Building A Refuge

03/17/2026

This was pretty cool of Brian Simpson of 95.7 The Rock in La Crosse, Wi. Check it out !

https://omny.fm/shows/rock-mornings/our-interview-with-brandon-leum-of-building-a-refuge

🤘 Live Discussion & Q&A with Patrick Stone (Hairball / Budderside) Hosted by Building a Refuge

Brandon Leum is the founder of "Building a Refuge". An organization focused on bringing the message of hope & encouragement to men. Their mission is to assist in building a community resources to walk with them through life. We got him on the phone to learn more about the organization and talk about...

03/15/2026

Here it is. The 2026 “Hoops for Hope” Bracket Challenge!

Join my 2026 CBS Sports Men's Tournament Bracket group!

Brackets are back and I’ve started a pool for the Men's Tournament, BAR Hoops for Hope NCAA Bracket Challenge, on CBS Sports. Join now before the tournament starts so we can compete all of March Madness!

https://picks.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/bracket/pools/kbxw63b2ge3dgmbqge2tq===/join?pool-join-key=cESlGK3OOMWkCHsQHSXfQfLNjVMlaTlN&ttag=BPM26_and_cbsinvm

If you would like to donate, BAR would be very grateful for the support. We will give a way a fun BAR swag package for our winner !

Let the madness begin !!

03/12/2026

This is a really good read !

If we are going to cut down on the alarming number of suicides, we need to let our friends and families talk about their suicidal thoughts without making them feel ashamed. We have to figure out a way to have these painful conversations, regardless of how frightened or hurt we may be to hear them.

03/08/2026

Patrick Stone is a great friend of mine, He and the Hair Ball band are doing some cool outreach while they are on the road!

Check out Patrick’s story here on the BAR Spotify Channel…

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2zYdEAKMcQgwH21bwJBtsC?si=XSEH6et-QbqrvCUexD96Aw

For those of you in La Crosse Wisconsin, we have an announcement coming for a pretty cool opportunity to hear Patrick’s story live on 3/21/2026 !

03/07/2026

How about this little lady representing the Building a Refuge Rock n Ride for Hope 2025 !! Thanks Papa Darryl LeFevre and Mama Jamie for putting the patch on !!

Thank you !!

The BAR Team !

03/02/2026

A reminder. You are not alone.

03/01/2026

Thank you to everyone that came out and supported Heavy Metal For Hope II ! Sacred Leather, Wolftooth, and Altering Grey HUGE thank you to use guys for bringing the !! 416 Wabash Thank you to the entire team and staff for hosting a great event ! To all that attended and supported the first event, thank you all very much !!

03/01/2026

Sacred Leather is flat out ROCKING THE HOUSE !!

03/01/2026

Great turn out for Heavy Metal For Hope II !!

Help us hit our goal by texting “metalhealth” to 44834

Thank you!!