Tina Isenbarger, and I, Kate Krause produce and sell merchandise for the Golden Knights Parachute Team Alumni Association. The profits from our website benefit the GK Alumni Association who provide tremendous support to our Soldiers and families. One way they support the families is that they make generous donations to the Golden Knights Family Readiness Group (FRG) for various support functions.
The Golden Knights Alumni Association (GKAA) is comprised of former Golden Knight jumpers, pilots and Staff. In the history of the team only 827 Soldiers have earned the privilege to wear the black and gold for the United States Army. The Association is also chartered to help maintain the history and legacy of the team through repair and display of historical equipment, trophies and visual media.
The FRG is a support group for the active duty team members and families. The FRG was set up by Josephine Dill, Tina and I in the spring of 2009. The importance of our FRG has grown in the last year to support our families while we have team members deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. The FRG are able, through the generous contributions from the GKAA, to fund activities for the families of Golden Knights. During 2009, the GKAA contributed financially to the 50th season kick off Ceremony in March, a Children's Easter Egg Hunt, and a Children's Christmas Party all held at GKHQ.
This site is primarily an online brochure for Golden Knight merchandise. In the future hopefully we can make this site fully operational and allow our customers to purchase items online. Our intention is to add new pictures and more details of our merchandise in the New Year.
Through this site, we will include the dates of places where we will be out and about selling our merchandise. The GK store will be with the team at winter training 2010 in Homestead Florida. Merchandise is displayed in a beautiful cabinet at the GK HQ on Fort Bragg and available for purchase. You can also purchase merchandise by contacting Tina or me on email.
Our site also displays pictures of the teams. Please check out our links page which will include some great websites of companies who contribute to the team, and are related in some way to the Golden Knights.
I hope you enjoy our site. There will be continuous updates so please check back with us regularly.
Thank you for supporting the GKAA, Blue Skies......
Tina and Kate |