Need help asking friends and family for financial support as part of our annual fundraising efforts? Just click the link below for a canned template that you can leverage. All you need to do is insert your name at the end of the document and send it to all of your contacts. It is both fun and easy. Try it today!!!
O’right gents here we go. We are 33 days 15 hours and about 40 minutes from the begining of the “Soccer” Futbol FIFA world cup 2022. With this been said I am creating a bracket or fantasy Fútbol competition to collect founds for the D2D fundraising. All the found collect would go to this purposed so even if you don’t have a clue about the biggest sport on the earth, please participate to help is get to our fundraising target.
The cost per participant is $20 and all brackets with your scores in it must be submitted before November 20th at 10am. So you have plenty of time to educate your self and try to win the prize (which has a value of more than $20 for sure) donated by Connextec (YHC company).
Download the spreadsheet and fill all the scores, if you have any questions please text me, call me, or email me.
Submit your brackets to my email listed below. https://docs.google.com/file/d/1jToxa5qCDsre3ck-kJjJfIzoyp24H6fW/edit?filetype=msexcel
Payment can be sent by paypal to maru1024col@gmail.com
Vuvuzela
tel:704-564-9581
Vuvuzela1024@gmail.com
I’m throwing it down! ShieldLock Challenge
18 mo ago there was a SL challenge and I’m brining it back. Get your ShieldLock and push each other for the month of November.
During the month, we will actually keep score and see which team can do more. The winner, bragging rights and a healthier body and SL bond.
Here’s how it works. Maximum 4 members per team. Each member will track their exercises each day and earn a score for each one. Scoring is as follows:
Running- 1 mi is 3 points. Only full miles count and ROUND DOWN.
Merkins- 10 merkins is 5 points. Only sets of 10. ROUND DOWN. (St. Jude 3000 merkin challenge is out there too if you’re looking for an additional excuse to do merkins)
Pull-ups- 1 pull-up 1 point. 0.5 points of assisted.
Ruck- 1 mi is 1 point. Only full miles count and ROUND DOWN
Ruck Weight- 1 point for every 10 lbs carried.
Bike: 2 mi is 1 pt. Only full miles count and ROUND DOWN.
All AO exercise reps count, but this is really to get you to do more than what you would get at a workout alone.
Watch the newsletter for details, but get your team together and the fund starts 11/1 and ends on 11/30. If you don’t have a SL, just get a team and work together.
Weekly progress reports will be provided. Reporting Form will be created to make submission of records simple. (edited)
What: Community Service Opportunity
When: Saturday 09.24.22; 745am gathering with an 8am anticipated start
Where: Peachstand parking lot rear of building
The Details: All supplies provided- gloves, bag, vests, safety glasses, water, pick up sticks…..All that will be missing is you!
No time expectations- 2 hours start to finish is the norm.
We will split into 2 groups: one group will depart from Peachstand with other group departing from Circle K ( corner of Sutton Rd & US21).
Our adopted road is 2 miles long. Peachstand down to Sutton Rd – US21.
Each group will head out 1 mile facing traffic then cross over and head back 1 mile facing traffic.
Two groups usually meet at the 1 mile marker ( marked with reflector / flag).
Ms and 2.0 friendly with a focus on safety for this road with a 55mph speed limit.
We have 2 remaining pick ups for 2022. Sept 24th and one during 4th quarter!
Mark your calendar!
Brothers from multiple regions will converge on Peachland Polkton Elementary at 0630. Hour long beatdown followed by some delicious BBQ at Jon Gs BBQ. Plan is to be in the line waiting around 0800. Coffeteria to follow in the BBQ line. Jon G’s will have free beer for those interested while it lasts (you may want to bring some back up) and we will coordinate additional breakfast items for those that wish. BBQ will be served starting at 1100. Oh, and yes, there is a patch. This is definitely the most true definition of a CSAUP. Getting up super early to travel an hour to go get BBQ with a workout before hand.
We will be looking for SC’s up until September 19th, at which time we need to HC for the event. Please use the link below to sign up.
Gentlemen, I know of at least one PAX who is alive today because another PAX knew CPR and confidently performed it on him the day he went down at a running workout in South Charlotte. I would be willing to bet this is not the only story like this across the Nation. If you were at a workout and someone went down, would you do everything you could to save them, including CPR? The better question actually may be, COULD you?
