Lynne Moore The Support Our Troops (SOT) Auction held on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, was a record-setting one. This year, the silent auction brought in over $40,000 to support the military troops and their families whom SOT supports. All of the money that we collected goes to those troops who are deployed or serving at…
Cherlyn Conway The monthly meeting and card day on Sept. 21 in the CATC found a line forming, with many beeps and green lights as Stampers entered Room 104 for the first time under the new access system. We are wondering if the new system was installed to teach us patience, since you can only…
Lynne Moore Six years ago, Roy Villers started including the Argyle Young Men’s Service League (YMSL) in Support Our Troops (SOT) activities here at Robson Ranch. These young men and their moms come every month to the Ranch to join with SOT and hear the experiences of our military veterans. They also write notes in…
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…