Charter Band-aids for Little Warriors – PreBlast

2018-10-19Leave a comment

QIC: Cornerstone
When: 12/22/2018
Pax: Anchorman, Assassin, Bones, Cake Boss, Cha Ching, Change Order, Chicken Hawk, Cornhole, Dark Helmet, DaVinci, Double D, Geronimo, Ginsu, Jedi, Jekyll, Maximus, Polaroid, Pusher, Royale, Short Sale
Posted In: 3rdF, Abyss, Alcatraz, Bermuda Triangle, Beyond, Block Party, Brothership, Clydesdales, Convergence, Crows Nest, CSAUP, F3 Dads, Fire Ant, Flight Plan, Footloose, G-Fit, Golden Corral, Guidance, Honey Badger, Laces In, Laces Out, Millllkshake, Pantheon, Poopdeck, Pre-Blast, Quagmire, Ring of Fire, Run 'n Gun, Sea Legs, Slow Burn, Spoke and Mirrors, Tempo, The Armory, The Ballroom, The Colosseum, The Deep, The Fort, The Hive, The Ranch, The Reservation, The Snake Pit, The Swamp, Uncategorized, Varsity

As most of the PAX in the Fort and Rock regions knows my 5 year old daughter (Emma) is a leukemia survivor. We still make a trip every 4 weeks to get blood drawn to check her counts at Levine Children’s Hospital. We also stepped up and raised money last year (Christmas time) for a fellow brother bout-time out of Area 51 son Jennings who has leukemia also.

It has come to my attention that the budgets have been cut in some of the pediatric departments and the first thing to go is usually the character band aids. You say how important is to have these band-aids? Well as far as the cancer kids go every time the have their PORT’s (Port is a small medical appliance that is installed beneath the skin. A catheter connects the port to a vein) which for some kids is traumatic they get a band-aid over it. For others that are done with treatment such as my daughter Emma has to go back for the next 21 years to get checked (mainly blood counts). This not always easy for instance this past Wednesday she was poked 3 times. Well at the end the band aid can put a smile on a child’s face. This also goes for those kiddos that have to constantly get blood work done not just cancer kids.

So what I am challenging you to do is every week you go grocery shopping buy at least one box or more of character band-aids girls or boys. Also Spread the word in every COT. I will tweet out what AO’s I will be at and if anyone wants to step up and help me collect that would be awesome.

I also challenge others in different regions to pull together and do the same thing. My goal is to gather as much as possible and split it between Levine Children’s Hospital and Novant Health Hemby Children’s Hospital (St. Jude Affiliate Clinic) before Christmas.

Let a simple act of kindness put a smile on a little fighters face.

AYE. Lets do this.

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Casual Stroll to Walmart

2018-10-07Leave a comment

QIC: Fishsticks
When: 10/04/2018
Pax: Fishsticks, Funhouse, Gecko, SunShine
Posted In: Tempo

Nice morning for a stroll to Walmart.

Run down Gold Hill Road, Right on Hubert Graham Parkway, Right on Stonecrest Road, Circle back at Dam Road, Left on 160, Left on Gold Hill Road, and back to Trailhead Park. Five miles in total.

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PRE BLAST F3 The Fort 6th Annual Invergence

2018-09-122018-09-13Leave a comment

QIC: Jekyll
When: 9/21/2018
Posted In: 3rdF, Abyss, Alcatraz, Bermuda Triangle, Beyond, Block Party, Clydesdales, Convergence, Crows Nest, CSAUP, Flight Plan, Footloose, Golden Corral, Guidance, Laces In, Laces Out, Millllkshake, Pantheon, Poopdeck, Pre-Blast, Quagmire, Ring of Fire, Run 'n Gun, Sea Legs, Slow Burn, Tempo, The Armory, The Ballroom, The Colosseum, The Deep, The Fort, The Hive, The Ranch, The Reservation, The Snake Pit, The Swamp, Varsity

Men of The Fort,

On Friday, September 21st, we will celebrate 6 years of Fitness, Fellowship, and Faith in the Fort Mill area with our annual F3 Invergence party. Bring a beverage, some food to share, and enjoy a relaxing evening with your brothers. We’ll have presentations from your local leadership, take a look back at the previous year, and look ahead to what’s in store for 2019 F3 The Fort and F3 Nation. This is the premier 2nd F event of the year so mark your calendars now, and plan on being at Rush Pavilion on Friday night, September 21st.

This is a great FNG opportunity!

