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The Muscle Shoals Education Foundation presents
Alan Robertson of A & E’s Duck Dynasty
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Listerhill Credit Union, Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Doors open at 6:30 PM featuring music by TWO OR MORE
followed by dinner at 7:00 and guest speaker Alan Robertson
Sponsorships and tickets to the event are as follows:
Superintendent Level - $10,000
+ Two Prime tables of 8 (16 total seats) for dinner at Listerhill Credit Union Auditorium
+ Exclusive meet and greet photo opportunity with Alan Robertson before dinner
+ Company logo on publicity information
+ Company banner at the event
+ Name and logo on items to be given to attendees.
Adminstrator Level - $5,000
+ Two Prime tables of 8 (16 total seats) for dinner at Listerhill Credit Union Auditorium
+ Exclusive meet and greet photo opportunity with Alan Robertson before dinner
+ Company logo on publicity information
Principal Level - $2500
+ One prime table of 8 for dinner at Listerhill Credit Union Auditorium
+ Exclusive meet and greet photo opportunity with Alan Robertson
+ Company name on publicity information
Student - $800
+ Reserved table of eight for dinner at Listerhill Credit Union Auditorium.
General admission tickets $100 each (Limited)
LIMITED SPONSORSHIPS AND TICKETS AVAILABLE - Tickets are first come, first served within the
sponsorship level you choose. To learn more about sponsorship opportunities or to reserve a table, contact
Debbie Bradford at 256-389-2698 OR fill out the form below and commit now and pay by January 31, 2014.
To purchase general admission tickets using PayPal, go to www.mscs.k12.al.us and click on A&E’s Duck
Dynasty or go by Muscle Shoals City Schools Central Office, 3200 Wilson Dam Road, Muscle Shoals, AL
35661.
A &E’s Duck Dynasty’s Alan Robertson SPONSORSHIP FORM
Complete this form to commit now and mail with check with form or payable by January 31, 2014 payable to: MSEF, 3200
South Wilson Dam Road, Muscle Shoals, AL 35661.
The Muscle Shoals Education Foundation is a 501(C)3 organization non-profit organization.
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The Muscle Shoals Education Foundation
presents
Alan Robertson
of
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Doors open at 6:30 PM
with entertainment by T
WO OR ORE M
followed by dinner at 7:00 PM
and special guest Alan Robertson
Listerhill Credit Union Auditorium
4790 E. Second Street
Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Proceeds benefit the Muscle Shoals Education Foundation,
a 501(C)3 organization.
Please call the foundation office at 256-389-2698 for
information about sponsorships.
Al Robertson
Star, A&E's "Duck Dynasty"
Alan is the oldest son of the Duck Commander. He grew
up hunting and fishing and helping build the foundation
of the family business in the 1970's & '80's. Back in the
day, he and Phil would travel around Louisiana and
Arkansas selling duck calls to stores right out of the
pickup! The sales pitch back then was the same as
today: "These calls are the best 'cause they sound just
like a duck!"
He left the duck call business when he received the call
for full time ministry in 1988 and served as a senior
pastor in West Monroe, LA. In July 2012, Alan returned
to the Duck Commander business. Alan is a part of the
family's commitment to spreading the gospel of Christ
through their love of hunting and the great outdoors. The
only Robertson without a beard, He calls himself a Jacob
in a family of Esaus...
Alan and his wife Lisa, have 2 grown daughters, 2 son-
in-laws (who both sport beards) and 2 granddaughters.
They all live in West Monroe, Louisiana.A & E’s Duck Dynasty’s Alan Robertson
The Odd Duck: Beardless Alan Joins
'Dynasty' Show by Jennifer Wishon,
CBN News, November 26, 2012
WEST MONROE, La. -- Today Duck Commander, the Robertson family duck call business
made famous by A&E's hit reality show "Duck Dynasty," is more of an empire.
But in the beginning Phil Robertson made his duck calls in his backwoods Louisiana
backyard. And as the oldest son, Alan Robertson served as one of his dad's first employees.
"We made everything in there," Alan said, pointing into an old shed behind his dad's house. "There used to be an
old band saw out back and I used to cut calls in half. I was little, I was 12 years old, I mean, OSHA, we didn't
know what OSHA was in those days."
Alan then gestured toward an old red water shed with rows of nails stuck in it.
"This is kind of one of the last things left from the old days," he explained. "See these nails here - we used to hang
duck calls on these nails."
