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SUMMARY:November Luncheon - Karen Vaugh
DESCRIPTION:Please join us at our November Meeting on Weds. Nov. 1 @11:30 @ ROW Restaurant. \nWe will be collecting for Pillows for Troops; $10.00 provides a pillow for a troop member overseas. \nWe will also be filling out Christmas Cards for Troops- Cards and sample messages will be provided. \nKaren Vaughn\nOur Guest Speaker is Karen Vaughn\, Author of World Changer and frequent FOX news guest. She is a Gold Star Mother and has a compelling story of her son Aaron a US Navy Seal. Karen will be speaking about her book in the context of rebuilding a warrior culture in America -sacrifice\, strength\, and determination. \nThere will be a book signing at the end of the meeting. \nRSVP: (set up to RSVP on website) or to speedyrsvp@gmail.com or 239-431-5224 \nLunch: $25.00 payable on line (link) or pay at the door cash or check. \nRSVP and/or Sign Up – Click Here\nKaren Vaugh Bio: \nKaren Vaughn is the mother of fallen US Navy SEAL\, Aaron Carson Vaughn (SEAL Team VI). On August 6\, 2011 Aaron was killed in action in the Tangi River \nKaren Vaughn’s Book\nValley of Afghanistan when a chopper (call sign Extortion 17) carrying thirty Americans was shot from the sky while rushing into battle. Losing Aaron changed everything….and put Karen on a new path. \nOver the past six years\, Karen has emerged on the national scene as a powerful spokeswoman for not only our defenders still fighting on foreign soil and securing peace across the globe\, but also as an advocate for a better\, stronger\, more resilient America.  In recent months\, she’s dedicated herself to helping parents build strong\, formidable\, goal-oriented families. \nCarrying on Aaron’s legacy has brought this Gold Star mother through the halls of Congress\, into a National Press Conference\, onto dozens of national television sets and over two hundred local and national radio programs. She’s been featured on large stages across this country as a keynote speaker\, including a guest speaker position during opening night of the 2016 Republican National Convention. Through her endeavors\, Karen has gained audience with three of our nation’s presidents. \nKaren has been married to Billy Vaughn for thirty-seven years and still believes her greatest accomplishment on earth was raising her three children\, Aaron\, Tara\, and Ana.
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LOCATION:ROW Restaurant\, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Road #110\, Naples\, FL\, 34109\, United States
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SUMMARY:Special Veteran’s Week Presentation – Keni Thomas – Motivational Speaker\, Extraordinary Storyteller
DESCRIPTION:(Private VIP Reception Available\, see below the narrative) \nThanks to our Diamond Sponsors Life in Naples Magazine and Bowling Management \nDecorated U.S. military veteran-turned-country musician Keni Thomas gives a personal account of his heart-wrenching experiences in the chaotic 1993 Battle of Mogadishu to express a unique set of leadership lessons and inspired view of our greater purpose\, and how we can apply these lessons in everyday life. \nIn the summer of 93\, Sgt. Keni Thomas was deployed to Mogadishu Somalia 3rd Ranger Battalion as part of a special operations team called “Task Force Ranger.”  Their mission was to find and capture a criminal warlord named Mohammed Farrah Aideed. On the 3rd of Oct Sgt. Thomas and his fellow rangers distinguished themselves in an 18 hour fire fight that would later be recounted in the highly successful book and movie “Blackhawk Down.” 19 Americans died and 78 were wounded in the worst urban combat seen by US troops since WWII. \nSSG Thomas stayed in the Army for 3 more years as a team leader for a six-man ranger reconnaissance team. He earned his master parachutist rating with over 400 military free fall jumps. He completed the Special Forces Combat Diver course\, Advanced EMT\, Army HALO School\, Pathfinder school\, earned British\, Belgian and Thailand Parachute wings and was one of ten Americans to complete the Belgium Commando Course. \nKeni got out of the Army and now works full time as an award winning Nashville recording artist. His band Cornbread was featured in the movie Sweet Home Alabama and regularly tours with the USO. \nKeni has been recognized by the US Congress\, the White House\, and recently inducted into the VFW Hall of Fame for his dedicated work on behalf of our veterans and military families.  His new book “Get it On!” is already a best seller and is an incredible story of extraordinary individuals and how lessons learned under fire can inspire us all on a day to day basis. \nKeni is also very proud to be a national spokesperson for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation\, which provides college educations to the children of our special operations personnel killed in combat or training. \nKeni is a graduate of the University of Florida\, a recipient of the Combat Infantrymen’s Badge and the bronze star for valor. \nCost: $35 \nBreakfast Begins at 7:15 am and program starting promptly at 8 am. \nDownload the Flyer \nTo Register – Click Here\nFirst 50 Non Member Veterans complimentary with RSVP – Click Here for free registration\nProceeds to support the clubs scholarship and community outreach programs. \nSponsorship Packages are Available – See Below Videos\, or click here\nAll sponsorship packages include a Private VIP reception with Keni Thomas. The reception will include book signings\, photo opportunities and free hors d’oeuvres. the reception will be held Following the meeting. \n  \nWatch the Bio Video Below:\n \nWatch a Sample Talk Below:\n\nSponsorship Package\nDiamond Sponsor Package – \n\nReserved Table of 8 with speaker Keni Thomas\n8 Signed Copies of Book\n8 VIP Reception Tickets\nMain sponsor recognition on future promotional efforts including website and additional promotional material.\nTable Signage\nSpecial Feature Mention in Slide Show and promotional booklet\n\nGold Sponsor Package\n\n4 Reserved Table tickets with signage\n4 Signed Copies of Book\n4 VIP Reception Tickets\nTable Signage\nFeatured Mention in Slide Show and promotional booklet\n\nSilver Sponsor Package\n\n2 Reserved Table tickets\n2 Signed Copies of Book\n2 VIP Reception Tickets\nTable Signage\nFeatured Mention in Slide Show and promotional booklet\n\nBuy A Sponsorship – Click Here
URL:https://rwsff.org/events/special-veterans-week-presentation-keni-thomas-motivational-speaker-extraordinary-storyteller/
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