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…
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Generals, December 2015
Support Our Troops silent auction
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…
Generals, December 2015
Honoring our 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.…
Clubs & Classes, November 2015
Sewing for Others
The Material Girls have enjoyed sewing for charity this year. In this productive year they have made 144 pillowcases for CASA, 244 Christmas stockings for various organizations, 175 drawstring bags that were requested by Support Our Troops, dozens of cancer pillows and 100 polar fleece cancer caps for the Denton Cancer Center. If you are…
Generals, October 2015
Support Our Troops Veterans Day activities
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…
Generals, September 2015
SOT Silent Auction
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…
Generals, August 2015
Support Our Troops
Charles Runner SOT Parade Support: The July 4 Robson Ranch parade was a great success due to the hard work of the parade committee chaired by Ralph Jankowski. At 7:00 a.m. SOT flag team volunteers placed 180 flags on the medians from the main gate to the Veterans Park and hundreds of smaller flags to…
Generals, August 2015
EXIT 79 concert tour
Charles Runner The second EXIT 79 concert to benefit Support Our Troops was held at the Robson Ranch Veterans Park on July 3. The rain threat disappeared, and guests were treated to a nice sunset. Another large crowd of about 300 Robson Ranch residents and guests gathered on the park lawn to listen to some…
Generals, July 2015
Support Our Troops news
Charles Runner, President, Support Our Troops On June 20, SOT was honored to have Eric Maddox as a guest at our meeting. Eric, who is a relative of Robson Ranch residents Bill and Avanell Patton, served in the U.S. Army from 1994 to 2004 as an infantryman in the 82nd Airborne and as a linguist.…
Clubs & Classes, July 2015
180 US Flag median display at Robson Ranch
Sam Goodrich Ever wonder how 180 U.S. flags magically appear in the median at Robson Ranch on designated national flag flying holidays? Here is the story. A few days before each display event a small group of dedicated Support Our Troops volunteers called the set-up crew begins the process by carefully inspecting the status of…