Tag: PreBlast

  • Introducing a New AO: The Last Resort

    Introducing a New AO: The Last Resort

    Gentlemen,

    In the midst of gyms closing, sheltering in place, work from home, and a sense of the unknown, the 2nd F we get from working out together in The Gloom becomes even more important. And there are lots more men around us who don’t yet realize that they need what F3 offers!

    YHC has decided to start a new AO centered in his own neighborhood and focused on inviting neighbors into the PAX. Flyers have gone in mailboxes and I’ve gotten the blessing of the Longdale Elementary School principal.

    Monday morning at 5:30 (March 23), come check out The Last Resort at Longdale Elementary School, 9500 Norfolk St in Glen Allen. It’s about 15 minutes or less from DaVille, Dogpile, and Hoedown, right off of Brook Rd & 295. We will need some seasoned Redwoods to show these FNGs what it is we do. I’ll take the first Q – If it turns out there are more than the recommended 10 who gather, we might split into two groups.

    “The Last Resort” is both a reference to the community of F3 being one of the only places for fitness and fellowship these days, as well as the 1,000 accre resort and six-story hotel from the 1880s called Forest Lodge, located just up the road from the AO.

    YNWA,
    -Mr. Holland

  • 2nd F at steambell brewery

    YHC’s band, Sons of Zebedee, will be rockin the Steambell Brewery from 7-10 this upcoming Friday night the 31st. Steambell is located on Southside somewhere in Midlothian — would be great to have some friendly faces out there in the crowd for our first Steambell gig!

    Opus

  • PreBlast: Breaking Bread

    PreBlast: Breaking Bread

    A few of the newer PAX have asked about Breaking Bread and what it is and a few of the older PAX may need a refresher on what it is. The following is a short description of one of F3RVA’s service projects:

    Breaking Bread is a program by the Daily Planet and is located at the Medical Respite of Richmond which is located on Belt Blvd in Richmond’s Southside. F3RVA has been signed up for years to serve a hot meal, on every 4th Sunday of the month, to a group of 5 to 20 homeless individuals who are recovering from a stay in the hospital for various reasons. The Medical Respite gives them time to recover in a home-like setting before being released to other housing or, more than likely, back on the streets 🙁

    Here is the link to the program: https://dailyplanetva.org/get-involved/breaking-bread/

    You can bring anything like pizza, BBQ, Fried Chicken, Lasagna, etc., etc. along with sides, drinks, and desserts. This is a great time to give your time to these more unfortunate people and show them you care. I have taken my 7 year old son with me a couple of times and other PAX have taken their whole families and friends to help. It usually takes about 4 to 5 people to serve this meal and to spend time with them in fellowship and prayer.

    Breaking Bread is a great way for you and F3RVA to practice your 2nd and 3rd F’s! Sign up now on the Q sheet! Plus, this is extra credit for the Winter and Summer Tours!

    YHC and my 2.0 Husky have signed up for January’s Breaking Bread, but we will need help. Please let me know if you would like to participate.

    Thanks and SYITG!

    Kubota

  • Jan 1 Convergence, 7am at The Forge

    Jan 1 Convergence, 7am at The Forge

    F3RVA Brothers, Merry Christmas! Let’s start 2020 strong with a Convergence at The FORGE next Wednesday 1/1. We will start at 7am, so you have 1 week to headlock an FNG into coming out – save them the New Years resolution gym membership fee! SYITG – Aye! ~DTH

  • YOUR F3 NAME SHIRT!

    YOUR F3 NAME SHIRT!

