A Cut Above the Rest: On Location at the Sport Clips Haircuts National Huddle

If you are a veteran enrolled in college for this fall semester, you are more than likely knee-deep in classes by now. If you took advantage of the Post-9/11 GI Bill you're probably not worried about the debt. But, scholarships can go a long way to help you reach educational goals when benefits don't quite get you there. Since 2013, the generous folks at Sport Clips Haircuts have helped raise millions of dollars for the VFW's Sport Clips Help A Hero scholarship. With that in mind, Rob took the #StillServing podcast on the road and traveled to San Antonio, Texas, for this year's Sport Clips Haircuts annual National Huddle convention.

During this episode of the #StillServing podcast, Host Rob Couture speaks with Sport Clips Chairman and Founder, and VFW life-member Mr. Gordon Logan to hear about how he went from being a C-130 pilot during the Vietnam war to the head of one of the most innovative franchises in North America. He also speaks with influencers within the Sport Clip system and with a mutual partner of both the VFW and Sport Clips, president and founder of Dream Flights, Mr. Darryl Fisher to learn about what his charity does to give the experience of a lifetime to our most senior veterans.

 

Gordon Logan, Chairman, and Founder, Sport Clips Haircuts —

 

• Mr. Logan shares his inspiration for developing Sport Clips and how the organization goes the extra mile to give men and boys the style and service they deserve. [3:20]

 

• How Sport Clips helps the VFW with the Help A Hero Scholarship program. [6:34]

 

• Being an Air Force veteran himself, Mr. Logan wanted to do something to say thank you to veterans for helping to keep America safe. [10:23]

 

Amanda Palm, Corporate Communications Manager, Sport Clips Haircuts —

 

• Amanda describes the purpose of the Sport Clips Haircuts Huddle. [13:53]

 

• Amanda highlights some of the fundraising efforts for the Help A Hero campaign that comes from Sport Clips clients and franchisees. [15:32]

 

• On Veterans Day, Sport Clips is offering free haircuts to active duty military personnel in addition to their fundraising efforts. [20:57]

 

Joe Klimek, Navy veteran and Area Developer, Sport Clips Houston —

 

• Joe shares his 5-year military service story. [23:15]

 

• How military service can translate into future civil career opportunities at Sport Clips for veterans. [24:50]

 

• Joe explains how leadership skills learned in the military are the same leadership skills needed to run a Sport Clips store. [28:00]

 

Ted McMurdo, Team Leader, Sport Clips Colorado —

 

• Ted describes his passion for fundraising and supporting the military through his 17 Sport Clips stores and golf events. [31:34]

 

• Teams in Colorado Springs look forward to free haircuts for veterans on Veterans Day. [35:39]

 

Darryl Fisher, President, and Founder, Dream Flights —

 

• Mr. Fisher describes how Dream Flights came into existence and how it serves elderly veterans. [39:15]

 

• The entire fleet of Dream Flights is all World War 2 era planes that still serve America in a multitude of significant ways. [43:20]

 

• Mr. Fisher shares a story of a 99-year-old World War 2 veteran who took his final flight. [45:50]

 

• The relationship between Dream Flights and Sport Clips was developed out of a similar mission to help veterans. [47:30]

For more information or continue the conversation, please visit:

Veterans of Foreign Wars Website

VFW Podcast Page

@VFWHQ on Twitter

VFW on Facebook

@RobCoutureVFW on Facebook

VFW Unmet Needs Program

Call 1-888-JOIN-VFW

Text “NEEDS” to 20222 to donate to the Unmet Needs Program

Today’s VFW — Share Your #StillServing Story

VFW Help A Hero Scholarship

Sport Clips

Afghan Resettlement Initiative — Welcome.us

Dream Flights