Sam Goodrich Last month’s Fidelity Support Our Troops charity golf tournament continued the string of record fundraising. While the 2016 tournament field was slightly smaller than 2015 (122 participants including 29 military), charity fundraising increased from the record $18,000 made last year to a new record of $19,258 at this year’s tournament. Out of the…
Sam Goodrich On Armed Forces Day, 20 Support Our Troops flag display volunteers placed 180 American flags on the median of Ed Robson Blvd all the way to the Robson Ranch Clubhouse. The display honored not just the 75 relatives of Robson Ranch residents serving in the military but also all members of every military…
Sam Goodrich The Support Our Troops charity golf tournament will take place on Friday, May 6. The SOT golf committee is proud to announce that Fidelity Investments will once again be the tournament’s title sponsor. Thirty-plus active duty military members from the Fort Hood military base will also be joining us again this year to…
Charles Runner, President, Support Our Troops During the holidays we had multiple relatives of Robson Ranch residents deployed to combat zones, and we anticipate more in the coming months. January is usually a “gray” month for the troops following the holidays. The SOT Support Team did its best to brighten the day by shipping double…
Charles Runner, President November and early December were very busy times for Support Our Troops members. The support teams were described as “energizer bunnies” as they shopped, packed and shipped 73 boxes of items to personnel deployed overseas. The shipments included comfort items, snacks, candies, electronic games, tee shirts, i-Pads for those deployed in combat…
Charles Runner Preparations for the Silent Auction began before summer with SOT members developing lists of potential donors they wished to contact. Members also signed up to work the auction table in the Clubhouse for the four weeks preceding the auction as well as setup duties on November 10, working the 11-hour auction on Veterans…
Charles Runner Despite an ominous weather forecast, the Robson Ranch Veterans Day Ceremony was sunny with shirt-sleeve weather. Over 150 residents and guests gathered at the Veterans Park. Bill and Carol Rauhauser serenaded them with patriotic songs before the ceremony. SOT President Charles Runner welcomed the guests and provided a history of the Vietnam War.…
Sam Goodrich There were lots of smiling faces September 26 at the monthly meeting of the Support Our Troops organization as the Featherheads presented Support Our Troops president Chuck Runner with a cash donation of $1,621. The Featherheads is an informal group of generous Robson Ranch golfers who donate to SOT every time their group…
Charles Runner, President, Support Our Troops Veterans Day Ceremony: The Veterans Day ceremony at the Robson Ranch Veterans Park will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 11, and will last about 30 minutes. Veterans honored on bricks and benches donated during the fall Brick Drive will be recognized at the ceremony. Silent Auction: The…
Charles Runner, President Support Our Troops The 2015 Support Our Troops Silent Auction solicitation drive is now underway. The Veterans Day auction is our major annual fundraising event. One hundred percent of all funds raised by SOT go directly to our mission of providing for the “material, physical and emotional needs of our military men…