As Unbound staff members, my colleague Danika and I had the privilege of meeting Julian and a group of fellow ERPATs on a trip to the Philippines a couple years ago, and they are the real deal. After hearing so much about their past rescues and how they risk it all to help their community, we couldn’t wait to tell them, “You guys are legendary!”
Dads Lead The Way
A lesson on how Unbound dads are stronger together when disaster strikes
By Ashley Griffin and Danika Wolf
June 13, 2021 | 40 Years 40 Lessons
As Unbound staff members, my colleague Danika and I had the privilege of meeting Julian and a group of fellow ERPATs on a trip to the Philippines a couple years ago, and they are the real deal. After hearing so much about their past rescues and how they risk it all to help their community, we couldn’t wait to tell them, “You guys are legendary!”

Unbound Kansas staff members Ashley and Danika (middle) got to see the ERPATs in action in the Philippines. They learned just how tough these dads can be when disaster strikes.
“It’s natural for all Filipinos to help other people in need as much as they could,” Julian said. “We, ERPAT, are helping them wholeheartedly just to save them from danger. We are not expecting anything in return; it makes us feel happy to render our help to anyone in need.”
We saw these heroic dads put their skills to the test and you can, too. Watch them re-enact a river rescue, and meet more ERPAT fathers who are ready for anything.


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