You have helped sponsor and host Ranch events, give regularly to our Honor & Memorial Program and provide ongoing support for the Ranch. Tell us more about your history of support and why you do it. Doug: We’ve been providing heating and air conditioning since the start. In the early days, some of my guys would give up their Saturdays to get the work done. The first building we put a system into was the first administration office, which was also Eddie’s first real home on the Ranch. Diane: I think with the passage of time, we’re even more excited than we were back then in the beginning. I first knew about the Ranch because of my dad and his support to help get it started. Then Doug got involved. Then we supported it together. And now we’re bringing our children into it. Our children love Eagle Ranch and support it too at their level. I think people support the Ranch because it makes you feel like it belongs to you – people feel like it’s theirs. Doug: When Diane’s dad’s foundation closed out, we wanted to continue to support the Ranch and its maintenance, so we started a foundation of our own. The Ranch was the first line item for our foundation. What do you tell others about Eagle Ranch? Doug: I keep the book On Eagle’s Wings in the office, and I’ll give them to friends who I think it would mean something to, who might want to give their support. Diane: It’s sort of like a parent talking about their child — that real love. Eagle Ranch has proven its commitment. Supporting it is a way to honor our faith. The Ranch wouldn’t be there without huge amounts of faith. But faith uses hands and feet Diane and Doug Magnus �here’s that sa�in�: bigger dream than we can, and � think He did. And now �ou see it. �od can alwa�s dream a �t’s just a special place. too. It’s been a blessing to not only the children who have been there, but to this community. I still tell Eddie to this day that his dream, his vision, was small compared to God’s dream, His vision. There’s that saying: God can always dream a bigger dream than we can. I think He did. And now you see it. It’s just a special place. A poultry pioneer and Hall County community pillar, Loyd Strickland (1925-2013) played an instrumental role in the dream of Eagle Ranch becoming a reality. He served as an original member of the Eagle Ranch Board of Directors and most recently served as member emeritus on the Eagle Ranch Board of Advisors.
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