Hardrock Charlie Foundation, Inc. connects Rangers with social, wellness, and financial support opportunities. Click on an event listing below for more information on how to participate. Our biggest event is the annual Ranger Reunion and the goal is to add more events throughout the year. As a member to our group, you will automatically be informed about new events and programs.

2025 Ranger Summit & Water Jump

The 2025 Summit will be in St. Augustine, FL this year from Thursday, May 1st through Sunday, May 4th. This year, the host hotel is the Guy Harvey Resort at 860 SR-A1A Beach Blvd. St. Augustine, Fl. 32080

The group code for booking is 2025HRCF Hardrock Charlie Summit. You can go online at www.GuyHarveyResortStAugustineBeach.com or call the hotel directly at 904-471-2555.

The Airborne Operation of the Summit has also been upgraded and is going to take place on Saturday, May 3rd, 2025. The airport and Drop Zone (DZ) are about a 45-minute drive from the resort, and the waterborne landing will take place in the St. Johns River. We will have two (2) charter buses taking jumpers to/from the airport in the morning, returning to the hotel to transport Rangers not jumping, and family members to DZ.

Round Canopy Parachute Team (RCPT), will be our partner for the Airborne Operation.  This will be a closed event, and we will be the only organization jumping that day. We have 90-100 slots available for the jump. All jumpers MUST join RCPT to be able to jump with us. Please go to https://rcptusa.org/join-us to join. The Annual Fee for RCPT is $75. As a member of RCPT, there are many other events that you will be able to take part in during the year. The fee for the jump is $250 this year and will be managed directly by RCPT. 

After your membership has been approved, you can then go to Round Canopy Parachuting Team – USA Foundation Inc – Hardrock Charlie Summit 2025 to register for the jump. Please contact us directly for the Password you will need to register. Please contact me at dmead@hardrockcharliefoundation.org or Lewis Prettyman at info@hardrockcharliefoundation.org for questions.

The HCF Summit fee has changed this year to $200 per Ranger. Ranger spouse fee will increase to $125 and will include a special gift for the ladies. Payments can be made by Venmo (@HardrockCharlieFoundation), PayPal (dmead175@gmail.com), or Zelle (Hardrock Charlie Foundation). The reason for this increase is the rising costs of the venue and products in general. We are keeping it as low as possible while upgrading your experience. The Summit fee includes the welcome package, pool side dinner on Thursday featuring the music of Acoustic Flair, the Day Room for the weekend and post jump bash. This year, the Post Jump Bash will be held in the beach area at the hotel, so no walking will be needed. For your situational awareness, we are also pushing the start time of the bash back to late afternoon/early evening. We are fortunate to have booked Nashville recording artist Jesse G to play at the Bash. We are working on a list of added places of interest for you and your families.

The HCF, Back Azimuth Committee has been hard at work, and we have listened to all the feedback. The Back Azimuth will be held in a conference room at the Resort. We have decided to go back to the original format for the Back Azimuth. People will be able to listen to others or share things they want in a closed session. We will also have on-site support organizations available if wanted or needed.

We will post an Agenda closer to the Summit Date.