A simple & stark reality. NO Charitable Foundation can survive or even exist to carryout its Mission Statement unless Donors "BELIEVE" & donate much needed monies. It is FUNDRAISERS, however, which REALLY help to bring in the BIG $$$$$. Here are a few of our PAST "All Star / HOF" Fundraisers & Events. Think of Others?
Cort & Allie’s KUNA KRAFTED, a small business in ID, is co-owned by CORTNEY BROWN, one of our Foundation’s dedicated Directors.
After GRANT was discharged from the hospital, he & MIA (our nonprofit's Board Sec. & Treas.) spent a few days planning to attend Super Bowl LVI.
Welcome GRANT's collection to the Kansas City Convention Center for the Mecum Auction Kansas City 2021
Our Foundation's newest BOARD MEMBER, BRYAN PETTY (front left, kneeling), coordinated and staged a Fundraiser for SeMPer FREY, Inc. as part of his CROSSFIT lifestyle.
The Law Enforcement Community is an exceptionally close-knit & loyal group, No one ever forgets another, especially those gone (BUT NEVER forgotten). In this spirit, Blue Knights, CA VI honored its Former Chapter Pres., LtCol GRANT V. FREY, USMC (Ret.). SEE BELOW @ "Some of our Past Events."
On January 28, 2022, Hawaii PODcaster, JAMES LOGUE, host of the weekly PODcast, "The Real Talk Experiment," featured P. GREGORY "Greg" FREY, our Foundation's Founder & Board President, on his ever popular show. This PODcast & it's visionary PODcaster is quite different from your "garden variety" show. It tries in earnest to shy away from the conventional. It's NOT an interview format. It's NOT a "Q&A." Rather, it more like a true "fireside chat." Here in the 808 Island State of Hawaii, we'd call it a "Talk Story."
Our website allows all our donors & supporters & friends to know everything there is to know about LtCol GRANT V. FREY, USMC (Ret.). Isn't that the point & purpose of this informative website in the first place? (LOL). BUT now is your chance to REALLY get to know GRANT's (twin) brother, GREG. He "talks story" about his life from the very beginning, to include what makes him tick; his passions & likes & dislikes.. You'll gain a "big time" perspective of "the other FREY GUY" if you are able to listen to a bit of this PODcast. Although perhaps a bit bias, our dedicated SeMPer FREY, Inc. 'Ohana ("Family") really thinks it's worth the time it takes to listen. SO, PLEASE, DO LISTEN, and if you have any questions for GREG, please feel free to email him directly at: RIP.RememberGrantFreyAlways@gmail.com
Here's the LINK to the PODcaster featured on Utube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0-y7ws3cUQ
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Visit & support JAMES LOGUE & his PODcast:
A BIG PART of the last several months has been devoted to the coordination and planning to get GRANT's modest collection to auction. After tons of work, and more help from others than can ever be fully acknowledged, MECUM KANSAS CITY 2021 has "come and gone." It was a fitting & emotional journey as we all said ALOHA to "The Grant V. Frey Collection" (as it was billed & promoted in the auction catalog & on-line).
SEE the SOLD! SOLD! SOLD! Auction results here:
1. LOT T61: https://www.mecum.com/lots/KD1221-469167/2008-harley-davidson-softail/
2. LOT T62: https://www.mecum.com/lots/KD1221-469168/1981-harley-davidson-sportster/
4. LOT T64: https://www.mecum.com/lots/KD1221-469170/1974-ford-mustang-ii/
BONUS: Thanks to the graciousness of GRANT's heirs, LAUREN & LINDSAY, a portion of the sales proceeds from this emotional auction will be donated by GRANT's Estate to SeMPer FREY, Inc. dba The Wishes GRANTed Foundation. (Important Update: As of 01/25/2022, possibly subject to change, the heirs to GRANT's Estate have decided NOT to donate a portion, or any, of the referenced Sales Proceeds to this Charitable Organization).
Our Foundation's newest BOARD MEMBER, BRYAN PETTY, coordinated and staged a Fundraiser for SeMPer Frey, Inc. as part of his active CROSSFIT lifestyle. Members of the CrossFit community supported BRYAN's idea, and at the same time honored and paid tribute to GRANT, the USMC / Military & the Law Enforcement communities.
CrossFit crowds in impressive numbers bought into the fundraiser, and the selfless and dedicated owner of the CrossFit facility intends to work with BRYAN to make this an annual event in GRANT's Honor.
A true "win-win" event. Crazy CrossFit workouts for all who participated to help raise money, and DONATION MONEY for our charitable organization.