This is a Pax only event. Make it up to your M and 2.0’s next weekend.
What: Fort Mill Invergence (6th anniversary party)
When: Friday, September 21, 5:30pm – 10:00pm
Where: Bruce T. Rush Pavillion at the Anne Springs Greenway
Bring: Food, drink, chair, cash (to cover the pavillion rental/donations to the F3 Foundation)
Please use the link below to RSVP and list what food you will bring:
6th year F3 The Fort Invergence Food Sign Up:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4CAFAE2FA7FD0-f3thefort

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Running away from hills towards hills

2018-08-27Leave a comment

QIC: Zima
When: 08/23/2018
Pax: Copperfield, Fish Sticks, Gekko, Mainframe, Maximus, Nasa, Router, Senator Tressel
Posted In: Tempo, Uncategorized

Thursday morning we ran. It’s been awhile since I’ve been to Tempo so I asked Gekko what’s been going on recently so I could do something a little different. This is what we did.

We ran away from the hills of Tega Cay Only to find more hills (Hubert Graham and Dave Gibson)
Exit Trailhead towards 160
Right at Hubert Graham
Go straight at the round about into Walmart Parking Lot
Run around the back of Walmart
Cross Dam Road and Run the back entrance to Gold Hill Middle School
Run out the front up Dave Gibson Hill 🙂
Left at 160
Left at Stonecrest Blvd
Right at Hubert Graham (another hill)
Left Gold Hill
Return to Trailhead Park

Total Miles: 4.7

Several Prayers for healing, comfort, families and marriages. Always an honor to lead. Thanks Gekko.

Zima Out

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Tempo – WindJammer

2018-06-07Leave a comment

QIC: RAD
When: 06/07/2018
Pax: Gecko, Nasa, Rad, Router, Spud
Posted In: Tempo

Had 5 for 5 miles out to the lake and back via WindJammer. Great run and great fellowship as always.

Stoked to see NASA out for a second time with me this week, and feeling better.

Lifted up Cha-Ching and the new baby, and Spuds father.

Until next time.

Oh yeah, 4:50 – Pre – Bootcamp before the run started this week and will continue next week!

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BB – Tempo – 12/28

2017-12-28Leave a comment

QIC: Rad
When: 12/28/2017
Pax: Cakeboss, Funhouse, Gecko, Nasa, Rad, Spud, White Lightning
Posted In: Tempo

See BB for runs do exist.

7 showed for a fun filled morning of running.

Originally had two routes planned a 7min group and an over 8 minute group. As the cold hit us I think we all agreed lets just do the over 8 group.

So we knocked out 5 on a hilly cold windjammer, but hey as Nasa says, the view of the lake at the end was all worth it.

Came back and circled up and talked about all the great things coming, aka read your newsletter.

Prayers:

Traveling Families

Mr. Clean

Injured PAX

As always great time and thanks for the chance to lead!

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JOE DAVIS + SPEED FOR NEED = IMPACT

2017-12-16Leave a comment

QIC: Dark Helmet/Rock Thrill
When: 01/06/2018
Posted In: Abyss, Alcatraz, Block Party, Brothership, Clydesdales, Convergence, Flight Plan, Footloose, Golden Corral, Guidance, Laces In, Laces Out, Millllkshake, Pantheon, Poopdeck, Pre-Blast, Quagmire, Ring of Fire, Run 'n Gun, Sea Legs, Slow Burn, Spoke and Mirrors, Tempo, The Armory, The Ballroom, The Colosseum, The Deep, The Fort, The Hive, The Ranch, The Reservation, The Snake Pit, The Swamp, Varsity

In just under a month, we will have an opportunity to run one of the best races of the year which has become our Signature Fort Race, The Joe Davis Run for Recovery.

This year is going to be particularly special in that we will also be adding the opportunity to push race chariots for SPEED FOR NEED.

Here’s how you get involved, if you know of someone who has a child with a disability, someone who has a child whose home has been affected by addiction, or a child in some other kind of need, then DM Dark Helmet on Twitter and let him know. If you would like to help push, let him know.

We have a chance to have as many as 6 chairs there (several are already spoken for, but some are empty). That’s the most of any race yet…

So man up! Register, find a “Track Commander” to push, and let’s get after it!

