R.O.G.U.E is not just about fishing. The name says outdoor adventures so we are adding some links to help you find your next adventure no matter what, where or how adventurous you want to get. We are going to help you get there and find the R.O.G.U.E. in you.
Now this is something everyone will want to be involved in. Starting in August there will be several events leading up to the main weekend in November at the Kemah Boardwalk to show appreciation for our service people who make sacrifices for us on A DAILY BASIS. As with any event there is cost involved and they need help. Aside from the sponsorship packages being offered any charitable donations, no matter the amount, will be a tremendous help. Charitable donations can be made to VFW Post 8566 (memo weekend for warriors) and are completely tax deductable. If you happen to be in the Kemah area donations can also be dropped off at the Kemah visitors center. (Domino Taylor 281-334 3181). Check back here or go to kemah-tx.gov for up-dates on events and information. You can also call me, Capt. Dave, for more info. 281 726 8249.
“GATEWAY TO THE BAY”
PRESS RELEASE Contact: Domino Taylor dtaylor@kemah-tx.com
For Immediate Release - August 12, 2010
Salute to Service Kemah
August 13 at Landry’s at Kemah Boardwalk
Kemah, Texas – The City of Kemah is proud to announce the Veteran’s Appreciation Celebration for November 11, 12, 13, 14, 2010.
The upcoming Wounded Warrior Kemah Project fundraiser is August 13, 2010 at Landry’s on The Kemah Boardwalk. This event is to help with costs for the soldiers’ transportation, food, and lodging. Landry’s has underwritten this fundraising event, which will include a large Silent & Live Auction with amazing items. The evening is from 7pm -10pm. Some of the auction items include various trips, guided fishing trips on Galveston Bay and offshore fishing trips, South Texas hunting trips, wine parties, a stay in a Costa Rica Resort, decorative items, art, restaurant packages and much more.
The evening’s entertainment will be a “Kemah Kasuals” style show provided by Kemah and area boutiques with area and celebrity models along with military escorts and live music by Mickey Hobbs. ‘Celebrity Auctioneer’ will be Mayor Matt Wiggins of Kemah. All proceeds will go to the Wounded Warrior and Veterans’ Appreciation Celebration on November 11-14, 2010.
Tickets are available at the Kemah Visitor Center, 604 Bradford, Kemah and can be delivered to your office or home. Tickets are $75.00 each or $125.00 couple and will include food and 2 drink tickets and to participate in the bidding on the great auction items. Tickets are limited due to seating, so first come first serve. If tickets are still available the day of the event, they will be $100.00 each. This WW fundraiser ticket is tax-deductable.
Plans are underway to honor our soldiers and thank our veterans in a very special and unique way. With the help of Houston’s Bay Area communities and our patriotic and generous donors, the Veteran’s Appreciation Celebration will bring some of our heroes and their families to Kemah, Texas on November 11-14. These four days promise to be filled with an array of military and land activities. Static displays, Fishing tournament, sailing trips, Appreciation Ceremony, BBQ feasts and live music are some of the highlights of the fun and exciting patriotic weekend.
The Wounded Warrior Kemah Project is a family oriented event not just for Kemah and the Bay Area, but for the whole state of Texas designed to help our soldiers and their families participate in activities that take their minds off their grueling rehabilitations and the struggles of their daily lives. For our wounded soldiers, a relaxing and fun weekend of ‘R & R’ away from the hospital is needed and a chance for all to say thanks and show our appreciation to those who volunteer to protect our country.
Sponsors are needed now for this November event and sponsors are needed for the pre-event fundraisers. Come aboard and join the group. Steering the committee are members from the 82nd, 101st & 173rd Airborne, Kemah Elks Lodge and the VFW Post 8566, along with Kemah merchants, community leaders, and the City of Kemah. More sponsors to be announced.
The next WW Kemah Project fundraiser scheduled is the October 11, 2010 Golf Tournament at the South Shore Country Club. Sponsorships and golf teams are still needed.
By donating to this cause, you help provide an event the service men and women look forward to all year long. With your help, we can touch the lives of those who have given so much to us and our country. We want to make it a weekend they will never forget.
Donations may be mailed directly to the: Wounded Warriors c/o VFW Post 8566 P.O. Box 8268 Bacliff, Texas 77518.
Also donation boxes are placed at the Kemah merchants in the Kemah Lighthouse District and the Kemah Visitor Center, 604 Bradford. Raffle tickets for several items including a donated deer rifle are also for sale for $10. at the Kemah Visitor Center.
For sponsorship information please email sponsorship@wiredin.cc.
If you wish to volunteer for this heart warming and fun event please email volunteer@wiredin.cc.
For more information please call Domino Taylor at 281-334-3181 and to view or print the Wounded Warrior Kemah Project brochure, log on to the City of Kemah website, www.Kemah-Tx.gov.
To donate to the Wounded Warrior event online go to the Wounded Warrior Kemah Project website SalutetoServiceKemahTx.org.
Be a hero and help our heroes!
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Kemah Visitor Center 604 Bradford Kemah, Texas 77565
281-334-3181 www.kemah-tx.gov 281-538-5580 (Fax)
