Date: 5/4/2018


Location:BattleHouse Wilmington, NC


Description of Event Laser Tag Fundraiser(Please share as much info as you can):


Did this event support a charity? Yes, the Davey Project:


Event Length (Hours):4


Indirect Funds Raised (Total money raised by event):$1,329.00(delete this section if not applicable)


Carolina Garrison Members in Attendance:
1. Robert Lentz TK
2. Tom Tilmon Kylo
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Handlers:
1. Jewels Ingraham
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PS, Battlehouse Wilmington wants to help the Garrison do a fundraiser! Robert and I had a bunch of fun, that place is nuts!

Date:4/4/18


Location:CFCC Union Station 502 N. Front St. Wilmington, NC 28401


Student Government Association Showing of The Last Jedi(Please share as much info as you can):


Did this event support a charity? No


Event Length (Hours):4


Carolina Garrison Members in Attendance:
1. Robert Jackson (Officer) First Troop!
2. Nathan Cuthbertson (Officer/Army Trooper)
3. Tom Tilmon (Kylo Ren)
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Handlers:
1. Jewels Ingraham
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Video of fun during movie, when everyone was in the theatre and we were all alone! Fun with my new Teensy Neopixel Saber!

https://youtu.be/_FPvU7WkTjw

Tom

Date: 12/23/17


Location:Barefoot Church North Myrtle Beach, SC


Church Involvement Booster/Star Wars Night (Please share as much info as you can):


Did this event support a charity? Not directlyIf yes, which charity?:


Event Length (Hours): 3 Hours


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Carolina Garrison Members in Attendance:
1. Frankie Gore (Tie Pilot)
2. Tom Tilmon (Kylo Ren)
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Handlers:
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Crossover Attendees from the Rebel Legion / R2 Builders Club / Mando Mercs:(delete this section if not applicable)
1. Chad Varn (Kenobi)
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https://youtu.be/kjtj9CS6SOQ

Thank you guys again! You helped make a lot o kids days and season! I owe you two, as always. CG is family! I'd troop with both of you any day, anywhere!

Tom

Yeah, yeah.....

fellow marines in your other digs? That is awesome you had all your costumes there!

Date:10/28/2017


Location:Jacksonville Commons (dream fields)


Support for Special Needs Baseball(Please share as much info as you can):


Did this event support a charity? If yes, which charity?:Yes. Special Needs Baseball


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Carolina Garrison Members in Attendance:
1. Tom Tilmon DS-74759
2. James Seay (Guest HWT)
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Handlers:
1. Forrest Elge (DS-TX-ST-60311)
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Can't get the embedded video to work, but here is a direct link: https://youtu.be/K4RVZiV9v1k

Camille is awesome, Vader is very lucky and powerful indeed! Definitely thank her for all the great pictures. It was one of my favorite events so far. The only thing better is hospital visits!

Tom

Awesome troop well worth the drive! I loved trooping with you guys, and wish I could have stayed to chat longer. Dogs needed to go to the bathroom back in Wilmington! It was truly a pleasure meeting the Charleston crew I had not yet met, and seeing all the awesome costumes. Everytime I go to these big events, I am in so much awe of all the cool costumes, I get a little awe struck! I cannot believe I'm doing this still. I'm very proud of the Carolina Garrison, every facet of it!

Tom

I'm sorry I missed this one Joel.....work.

Tom

Date:10/15/2017


Location: Wilmington, NC (Hoggard HS)


The Buddy Walk is an awareness event for Down's Syndrome, and exemplifies the work of Coastal Buds.


Did this event support a charity? Yes So this charity raised $35,309 over the projected 15K


Event Length (Hours):2.5

Carolina Garrison Members in Attendance:
1. Carlton Gray (sorry for the initial error)
2. Joel Mathre
3. Tom Tilmon
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Handlers:
1. Audie Mathre
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Trooper of the month doing his thing:


All of us posing with the princesses, they didn't want any TK escorting them?


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Flagging TK


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Interacting with the youth!


Tom

Date:8/26-27/2017


Location:Columbia, SC


Soda City Comicon(this comicon is in its 3rd year, and keeps growing bigger): While our turnout was small, to have the founder there is a huge deal, and certainly next year can only get better! TK-210 was actually able to help get R2-KT there on Sunday, and made the appearance both days. This was a pretty decent sized con, and we hope that next year we can make a good showing for the epicenter of the Garrison! Tom also learned to go ahead and volunteer to be the POC. I'll do better next time we're that thin. I'm still learning the ropes here.


Did this event support a charity? NO, not this time. If yes, which charity?:


Event Length (Hours):9 hours each day

Carolina Garrison Members in Attendance:
1. Albin Johnson TK
2. Tom Tilmon TFA KR
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Handlers:
1. Unk. Mandalorian Mercs out of costume (forgive me)
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Crossover Attendees from the Rebel Legion / R2 Builders Club / Mando Mercs:(delete this section if not applicable)
1. R2-KT made appearance on 8/27/17
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Selfie at our booth:


Photo with the con volunteers that helped me to the bathroom, and brought me water, and helped me get suited up!!!!

I am personally very thankful to all of the troopers that showed up to troop this event and to help us blow Wilmington up with Star Wars nerdiness! The 501st Legion, Carolina Garrison kicked serious A at this very small con, and sent a message to this city to WAKE UP, this stuff is getting serious! I never thought I'd see this in my hometown, and to take the cake, my original inspiration to build my Kylo made the troop too! Cape Fear Stormtrooper! It is so cool seeing all of you characters at these troops. I especially enjoyed the death troopers annoying of Tiara TK, and standing like a statue until a kid walked up, and then moving and talking and watching them run! Ha, twas loads of fun, and I think we made Wilmingtontonians want to come back next year for more. So, from a Wilmingtonian, thank you all for coming! I had a good/hot time.

Tom

Awesome! Keep up the work!

I was glad to finally meet some of the Charleston crew. Charleston isn't that far as the crow flies, there is just no interstate between Wilmington and Charleston to get you there, and 45MPH until you get to Georgetown is a struggle. Even with all of that, I'd hate to miss out on a hospital visit like that! I appreciate the invite, and I very much enjoyed the brief time we were able to spend together on this troop. It was very good to finally meet some of the Charleston crew, and I look forward to meeting more of you at the Symphony gig coming up; which I'll be coming down for as well!

Tom