News from Around SIRE
GEICO Outreach Brightens Riding Facility
* * * MEDIA ALERT * * * The sun was bright and smiles even brighter as SIRE’s riders and volunteers imagined the GEICO Gecko painting the barn and pulling weeds the last Saturday of March. He was there in spirit as two dozen GEICO volunteers from Katy spruced up flower beds and painted the barn.
SIRE Appreciates RSSLC Families & Friends
We were please to be featured in the March newsletter for RSSLC families and friends. Thanks for the opportunity! Click on the link below for the article. RSSLC-newsletter-SIRE-only
FREE Grant Writing and Research Workshop
Monday March 23rd SIRE Hockley Site 24161 Spring Drive Hockley, TX 77447 (Pizza and beverages provided) 6pm – 9pm Brian Vickers, CEO of Vickers Consulting Services, Inc. will be donating his time to help educate us on the grant process. His company has helped organizations receive over $530 million in grant awards in the past 7 years. A
Casino Night Recap
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Casino Night was an incredibly fun event – lots of positive feedback! Pat Roddy, Interim Executive Director We cannot thank John and Sharon Beck of Beck and Masten Buick GMC enough. Beck and Masten have been title sponsors of our largest spring event for two years in a row. "Kind," "thorough," "outstanding," and "trustworthy" are just a few
Special Needs Skate Day Invitation
Special Needs Skate sponsored by the Conroe Cutthroats Roller Derby Team Saturday. February 28th 10:30am-1:00pm Rainbow Roller Rink - 1695 N. Loop 336 East, Conroe, TX 77301 - (936) 539-6646 $5 each (Non-Skating parents are free) Things to Know Safety gear is suggested (helmet, knee pads, wrist guards, etc). Handicap accessories welcome. Siblings are welcome to skate. Parents are
Auction Sneak Peek
This is it! This is your chance to win amazing prizes AND help SIRE riders and their families. Join us on February 7th at the Marriott Energy Corridor for our first ever Rootin' Tootin' Crap Shootin' Wild West Casino Night. Below is a sneak peek at just a few of the amazing prizes and auction items up for grabs! You
Casino Night Special Guests
On Saturday, February 7th, join SIRE and special guests Aubrey Thoede and Miss Teen Houston, Diya Salian at the Rootin' Tootin' Crap Shootin' Wild West Casino Night! Aubrey Thoede lives locally in the Houston area and host of the #1 rated Outdoors XL Show on ESPN 97.5 radio. Aubrey is also a local business owner, husband to Huong Thoede, and father of
Henry Hudson's Pub Round Up
13300 FM 1960 Road West Houston, TX 77065 Join us! Saturday, January 24th, 7pm Free Poker, giant Jenga, pool, darts, great drink specials, full menu and more!!! Raffle for 50” Flat Screen TV! Purchase tickets OR bring items to be auctioned at SIRE’s Casino night Feb. 7 and raffle receive tickets based on the value of the item donated. (Please bring receipt with item)
Wild West Casino Night, not just your average games
Down at the ol’ SIRE ranch you won’t find just the average cowboy or cowgirl clomping down the trail, you’ll find yip-hollering good times and fun. When you attend SIRE’s Casino Night next month you bet your spurs you won’t find just plain ol’ casino tables! Here's what you can expect at SIRE's Rootin' Tootin' Wild West Casino Night on
Access Adventure Visits SIRE
Access Adventure founder Michael Muir, great-grandson of America’s visionary conservationist John Muir from http://access-adventure.org/. A caravan from California to Florida is making a transcontinental horse-drawn journey as an outreach to injured and disabled veterans through visits and demonstrations at rehabilitation centers throughout the U.S. The caravan’s 2,800 mile journey is being document for a presentation at the Sundance
SIRE Visits Sam Houston Race Park
A brilliant blue sky and friendly hosts greeted two dozen riders from SIRE, their families, and SIRE volunteers at the Sam Houston Race Park on MLK Day. SIRE is a non-profit changing the lives of people with special needs through therapeutic horsemanship in three locations around Houston. So the SIRE visitors already adore horses and eagerly accepted the Race Park’s
Houston Area #1 H.O.G.
Thank you to the Houston AREA #1 H.O.G. Chapter, sponsored by Mancuso Harley-Davidson. Last week, they gave us a donation of $4,000. Since 2005, this group has donated almost $20,000 to SIRE. Wow! They have about 250 members and meet at Mancuso Crossroads, another great supporter of SIRE. In the photo by Brian Wenger are Allison Smith, Don Sheffield,
Win a Saloon
Over the past few years SIRE has held a traditional wine pull or raffle at our gala. This year, in honor of our Rootin’ Tootin’ Crap Shootin’ Wild West Casino Night we are having a “Build a Saloon” raffle instead. Here’s how it works: For just $100 you get a chance to win a saloon and stock your cabinets in one
Woodlands Marathon, Reason2Race, & Charity Challenge
We have lots of SIRE supporters who are also runners. (See board member Cheryl Nelson, runner and Reason2Race user, below.) Join her! Register with the Woodlands Marathon and select SIRE as your charity. Better still, also register with Reason2Race and send out eblast to friends and family to help raise more money for SIRE! The Woodlands Marathon is offering a Charity Challenge, awarding
Casino Night Roundup
UPDATE Almost 50 people came, danced, mingled and had a great time. Development Director, Andrea Vickers, says, the roundup "went from 6pm until … well people were still there when our main SIRE crew left at 11." We played a video by young Fort Bend volunteer Luisa Lopes. Stay tuned, we'll post it on the website soon! This was the first time
Changes in Executive Staff
A Farewell to Lili As the new year begins, we bid farewell to Lili Kellogg, SIRE Executive Director. Lili is returning to Dallas to serve as the Executive Director at Equest at the Texas Horse Park. We appreciate the enthusiasm, energy and expertise that Lili gave to SIRE over the last two years. Her knowledge of therapeutic horsemanship and the