While I have taken CPR before, I want to know it down cold. Let Me Run season is also upon us and for those who will be coaching, we need to be ready for the kids entrusted to us. I figure this is as good a time as any to get this done.
WHAT: CPR Certification Class led by Karen Ledford-Schwabenlender
WHEN: Saturday, 10/08/22 from 08:30 AM to 10:30 AM
WHERE: The Stone Man, 3500 Highway 51, Fort Mill SC 29715
COST PER PERSON: $15 or $30 if a 2 year certification card is desired from the American Red Cross
Class will accommodate up to 10 people. M’s are welcome to sign up and attend as well.
8:30 start should allow time to attend your workout, clean up, and head over, as The Stone Man is located near Regent Park. I will provide some coffee. Snacks OYO.
Please sign up here –
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0a4aa4ad2ca7fb6-cprtraining
Please Venmo your payment to me at @Chris-G-Davis. Please indicate your Hospital name, as well as F3 name, and whether you want a certification card or not.
Looking forward to this.
– Rock Thrill
Hello, September! Back to school, Labor Day, football season, cooler weather (hopefully), Octoberfest (huh?) AND the anniversary of that day in September 2012 when a Shovel Flag was planted at WEP. So, let’s pick up the conversation from a few weeks back that started about our present state and expand on it.
The Fort started as an extension of Area 51, merely a new AO. At the time, there were no Mustard Seeds, no Leap Expansion playbooks, no Freed to Lead or Q Source books, no podcasts and only the earliest sense of what a region might entail (which was far beyond our reach). About a dozen Fort Mill FNGs posted and persevered through the workout alongside pax from Metro and Area 51. Thankfully, six of the locals returned. And in the years since, we’ve grown in every measurable way.
What’s notable about this story, however, isn’t the numbers or WHAT we’ve done. The real growth story of The Fort is about WHO we’ve become — each of us individually, as men, as humans. And I’m not talking about Fitness. I’m talking about a change of heart. I’ve seen Sad Clowns transform into dynamic leaders – in the Gloom, in families and in our community. I’ve seen men struggle through tragic health and life events, supported by fellow pax. And I’ve seen those same wounded men rebound to inspire and lead and impact others in remarkable ways. I’ve been inspired by men who’ve developed the courage to face their demons and wrestle with them in ways they couldn’t have imagined previously. I’ve witnessed more tears from pax in these years than from all men combined in my pre-F3 life. I’m sure you have your stories of this sort.
For me, this is the growth story of The Fort…a love story, really. Yes, what I describe above is a vision of men loving each other well. And spreading that love to their families and community. Our hearts have grown immensely through this journey. Mine has grown, and yours has too. Whatever we’ve “done” as a region, the ways we’ve “expanded” our numbers in AOs or Sites or CSAUPs, any “impact” we’ve had on our local community – 100% of it represents the fruit borne directly from the growth in the heart of each man among us. This personal growth — over the past month, year and decade — is the history I’m excited to celebrate this month.
Importantly, this celebration isn’t solely about the past. In fact, I believe it’s just as much about the future…because I know I’m not done growing, and I trust you’re not either. The Respectables among us are proof that we haven’t found the Fountain of Youth. But, we’ve definitely molded The Fort into a proven platform for invigorating men and Male Community Leadership. And I know our best days, as individuals and as a region, lie ahead.
So, let’s celebrate! Invite your M, load up the clown car, EH the FNGs and Kotters! We may be living in the Third 500, but we’re only closing out The Fort’s first chapter. SYITG!!!
As we approach 10 years of changing lives for men with capsized boats, let’s take a moment to celebrate and look forward to the next 10 years.
We will come together at The Print Shop by Amor Artis and share stories with fellow PAX, flux plagued potential EH targets, FNGs, M’s and just about anyone else you can identify.
#nospeeches just means that there will be no PowerPoint presentations, no microphones, no speeches… instead, we will focus on sharing stories with each other one on one or in small groups.
Please RSVP on the 2nd F channel as we will get private party status if we can hit 50 participants.
