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SUPPORT OUR TROOPS

MEMBERSHIP GUIDE

“Supporting those who sacrifice and serve”

 

 

Mission

The mission of Support Our Troops is as a pro-active, non-political volunteer service organization that helps provide for the material, physical and emotional needs of our military men and women at home and abroad.

 

Service Areas

We accomplish the objectives and purposes of the Support Our Troops mission by volunteers who dedicate their time and resources to one of the following committee service areas:

1. Meet, Greet, Support and Communicate Service Committee

Objectives and purposes include but are not limited to: a) organizing and maintaining a current list of military personnel from their relatives who live at Robson Ranch; b) organizing volunteers to shop for appropriate items that can then be packed and shipped to our list of military personnel and their military units who are deployed overseas; c) send a gift card to each soldier on our list who is on active duty  in the United States each Christmas; d) organize and maintain a list of other non-profit corporations with a similar mission as Support Our Troops for consideration by the executive committee and membership for donations of surplus corporate funds.

e) organizing volunteers to meet and greet returning soldiers at DFW airport; f) communicating our support  and respect to individual soldiers for their service and sacrifice through the written, spoken or transmitted word; g) maintain proper records of supplies bought for submission to the SOT Treasurer.

2. Flag Installation, Maintenance and Repair Service Committee & 180 Flag Ed Robson Blvd. flag display

Objectives and purposes include but are not limited to: a) organizing volunteers to install, maintain and repair temporary flag kits for Robson Ranch residents; b) maintain proper records of flags installed, supplies purchased, and monies collected ($27.06 per flag kit) for submission to the SOT treasurer; c) displaying and maintaining the 180 flag Ed Robson Blvd median flag display on selected flag flying holidays.

3. *Silent Auction Service Committee

Objectives and purposes include but are not limited to: a ) organizing all available Support Our Troops members to solicit donations for the silent auction; b) set up, decorate, monitor, and tear down teams for the silent auction display room; c) post- auction delivery team for items not picked up immediately by auction participants; d) maintain proper records of donations received, auction monies raised and auction items distributed for submission to the SOT treasurer.

4. *July 4^th Parade Support Committee

Objectives and purposes include but are not limited to: a) organizing available Support Our Troops members to contribute toward the efforts of putting on the July 4th parade.

 

5. Future service areas as deemed appropriate by the Support Our Troops Board of Directors, Executive Officers and membership.

 

Membership Expectations

1. All members are expected to serve on at least one of the Service Area Committees.
2. All members are expected to fully support the Silent Auction. Without fund raising activities much of what we do would not be possible.
3. All members are expected to respect the restrictions we have as a nonprofit corporation in not engaging in political discourse while conducting any business or activity related to Support Our Troops. Our men and women in the military serve and sacrifice no matter which political party is in power.
4. All members are expected to promptly pay their annual dues at the appropriate time each year as determined by the Board of Directors and Executive Officers.
5. All members are expected to be regular in their attendance at the monthly membership meetings of Support Our Troops since most business will be conducted at these meetings.

 

The Nitty Gritty

1. Monthly membership meetings of Support Our Troops are WORKING meetings. All Service Area Committees will conduct their business during the first part of the monthly membership meeting and the then make a verbal report to the executive committee during the second part of the meeting.
2. The Service Committees plan and propose to the executive committee how they will accomplish their objectives and purposes; the executive committee reviews each Service Committee’s plan, remands it for adjustment if needed, ultimately APPROVES their PLAN, and then delegates volunteer help and financial resources to enable each Service Committee to accomplish their objectives and purposes.

 

The Bottom Line

(Uniting “volunteers” and “service” together to better accomplish the Support Our Troops Mission)

Take a moment to contemplate the incredible sacrifice and service of all the members of our military. Relatives of some who live here at Robson Ranch have even made the “ultimate sacrifice” so that we, our children and grandchildren can live a life of freedom in the greatest nation ever founded. Surely, there is something that each of us can do to repay and support those who sacrifice so much for us. Support Our Troops offers that opportunity to any individual who not only wants to “volunteer” but “serve” by working to fulfill our mission.