MAHALO, BRYAN PETTY, for not only "talking the talk", but also truly "walking the walk" as our newest and very dedicated BD. MEMBER. MAHALO also to:
Want to Insure that YOU get all the Important Promotional & Informational "Stuff" our modest Foundation has to offer? (like this Postcard which was mailed to OVER 150 Supporters & Friends of our Foundation)
No Problem. Our dedicated & hardworking SeMPer FREY, Inc. team wants to hear from you! It's easy. Simply go to Page 8 of this Website, "Keep in Touch/Contact Us," Then, HIT the "Email MIA" button, and send our energetic Board Secretary/Treasurer (& our Webmaster & Social Media Administrator as well), MIA FIALHO FREY, your email & USPS Mailing address(es), and our hardworking Foundation team will take it from there. In the meantime, visit & interact with this Website often and make sure to LIKE our Foundation Facebook page, and SHARE posts with ALL your Facebook Pals (& PLEASE INVITE everyone you know to LIKE our Foundation page). Our Foundation 'Ohana asks that ALL our friends do "the same" re: our Instagram page @ SeMPerFREY. YOUR proactive support & involvement across ALL our platforms literally insures that our Charitable Organization remains stable & successful now & going forward. BETTER YET, Don't waste a minute. HIT the link below, and let MIA know that you want to be kept informed about the latest Foundation Events, and that you are inspired by this Website and our Social Media platforms, & (that you) want to get involved (& that, of course, HELL YES, you want one OR more of our informative USPS Postcards).
Our Purpose. Our Goal. Our Devotion. Our "Everything." It's all about our Foundation 'Ohana doing all it can to maintain YOUR interest, involvement & keeping ALL of YOU engaged. With this goal in mind, we have done all the hard work to create & maintain this informative albeit emotional website as well as our Social Media platforms on Facebook & Instagram (SEE, Page 8, "Keep in Touch/Contact Us"). In addition to these informational options, as explained on this Page 4, "Foundation Events," & in this section of our Website, our modest Charitable Organization does offer several more "traditional" (some folks might even say, "Dinosaur-ic" or "Snail Mail-like" / LOL) sources of information. Read on .....
Our Foundation Postcard is available for the asking (as our followers & friends & supporters know) as is our Tri-Fold Brochure which is extremely impressive IF we do say so ourselves. Want one (or 2 or more)? All you have to do is HIT the link below, and let MIA, our hardworking Sec./Treas., know that you want to be kept informed about the latest Foundation Events, and that you are inspired by this Website and our Social Media platforms, & (that you) want to get involved (& oh yeah, that you want a few our our "flashy & creative & informative" Tri-Fold Brochures). We will take it from there!
Blue Knights International Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club, California Chapter VI, Launched its FIRST EVER Memorial Poker Run 2023 to Honor its Former Chapter President, LtCol GRANT V. FREY, USMC (Ret.). Despite the impending FIRST Hurricane to "hit land" in this SO CAL area in over 100-years, supporters & friends braved the conditions. The Run was a HUGE success. Beyond expectations.
The Backstory aka "The 4-1-1"
Those of you who have not only enjoyed but have carefully read each page & every section of this informative albeit emotional Website no doubt know that its Founder & President, P. GREGORY "Greg" FREY (aka & in fact better known as GRANT's [twin] brother), was a dedicated 4-year player & member of the SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY rugby team, known to all "way back then" (as it is now almost 40 years later) as the Santa Clara University Touring Side ("SCUTS"). GREG and his teammates played all the best teams in the country, and traveled the world, to include to England, the Bahamas & Ireland to play a tough game they all played well (as a team!). The SCUTS never backed-down from any team, and played the likes of West Point, The Navel Academy, Stanford & perennial National Champions, CAL BERKLEY. The SCUTS ranked in the top 10 or so in the Country almost every year. In GREG's Senior year (1982-1983), the SCUTS '83 earned the best record in team history @ 25-2; a record which stands strong & unbroken to this very day, and this sensational feat was a significant & primary factor which led to the decision to induct the 1983 SCUTS (as a team, not any individual player no matter how talented & gifted) to the SANTA CLARA Rugby Hall of Fame in 2018. All those years later, EVERY living teammate returned to SCU for the 2018 induction ceremony except ONE (one other, honored posthumously, was unfortunately taken too soon by cancer [RIP, HAZ]) (#FU_K Cancer)(#FU_K COVID-19). The SCUTS '83 team, and every teammate on it (now each a "HOFer"), has remained supportive of the program and of each other for over FOUR decades!!! Each former teammate has gone on to "bigger & better" things in life, but not one of them has every forgotten the other or the team, and this is certainly true right here & now.
