Sanddollar Brand

09/29/2025

In 1910, a South Carolina teacher named Marie Samuella Cromer had a bold idea: give rural girls not just lessons, but land. Each girl received a tiny 1/10-acre plot and learned to grow, can, and sell tomatoes.

They weren’t just planting seeds in the soil—they were planting seeds of independence.

These “girls’ tomato clubs” quickly spread across the South. Members, ages 9 to 20, learned how to farm, manage money, and run their own small businesses. One girl harvested 2,000 pounds of tomatoes, earning \$78 (about \$2,470 today)—a fortune for a young woman at that time. Another saved \$60 in the bank (about \$1,880 today), proudly funding her own expenses.

The clubs taught much more than farming. They gave girls responsibility, confidence, and financial freedom in an era when women’s opportunities were severely limited. Every basket of tomatoes was proof that they could contribute not only to their families but also to society.

Marie Cromer’s simple idea transformed lives and challenged expectations. It showed that when you give young women tools, skills, and trust—the harvest is far greater than what grows in the ground.

09/29/2025

Tiger Woods hasn't done it. Jack Nicklaus didn't do it. But Atlanta's Bobby Jones did. On this date in 1930, Jones became the first and only golfer to win the Grand Slam: the U.S. Amateur, the U.S. Open, the British Open, and the British Amateur.

Born in 1902, Jones learned to play golf at the East Lake Country Club in Atlanta. In eight seasons from 1923 to 1930, he won thirteen major championships, but no prize money. Always playing as an amateur, Jones preferred to focus on his education. He graduated from Georgia Tech, majored in English literature at Harvard, and passed the Georgia Bar after three semesters at Emory — all before he turned 30.

After retiring from golf, Jones created the Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters Tournament, which was first played in 1934. Tragically, he contracted a rare spinal disease in 1948 and was confined to a wheelchair until his death in 1971. But Bobby Jones assured his legacy as the greatest golfer ever on September 27, 1930, Today in Georgia History.
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via:todayingeorgiahistory.org

09/20/2025

08/26/2025

The 𝗡𝗥𝗖𝗛𝗔 𝗖𝗼𝘄𝗯𝗼𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝟲𝟲𝟲𝟲 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵, held during the 2025 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity®, is designed just for working cowboys and cowgirls who want to bring their ranch skills to the show pen.

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿?
- Cowboys & cowgirls currently employed by a ranching or livestock operation
- Less than $15,000 in NRCHA Open & Non Pro earnings (excluding Cowboy Class)

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱?
- Reined Work
- Cow Work
- Modified Steer Stopping

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿?
- $𝟭𝟮,𝟱𝟬𝟬 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆
- Be part of the excitement at one of the biggest events in the cow horse world
- A supportive, fun environment to showcase the skills you use every day on the ranch

Entries open August 27 and 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟵𝘁𝗵, 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁!