Warriors On the Water™ Proudly saying Thank You to all Branches of the Armed Forces for keeping us Safe and Free!

 

We appreciate you taking the time to consider becoming a sponsor for Warriors On the Water™.

 

Warriors On the Water™ is a non-profit organization that exists for the sole purpose of having a way to say “Thank-You” to our men and women in the Armed Services for all that they do to keep us free.

The organization was founded in 2005 and put on its first fishing tournament on May 19^th of 2006. This will be our third year, and our continued success is based on the generosity of people like you. Our next tournament will be on April 18, 2008.

 

Warriors On the Water™ was founded by three retired military men (Greg Lahr, Hal Abshire and Bob Cunningham) that all served in Desert Storm and wanted a way to show their appreciation to the men and women that are still serving.

 

Our annual fishing tournament is the one event that we work all year to put on and we can not do it without your help. Sponsorship can be in the form of a product that will be given away to a soldier or airman or it can be a monetary contribution to help offset the cost of running the organization.

 

Your participation as a sponsor this year would greatly enhance our tournament and would be very much appreciated.

 

Very Truly Yours,

 

Warriors On the Water™ Board of Directors
Greg Lahr                    Hal Abshire                  Bob Cunningham

910-987-5289              910-864-9500              910-432-5139 

                                     910-988-2387

www.warriorsonthewater.com

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History of Warriors On the Water

In 2005, Hal Abshire and Greg Lahr got together to try to do something for the Soldiers and Airmen who had just returned from the war.  Since they both were avid bass tournament fishermen, they thought that having an outing on the lake would be a great idea.  But, one thing was missing, how to get started?  Soon Hal received a call from Bob Cunningham, another bass tournament fisherman and President of the Carolina Bassers bass club.  Bob asked Hal what he thought about the idea of taking Soldiers and Airmen out on the lake for the day.  Hal said that this was the motivation factor in doing this project. 

The ironic part was that all three men were Desert Storm veterans. Hal is retired from the Air Force at Pope AFB, NC and Greg and Bob are retired from the Army at Ft. Bragg, NC. All three men had experienced military life and wanted a way to show their appreciation to the men and women following in their footsteps.

The three met at lunch and ideas ran rapidly about what to do. The only problem was that there was no name for the organization and businesses wanted to know who was doing this event.  So between the three men, the name Warriors On the Water (WOW) was born.  Sponsors have sent gifts in from Washington state all the way to Florida Keys.  It soon became apparent that Hal, Greg and Bob could not keep up with all of the planning of this event as it got bigger.  A committee has been formed to run the organization. Please feel free to visit our website at www.warriorsonthewater.com to see how we have grown.