GRIEF, SADNESS & DISPAIR are certainly deep seated, and ofttimes very difficult to overcome. Many of us who have dedicated ourselves to this Website & to the hope and wish that this modest 501(c)(3) Charitable Foundation will prosper & succeed going forward have these types of tough and challenging feelings & emotions from time-to-time (IF NOT "all the time" for some of us?!?) . It's quite normal and something not to be afraid to try to deal with, BUT certainly any help at all is welcome & greatly appreciated.
THAT'S WHERE ONE OF GREG'S FELLOW HOF SCUTS TEAMMATES COMES IN; to the rescue if you will.....Let us all say, ALOHA to MR. PETER PAVLINA. His professional life & his world & his literal reason for being is to show folks the way. To show folks true Happiness. To show folks the path to success. As one of the true star players on the SCUTS '83 team, Peter is & always has been entirely devoted to his SCUTS teammates & therefore to GREG, PETER reached out recently to share a few "Recipes to and for Happiness." While the original audience for these keen words of insight & professional wisdom are in fact for "folks over 50" (years of age), the teachings & thoughts & ideas & suggestions are in fact just as relevant and just as helpful to each of us as to the "originally intended audience". Stated a bit more simply & directly, GREG literally "hung on every word" as he worked through Peter's offering, and this "life plan" of sorts really helped. So Peter's talents & skills & experience are shared here, and our modest 501(c)(3) Foundation hopes these thoughts & writings might be as helpful to each of you as they have been to GREG & his 'Ohana ("family"). ENJOY & read on (& of course, "hit the links").
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" You've had your share of challenges - ups, downs, wins, losses, successes, failures, good jobs, bad jobs, good health, bad health, happy relationships, toxic relationships, etc. I can relate and that's the inspiration for my Well-Being project. You can learn more at Pavlina Academy "
" By the time you are 50, you have likely already peaked in some ways: work is no longer meaningful, fewer friends, earnings has stagnated, learning has stalled, sex is dull, emotions drain your energy, muscle strength has declined, your diet sucks, or it's harder to get a good night's sleep. You are not alone. "
But there’s good news! Our Well-Being improves as we age!
But Well-Being requires work, and you need to actively manage the Nine Pillars of Well-Being to get there. Download the Nine Pillars PDF
" The biggest BATTLE you fight is the one against YOURSELF. "
You are the enemy!
Control the enemy!
" [The] Nine Pillars of Well-Being has helped many ... advance their Well-Being while coping with these challenges. For Free, you can download [the] Nine Pillars PDF here: Download "
For example, Pillar 2 stresses the importance of relationships on Well-Being. See this TED talk: Harvard Happiness Study - Robert Waldinger
As a convenience to our donors, supporters & friends, given (if not gifted) directly to GREG by PETER himself, "Here's the short version of the PAVLINA ACADAMY Nine Pillar Framework:"
· Driven Purpose
1. Finding Meaning (Journey In)
2. Cultivating Connections (Journey Out)
3. Financial Security
· Healthy Mind
4. Active Learning
5. Meaningful Intimacy
6. Managing Thoughts & Emotions
· Fit Body
7. Vigorous Exercise
8. Strict Nutrition
9. Restorative Rest
" .......... you will find this helpful. Thank you for taking the time. "
Peace,
Peter
(Used with Permission)
(One SCUTS teammate to & for another SCUTS teammate)
Our dedicated & hardworking Charitable Foundation 'Ohana tries its best, quite literally on a "24/7" basis, to "think-up" and to plan & to coordinate fundraisers, friend-raisers & unique events to constantly try to keep supporters, donors & friends engaged & involved. As these events are set & scheduled, our team will keep each of you informed & notified. STAY TUNED RIGHT HERE & ON OUR FOUNDATION'S SOCIAL MEDIA SITES. In the meantime, IF any of our dedicated & devoted supporters, donors & friends have any sensational FRIENDraiser & FUNDraiser ideas, PLEASE email our hardworking Board Sec. & Treas, Mia FIalho Frey. She'd love to "talk story" with you in an attempt to bring your idea(s) to life.
