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3rd F meetups are service and faith related where faith is believing the world is bigger than just yourself

  • Breaking Bread – Family Style

    EF Hutton and his 2.0’s Llama and BB-8 went out to have a family dinner with YHC and the fine folks over at Breaking Bread.

    YHC thinks nothing beats a Summertime Dinner of Fried Chicken, Side Salad, Rolls, Fresh Cut Watermelon, Banana Pudding and ice cold Sweet Tea. The only thing better than this meal were the gracious individuals we got to share it with. We all had a wonderful time of fellowship with everyone there. There is truly something special about having a meal with someone you don’t know.

    If you haven’t had a chance to participate in Breaking Bread, I highly recommend it. It’s a wonderful time and a great experience for the 2.0s.

  • F3 RVA Retreat – Information

    F3 RVA Retreat – Information

    Gentlemen, the retreat is set for 9/21-9/22 in Amelia. Gomer Pyle’s extended family is kind enough to allow the use of a beautiful/quiet piece of property. Please RSVP below if you plan to attend. As we draw closer, take note of the following:

    Opening Ceremonies: 9/21 at 2:00 p.m.

    Closing Ceremonies: 9/22 at 10:00 a.m.

    Attendees: PAX members 21 years of age and older. No FNGs.

    Celebration: September 2019 will F3 RVA’s 5th year anniversary – what a way to celebrate!

    Corn Hole tournament: Will be facilitated by EF Hutton and Dr. Try Hard (firm 4:30 p.m. start time). Two-man teams must be comprised of PAX members from different nano-regions. There is a sign-up sheet in google docs. Please register your team no later than 9/1 so that we can set the field. There is a sweet trophy for the winning combo!

    There is plenty of cleared land, so bring footballs, frisbees, croquet, whatever. But again, no guns (other than squirt and/or nerf). Other than the corn hole tournament, this is a sit and sip, informal affair. THERE WILL BE NO ORGANIZED FIRST F!!! We do that the other 364 days of the year. Or, leave early and hit Sunday Funday or OTB.

    Food / Beverage: BYOB and BYOF. Circle K will bring his enormous charcoal grill. Please use the comment space below to announce what cooking gear you can volunteer to bring. Generally, I’m asking y’all to divide and conquer in smaller groups when it comes to food and beverage. That said, Rosie will be bringing oysters for the PAX. We’ll need to advance him some cash, I’m assuming.

    Please also bring one food item to share with the group. Chips, desserts, whatever. Honeymoon has kindly volunteered to supply the PAX with drinking water.

    Gear: Bring your own tent, hammock, or ready made yurt, chairs, etc. There will be a port-o-john on site, and running water (garden hose variety). Otherwise, it’ll be a straight up camp out. We need tables and canopies. I believe Flipper has a few canopies, but if you have one, please bring it I’d rather have too many as opposed to not enough.

    Fire Wood: We won’t need to bring any, as there is plenty on site, but we will need lighters, matches, etc.

    Details: —–>

    Text me for the address.

    For those who would like to caravan in to the site, we’ll launch from the Woodlake Lowe’s at NOON. 7001 Winterpock Road.

    Designated Parking Area: There will be a designated parking area. Please use it. It’ll be obvious upon arrival.

    Breakfast 9/22: If anyone wants to spearhead a breakfast campaign, please feel free to do so.

    3rd F: There are plans for a Sunday morning devotional.

    I’m sure I’m forgetting something. But again, the design is a laid back 2nd F. Be creative. If guys want to tee up a chill cook off or some other meal preparation contest, have at it. Hopefully this grows into a tradition that we look forward too on an inaugural/annual basis.

  • Breaking Spiral Ham and Green Beans

    Two intrepid volunteers peeled, sliced, cooked, and cleaned their way through a sunny and 70 evening of Breaking Bread, NBA playoffs, and good fellowship at the Medical Respite on Belt Blvd. The drive-thru operator at the Wendy’s next door tells the tale as follows:

    5:00 Set-up. Q has botched it already as he has forgotten the drinks. Water, water everywhere for everyone.

    5:05 Oven heating mashed potatoes and spiral ham.

    5:10 Shallots, oil, green beans, and lemon seasoning wafting throughout the building.

    5:20 Plates and silverware ready to go, Kings Hawaaian rolls warmed, green beans simmering, ham sliced…let’s do this.

    5:30 Residents stroll through, Round 1

    5:40 Residents stroll through, Round 2

    5:44:50 One Resident strolls through for Round 3

    5:45 Cookies out. Mmmmm.

    5:45:05 to 6:10 YHC and Vers (FNG) watch Warriors / Rockets with the residents

    6:10 to 6:30 Clean up

    Home by 7:00. Easy peasy.

    NMS:

    Welcome FNG Vers, aka Annabelle Nee, YHC’s oldest. YHC is declaring that volunteering for three Breaking Breads is worth at least one workout for a non-athletically inclined kid, thus the nickname has been bestowed. Plus, YHC came up with a good nickname, Vers, as in Carol Danvers. If you don’t know, look it up. Female super awesome heros rock.