PAX –
Signup for the 2023 Dam2Dam Relay is quickly approaching. Registration opens on Friday, 09/02/2022, at 6:59 AM. This race will sell out quickly! Please use the following link to register your teams:
2023 Dam to Dam 100k Relay- Team Registration | Event registration | Webscorer
The relay itself will be held on Saturday, 02/18/2023. Details for the race can be found at the following link:
Dam to Dam 100K Team Relay Run | Lake Murray to Lake Greenwood (damtodamrelay.com)
Please reach out to Boss Hogg if you have any questions.
What: 11 Year Remembrance of the events of 9/11/2001
What to bring: 30lb Ruck If you have a sandbag, bring that too. If you don’t have a sandbag, come anyway, we will have plenty.
Where: NAFO/Honey Badger
Why: We all remember the events of 9/11. I know EXACTLY where I was and what I was doing when I received word the first plane had struck the North Tower. It is the reason many of the Cadre I have encountered through GORUCK went into service. Our country was rocked and we don’t honor anything without it being hard.
When: 9/5 (Labor Day) at the Honey Badger. 0600 START TIME Plan on 2 hours.
Here it is:
North Tower/Flight 11
0846 – Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower
76 passengers + 11 crew = 87 people
Round 1: 87 total reps
Round 2: 87 total reps
1028 – North Tower collapsed killing >1,600 people
Move to South Tower (Right Side of Home Bleachers)
South Tower/Flight 175
0903 – Flight 175 crashed into the South Tower
51 passengers + 9 crew = 60 people
Round 1: 60 total reps
Round 2: 60 total reps
Bonus Round: Welles Remy Crowther aka “The Man in the Red Bandana” (see write up)
0959 – South Tower collapsed killing >800 people
Move to The Pentagon (Football Field Endzone)
Pentagon/Flight 77
0937 – Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon
53 passengers +6 crew = 59 people
59 total reps
125 people in and around the pentagon killed by the impact
Move to Flight 93 (pull up bars)
Flight 93
1003 – Flight 93 crashed in a field near Shanksville, PA after passengers and crew storm the cockpit
33 passengers + 7 crew = 40 people
Round 1: Start at the bottom of the hill
Round 2: Start at the bottom of the hill
Round 3: Start at the bottom of the hill
Round 4: Start at the bottom of the hill
Round 5: Start at the bottom of the hill
(Total of 40 pull ups)
1 Mile Run Finish
Move to North Tower (Left Side of Home Bleachers)
Welles Remy Crowther
On September 11, 2001, nine minutes after United Airlines Flight 175 struck the South Tower between floors 77 and 85 at 9:03 a.m., Crowther called his mother from his office at 9:12 a.m., leaving the message, “Mom, this is Welles. I wanted you to know that I’m OK.” Crowther made his way to the 78th-floor sky lobby, where he encountered a group of survivors, including a badly burned Ling Young. Young had been one of about 200 people waiting at a bank of elevators to evacuate when the plane hit the South Tower and was one of the few survivors. Crowther, carrying a young woman on his back, directed them to the one working stairway. He escorted them 17 floors down and then returned to the 78th floor while wearing a red bandana around his nose and mouth to protect him from smoke and haze. He found another group of survivors, Crowther assisted in putting out fires and administering first aid. He then announced to that group, “Everyone who can stand, stand now. If you can help others, do so.” He directed this group downstairs as well. As occupants of the Tower headed for the street, Crowther returned up the stairs to help others. He was last seen doing so with members of the FDNY before the South Tower collapsed at 9:59 a.m.
Crowther’s body was found in March 2002, alongside several firefighters and emergency workers bunched in a suspected command post in the South Tower lobby. The New York medical examiner’s office said his body was found intact, with no signs of burns, and that authorities speculated that he was aiding the rescue effort as a civilian usher when the building collapsed. Crowther’s family was unaware of the details of his activities between his last phone call to his mother and his death, until Allison Crowther read survivors’ firsthand accounts in The New York Times of being saved by a man in a red bandana, which led to Allison meeting with the people Welles had saved. They confirmed from photographs the identity of the man who aided them. According to survivor accounts, Crowther saved as many as 18 people following the attacks.