http://www.forkunion.com/fumaspiritone/ en-us 2005-09-22T14:44:31-05:00 http://www.forkunion.com/fumaspiritone/archives/2005/09/new_photos_post.html CPT Brian Garriss has added new photos from the Gulf Coast region.... thompsod 2005-09-22T14:44:31-05:00 http://www.forkunion.com/fumaspiritone/archives/2005/09/day_6_the_salt.html Before we left the church, one of the bankers I had left a message with returned my call. I spoke of our school and our desire to help. He knew of one family for us to speak with and said... thompsod 2005-09-21T21:36:48-05:00 http://www.forkunion.com/fumaspiritone/archives/2005/09/day_5_searching.html The weather here has been sweltering, especially for this time of year. So we ran by the local Wal-Mart super center to pick up some ice. Even early in the morning, the lines were long. Steve started a conversation with... thompsod 2005-09-20T21:32:31-05:00 http://www.forkunion.com/fumaspiritone/archives/2005/09/photos_from_fum.html CPT Brian Garriss and MAJ Steve Macek have uploaded some photos from their trip to Mississippi and Louisiana as they search for displaced students that FUMA can help. Find these powerful images at: http://photos.forkunion.com/gallery/824651... thompsod 2005-09-20T14:58:42-05:00 http://www.forkunion.com/fumaspiritone/archives/2005/09/day_4_its_like.html We headed out Monday morning to go to WRJW AM 1320. The church had told us that they would be willing to broadcast an announcement. The radio station was more than happy to help. While Steve penned the announcement,... thompsod 2005-09-19T20:08:55-05:00 http://www.forkunion.com/fumaspiritone/archives/2005/09/fuma_team_appea.html MAJ Steve Macek and CPT Brian Garriss made an appearance on local radio station WRJW 1320am in Picayune, Mississippi promoting FUMA's offer to accept Gulf Coast students displaced by Hurricane Katrina. The radio station said they would continue to air... fumaspiritone 2005-09-19T13:49:36-05:00 http://www.forkunion.com/fumaspiritone/archives/2005/09/first_new_gulf.html Taylor Snowden, a ninth-grader from the Gulf Coast of Mississippi arrived with his mother today to enroll at Fork Union Military Academy. Snowden and his mother heard of the Academy from their Gulfport, MS friends, the Thomas family, whose... fumaspiritone 2005-09-19T13:18:29-05:00 http://www.forkunion.com/fumaspiritone/archives/2005/09/day_three_looki.html We awoke early on Sunday morning and joined the other volunteers for breakfast. We then next spoke with the Chaplin of the volunteers who had been meeting with local pastors. He said that he would try to get us some... thompsod 2005-09-18T14:37:10-05:00 http://www.forkunion.com/fumaspiritone/archives/2005/09/day_two.html As we were leaving our hotel at 5:30am this morning, The clerk asked where we were headed. We told him that we were going to Picayune, MS and that we were from Fork Union Military Academy. When asked what we... fumaspiritone 2005-09-17T11:58:12-05:00 http://www.forkunion.com/fumaspiritone/archives/2005/09/day_one.html Our Mission is to drive down to Picayune, MS and to locate 10 students, victims of hurricane Katrina, and bring them back to FUMA for the 2005-2006 school year. Our Team consist of Maj. Steve Macek and myself. We left... fumaspiritone 2005-09-16T11:56:33-05:00 http://www.forkunion.com/fumaspiritone/archives/2005/09/fuma_team_heads.html In a white bus loaded with clothing and supplies, Fork Union Military Academy's MAJ Steve Macek and CPT Brian Garriss are enroute to Mississippi to join forces with the relief operations of the Baptist General Association of Virginia already... thompsod 2005-09-16T11:42:59-05:00 http://www.forkunion.com/fumaspiritone/archives/2005/09/cadets_and_staf.html Photos of the FUMA Spirit One send-off can be found in this photo gallery: http://photos.forkunion.com/gallery/814743/1/36301225... thompsod 2005-09-16T11:34:48-05:00