Greetings all! I am trying to start up a club in My home town we have never had wrestling in Girard. I have been talking to some of the other parents of wrestlers that have to drive to towns with wrestling clubs. We will be starting from scratch with nothing. If anyone has any info on starting a club please feel free to post!

Try looking at some information on the link below.


http://www.themat.com/usawrestling.org/clubs.php?page=clubs

I would love to help. Let me see, what might you have in exchange for quality information. I have always wanted one of those Girard highway signs. What do you think, do we have a deal?

All in jest, except for the part about me wanting one of those Girard, Kansas signs. I wish you the best with your new program. I hope that you put Girard, Kansas on the map when people think of wrestling in the future.

Would love to see that and eventually see a program at the high school. Best of luck.

Being a Trojan alum would like to see a club and school team. I will help anyway I can to get this done.
ReDPloyd I will try and get you a sign the next time I go down to visit family in Girard.

I have a great hand book for a new club, it contains by laws and all that good stuff Mike Juby wrote back in the day, I could get you a copy to help get you started.

I appreciate it. I don't really need the sign, but I always thought it would be cool to have. I did a little research on Girard, Kansas a few years back. Long story short, I don't know if I am related to Stephen Girard or not, but I would like to be since he was one of the wealthiest Americans back in the day.

Stephen Girard (May 20, 1750 – December 26, 1831) was a French-born, naturalized American, philanthropist and banker. He personally saved the U.S. government from financial collapse during the War of 1812, and became one of the wealthiest men in America, estimated to have been the fourth richest American of all time, based on the ratio of his fortune to contemporary GDP.[2] Childless, he devoted much of his fortune to philanthropy, particularly the education and welfare of orphans. His legacy is still felt in his adopted home of Philadelphia.

Stephen was not the reason that Girard, Kansas has its name. It was a hunter from Girard, PA that came to Kansas and gave it the name.

Ok thanks for reminding me about my 6th grade history class !!! lol I have made up a flyer to be passed out to all of the grade school kids and to the middle school kids about starting up the club. this will go out right after state! I will keep everyone up to date on the news thanks for all the advice!!!