I would like to ask for your support of a fellow Appleseed instructor (and my son).
Grathlong is competing for the Joe Foss scholarship and he has created a video presentation called "Keepers of the Constitution: Past, Present, and Future". His video can be viewed here http://2014contest-fall.joefossinstitute.strutta.com/entry/7887039 (http://2014contest-fall.joefossinstitute.strutta.com/entry/7887039)
You will see that Grath's video features his contributions to Appleseed as a way of giving back to the country. It would be great if Grath won the scholarship and it would be great that the winning entry gave so much advertising to Appleseed.
I would like to humbly ask that you review his video submission and if you deem it worthy, vote for him.
In Liberty,
Patrick
It was a pleasure to vote for Josh. He's a fine young man and I'm sure you are very proud of him. We need more American families like yours. You are an inspiration to us all.
Less than 25 votes separate Grath from first place. You can vote once per day and in this tight of a contest your votes count. Thanks for taking the time to help support him.
Quote from: ThePoet on October 22, 2014, 08:31:23 PM
It was a pleasure to vote for Josh. He's a fine young man and I'm sure you are very proud of him. We need more American families like yours. You are an inspiration to us all.
Absolutely a big DITTO on this!
I'm voting every day, until he wins. O0
BTW, only ten more opportunities to vote! (That's one week, plus three days - ten more days of voting!)
Please take the time to support one of our own...
Thanks!
Fred
I voted! It was a great video! Good luck!
Thanks you all, I'm a happy Sadman due to your support!
Great job on the video. Vote Vote Vote!
Good job and good luck!
HH
I voted. Hope you win!!!
I'm from Chicago, I can stuff a ballot box with the best of them @)
on my way to an event, but could not pass this up! Huzaaah!
For thems who have not yet met Sadman and his fine family - they are the best of us. Huzaaaah! ^:)^
O0
Grath is still in the race for #1 thanks to you guys. The leader is still hovering around 20 - 25 votes ahead of him but we have seen a big boost because of Appleseed. Thank you all so much for your support so far, we still have 6 days to go and it is still anybodies race at this point.
By the way, you can see who is in the lead via this link: http://2014contest-fall.joefossinstitute.strutta.com/entries?filter=submit&sort=votes
Thanks all!
Sadman
The link to the video is posted on our national Facebook page. So far, the post has reached 2,278 people and has been shared 16 times. We need to keep up the momentum and keep getting more votes for Josh!
Please vote to support a fellow patriot!
Very nice video!
Hanging in there at 2nd place, could use just a few more voters... :cool2:
Voted and shared on my Facebook page. Good luck!
Grath is soooo close. We appreciate every single vote!
I love the picture of Josh getting the patch. He's so little. I didn't meet him until he was older than that!
I finally figured out how to log into my long-dormant and never used facebook account and vote. Good luck!
Took me two computers to figure out my facebook account but I got the vote out. Good luck.
May our lives glorify God,
Michael
Great video! I registered for a contest account so I could vote :) I hope he wins!
One more vote for good guys. Will do it again tomorrow.
Corvette
Just voted for Josh, and will do so again tomorrow. DW
It was a pleasure meeting
Y'all last year,
Now it is an honor to know you. ..:..
Appleseeders! Folks your support is making a huge difference in the contest. The first place candidate is still around 25 points ahead of Grathlong but the impact of Appleseed can be clearly seen if you have been watching the numbers like me.
I don't know how the contest will end but I want to say a few words now...
I have never participated or been around a group like Appleseed. I originally showed up because I was looking for something to do with my son and shooting rifles together sounded like a great guys weekend. I heard the Appleseed mission at that first event and I was hooked. I've stayed with the program for years and now my entire "Rifleman" family participates because I believe it is the best program available to save the country. I have faith in the mission, values and goals of Appleseed. I've taken great pleasure in my own journey in the program but your support for Grathlong has humbled me. I hope Grathlong wins the scholarship but in my book he has already won a larger prize from the lot of you.
I am personally humbled by your many kind comments about our family. There are times when I get a little down about this or that within Appleseed but you all have reminded me about what is important. Thank you for supporting Grathlong, my son. Thank you for your kind words about my family. Thank you for being the type of people and the type of program that I can look up to with admiration and respect.
Dang, you folks know how to speak to an old man's heart. Thank you all, each and everyone one of ya!
Sadman
Patriots,
Thank you so much for your support, I am totally humbled and honored. It is warming to see fellow patriots come together to help another (in this case me). Hope to see everyone at a shoot soon or maybe at the NRA Convention 2015 in Nashville! ^:)^
Thank you for your time,
Josh
Outstanding job Josh! I'm just sorry I didn't catch wind of it until today. I'll keep voting as long as the contest continues.
Today is the last day to vote! Thanks again for all your support!
THE RACE IS DOWN TO 25 VOTES BETWEEN GRATHLONG and FIRST PLACE. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!!
Vote once more here: http://2014contest-fall.joefossinstitute.strutta.com/entry/7887039
O0
Did he win?
Negative, he came in 2nd place. He missed it by about 50 votes total.
Dang! Put me down for five of those. I only voted five times - could easily have made that ten with a bit more persistence. :wb:
Perhaps there is a lesson here for other ares of life. ;)
The voting phase of the contest ended on Nov 2. Josh/Grathlong placed second in the popular vote phase. In the next phase the top 15 videos are judged by a panel who decide the winners of the scholarship. We are very appreciative of the support that he received from the Appleseed Family that allowed his video to be a finalist.
We should know the outcome of the contest by early December. We will post any updates.
Again, thank you for all the support and kind comments!
Revere/Valerie
aka Grathlong's Mom
I am in Fl we would demmand a recount!