Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl and Freedom Mobility Foundation 2024 Golf Challenge with Texas Farm Bureau Insurance
November 11, 2024 @ 7:30AM — 4:00PM Central Time (US & Canada) Add to Calendar
Wildhorse Golf Club at Robson Ranch: 9400 Ed Robson, Blvd. A Denton, TX 76207 Get Directions
Join us for golf and a fun experience to support our Heroes!
Welcome to the 4th Annual Freedom Mobility Foundation Veterans Day Golf Challenge with the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl as the presenting sponsor along with the 4th year of sponsorship by Texas Farm Bureau Insurance. Check out our New Auction Page!! You can bid on a Tandem Sky Dive Jump, buy 50-50 Raffle Tickets, and/or buy a ball for our Putting Contest!! Let's have some fun! We hope you will continue to support our physically impaired recipients. Check out their stories below.
Meet our 2 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Recipients of Modified/Adapted Vehicles:
Enlisting in 2000, Sgt Carla Best, USA, served in various roles, including vehicle mechanic Team Chief and Air Movement Officer for 1st COSCOM. While riding in a convoy, they were ambushed by multiple IEDs. Carla's vehicle bore the brunt of the explosion, resulting in severe leg injuries and the amputation of her left leg above the knee.
Despite the challenges, Carla's resilience and determination never waned. In her post-military life, she found solace and purpose through para-hockey. Alongside her commitment to her club, Carla is also training diligently for a spot on the women's national sled hockey team, showcasing her unwavering dedication and competitive spirit.
Hiley Subaru is donating a vehicle to Carla that will have mobility adaptations installed by Mobility Works so she can live her life more actively and fully.
After leaving military service as an F-16 Crew Chief in the Air National Guard, Sgt. Josh Meyer, USAF (pictured below), moved to Boulder, CO where he has loved being outdoors with his family especially skiing, hiking, and fly fishing on the many rivers in Colorado.
In January 2024, Josh came down with sepsis after having the flu. He experienced complications from this resulting in his becoming a quadruple amputee.
Josh is receiving a donated vehicle with mobility adaptations to be determined after his assessment and rehabilitation at Walter Reed Medical Center. Josh is at Walter Reed now, so we hope to have a list of the adaptations he will be able to use with his vehicle soon. We also are hoping to assist Josh with some of the cost associated with his need for 4 prosthetics.
Tentative Schedule
- 7:30 am - Check in begins; drop bags at Valet Podium for non-Robson players; Robson players proceed to check in table on patio to get assignment.
- All Players: Be sure to stop by the check-in area to buy putting contest ball(s), mulligans, and 50-50 tickets.
- 7:45 am - Breakfast and coffee being served on the patio. Practice on Driving Range is open.
- 8:45 am - Clear off Driving Range for Putting Contest and Parachute Jump Team.
- 8:55 am Putting Contest - Meet on practice green; contest in groups of 50.
- 9:10 am Vehicle Presentation to Adam Mayo by Caliber Collision
- 9:25 am All Veteran Group Parachute Jump Team.
- 9:30 - 9:45 am
- Group Photo of all golfers and jumpers.
- Welcome by Kevin Pottinger, Chairman of Freedom Mobility Foundation, and Brant Ringler, Executive Director of the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl.
- Rules, Contests, Golfing Info by Craig Pullen, Wildhorse Golf Club Golf Pro.
- 9:45 am Drive golf carts to starting holes.
- 10:00 am Shot Gun Start.
- Approximately 3 pm barbecue served at the end of the tournament with closing remarks from Karl Ellis, Texas Farm Bureau Insurance. Recognition of all sponsors and awarding of prizes.
- There also will be many games and fun prizes along the golf course!!