Dianne Edmondson Another successful year for the Support Our Troops organization is about to be concluded. At its November meeting SOT President Susan Galbraith introduced an array of committee reports, which painted a colorful picture of the group’s exciting accomplishments. One of those reports was from the Featherheads, a group of Robson golfers who…
Darin Burk Due to the continued interest in the Robson Ranch Veterans Park we are conducting a Holiday Season Brick Drive. If you haven’t gotten around to purchasing a brick for that veteran in your life, consider a commemorative brick as a gift this holiday season. The RR Veterans Park currently pays tribute to over…
Dianne Edmondson Each year on November 11, Veterans Day, a grateful nation honors its veterans and remembers those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Here in Robson Ranch we also recognize and thank those who are currently serving in our armed forces. As a Robson Ranch resident, if you have a relative…
Darin Burk On Saturday, November 11, Support Our Troops will conduct its second major fundraiser of the year, the Silent Auction. The core mission of SOT is to provide for the material, physical and emotional needs of our military men and women at home and abroad. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the silent…
Mike Hoernemann, SOT President Thirteen Robson Ranch Texas residents and friends thoroughly enjoyed a late June visit to the June 6, 1942 D-Day landing beaches that stretch across 50 miles of coastline in Normandy, France. They joined with 48 Support Our Troops (SOT) members and friends from Robson Ranch Arizona. The SOT jointly sponsored trip…
Even though we are in the midst of the warm Texas summer, the Veterans Park Committee is kicking off the Fall Brick Drive. Our park now contains over 500 bricks commemorating the service of Robson Ranch residents and family members. Those of you that have visited the park know that we have many blank bricks…
Sam Goodrich The Featherheads honored one of their own at the Support Our Troops charity golf luncheon last month. Ardent Featherhead Howard Baker, beloved husband of Cindi Baker and father of Jenny Baker, passed away this spring. Spokesperson for the Featherheads Doyle Hicks accompanied by Cindi and Jenny presented a cash contribution of $2,698 to…
Sam Goodrich Last month’s Fidelity Support Our Troops charity golf tournament continued a five-year string of record fundraising. While the 2017 tournament field was slightly larger than 2016 (125 participants, including 26 military), charity fundraising increased from the record $19,258 made last year to a new record of $20,303 at this year’s tournament. Out of…
Sam Goodrich At the May meeting of Support Our Troops Sargent Robert Kent of the Texas Air National Guard presented Support Our Troops president Mike Hoernemann with an American flag that had flown over his unit’s base of operations overseas. Sargent Kent who had just recently returned from a six-month overseas deployment spoke to SOT…
Mike Hoernemann On holidays and other special occasions Support Our Troops (SOT) volunteers erect the popular 180-flag display along the medians from the main gate to the clubhouse. The flags will be displayed five times over just the next few weeks. On Friday, May 5, the flags were displayed to honor visiting military participating in…