Subject: ALERT Alumni Update | July 2024
ALERT Alumni Update | July 2024
July 19th, 2024 at 5:45 pm CSTJuly 19, 2024 Dear Alumni, Well, I finally did it. After years of talking about it, I finally made the long journey up to the Northwoods and spent some time where it all began, along with the men who began it. Back when Basic was hard and men were ...
ALERT Update | July 16, 2024
July 16th, 2024 at 3:00 pm CSTJuly 16, 2024 One of life's biggest struggles is expectations. We hold expectations on everything: the economy, the weather, the job market, our friends and family. We expect things to go a certain way. We expect our bodies to perform when and how we ...
Deployment Update | July 14, 2024
July 14th, 2024 at 8:00 am CSTJuly 14, 2024 ALERT is deploying a team today. Location: Benton County, AR Dates: 7/14 - 7/19Units Deployed: 2nd Phase Aviation Mission: Tornado relief after the May 25 tornado damaged homes and caused a large amount of tree and debris damage Pra ...
ALERT Update | July 9, 2024
July 9th, 2024 at 6:15 pm CSTJuly 9, 2024 Discipline is often denying yourself something now in order to gain something better later. We can do this in many ways. For example, we work out and deny ourselves the comfort of sitting on the couch now to gain the benefits of a strong ...
ALERT Update | July 2, 2024
July 2nd, 2024 at 3:00 pm CSTJuly 2, 2024 The first line of ALERT’s ethos is “The Gospel transforms a man,” but what do we mean by that? Isn’t the Gospel the doorway into Christianity that we leave behind us as we progress down the path of faith? Not at all. The Gospel i ...
ALERT Update | June 25, 2024
June 25th, 2024 at 6:00 pm CSTJune 25, 2024 I've been reminded lately about how service-oriented our time at ALERT is, and how much this ministry can change lives. The area around campus was struck with some rough weather a few weeks ago, and I've had the opportunity to lead some ...
ALERT Alumni Update | June 2024
June 20th, 2024 at 11:00 am CSTALERT Update | June 18, 2024
June 18th, 2024 at 2:00 pm CSTJune 18, 2024 “We don’t rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training.” This well-known quote has rung true in many of my experiences. Whether in the positive, helping me overcome an otherwise overwhelming hardship ...
We are over halfway to our goal!
June 14th, 2024 at 4:01 pm CSTJune 14, 2024 I am really pleased to let you know that we are more than halfway to our goal of giving out $200,000 in scholarships in 2024. In the first semester of the year we gave out over $110,000 to students for training at ALERT. Here is how you ...
The Sergeants Club | June 2024
June 12th, 2024 at 4:09 pm CSTDear Sgt. Club, You don't hear from me directly often in this club, but I thought I would take an email from Sam to convey a few things to you guys. First of all, thank you guys for being a part of the club. It was Sam Winkler's idea a few years ...