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the SEALs, but the people who support them. Operators and their families can also simply choose to enjoy a family retreat at the ranch, either in a 3-bedroom cabin or in one of two Airstreams on property. Reservations are made via an online booking system, and they can choose dates based on availability and what works for their schedules for a 3-day, 2-night stay. Hayes shared the recent announcement of a $30 million capital campaign to increase the capacity at the ranch, and they've recently broken ground on six new bungalows, to be completed by summer 2026. "e bungalows are just one part of phase one," says Hayes. "What we are really hoping to make is a full wellness — almost like a boutique hotel — experience." In addition to the bungalows, they are looking to add another cabin, a bunk house to host off-site meetings, retreats, and team-building experiences, and two maker spaces, as well as improve the lakes on property so they can support fishing, paddle-boarding, and swimming. "Our operators are realizing that they need more than just the camaraderie that comes naturally from being in the team," says Hayes. "ey need for their families to come together with other families on our ranch, to spend time together, to create a synergy that doesn't just happen when they're working together on the battlefield." c4foundation.org Curebound " You belong with us, and you can be part of the solution and the cure." ere are multitudes of organizations that exist to financially support cancer research, fund awareness, offer supportive therapies and treatments for patients, and even provide services for caregivers. What's unique about San Diego-based nonprofit Curebound is that it doesn't fit into one single box. Yes, it raises and distributes money and functions in the realm of cancer, but it operates within a transparent, goal-oriented, and targeted framework that is both refreshing and incredibly inspiring, known as translational cancer research. "We are so fortunate in San Diego to have some incredible basic cancer research organizations like the Salk Institute and Sanford Burnham Prebys and La Jolla Institute for Immunology and Scripps Research. If you think about those organizations, they have labs and they have PhD scientists — some of the best in the world — who At the C4 Ranch, SEALs and their families find a sanctuary where they can be together, decompress, and engage in programs and activities to reinforce their family bonds << ranchandcoast.com 50 DECEMBER 2025 RANCH & COAST MAGAZINE C4 FOUNDATION: COURTESY PHOTOGRAPHY Livestock at C4 Ranch enhances the SEAL families' experiences in nature