The Woodlands Lifestyles & Homes July 2009
Diamond Star Ranch Youth Initiative receives over $1,700. Through Chevron’s Humankind Matching Grant program,The Diamond Star Ranch Youth Initiative
received more than $1,700 from Chevron Corporation employees and the company in
memory of
Missy Blackbird.
“I would like to thank Chevron Corporation fro its generous gift on behalf of
Diamond Star Ranch. Their commitment to making a difference for our community
’s at-risk teens and their families is sincerely appreciated,” said Jim Stiffler, CEO and founder, The Diamond Star Ranch Youth Initiative.
(L-R) Norma Jean Shaltenbran, director of community relations for Diamond Star
Ranch youth Initiative, and Suzie Hebert, community engagement specialist for
The Chevron Corporation.
big brothers big sisters splash into summer. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Montgomery County celebrated the end of a long
school year by splashing into summer at The Woodlands Resort.
Along with their “Bigs,” a group of kids from the organization were among the first to kick off summer
at the resort
’s Forest Oasis Waterscape.
Gillian Schaefer gets a boost from her Big Sis Tricia Trevino.
Jazzy Junque raises more than $50,000 to benefit New Danville. Thanks to hundreds of donated items, sponsor support and the countless hours
devoted by volunteers, New Danville raised more than $50,000 during its Jazzy
Junque
& Other Great Stuff sale held this spring at Outlets at Conroe.
All of the proceeds raised from the sale benefited New Danville as matching
funds for the Montgomery County Community Development Home award for New
Danville
’s residential neighborhood called Meadowbrook.
Kathy Sanders, founder and CEO of New Danville, said, “We plan to hold a Jazzy Junque sale in March of 2010 and we will begin accepting
donations in late August or early September. We look forward to tremendous
support from the community once again to make our next goal even higher and the
event more successful.
”
New Danville raised more than $50,000 during its Jazzy Junque sale.
2nd Annual Cure PH Bug Boil a Huge Success. The 2nd Annual Cure Pulmonary Hypertension Bug Boil was a huge success. Event
attendees enjoyed 2,000 pounds of crawfish, 80 pounds of fried alligator, 100
pounds of jambalaya as well as desserts and a variety of refreshments while
listening to the sounds of a live zydeco band.
Children played on giant bouncing moonwalks and enjoyed snow cones and popcorn.
Private tents brought shade for corporate sponsors while attendees browsed the
silent auction.
The Cure PH Bug Boil raises funds for research to help find a cure for pulmonary
hypertension. All proceeds are used to fund national research and awareness of
the disease.
woodlands resident receives vacation package to napa
valley. Southwest Airlines representative Amy Creel and Market Street Activities Coordinator Jenny Taylor presented Woodlands resident Fernando Fuentes with a Flyaway Vacation Package to Napa Valley.
(L-R) Jake, Marcia, Jack and Emily Stibbs, PH patient; and William, Dena and
Gary Gidden, PH patient.
(L-R) Jenny Taylor, Fernando Fuentes and Amy Creel.
The Friendship Center Starts Pet Meals on Wheels Program. In response to a national initiative encouraging Meals-On-Wheels programs to
consider assisting home-bound senior adults in feeding the four-legged
residents that also occupy their homes, The Friendship Center of Montgomery
County has initiated a pet food project to help local seniors care for their
best friends and help mates.
Research shows that pets assist seniors in remaining healthy, alert, fulfilled
and enable them to stay in their own homes for longer periods of time.
Approximately 250 animals are currently enrolled in the program, and the group
is seeking donations of pet food to meet the year-round needs of seniors on
tight budgets. For more information, call Nancy Harrington at 936-441-2982,
ext. 22.
(L-R) Bogan Smith, MOW volunteer, and his helpers, granddaughters Erin Leighton
and Ashley Purvis, deliver a supply of food to Meals On Wheels recipient Bill
Byrd for his dog, Bobby.
MCYS Receives $10,000 Donation. Montgomery County Youth Services received a $10,000 donation representing all of
the D
&D Collision stores.
MCYS staff members John Bracken and Susan Summers were surprised when presented with the donation from D&D owners Tim and Belinda Gill and David and Lisa Niccum at the D&D Collision Kingwood first birthday party.
(L-R) Lisa Niccum and Belinda Gill, D&D Collision; Susan Summers, development director of Montgomery County Youth
Services; John Bracken, executive director of MCYS; and Herman Caldwell, D
&D Collision public relations specialist.
Southwest Airlines is the official airline of the Market Street Spring Concert
Series, now in its fifth year.
The Woodlands Lifestyles & Homes Magazine features
The Woodlands Homes, Upscale Living, Health and Well-Being,
Shopping, and Entertainment in The Woodlands Texas.
Fort Bend Publishing Group 2008