The dedicated Directors, Officers & Board of SeMPer FREY, Inc. will always try to fulfill the Foundation's Mission & Mission Statement by supporting & helping causes & events & people & organizations which / who were "near & dear" to GRANT's heart. LtCol FREY's Alma Mater, LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE, certainly "fits the bill" in just about every way possible. As such, our modest Charitable Organization is privileged & proud to announce its support of LCC in a couple of very meaningful ways:
1. "GRANT" No. 1: Although a very "small kine" GRANT ("donation"), SeMPer FREY, Inc. approved its very first GRANT since inception of our modest Charitable Organization to the Grant V. Frey, Sr. Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund. (SEE, Home - Our Story & BLOG, Page 1 of this website, for a detailed write-up & section re: this important Scholarship, and for a direct link to donate to this worthy cause in LtCol FREY's name & honor) (Editor's Note: As a convenience, here's the link: clark.ed). Our Foundation will forever remember its very first grant (donation) for many reasons, least of which is that the money (as "small kine" as it is) helps fund a Scholarship established to honor our namesake's contributions & legacy at a school which meant everything to him (& to LINDSAY FREY, '11).
2. A part of GRANT's HOF life will soon return to the LCC campus: GRANT's 'Ohana gifted GREG the very GOALKEEPER JERSEY GRANT is proudly wearing in the official HOF photo of the 1980 LCC Men's soccer team (SEE, Home - Our Story & BLOG, Page 1 of this website, to view this vintage picture, see the actual jersey, and to read-up on GRANT's soccer team induction into the Lewis & Clark Sports Hall of Fame in October 2011). In turn, GREG immediately decided to donate GRANT's cherished JERSEY to the LCC Sports HOF. It's going to return to campus where it belongs, in GREG's view, as much as GREG would love to personally hold on to the memories of GRANT's stellar soccer career at LCC from 1979 to 1983. Check back here often for more details as our Foundation continues to work with LCC to finalize the details of this exceptionally meaningful gift from GREG & our Foundation to GRANT's cherished Alma Mater, LCC.
Our dedicated & hardworking Charitable Foundation 'Ohana tries its best, quite literally on a "24/7" basis, to "think-up" and to plan & to coordinate fundraisers, friend-raisers & unique events to constantly try to keep supporters, donors & friends engaged & involved. As these events are set & scheduled, our team will keep each of you informed & notified. STAY TUNED RIGHT HERE & ON OUR FOUNDATION'S SOCIAL MEDIA SITES. In the meantime, IF any of our dedicated & devoted supporters, donors & friends have any sensational FRIENDraiser & FUNDraiser ideas, PLEASE email our hardworking Board Sec. & Treas, Mia FIalho Frey. She'd love to "talk story" with you in an attempt to bring your idea(s) to life.
Your MONEY donation will help us to continue our mission. A mission which will forever honor & pay tribute to LtCol. FREY's lifelong desire to help & give guidance to those most in need. Every dollar counts and will make a HUGE difference in the lives of those we serve, ALL in LtCol. FREY's name & honor. Hit one of many links on just about every page of this informative Website, OR Scan a QR Code.
Our small yet extremely dedicated group of volunteers "do what they do" out of their collective respect for LtCol. FREY. Each wants and make a difference, ALL to honor & to pay tribute to LtCol. FREY. Want to HELP? Want to get involved? What to make a difference too? Your time and skills are appreciated. Hit one of many links on this informative Website to send us an email. We assure you. WE WILL RESPOND.
Stay up-to-date on all the latest news and happenings at SeMPer FREY Inc. dba The Wishes GRANTed Foundation by following us on social media. We're active on Facebook (Hit the link below) & Instagram ( #semperfrey ). In order to "get the word out," and to gain followers & supporters, we really depend upon the regular & constant engagement & involvement of all our supporters, friends & donors. Like. Comment. Share. Do it often.
We're always looking for new partners, new sponsors & new benefactors to collaborate with on projects and events which are designed & intended to generate MONEY donations & to bring in folks who want to HELP. Our Website's "Foundation Events" page keeps ALL informed re: events & important things that have happened, are happening & will happen going forward. If you and/or your organization share(s) our Foundation's values and our heartfelt mission, let's work together to make a positive impact just as LtCol. FREY would have done in life & would have wanted now. Hit one of several links found throughout this informative Website to express your desire the "link-up" to HELP SeMPer FREY, Inc. . raise money & increase donations in order to HELP others via meaningful & important GRANTS.
Help us raise awareness of our mission and programs by sharing our website, social media pages, and events with your friends, family, and business connections. Engage with us. Tell "anyone & everyone" you know to do the same. Over time, our modest Foundation hopes to be "well known," BUT it will NEVER happen without our supporters' energy & effort. HELP SeMPer FREY, Inc. become "well known," and in the process raise money to HELP folks who need the MONEY, ALL in keeping with our charitable mission & goals.
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