Team Rubicon on the Main Stage : Going Further Together in
SERVICE
by TJ Frye
All adjectives are no doubt underwhelming when it comes to describing the mission and purpose of Team Rubicon ( TR ) and the value this organization brings to the communities it serves — as well as the Greyshirts who provide service .
For those in Vegas and joining us via the live stream at the first annual E3 Conference , I hope you felt the palpable energy in the room generated by the reward of an opportunity such as this . For so many of us , the innate drive and desire to continue our service to our fellow humans is beyond a passion ; it ’ s a calling . It ’ s something we are born with and cannot ignore .
Today , many of our E3 Camping , E3 Offroad , E3 Overland , and E3 Firearms members often participate in activities to clean or save or support or prevent or prepare or solve something . It ’ s a part of our genetic fabric and who we are . It ’ s part of what makes a group of us together so strong .
I drew so many parallels from the speech that Erin O ’ Rourke and Matt Reger gave , and I was excited to see an increasingly growing number of opportunities to give to others .
There were some terrific videos and , of course , the personal accounts Matt and Erin shared around their journey into Team Rubicon . “ All are welcome ” was something I
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