Alan Joins Season 4
Although he's the oldest brother, fans of "Duck Dynasty" probably didn't
know he existed until now. Alan debuted on the show's Season 4
premiere to a record-breaking audience. Nearly 12 million people
watched, making it the largest audience ever for a nonfiction show on
cable.
Alan likes to joke that he's responsible for the ratings bump, but in the
Robertson family, all glory goes to God.
The day after the record-breaking premiere, Alan led dozens of Duck Commander employees in the company's
weekly devotion. The workers show up an hour early for the weekly ritual.
"Duck Dynasty" funny man John Godwin opened the group in prayer.
"Thank you so much for the cross and your grace and your mercy and we praise His name. Amen," he prayed.
The first time John Godwin used a Duck Commander duck call he thought it sounded awful. Hear him tell
the story and about the first time he met Phil Robertson:
With his wife Lisa beside him and his daughter Alexis across from him (she and her husband work for Duck
Commander, too), Alan preached about God's love, reading from 1 Corinthians 13.
"If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels but have not loved, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging
cymbal," he quoted the passage.Watch raw video of Alan Robertson sharing a message of God's love with Duck Commander employees during the company's weekly voluntary devotion time: "Without love we're in serious trouble right?" he went on to say. A Bumpy Spiritual Road It's something he knows well. Before rejoining Duck Commander a year ago, Alan pastored White's Ferry Road Church of Christ for more than 20 years. But as a young man he never dreamed he'd become a minister. "My high school years were just terrible and it was all a secret life- running around and drinking and cutting up," he said. "So I was at the worst possible place - I was hiding in plain sight. I was in the church but I wasn't a Christian. I wasn't living for Christ." After he graduated, Phil told him he either had to shape up or move out so he wouldn't be a bad influence on his younger brothers. Alan moved out, relocating to New Orleans where he found more trouble. His life got so bad that it scared him straight and after about a year he moved back home. He made a commitment to follow Jesus Christ and Phil baptized him in the river behind their house. The 'Feather' and the 'Sledgehammer' Since then Alan estimates the Robertson men have used the same water to baptize at least a thousand others. Now most weekends Alan and his dad travel the country together preaching the Gospel. "I call us the feather and the sledge hammer," Alan told CBN News. "I come in and I get people laughing. I get their tickle bone because I'm kind of the humor guy. "And then dad comes in with a sledgehammer - boom! - you know, 'This is what God has done for you. This is what our nation needs. Boom, boom, boom'" he continued. At Duck Commander Headquarters Alan shares an office with his wife, Lisa, who also works for the business. The couple's daughters and their husbands do, too. Each day hundreds of requests come in for a family member to speak or appear at an event. "We're on the telephone; we're working schedules for the family," Alan explained. They also greet fans. While the other Robertson's travel to different appearances, Alan and Lisa serve as family ambassadors. Alan and Lisa talk about the privilege they have ministering to people who visit Duck Commander headquarters: Now that Alan and Lisa will be appearing on Duck Dynasty, they can expect a lot more attention. Alan's daughter, Alexis, said she thinks her dad felt a little left out and said she's glad he's back with the family business and on the show. "They know what they're getting into because they've seen it with the brother's," she said. "But I think they are still going to be shocked whenever everywhere they go people know who they are."
