MEDICAL BILLS AND LIFE SAVING MEDICAL PROCEDURES, AND EVEN PURCHASED PORTABLE AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS (AED) FOR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS. THE STRONG MANN BENEFIT ANNUALLY HOSTS A GOLF TOURNAMENT IN SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER. Throughout THE YEAR THE ORGANIZATION ALSO ASSISTS OTHER LOCAL CHARITIES AND FUNDRAISERS.
STRONG MANN BENEFIT HAS BEEN AN AFFILIATED MINISTRY PARTNER WITH GREATER LOVE WORLD OUTREACH MINISTRIES, A 501 C3 REGISTERED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE DEPARTMENT FROM THE BEGINNING.