    Breaking Bread is awesome. This is dinner for 10-15 homeless people recovering from injuries. YOU – yes, you, the PAX member reading this – should sign up to Q a Breaking Bread. Many of us have our 3rd F efforts, but THIS 3rd F is unique – it is the only 3rd F that is uniquely F3. While not an official event, only the men of F3 are going to do this. You are the cavalry to these homeless people. Take every reason you are thinking of to avoid this and throw each excuse individually out the window…give yourself one reason to step up and take this on…YHC will give you two reasons…your M and your kids will likely never care if you attend a workout (be honest with yourself – they barely tolerate your stories), but they will love you for helping your fellow humans.

    Once a month, F3 needs men to sign up to Q this. For example, May 26 is open. There is a Convergence the next morning…grab your best F3 pal, your kids, your spouse, or your neighbor and pull together a simple meal. Tacos, spaghetti, pizza (yes, you can just buy a lot of pizza), filet mignon, beef bourguignon, sushi, kimchi, welsh rarebit…you name it and you make it.

    For the rest of the summer, we need men to step up and bring dinner for the following Sundays at 5…if you need any advice, ask Lab Rat, Hardywood, HoneyDo, Slurpee, or the many others have all done this successfully.
    May 26
    June 23
    July 28
    August 25

    All the attendance points and all the mercans in the world can’t provide the same sense of purpose. Plus, as YHC said, chicks dig a man who help those less fortunate.

  • Breaking Bread

    YHC took some warm food over to breaking bread on Sunday afternoon….folks were very appreciative as always!  Thanks to Labrat for creating this fine program!

  • Breaking Bread

    bread was broken

  • Breaking Bread: Eleven Served Four

    “If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart.” – Unattributed.

    Tonight Kubota and I, along with our 2.0s had the great honor of spending some time with those in need at the Daily Planet. We brought very little, yet received a whole lot. A great meal was shared, and great conversations were had. We could not be more proud of our 2.0s. They showed tremendous service, understanding and compassion for only being 8 and 6 years old.

    YHC was incredibly surprised by the smiles and happiness of these folks, despite their having fallen on hard and uncertain times. On the ride home, Shark bait and I were discussing the lessons of the evening, and Shark bait simply stated that they were all so happy. What a powerful and true observation. We worry far too much about the material things we don’t have. Sharing with these folks tonight was a real reminder of just how lucky we all are, and more importantly, how grateful we all should be.

    During my time with F3, I’ve heard a lot about Breaking Bread. Not until tonight did I realize just how powerful of an experience it truly is. Sign up and go if you haven’t. What little you bring will mean the world to those people, yet somehow you will walk away with the biggest gift – a much needed a timely reminder of just how truly blessed you are.

  • Breaking out the Christmas Dumplings

    3 men took some time during this Christmas season to a meal a to some of those that could use some good comfort food and solid conversation.

    We pulled out at 5:10 with food ready to be severed. YHC had some trouble with following directly but after a quick detour to the front of the building we made our way up the stairs.

    We were greeted with a friendly welcome and got to work setting up.

    On the meal today was some chicken and dumplings, apples, mashed potatoes with gravy, salad, and finally a Richmond staple Ukrop’s cake

    We had the honor to sever and speak with 14 individuals who all have great stories to share.

    YHC was truly humble by this experience. During this Christmas holiday season we get so caught up in the present we “have” to buy for our kids or making sure that we don’t get the wrong thing for our wife. We forget there are those that can’t be with their families during Christmas. Also there are those that don’t have a family and a simple act of kindness like bring a warm meal and means more than you can ever image.

    Thanks to Bulkhead and our newest F3 RVAer (Surge) for helping out tonight. Surge is YHC best friend since the two of us were in the 3rd grade. Glad to finally have him and out.

    Stay humble and kind F3RVA!!

    SPIT ON THAT!!
  • Breaking King Hawaiian Rolls

    Breaking King Hawaiian Rolls

    3 thankful Pax descended upon 180 Belt Blvd. for the latest installment of Breaking Bread.  According to the loitering customers next door at Wendy’s, here’s how the evening went:

    Seymour and Malcolm arrived first to scout the AO.  Swirly would be proud – 40 minutes ahead of start time (ironically, start time for dinner actually is 5:30, only this event is “p.m.”).  UpChuck pulled in about 5:12.  Pax unloaded and set-up ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, King Hawaiian rolls, and cookies. What was the world like prior to Costco quantities?  Add to the food a quick set-up of plates, cutlery, etc. – all provided on-site.  Simple, fast, elegant.  Some 2-liters of lemonade and iced tea were placed on a table.  Easier than calling cadence, for sure.

    A short prayer of thanks for the bountiful harvest, and 15 patients filled their bellies, some coming back for 2nds, 3rds, and a snack to squirrel away for later.

    Seymour and UpChuck did a little clean-up.  Easy-peasy.

    The Pax then ran a 6 mile loop.

