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Rose and Jeff Gault Chair the Army Scholarship
Foundation
Help Our Heroes Luncheon
Rose and Jeff Gault have
announced plans for the Army Scholarship Foundation Help
Our Heroes Luncheon on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at
the Brook Hollow Golf Club.
North Dallas residents, both of the
Gaults are now retired and continue to serve their
country as volunteer chairs of this luncheon each fall.
Rose retired as a Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Air
Force and Jeff retired as a Colonel in the US Army.
They invite everyone to join in this
wonderful luncheon featuring Lieutenant General
James H. Dickinson, Commanding General, US Army
Space and Missile Defense Commandas the featured
speaker.
Last year’s speaker, Congressman Allen
B. West (US Army retired) said the strength of the
US troops depends on stability at home and the Army
Scholarship Foundation’s work is critical to enabling
quality of life, making college education available and
filling a void in their lives. He said the United States
has a world class Army because of the strength of the
troops and everyone has a responsibility to continue
supporting AFS’s mission, that part of that
responsibility includes honoring our soldiers by
educating their family members for our future. ASF
provides a very rare opportunity to help the children
and spouses of soldiers achieve a higher education and
that opportunity is now.
In 2016, the Army Scholarship Foundation
awarded a record 103 scholarships to deserving Army
family members in pursuit their educational dreams.
Since 2001, the Foundation has awarded more than 300
scholarships averaging approximately $1,000 each.
Unfortunately, many highly qualified applicants do not
receive awards due to lack of funding.
The event begins as guests are welcomed
and enjoy fellowship in the main ballroom. Guests are
seated at reserved tables as the program begins and
announcements are made. After the invocation, luncheon
is served. Scholarship recipients are introduced and
share their stories. The featured speaker is introduced
and the presentation begins. After which, luncheon is
adjourned.
The luncheon benefits the Army
Scholarship Foundation’s mission to provide college
scholarships to the sons and daughters of those who have
served our nation honorably as soldiers in the United
States Army and to provide college scholarships to
spouses of enlisted soldiers serving on active duty in
the United States Army.
The Host Committee includes Lieutenant
Colonel (USA, Ret) Woody Alexander ,
Association of the US Army; Darcy Anderson,
Hillwood; Jon Arnett, AT&T; The Honorable
Allen Clark; Michele Vonnegut Costello;Otis
and Carmaleta Felton; Lt General (USA, Ret) Jay
Garner; Roger Gault, the Gault Company; Stan
Graf, Graf Chevrolet; Lt General (USA, Ret)
Stanley Green; Robert Gunby, RTG Capital; Robert
Hastings, Bell Helicopter;Dierk Hohman,
Planet Home Lending; Colonel (USA, Ret) J.P. Hogan, Association
of US Army; Colonel (USAF, Ret) Ralph Hodge; Ellen
Houlihan, Raytheon; Congressman Sam Johnson,
Texas; Ambassador Robert Jordan, SMU; Colonel
(USA Ret) Richard Kaniss,Association of US Army; Michael
Lunceford, Mary Kay Foundation; Major General
(USA, Ret) Mike Marchand; Congressman Kenny
Marchant, Texas:Tad McIntosh, HumCap Inc; Andrew
Nall, Radiant Financial; Nancy Parkes,
Matteson Group-Coldwell Banker; Larry
Patterson ,
Glass Doctor of North Texas; Patrick and Mary Sculley, The
Exercise Coach of Dallas; The Honorable Keith Self,
Colin County; Congressman Pete Sessions,Texas; Steve
Sosland, Texas Tech Health Science Center; Thomas
and Joan Stephens, Stephens & Associates; Meredith
Walker, East West Institute Board of Councilors;Congressman
Allen West, NCPA; The Honorable Alberto Zapanta,
USA, Ret, US-Mexico Chamber of Commerce.
History: In
the year 2000, a handful of U.S. Army veterans joined
together to develop plans for establishing a foundation
to assist the needy sons and daughters of soldiers and
Army veterans in achieving their dreams of higher
education. It was the vision of these Army veterans that
the Foundation would grow and be able to benefit an ever
increasing number of deserving children of soldiers.
Following the events of 9/11, the
Foundation took on a new meaning for its founders and
volunteers. They established a scholarship in memory of
a fellow soldier, Captain Jennifer Shafer-Odom who was
killed during the war on drugs in Columbia, and
additional scholarships were soon established in memory
of those fallen in Iraq and Afghanistan.
In 2001, the Internal Revenue Service
recognized the Foundation as a 501(c)(3) non-profit,
making all donations to the Foundation fully tax
deductible to the extent allowed by federal law. In
order to recognize the sacrifices of the spouses of
serving enlisted soldiers, in 2006 the Board opened
eligibility for scholarships to such spouses as well.
In 2016, the Army Scholarship Foundation
awarded a record 103 scholarships to deserving Army
family members in pursuit their educational dreams.
Since 2001, the Foundation has awarded more than 300
scholarships averaging approximately $1,000 each.
Unfortunately, many highly qualified applicants do not
receive awards due to lack of funding.
The Army Scholarship Foundation continues
today as an all-volunteer organization, run by caring
individuals seeking to assist Army family members in
their educational pursuits as a small way of saying
"thank you" for the many sacrifices made by Army
families.
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