DaeWay Day - Buddy Check

It’s More Than a Buddy Check. It’s the DaeWay.

A Corporal Daegan Page Foundation Program

This program is available to the following individuals:

  • Individuals currently serving in any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, including:

    • Active Duty

    • National Guard

    • Reserve Components

    This includes full-time service members, those on active orders, and those serving part-time in a drilling or training status.
    Proof of current service may be required.

  • Individuals who have previously served in any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, including the National Guard and Reserves.


    A DD-214 or equivalent documentation may be requested.

  • Immediate family members of a service member who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. This includes:

    • Parents/Stepparents

    • Spouses

    • Children/Stepchildren

    • Siblings/Stepsiblings

    Eligibility may require documentation of the service member’s death in the line of duty or confirmation of Gold Star status.

  • Those who shared a meaningful and committed relationship with a fallen service member. This may include:

    • Fiancés

    • Long-term partners

    • Grandparents

    • Chosen family or others deeply impacted by the loss

    Eligibility is considered on a case-by-case basis, with a focus on the depth of the personal connection and role in the service member’s life.

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DaeWay Day is a Foundation-led Buddy Check experience created to reflect how Corporal Daegan Page lived his life. Loyal. Honest. Present. It is not a suggestion or a reminder. It is a day intentionally planned, organized, and funded by the Corporal Daegan Page Foundation to bring people together in meaningful ways.

These days are built around shared activities because Daegan understood that connection happens best when people are side by side, not face to face across a table.

What Is DaeWay Day?

A Buddy Check is a simple, important practice in the military community. It means checking in on someone, especially a fellow service member, friend, or teammate. It can be a call, a visit, or a moment to ask how someone is doing, and to really listen to the answer.

Buddy Checks are not about solving problems. They are about showing up. They create space for honesty and care, which can be life-changing and life-saving.

DaeWay Day builds on this idea by bringing people together through shared experiences. The goal is the same: stay connected, and remind each other that no one has to carry things alone.

What Is a Buddy Check?

Many people carry more than they share. Traditional check-ins do not always reach those who need connection most.

DaeWay Day removes barriers by creating a space where trust forms through shared experience. Movement creates comfort. Activity opens the door to honesty. Presence builds connection.

This is how Daegan showed up for others, and this is how his legacy lives on.

Why It Matters

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For Donors: Why your support matters

Donor support makes DaeWay Day possible. Every contribution helps fund the activities, equipment, meals, and logistics that remove barriers for participants. Your generosity allows the Foundation to create spaces where connection happens naturally and Daegan’s legacy is carried forward through action, not words.

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FAQs

  • Not Typically. DaeWay Day experiences are typically fully funded by the Corporal Daegan Page Foundation. There could be an occasion where the Activity may be so special that we do ask for a participant contribution, that will always be noted in the information for the DaeWay Day.

  • DaeWay Day experiences occur throughout the year. Each one is intentionally planned and structured

  • No. DaeWay Day is about connection through shared experience, not formal therapy.

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Email: AssistanceGuide@DaeganPage.org

Phone: 402-665-0490