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Chilly Run/walk

2017-12-14Leave a comment

QIC: Gekko
When: 12/14/2017
Pax: Gekko, Nasa, Rad, Router
Posted In: Tempo

The Q still recovering from Kiawah did some run/walk laps at TCES while Rad, NASA, and Router went for a run to Alcatraz and then joined for a few laps at the school

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THE PAX OF FORT PLEDGES TO HELP ANOTHER BROTHER AND HIS FAMILY OUT

2017-12-12Leave a comment

QIC: Cornerstone, Stang
When: 12/22/2017
Pax: Anchorman, Assassin, Barry Manilow, Bones, Cake Boss, Cha Ching, Change Order, Chicken Hawk, Cornerstone, Cornhole, Crawdaddy, CSPAN, Dark Helmet, DaVinci, Deacon, Destiny, Double D, Fish Sticks, Flea, Gears, Geronimo, Ginsu, Kenyan, Lil E, Longshanks, Maximus, McGuyver, Nasa, Old Bay, Royale, Short Sale, Sir Topham Hat, Spitz, Stang, Straight Up, Tesh, Twister, Wild Thing, Witch Hunt, Wolverine, Zima
Posted In: 3rdF, Abyss, Alcatraz, Block Party, Brothership, Clydesdales, Convergence, CSAUP, Flight Plan, Footloose, G-Fit, Golden Corral, Guidance, Laces In, Laces Out, Millllkshake, Pantheon, Poopdeck, Pre-Blast, Quagmire, Ring of Fire, Run 'n Gun, Sea Legs, Slow Burn, Tempo, The Armory, The Ballroom, The Colosseum, The Deep, The Fort, The Hive, The Ranch, The Reservation, The Snake Pit, The Swamp, Uncategorized, Varsity

Its Christmas time and the word of the month is giving so I am asking if you would take moments pray about giving to help a fellow pax. Last year Stang got the Fort and the Rock pax to donate gift cards, cash and presents for me and my family. This was huge for me and my family, with that being said I feel the need to help a fellow pax and give back. I have been in touch with our pax of the Fort looking for someone to help out. This morning in COT it was mentioned by Destiny that a fellow pax’s son has just been diagnosed with leukemia and his wife is pregnant with twins. Then again Ginsu and Rock thrill had a tweet about it and come to find out it is an Area51 pax named Bout time his sons name is Jennings. This hits close to home and just knew this is who we need to help this year. a few

If I have never had the pleasure of posting with you in the Gloom I would like to take a second and share my story, Dec 2015 on Christmas eve my 2.5 year old daughter was diagnosed with Leukemia ALL Type B, on Christmas day she had surgery to have a port installed and her first 3 rounds of chemo. We spent Christmas in the hospital and I broke down never cried so hard in my life. I reached out to God prayed that everything will be okay and about 10 min later after the took my daughter back for surgery he answered my pray because a peace just came over me and heard the words its going to be okay. The last 2 years have been a hard 2 years with ups and downs but also have enlightened me, allowed me to get closer to God. It also allowed me to become apart of F3 with out the men of this group not sure where I would be mentally and physically today. I like to thank you for the push the words of encouragement.

I am asking pax to give what your heart tells you. Prayers gift cards, cash etc. I have seen what awesome pax you can be when challenged to give you all always go above and beyond.

See your site Q’s for collections and or Dark helmet , Stang, Witch hunt, Royale and Cornerstone, we want to wrap it up by 12/22/17

2 Corinthians 9:7

Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Proverbs 18:16

A gift opens the way
and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.

Luke 6:38

Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

Thanks Again HIMS

Cornerstone

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The Fort pledge to help another Pax out

2017-12-12Leave a comment

QIC: Cornerstone, Stang
When: 12/22/2017
Pax: Anchorman, Bones, Cake Boss, Cha Ching, Chicken Hawk, Cornhole, Crawdaddy, CSPAN, Dark Helmet, DaVinci, Deacon, Destiny, Flea, Gears, Gekko, Geronimo, Ginsu, Jedi, Jekyll, Lil E, Longshanks, Mainframe, Maximus, Nasa, Old Bay, Pusher, Royale, Short Sale, Sir Topham Hat, Spitz, Stang, Trucker, Twister, Wild Thing, Witch Hunt, Wolverine, Zima
Posted In: Abyss, Alcatraz, Block Party, Clydesdales, G-Fit, Golden Corral, Laces In, Laces Out, Millllkshake, Pantheon, Poopdeck, Pre-Blast, Quagmire, Ring of Fire, Run 'n Gun, Sea Legs, Slow Burn, Tempo, The Armory, The Ballroom, The Colosseum, The Deep, The Fort, The Hive, The Ranch, The Reservation, The Snake Pit, The Swamp

I am asking pax to give what your heart tells you. Prayers gift cards, cash etc. I have seen what awesome pax you can be when challenged to give you all always go above and beyond.

See your site Q’s for collections and or Dark helmet , Stang, Witch hunt, Royale and Cornerstone

2 Corinthians 9:7

Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Proverbs 18:16

A gift opens the way
and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.

Luke 6:38

Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

Thanks Again HIMS

Cornerstone

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