Chris Garner ’90 went to Gonzaga with Erik Kristensen. As a defense contractor who knows well the sacrifices our military personnel make, he decided to put his support into action. Chris will undergo the Navy SEAL Adventure Challenge in late May. The challenge is a physically and mentally demanding course that Chris knows will be tough. However, he’s been preparing for this, and knows it is a special opportunity. “I am taking on this challenge to help raise money for The Klassic and The LCDR Erik Kristensen Memorial Scholarship Fund. I will be especially motivated by the excitement of knowing that it will benefit such a worthy cause,” said Mr. Garner.

In order to transfer his effort into assistance for military families, Chris asks that friends, family and corporations to consider sponsoring him for this event. “I have two ambitious goals,” he said. “One, to
complete the 6.5-day Navy SEAL Challenge and two, to meet my goal of raising $15,000 [one year of tuition at Gonzaga] for the LCDR Erik Kristensen Memorial Scholarship Fund.” Any consideration by making a pledge or donation toward this goal is appreciated, and all pledges/donations are tax deductible.

For pledging, many people are pledging a dollar amount per hour of physical/mental activity completed over the 6.5 days. Chris will be active for 21-22 hours daily or approximately 140 hours of “challenge time.” He has already received pledges ranging from $1/hr of accomplished activities to $11/hr of accomplished activities.

Donors can also make pledges/donations by going to: https://co.clickandpledge.com/sp/d1/default.aspx?wid=23827 or by sending a check payable to “Erik Kristensen Memorial Fund” to:

Christopher Garner
19117 Peach Blossom Ct.
Gaithersburg, MD 20879

You can contact Chris at chrisdgarner@hotmail.com. We thank Chris for thinking of The Klassic and generously reaching out to us. You can meet Chris at The Klassic on May 1 as he’ll be golfing with other members of the Gonzaga ’90 crowd!

More about the Navy SEAL Challenge:

“This SIX day event serves the purpose of giving candidates a small taste of what it’s like to be part of an active duty Navy SEAL Team – Special Operations Force (SOF) platoon. We take the toughest evolutions
of each SOF military school and pump them into one course… Our job is to mentally train you prior to your attendance in any SOF school. The ultimate goal of SOF Academy is to lower the attrition rate at all schools and produce more warriors to win the War on Terror.”

“Disciplines/Challenges include but not limited to:
Open Water Swims * Pool evolutions * Heavy Ruck Humps * Mission Prep * Survival * Beach Runs * Toughest PT on the plant * O-courses * Tactical Shooting * AFF Sky diving * Basic SCUBA * Sleep Deprivation * Land Navigation* Surf Torture* Jock Up drills* endless PT* ”

GOOD LUCK, CHRIS!