The Woodlands Lifestyles & Homes Magazine October 2009
news around the woodlands
Red Robin hosts food drive for Women’s Center. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers/Shenandoah is hosting a canned good food drive to help
stock the food pantry at the Women
’s Center. Every Monday, customers will receive $3 off their food bill (excluding
alcohol) when they donate two canned-food items. Red Robin is located at 19433
I-45 in Shenandoah.
Cynthia Martinez, education specialist for the Montgomery County Women’s Center, with Harold Wise, general manager of Red Robin Gourmet
Burgers/Shenandoah.
Signatures Author Series Named A 2009 Food and Wine Week Beneficiary. For the second consecutive year, The John Cooper School’s Signatures Author Series was one of the designated beneficiaries of the Wine
and Food Week in The Woodlands. The series was presented with a check for
$2,700.
The John Cooper School Fine Arts Council sponsors the annual author series in
The Woodlands. This year
’s luncheon will feature bestselling author and columnist John Grogan, whose book
Marley and Me was made into a major motion picture. Grogan is the keynote speaker at the 2009
luncheon to be held at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel on Nov. 11. A
portion of the proceeds for this year
’s luncheon have been designated for the R.E.A.D. Program through Montgomery Pet
Partners Inc.
(L-R) Event Coordinator Constance McDerby, Food and Vine Times Productions; 2009
Signatures chairperson Isela Atwood; and Deb Spiess, Cooper director of
communications.
Fox Network Center Donates School Supplies to Help Area Students. Fox Network Center donated a huge barrel full of school supplies and backpacks
to help local students start the school year.
“Fox Network Center loves to be involved and help the community,” said Gloria Whittaker of Fox Network Center. “The employees donated various supplies and backpacks, and with Interfaith of The
Woodlands as an avenue, we are able to help students in our local school
district.
”
(L-R) Brandon Mabry, technician with Fox Network Center; Dr. Ann Snyder,
president and CEO of Interfaith of The Woodlands; and Gloria Whittaker, HR
administrator with Fox Network Center.
Mary Kay provides makeovers for Women’s Center shoppers. Free makeovers were given by Mary Kay representatives to women shopping in the
resale shop as Rags to Riches announced their Upscale Resale addition featuring
name brands for men, women and children.
Donna Wick (center), director of outreach and communications for the Montgomery
County Women
’s Center; with representatives from Mary Kay who donated their time and talent
at Rags to Riches, the Women
’s Center resale shop.
Aerosmith Rocks The Pavilion. Aerosmith performed to a sold-out crowd at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion.
The band broke the all-time highest-gross record for The Pavilion, which was
previously set by them in 2003.
Aerosmith with (l-r) Jerry MacDonald, president and CEO of The Pavilion; Jeff
Young, vice president of operations for The Pavilion; and Bob Roux, president
of Live Nation for Houston, Dallas and New Orleans.
nickelback sells out pavilion. Nickelback performed the last concert of its 2009 North American Tour to a
capacity crowd at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion.
Nickelback (center) with (l-r): Matt Schneider, Brian Coleman, Judd White,
Michelle St. John, Jerry MacDonald, Jeff Young and Larry Wethers.
YMCA Operation Backpack collects more than 800 back packs. Despite an economic slump, families living in Montgomery County stepped up to
the challenge of reaching out to hundreds of area children in need of backpacks
and school supplies for the new school year.
“Thanks to our members, staff and other generous community donors, we provided
supplies for more than 800 children in need who attend school in Montgomery
County CISD schools,
” said Mark Cochran, center executive director of the South Montgomery County YMCAs. “This year, especially with so many families struggling with the economic slow
down and loss of jobs, more parents were in need and not in a financial
position
to purchase their children’s school supplies. YMCA Operation Backpack helps ensure that all kids are ready for school.”
Backpacks filled with school supplies were dropped off to area schools the week
before the first day of school. School administrators distributed the supplies
to children and families in need ensuring that every child has the basic
supplies needed to be successful.
Even with the success of the 2009 drive, there are children still in need and
donations are still being accepted. For more information
call DeAndra Edwards-Stanley, South County YMCA, at 281-367-9622 or Scott
Harper, 936-441-9622 at the Conroe Family YMCA.
Lifestyle fitness holds food drive. Lifestyle Fitness lends a hand to the Women’s Center food pantry by asking for donations from club members. The food drive
was very successful.
Scott Bauer, co-founder of Lifestyle Fitness Center, with food items donated by
club members to stock the food pantry at the Montgomery County Women
’s Center.
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The Woodlands Homes, Upscale Living, Health and Well-Being,
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