La Societe des Quarante Hommes et Huit Chevaux THE SOCIETY OF 40 MEN & 8 HORSES Travis County Voiture Locale 175 P.O. Box 170074 Austin, Texas 78717 The Grande Voiture du Texas is holding their Annual Pilgrimage to the Texas Merci Boxcar in Austin and the local post (Travis County Voiture 175) is inviting 10 military veterans to attend for free (veteran and guest). Dinner is Saturday, February 7th at American Legion Post 83, 4401 East St. Elmo Road, Austin. Social hour is 6pm – 7pm and dinner at 7pm. Dress is business casual. We are a non-profit Veteran’s Service Organization and support charitable programs such as Nurses Training Scholarship, Youth Sports and Americanism / Flags for 1st Graders. Other programs include Law Enforcement Officer of the Year and Hero of the Year. If you are interested be one of the first 10 to respond to: [email protected] Forty & Eight Guns and Game Raffle BUY TICKETS ON-LINE AT WWW.TEXASBOXCAR.ORG Click On “Grand Raffle” Tickets $5 each or book of six for $20 st (See Photos / Flyer on website) 1 Prize: Smith & Wesson M&P OR .223 / 5.56 NATO 2 Prize: Smith & Wesson Model 686 .357 cal. Revolver 3rd Prize: Benelli Nova 12 Gauge Shotgun 4th Prize: X-Box One Game Console 5th Prize: Ruger American 270 Rifle 6th Prize: .22 cal. Rough Rider Revolver 7th – 10th Prizes gift cards: $100, $50, $25, $25 nd Drawing to be held Sat, Feb 7th (need not be present to win) *Restrictions Apply – See website for details / www.texasboxcar.org 2015 Fundraising Raffle sponsored by the Grande Voiture du Texas, P.O. Box 170074, Austin, TX 78717 For more information contact David Knutson at 512-736-2377 OUR 1920 FOUNDERS WERE VETERANS OF W.W.I. FRANCE. During the First World War, French boxcars carried American Doughboys to the front. These wartime boxcars, which held either 40 men or 8 horses, were emblazoned with a “40/8”; a symbol readily understood by American veterans of that era. Today our organization’s titles are in French and we meet in symbolic W.W.I. train depots, in grateful homage to the sacrifices of our Doughboy founders and indeed to honor all Americans who yet serve. -- We are most commonly known as “La Societe” or simply “The Forty & Eight”. Please visit our website at WWW.TEXASBOXCAR.ORG