Lake Murray Troop Appreciation Fishing Derby

06/12/2026

June 11th Event - THANK YOU to all the boat captains, shoreline volunteers & sponsors for
the effort put forth yesterday at the Fishing Derby hosted for Wounded Warriors.

The event was a BIG success. All feedback rec’d from participants have been positive.

These events would not be possible without the support recd from community!

06/01/2026

June 11th Fishing Derby UPDATE … The first of two (2) derby’s for Wounded Warriors will take place Thursday, June 11th at the Lake Murray Sailing Club on Lake Murray.

Forty-five (45) service men & women from all branches of the military will be participating.

Catered Breakfast, Lunch & Prize giveaways will all be a part of events planned.

THANK YOU to all the volunteers & sponsors - WE ARE READY!!!

Memorable -🙏🏽 Isiah 6:8

05/06/2026

THANK YOU - VFW Post 6740 for your donation to the Troop Appreciation Foundation and for allowing me an opportunity to speak to you about our Foundation.

100% of your donation will be used to fund events & travel for Soldiers, Marines, Airmen & Sailors.

Your help is GREATLY appreciated!

05/01/2026

JUNE 11th Wounded Warrior Event Update 🇺🇸 …

We Are Ready!!! All ACTION ITEMS needed to make the event a success have been completed.

✔️Breakfast & Lunch Catering
✔️ Boats captains ready
✔️ Fish cleaning / filleting
✔️ Photographer
✔️ Appreciation gifts secured
✔️ Shoreline volunteers on-board
✔️Chase-boat captains

Memorable Quote - “Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be, Be One.”

02/17/2026

02/01/2026

UPDATE - Planning for June 2026 “Fishing Derby For Wounded Warriors” has gone very well! Event has recd a significant amount of business & community support. June’s Event Is Going To Be GREAT!

01/02/2026

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.”

The Troop Appreciation Planning Team has gotten the ball rolling for 2026. REMINDER - two (2) events are planned this year. Eighty (80) Wounded Warriors will be participating this year (i.e., 33% headcount increase).

We will be reaching out to Boat Captain’s & Shoreline Volunteers needed very soon. If you would like to volunteer or make a donation send us an email at [email protected]

Thank You Lake Murray Sailing Club for allowing us to host these events at your facility. 🇺🇸

11/27/2025

How About Some Good News This Thanksgiving 🦃. Every Christmas The Troop Appreciation Foundation purchases round trip airfare for Active Duty Military( E-6 and below) that need financial assistance to travel home for Christmas. 🎄 All branches of the military can participate.

IT’s Still Very Early, but thought I would post an update. So far all the participants are Marines. Santa 🧑‍🎄 will be making stops in the following cities & states for them ✈️ …

• Baton Rouge, Louisiana 🇺🇸
• Queens, New York 🇺🇸
• Monterey, California 🇺🇸
• Brooklyn, New York 🇺🇸
• Prescue Isle, Maine 🇺🇸

Stay tuned, MORE requests expected next week.

“Merry Thanksgiving” - What A Blessing !!

09/16/2025

All Roads Lead Home For Christmas 🎁 …

Foundation gearing up to help 20-25 Soldiers, Marines, Sailors & Airmen to travel home for Christmas. The Foundation will partner with Camp Lejeune, Ft. Sam Houston & Walter Reed to ID soldiers that require financial assistance to travel home for Christmas. 🎄

08/31/2025

After each Fishing Derby we discuss opportunities to improve / make better future events. Two (2) opportunities received discussion after the June event.

1. Spacing in clubhouse (need more).
2. Can we invite more Wounded Warriors to event?

Our solutions - we have decided to have two events. Forty (40) Wounded Warriors will be invited to each event. Having two events solves the spacing problem and will allow us to take out 33% more Warriors. The Lake Murray Sailing Club can easily accommodate 40 Warriors (“vs” the 65 we normally have hosting just one event).

Please see go dates for 2026 events in attachment. Feel free to give us a call if you have questions or would like to volunteer.