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OT - A Giving Opportunity for a Great Veterans' Organization - The Navy SEAL Foundation
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I have made a donation as well.
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New goal = $2500
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Thank you all very much! I really appreciate it. Just got an email that fundraising is off a bit from previous years and the overall goal of $700,000.
Anything you can do helps.
I’m gonna do two drawings for those that are able to contribute:
One for a bottle of Woodford
One for a bag of Rockwood
Thank you again!
i really appreciate the support as does the Navy Seal Foundation.
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XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP
Tampa Bay, FL
EIB 6 Oct 95 -
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XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP
Tampa Bay, FL
EIB 6 Oct 95 -
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XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP
Tampa Bay, FL
EIB 6 Oct 95 -
Later today, I'll pull a couple names for our raffle for a bottle of Woodford Reserve and for a bag of Rockwood.I wanted to give another bump in case anyone else would like to contribute.Thank you for all who have already given.=======================================
XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP
Tampa Bay, FL
EIB 6 Oct 95 -
Here are your winners:@GregW gets the whiskey and....Killit_and_Grillit gets the charcoal.Please PM me your details and I'll get it out ASAP. I'm leaving town tomorrow for a few days, so @GregW if I hear from you today, I'll be able to get it out before I leave, if not, I will send it out on the 2nd.Thank you again for all participating! The donation site will stay up for at least a few more weeks if anyone gets the bug to give.
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XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP
Tampa Bay, FL
EIB 6 Oct 95 -
Many thanks to @thetrimI have received the items from the raffle. I would like to say you have been very generous.When I made the donation, I never expected to win the raffle, I only wanted to give to a most worthy cause.I really appreciate the generous gift.
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@GregW Never met him but he is definitely a stand-up guy.- above and beyond. And he deserves full props for his charity swim. Nice winnings-time to make a 2018 dent in the Woodford before it's too late.
Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. -
Thanks for the bump, and I'm really happy to see Mr Woodford made it to your spot unscathed!I hope he helped ring in the New Year!.We're well over $2k for the campaign and still taking donations if anyone would still like to contribute!=======================================
XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP
Tampa Bay, FL
EIB 6 Oct 95 -
@GregW Thank you also for the additional donation. Totally not necessary, but it is very much appreciated.
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XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP
Tampa Bay, FL
EIB 6 Oct 95 -
Tampa Bay Times published a nice article about this weekend's swim...
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XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP
Tampa Bay, FL
EIB 6 Oct 95 -
@thetrim - Thanks for posting the above and best of luck. You've got this.
Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. -
Thank you @BUFFALOMOOSE for your contribution. We're sitting at $2,520 right now.Through a couple different websites, the overall haul is around 200k right now. That doesn't count many of the corporate fundraising efforts the Foundation is doing in other places.
They were trying to raise $700k this year.I guess we'll hear more this weekend on how that effort went.Thank you again to everyone who contributed and shared in the effort to raise funds for this great organization.=======================================
XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP
Tampa Bay, FL
EIB 6 Oct 95 -
Picked up my second place prize! Definitely gonna make some grilled Argentinian shrimp tonight! Thanks again @thetrim (but also you’re an ass for changing your profile pic. It took me a few minutes to find this thread)"Brought to you by bourbon, bacon, and a series of questionable life decisions."
South of Nashville, TN
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I would guess the cloak and dagger shipping for the brown water prize was way less than dealing with the charocal shipment. Congrats to all who supported and the winners. When @thetrim survives this round I see a "go again" for 2020 if he is up for it.
Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. -
_________________________________________________Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story!Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
Green Man GroupJohns Creek, Georgia -
I lived to fight another day.
MNy thanks to everyone for the support.
I’ll write a little more when I’m feeling better.=======================================
XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP
Tampa Bay, FL
EIB 6 Oct 95 -
Yes!! Congrats as there was never a doubt here.
Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. -
I did want to share a few thoughts on this past weekend as a follow up & heart felt "THANK YOU" to all who donated to this cause and to any and all Veteran's organizations.My weekend started on Saturday with a 40 min OWS at the same spot as Sunday's swim would start. When I was done, I saw a few older guys hanging out. One was wearing a "Navy Swimming" baseball cap. Another was wearing a "USNA '73" ball cap, and the third was wearing a tan ball cap with a velcro removable Seal frogman patch on it. I enthusiastically greeted them with a "Go Army, Beat Navy", and we had a great conversation. It turns out they were all roommates at the Naval Academy together, and the gentlemen wearing the tan cap retired as a Navy CAPT and lost his son, SO1 Patrick Feeks, a SEAL, in Afghanistan on August 16, 2012. We had a lengthy discussion of his son, and how much the Navy SEAL Foundation means to them all and how they use the TB Frogman swim as a means to remember their sons and his mates sacrifices while bringing a 20+ person team together to help raise close to $40k in his name.
We had a happy hour/dinner where I met the son's wife, and she shared similar stories about her husband as well as all the fellow SEALs wives and girlfriends and all the Army, Marine, and Air Force bad ass gold star wives she's met since her husband passed away.I met a handful of other gold star families, and they had a strong presence at the event.The morning of the swim was another one filled with plenty of emotion, but also a strong appreciation and recognition for the type of people that stand up and put their lives on the line in the name of our Country.They had a presentation of colors from a local HS JROTC team, followed by the singing of the Nation anthem as the sun started to rise over the Bay.A Navy LT then read the names of Marine, AF, and Army special operators that lost their lives over the last year. Although it was a shorter list than previous years, it was still humbling to hear the long list of young lives lost in the defense of our Country. They LT then read the list of names of Navy Special warfare members lost since September 11, 2001. This reading went on for over 10 minutes and was over five pages long. While they only read their names, each name carried with it a story of service, sacrifice, dedication, and heroism.All 175 of us then headed out in 7 waves of 18-28 people. The 2nd wave was filled with friends and family members of fallen SEALs as well the highest ranking SEAL in history ADM(R) Eric Olsen.I was in the final wave, but wasn't the final one out of the water. My 1:56 in the water really didn't mean a whole lot other than trying to not drink the entire bay and just keep moving. I'll save those details for later. As I exited the water, ADM(R) Olsen was just ahead of me, and it was pretty humbling to see him at that time. I had one of the USNA grads (Rugby player, SEAL and Ranger school grad) that I met at previous events greet me, and as I got out of the water, hand me a Budweiser and said, "I told you I 'd have one of these waiting for you, brother!" Then Patrick's Dad, CAPT (R) Feeks handed me the Navy SEAL Foundation Tampa Bay Frogman Finishers coin. They had Gold Star families thanking us and each swimmer was greeted and handed a coin by one of them.We had a great after party and are still waiting for final numbers on the total raised over the last several months.While I went in wondering how fast I could make it across and where I would stand vs. the other participants, I left realizing the whole weekend wasn't about the swim at all.This event was more about honoring the service of the SEALs we lost in defense of our Nation while raising funds to take care of the families they left behind and the SEALs still serving and those who will serve in the future.Never Leave a Man Behind.Thank you all who contributed and who continue to support our Veterans of all services.=======================================
XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP
Tampa Bay, FL
EIB 6 Oct 95 -
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XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP
Tampa Bay, FL
EIB 6 Oct 95 -
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XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP
Tampa Bay, FL
EIB 6 Oct 95 -
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XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP
Tampa Bay, FL
EIB 6 Oct 95 -
@thetrim thanks for the wonderful documentation and beyond of your weekend. Your writing was inspirational and was orders of magnitude behind the entire experience. Way to truly make a difference. Thank you for the opportunity to support the frogman swim.
I'm sure the after-party was quite entertaining and many more beers were enjoyed.Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. -
Fan Damned Tastic!! Great write up and perspective! Thank you for participating as well. Great cause and great job.Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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Great write up Steve, looks like a good time for a great cause.MMBGE / Large BGE / XL BGE (Craigslist Find) / SF30x80 cabinet trailer - "Ol' Mortimer" / Outdoor kitchen in progress.
RECOVERING BUBBLEHEAD
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I just donated at Coronado, CA seal store....hs classmate is a SEAL and i know C4's family quite well...theres a pict of him behind the counter at the store. Aloha!
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The Tampa Bay Frogman swim officially posted fundraising numbers for the swim this year. Thanks to many on this forum and many more around the world, they are sitting at $710,000 raised so far.Thank you so much to all who gave on this site. You are class group of very fine individuals.Who cares if some on here feel the need to visit a petting zoo once every April????
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XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP
Tampa Bay, FL
EIB 6 Oct 95 -
That’s a lot of cash. Congrats.
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