On February 4th, 2017 at the Bauer Center in Port Lavaca, Warrior’s Weekend will be holding our second Calhoun County Muster to raise funds for Warrior’s Weekend XI. Our first Calhoun County Muster was held in Port O’Connor and, although successful, we are trying to reach out to an even larger populous in Port Lavaca. As many of you know, next May will be our eleventh year of bringing wounded military heroes from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; housing them in Victoria, Port O’Connor, Seadrift and Port Lavaca. In both 2015 and 2016 we brought in over 900 of these heroes plus their family members and caretakers. All total, Warrior’s Weekend has honored approximately 5,000 of these heroes over the last 10 years. This is by far the largest event of its kind in the world. As a by-product, we have contributed to the economy of Calhoun County in a big way for all these years.
Although many believe the war to be “winding” down, most of you know that it still rages on. As this is being written, we have lost seven heroes in the last month in Afghanistan. Thousands more are in harm’s way and many more will be deploying in the coming year. We have been told and know that the worst thing we can do to these heroes is to forget their service and sacrifice for our freedom. Warrior’s Weekend has committed to not let that happen as best we can. An event such as Warrior’s Weekend can only be achieved if thousands of volunteer hours are donated along with the necessary funds to do so. We need your help.
The Musters we hold–another one will be held in Victoria on March 25th–are our largest fundraisers and allow us to touch as many of these heroes’ lives as we do. We need items to sell at these fundraisers, whatever that may be, and people to attend willing to open their hearts and wallets to show these heroes we have not forgotten their sacrifice. Sponsor tables for the Muster at the Bauer Center will seat 8 and will sell for $400. This includes preferred seating, a ribeye steak dinner and drinks plus an evening you will not soon forget. There will be games, raffles and a live auction. If you have an item or two you would like to donate, please contact us at your earliest convenience. We’ll be glad to pick it up. Hunting and fishing trips are always a huge item for us but most anything will do. We will have another organizational meeting in Port Lavaca at the Bauer Center on January 23 starting at 6:30 p.m. If you can help, please attend this last meeting before the Muster in Port Lavaca.
If you appreciate your freedom and the sacrifices these heroes have made to achieve it and you wish to be a part of this event, please contact us at either Warriorswknd@yahoo.com or by calling me at 361-935-7414. We hope to see you on February 4th. Doors open at 4:00 p.m. and dinner will be served at 5:30. There will be limited seating and we hope to sell it out. We always have. Please do not let our heroes down.
Ron Kocian, President
Warrior’s Weekend
361-935-7414
Warriorswknd@yahoo.com
