Sue Wells This past Feb. 19 was Presidents’ Day. If you were traveling on Ed Robson Blvd. between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., you would have noticed approximately 150 American flags waving in the wind. These flags are provided by and placed by the Robson Ranch Support Our Troops (SOT) organization. This organization boasts many…
Lynne Moore Friday, April 26, is the date of this year’s golf tournament. It is one of our two fundraisers for the year. It has always been wonderfully supported by the folks living at Robson Ranch, as well as the staff, who always are so generous. Many people have purchased signs to be put up…
Lynne Moore Although this was a quiet month, Support Our Troops (SOT) still made significant charitable donations, as well as shipments of goods to deployed troops. We shipped 41 boxes to Germany, the U.K., Japan, Korea, Europe, Guam, and Africa. Year-to-date we have shipped 228 boxes to deployed troops. We also mailed beautiful cards made…
Lynne Moore Many thanks to all those who participated in our first fundraiser of the year—our yearly Support Our Troops (SOT) golf tournament. We were sold out, with 144 golfers participating. We had four active military members among the golfers and six all-women teams. There were many chances for all the golfers to have an…
Ross Dunfee “Soldier, put those bodies in the graves and get them buried.” “Sargent, what names should I put on each of the grave markers?” “I don’t know. For now, just mark it Unknown.” This conversation has occurred throughout many wars around the world. Identifying and repatriating the deceased is a logistical nightmare. It is…
Ross Dunfee The thought of independence for the 13 English colonies was revolting to the mother country and the colonies knew that they had to band together to obtain their freedom, and they did. The First Continental Congress convened and concluded at Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia, Penn., Sept. 5 to Oct. 26, 1774. Their primary…
The Veterans Park Committee is kicking off the fall Brick Drive. Our park now contains over 700 bricks commemorating the service of over 1,100 Robson Ranch residents and family members. Those of you who have visited the park know that we have many blank bricks reserving space for the future honorees. The park is in…
Lynne Moore There are lots of events coming up this fall for Support Our Troops (SOT), especially our annual Veterans Day Auction on Friday, Nov. 11. This annual event is one of our biggest fundraisers of the year. All of the money that we collect from the auctioned items goes to support our military here…
Ross Dunfee At the outset of the 19th century, Great Britain was locked in a long and bitter conflict with Napoleon Bonaparte’s France. Both France and Great Britain attempted to block the United States from trading with the other, and restrict the USA from westward expansion. Beginning in 1812, Napoleon began to encounter the first…
Cherlyn Conway Another full house on July 16 in the Bluebonnet Room had several members of Sassy Stampers trying to get away from the scorching Texas heat. Each table was at full capacity in anticipation of the interesting card that was going to be presented to us this month by Marianne Diliberto. Marianne reviewed the…