Such a Time as This "Alan is just a natural fit anyway," Godwin said. "He's such a people person, you know, keep us grounded and keep everybody else grounded." "I really feel like God had prepared us for such a moment at this," Alan said, "And when America needs some family to say, 'Hey, we can make mistakes, you know, we can come from nothing - we can have all these things now, but ultimately none of it matters except that we're saved and we're going to be in heaven forever with Christ.'" Lisa added, "And Kay always says, too, that, she says that whenever she prays she says if the money or the fame or anything ever takes us away from Christ, then take it all away and leave us with nothing. You know, because when we're with nothing, we've got everything with Christ." About That Beard… Alan's brothers have made unruly facial hair fashionable. In fact, Alan's clean cut look makes him the odd duck in the family, but don't expect him to conform. "I figure you need to know what they look like underneath so a lot of times I'll go out in a crowd and say, 'What about if I did this (he covers up his mouth and chin as though he has a beard)?' And people say, 'Oh, that's more like it' 'cause they get the vision and they can tell I belong to the family," he said. Plus, he said, "I don't want to get stuck with that look, I mean, are you kidding me?" And perhaps the best reason: his wife likes him clean shaven. "You know, when there's things crawling out of your beard or whenever you've got food left from lunch or dinner, I don't know, that just kind of grosses me out," she said. But don't be fooled by Alan's smooth face. He loves the outdoors as much as his rugged-looking brothers. Deep in the Robertson family's hunting land Alan couldn't wait to show us one of the family's nearly 80 duck blinds. "We've solved more of the world's problems in a duck blind than any other place," he said. Unlike the solitude of deer hunting, Alan said he likes hunting ducks because he gets to cut up while catching his dinner. "It's like this adrenaline surge and everybody's up and it's like pow, pow, pow, boom, boom, boom. Then we see what we got and then Si starts claiming everybody's ducks," he said. Alan Robertson's son in law, Jay, does his best impression of Uncle Si. Jay is so good at impersonating Si he's narrating the audio version of Si's book Si-chology: A Leap of Faith Both Alan and Lisa took a leap of faith leaving their church, but they see their new role with the popular family business and reality show as a new worldwide ministry. "To have a great church is good," Lisa said. "But there is people out there that's not ever going to darken the doors that we have here. And they may not ever darken the doors of any church building." "And so," she continued, "if we can give them a little taste of Christianity, a little taste of God, but in a fun way to tell them that just because you are a Christian doesn't mean that you can't have loads of fun and laugh all the time and just enjoy what God's given you." "We're fairly young," Alan said. "If God gives us a lot more years on the earth who knows where we're gonna go from there in terms of what we're gonna do?"
TWO MORE OR
Two or More is a newly formed vocal group that displays the
amazing talents of Max Beech, Kristen Dunn, and McKenzie Lockhart.
The venue includes popular praise and worship songs as well as
some of the folksy hits of all times. The hidden treasure of Two or
More is the many songs that Max, Kristen, and McKenzie have
written together over the past several months. The lyrics and music
are amazing.
Max, Kristen, and McKenzie all graduated from Muscle Shoals High
School. The Muscle Shoals Education Foundation Board believe Two
or More will be an inspiring addition to our special guest, Duck
Dynasty’s Alan Robertson.
Muscle Shoals Education Foundation
“Building Excellence in Education”Our Mission Statement
“The mission of the Muscle Shoals Education Foundation is to stimulate community support to fund
programs in all Muscle Shoals City Schools while reflecting the values and traditions of Muscle Shoals
by placing utmost importance on the learning experience for the students.”
Our Current Status
The Muscle Shoals Education Foundation is a not-for-profit self-supported 501(c) 3 organization -
Federal ID Number 20-1227355. Effective date June 10, 2004, the foundation began when community
leaders came together to provide a foundation for Muscle Shoals City Schools. Funding is obtained
through grants, fundraisers, payroll deduction, gift contributions as well as individual and business
donations. The foundation has gifted over $200,000.00 for grants to all Muscle Shoals City Schools and
in scholarships for Muscle Shoals High School seniors.
Accountability Yearly Fundraising Events
The Muscle Shoals Education Fall Events Touchdown Trojans
Foundation is accountable to a Board of Chow down for Trojans
Trustees compromised of parents,
community leaders, and educators. Spring Events Enjoy the Shoals Coupon Book
Speaker and Dinner
2013-2014 Board Members
Ongoing Memorial Scholarships
Monica Barnes
Honorarium and memorial Donations
Kelvin Barnett
Kevin Beamon
Scott Cooper
The Foundation Shares the Proceeds
Carole Hayes
Carla Horton
OSHA Training at MS Center for Technology
Tammy Jumper
Academic Team Banquets
Mike Lockhart
Musical instruments for all grades at McBride
Nikki Mann Guitars for class at MSHS
Tyler Mann The Adventurers Club at Howell Graves Preschool
Tina Miller Parker Tutoring for at-risk students at MSHS & MSMS
Sheneta Smith 5th grade computer teacher at McBride
Lori Woolfolk Library/Media center book updates
Parent newsletter at Webster Elementary
Scholarships for MSHS seniors
Primary Contacts Cooking classes for extended day/summer camp
Certification software test for computer classes
Debbie Bradford, Executive Director
ARMT Testing materials for all of MSMS
Muscle Shoals Education Foundation
3200 South Wilson Dam Road Work Keys testing for MS Center for Technology
Muscle Shoals, Alabama 35661 Summer programs for at-risk students
256-389-2698 Technology updates/equipment at all schools
Website – www.mscs.k12.al.us
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