    Is anyone still asking what you want for Christmas? Or are you looking to treat yourself? Click the link below to order your very own F3RVA custom shirts with YOUR F3 Nickname on the back!

    https://f3.mudgear.com/products/f3-rva-shirt-pre-order
    • Orders CLOSE on Jan 19th
    • All Shirts will be shipped to Dr TryHard for dispersal
    • When ordering, READ INSTRUCTIONS carefully
    • For example – if your F3 Nickname is long, you may have to abbreviate in order to fit the 11-character limit
    • If you don’t see a shirt size or style you want, e-mail Dr TryHard at emhenderson24@gmail.com
  • 11/21 – Most Merkins Challenge at the FORGE

    11/21 – Most Merkins Challenge at the FORGE

    Brothers – DTH will be Q’ing a Most Merkins Challenge at the Forge next week (11/21/19). The number to beat is 859, so shooting for 900 in 45 minutes. Yes, it will be difficult. Yes, CSAUP is what we do. Join us if you want to add to your November Merkin Challenge numbers…or if you crave Venison Steak…which will be rewarded to those men who complete this Challenge with DTH.

    [NOTE: There will be an alternative Q leading a standard Forge beatdown for those unable to join the madness]

  • Magnum P.I. Day – 12/7/19

    Magnum P.I. Day – 12/7/19

    Gentlemen, this is your one month heads up to be ready for Magnum P.I. Day on 12/7/19 at Dogpile. Thanks to your generosity, we raised $4,050.00 for Raise Coffee Co. Gumbo and I have commenced with the ‘stache growing, and invite each of you to join us. For those of you who need more than a month to water and grow in a solid caterpillar, do the best you can.

    Like last year’s Magnum P.I. Day, we want as many F3RVA’ers to join us sporting ‘staches and Hawaiian shirts.

    If you can’t work a ‘stache all month, grow in a beard and knock it down to proper ‘stache status in time for Magnum P.I. Day.

    See y’all and your ‘staches soon. In the mean time, happy growing.

  • 2019 Merkin Challenge

    2019 Merkin Challenge

    It’s November so you know what that means. Time to work on those guns and bust out some Merkins

    5000 is the goal but it’s always You vs You (I know Swirly has gone 10k+ almost everything year). Here is the link to the page to sign up!

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-L8e9W24ygnU0suaGyKxzi1PgPqY1CBd57hLrKTZI-g/edit?usp=sharing

  • Poker on the Western Front

    Poker on the Western Front

    Dr. Tryhard has passed the F3 Poker torch, and YHC cordially invites you to take his money in his own home. Saturday, October 19, from 8pm!

    Texas Hold ‘Em, $10 buy-in, with one re-buy option.

    Interested parties, comment below or contact Mr. Holland for the address.

    YNWA

  • PRE-BLAST: Grow For Raise – Inaugural Stache Challenge

    PRE-BLAST: Grow For Raise – Inaugural Stache Challenge

    The Stache Bros (Vinny and Gumbo) issued a challenge to the PAX at the Inaugural 1st Inaugural Retreat. What rhymes with Stache?…CASH baby.

    Vinny and YHC of course love locking the razor away for a month and love celebrating the greatness of Magnum P.I. and his stache, so we thought of a way to play off of that and challenge the PAX to raise some cash for a good cause. For the first year of the Stache Challenge, we would like to raise some cash for a very worthy cause, and not just because it is run by one of our very own (LabRat’s M). We will be raising money for Raise Coffee Co. of Hanover, VA https://www.raisewithus.org/

    Raise is doing great work and while many of us have supported Raise individually, we thought an organized F3RVA fundraising effort would be great.

    We are open to additional and/or different beneficiaries for future years of the Stache Challenge, so let Vinny and Gumbo hear of other worth local organizations for future consideration.

    Here are the details of the challenge –

    • If we as a PAX can raise at least $3,000 for Raise Coffee, Vinny and Gumbo will grow their glorious staches from November 1 through December 7 (2nd Annual Magnum P.I. Day at Dogpile).
    • Even better, we encourage PAX members to Donate AND Grow with us.

    Details about how/where to send your donation will be forthcoming.

    Let’s see how much money we can raise and how many staches we can sport on 12/7/19. I for one think we can blow this goal out of the water, and I’d love to see 50 guys with muddy Hawaiian shirts and staches on 12/7/19.

    Let’s do it.

    The Stache Bros (reigning 1st Inaugural Retreat Cornhole Champs)