    NMS:

    Every Pax member should put this event on their calendar.  First, it’s easy (which YHC recognizes is not typically the F3 approach).  Second, it’s rewarding.  You will learn about yourself through this event.  But, most important, these folks really appreciate someone coming to provide them a decent meal.

    All in all, another fun evening sharing the 3rd F with a couple of my F3 brothers.  What a treat to get to know Seymour a little better, meet Malcolm, and share a meal and some conversation with some folks recovering from various medical ailments in a safe environment.  YHC was humbled to chat with a woman who described how she became homeless.  Wow.  She shared that, once she is back on her feet financially and medically, she realized how important it was for HER to be more humble in the future.  Good lesson for YHC as well.

    Have a wonderful last few hours of the weekend and a solid week fellas.

  • Pre-Blast: Breaking Bread, Sunday, November 25 – Need YOU!

    Pre-Blast: Breaking Bread, Sunday, November 25 – Need YOU!

    Thanksgiving Quiz

    Question 1: Where was the first Thanksgiving in America held?

    Answer: Virginia.  That’s easy.  As early as 1610.  9 years before some Massachusetts Pilgrims scraped up their new Plymouth by crashing into a rock on their way home from a baahhhh.

    Question 2: What is a HIM?

    Answer: High Impact Man.  This weekend, it’s YOU!

    Question 3: Who will be a HIM for 2.5 hours on Sunday, November 25, 2018.

    Answer: You

    Question 4: What is needed?

    Answer: F3 RVA sponsors Breaking Bread one Sunday evening each month.  This month, it falls on Thanksgiving weekend. As of Tuesday, no one had signed up, so I jumped at the opportunity.

    Isn’t this a hassle on a Sunday?  Only if you let yourself think that way.

    If you have not done this, it’s not a burden – it’s a reward.  You will have the opportunity to serve dinner to roughly 12-15 people.  These are folks who incurred injuries or other medical conditions in their lives.  They found themselves homeless in the process.  The Daily Planet is their chance to recover safely and, at this time of year, in a warm, welcoming environment.  Your help pulls them through.  And, having done this 2 times already this year, I can tell you there will be no one at your family Thanksgiving tomorrow more thankful than these folks will be for your help on Sunday.

    Also, for anyone who is thinking, “But, I like to watch football on Sundays,” your prayers have been answered.  They almost ALWAYS have football going on Sundays in the fall.  EVERYONE watches.  No burdensome M’s or 2.0s to ask you to be a husband or Dad** – just you, football, and helping the homeless.

    I need ONE brother (two would be fine, but I NEED one), one HIM, to step up for Sunday.  I’ll do most of the cooking.

    Who’s in?

    Respond to the Pre-Blast or text me (804 307 6765).  Help a brother, help some homeless folks, but most of all, help yourself, F3RVA Thanksgiving-style, by lending a hand.

    **Bring your kids, if you wish.  Daily Planet recommends that they be 10 years old to attend.

  • Pre Blast: Breaking Bread, This Sunday, November 25

    Thanksgiving Quiz

    Question 1: Where was the first Thanksgiving in America held?

    Answer: Virginia.  That’s easy.  As early as 1610.  9 years before some Massachusetts Pilgrims scraped up their new Plymouth by crashing into a rock on their way home from a baahhhh.

    Question 2: What is a HIM?

    Answer: High Impact Man.  This weekend, it’s YOU!

    Question 3: Who will be a HIM for 2.5 hours on Sunday, November 25, 2018.

    Answer: You

    Question 4: What is needed?

    Answer: F3 RVA sponsors Breaking Bread one Sunday evening each month.  This month, it falls on Thanksgiving weekend. As of Tuesday, no one had signed up, so I jumped at the opportunity.

    Isn’t this a hassle on a Sunday?  Only if you let yourself think that way.

    If you have not done this, it’s not a burden – it’s a reward.  You will have the opportunity to serve dinner to roughly 12-15 people.  These are folks who incurred injuries or other medical conditions in their lives.  They found themselves homeless in the process.  The Daily Planet is their chance to recover safely and, at this time of year, in a warm, welcoming environment.  Your help pulls them through.  And, having done this 2 times already this year, I can tell you there will be no one at your family Thanksgiving tomorrow more thankful than these folks will be for your help on Sunday.

    Also, for anyone who is thinking, “But, I like to watch football on Sundays,” your prayers have been answered.  They almost ALWAYS have football going on Sundays in the fall.  EVERYONE watches.  No burdensome M’s or 2.0s to ask you to be a husband or Dad** – just you, football, and helping the homeless.

    I need ONE brother (two would be fine, but I NEED one), one HIM, to step up for Sunday.  I’ll do most of the cooking.

    Who’s in?

    Respond to the Pre-Blast or text me (804 307 6765).  Help a brother, help some homeless folks, but most of all, help yourself, F3RVA Thanksgiving-style, by lending a hand.

    **Bring your kids, if you wish.  Daily Planet recommends that they be 10 years old to attend.