CSC Bataan Memorial Death March Team

Thank you to everyone that supporting the 2013 CSC Bataan Memorial Death March Team!

We hope you will support us again as we take on this challenge in 2015 with a new team.

Until than please visit gofundme.com/cscrqf to see the exciting projects the CSC Rifle and Quill Foundation is undertaking to help the Veterans at Chadron State College.

For more information please contact: Franklin Annis (402) 968-4506 fannis@csc.edu or visit our facebook group “CSC Rifle and Quill Foundation”

The CSC Rifle and Quill Foundation had an incredibly successful 1st quarter.

Our 501(c)3 tax-exempt application was received and is undergoing processing by the IRS. We should hear back from the IRS on approval by mid-July.

Thank you to all our generous “Battle Buddies” out there that help us raise more than $3800.

We are proud to have supported 11 Chadron State College students who accepted the challenge and successfully complete the 2013 Bataan Memorial Death March.

We have $1,000 fund for immediate emergency relief should any of the Veterans on campus find themselves in a financial crisis.

We raised more than 375 pounds of food for the less-fortunate.

And we are not done yet! We are already planning bigger and better projects to support the Veterans at Chadron State College. The establishment of a Veterans Information Center on campus and the replacement of the CSC cannon are our next major projects.

1st Quarter Summary:
Income $3865.06.
Operational Expenses $453.90.
Funds spent supporting CSCRQF missions $2387.52.
Funds available for Veteran Emergency Relief $1000.00.
$3844.42 Spent (or available) supporting CSCRQF missions

Chadron State College students who participated in the Bataan Memorial Death March on the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico have returned to Chadron, according to co-leader of the group, Sarah Polak.
She said over 5,000 people participated in this year’s event. "I am proud to say that all 13 people from CSC who started the event finished the event and there were no serious injuries. If you see the students who participated (you will know them by their limping from blisters), please congratulate them. It was both a physical and mental challenge for all who participated," said Polak.
15.1 Mile hike with less than 35 lb pack:
Jessica Koch, Nakaya Fester and Sarah Polak
26.2 Mike hike with at least 35 lb pack:
Evan Baker, Justin Dekok, Kassie VanDiest, Joseph “Mario” Brown, Casey Stiles, Austin Welke, William Jeffery, Daniel Hogsett, Amanda Gibbs and Franklin Annis.
Polak said, "We would also like to give special thanks to SFC Carl Dehling who went with us as team support. He made the trip much easier for us in so many ways. Thank you, CSC, for your support with our canned food drive and best wishes."
The public is invited to a series of related events March 26. The students enrolled in the Survey of American Military History course have worked in teams to create exhibits about the Battle for Bataan and the Bataan Death March.
These exhibits will be unveiled at an opening reception from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the lower level of Crites Hall. The students will be to talk about their exhibits and their experiences of participating in the Bataan Memorial Death March, held on the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Refreshments will be provided.
Franklin Annis, instructor of the course said, “These exhibits display the incredible willpower of our American fighting men and women that were captured on Bataan. The exhibits are more than just a story about an isolated incident during WWII but an example of how team-work and leadership can be used by the U.S. Military to overcome incredible hardships.”
In addition to the exhibit opening, students will be hosting a showing of the movie “So Proudly We Hail” at the Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center. This 1943 film is based on the true accounts of the nurses who served on Bataan. This is one of the few films, made during World War II, which highlights the role of women in war.
For more information about these events, please contact Annis at (402) 968-4506 or fannis@csc.edu.