Information. Recognition. Community.

The Veteran Foundation is a private initiative with the purpose of supporting Danish veterans and their relatives, i.e. those deployed to war and disaster areas on behalf of Denmark. It includes employees and former employees from the Danish Armed Forces, the Danish Emergency Management Agency, the police, ministries, agencies and similar organisations.

The funds for the Veteran Foundation come partly from donations and partly from profits from activities. The central activity is the ENGAGE Festival, which over two days brings together thousands of guests - both veterans and non-veterans - for music, parties and fellowship.

The Veteran Foundation is working to become a strong private organisation that can work professionally to improve conditions for Danish veterans and act as a supplement to the efforts made by the state. The goal of the Veteran Foundation is to create a strong foundation that can support all associations and initiatives for veterans so that they can spend their time and resources on doing something good for veterans, rather than spending their time on fundraising.

PURPOSE OF
THE FOUNDATION

Recognition

To show that the veteran's efforts are appreciated. Recognition has several purposes, the moral/ethical in that we as a society show we support and recognise, the individual - recognition has a healing and preventive effect on mental illnesses such as PTSD.

Information

The Veterans Foundations activities will be used to tell the story of the "Veterans' cause". Including that there are some who have unfortunately suffered physical and psychological injuries, but also that veterans are not "victims" but a resource in Danish society.

Community

The Veteran Foundation will form a community around the foundation's activities, where veterans are prioritised as volunteers, it will provide life content and, in the best case scenario, help the veteran return to the labour market in Denmark.

Fundraising

ENGAGE Festival is expected to generate a profit. The profits will be distributed to the many voluntary initiatives working to create better conditions for Danish veterans, who are now dependent on support from the defence and the public sector.

THE MAN BEHIND

Jeppe Michael Jensen is the creator and initiator of the foundation.

Jeppe was born in 1972 and is himself a Balkan veteran. He was injured in an attack on his convoy in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1993, where several of his colleagues were killed. Since then, Jeppe has had a career in civilian life as a lawyer, entrepreneur and CEO. Among other things, he has established and developed the company Billetlugen A/S for 13 years.

THE BOARD

The board is composed of a group of volunteer veterans. The board makes decisions on funding activities for and with veterans.

Jeppe Michael Jensen

Chairman of the Veteran Foundation and veteran from Bosnia in 1993. On a daily basis, Jeppe is responsible for e-commerce in a large international company
Peter Michael Andersen

Vice Chairman of the Veteran Foundation and himself a veteran from Bosnia in 1993. Lawyer and partner in a law firm in the Copenhagen area, and he also serves in the Danish Defence as a reserve lieutenant colonel.
Allan Christian Jensen

Board member in the Veteran Foundation. Works as CEO and co-owner of a German food company. Was stationed in 93/94 and has worked abroad since 2004.
Christian Overholt

Board member and Afghanistan veteran from teams 6 and 12. Currently a security advisor at a private intelligence and security company. Former festival director for ENGAGE.
Christian Arildsen

Christian Arildsen is a board member of the Veteran Foundation. He retired as Colonel and Chief of the Engineer Regiment in 2019 and is a veteran of Iraq (2006) and Afghanistan (2017). Christian is chairman of the National Council of Danish Soldier Associations and member of the board of Folk&Sikkerhed.
Pernille Salling Holm

CSR-Director in an international holding company.
Michael Anker Lollesgaard