Fort Bend Lifestyles & Homes February 2009
(L-R) Ann Malone; Cathy Yasilli; Anne Burke; Archangel sponsors Mike Soland of
Occidental Petroleum Corporation; Jim McClellan, Fred and Mabel R. Parks
Foundation; and Lee Palmer and Larry Willman of Consolidated Home Health. Not
pictured: Archangel sponsors Floyd Price of Apache Corporation; Joni Baird of
Chevron; Joe Adams of Union Pacific; and Jason Golan of Westin Homes.
Crossbridge church delivers smiles. Nearly 200 Christmas trees that were decorated by the Crossbridge Church
children
’s ministry were taken with meals to spread Christmas joy to Fort Bend seniors
during the holidays.
(L-R) Rebekah and Bethany
Edmunds deliver more than food
during a Fort Bend Meals on Wheels
visit to a local senior.
Local Charities Benefit from Riverstone’s Tour of Luxury. Riverstone’s Tour of Luxury custom home showcase was a resounding success, with more than
5,000 visitors touring the six luxurious properties ranging from $1.4 million
to $3.3 million. Local charities
—Exchange Clubs of Fort Bend, The Fort Bend Junior Service League and YMCAs of
Fort Bend
—received 100 percent of ticket proceeds from the weekend tours.
During the past seven years, Riverstone has donated more than $200,000 to local
charities.
(L-R) Tom Wilcox, Riverstone
general manager; Angela Hughes, Fort Bend Junior
Service League; Christen Johnson, Riverstone
marketing director; Raquel Smith; and Melissa Hayslip.
Fort Bend Optimist Club holds successful fundraiser. The Fort Bend Optimist Club Sugar Land held its 26th Annual Fun Run/Walk.
Following last year
’s record setting of raising $26,400, this year’s results were over $21,000. In addition, more than $5,000 in merchandise and
services were given away in a drawing at the end of the race.
The proceeds will fund two different youth related activities in Fort Bend
County, the largest being a $1,000 college scholarship to one senior in each of
the 14 area high schools.
One hundred forty-eight participants registered for the event. The overall
winning times were 24:05 for
Adam Mooney and 29:23 for Donna Sterns. Winners by age bracket and gender were 14 and under: Chandler Heikkila, 27:49 and Jacquelin Gammon, 29:23; 15-19 year-olds: Kevin Wong, 39:26 and Stacy Gleason, 31:42; 20-29 year-olds: Sam Tong, 31:27 and Alice Darling, 40:23; 30-39: year-olds Russell Sollack, 31:40 and Rosa Napula, 36:48, 40-49 year-olds: Kurt Pepper, 24:22 and Patty Gleason, 33:55; 50-59 year-olds: Darrell Sterns, 27:43 and Yong Collins, 31:17; 60 and over: Larry Lindeen, 32:10 and Toni Burns 52:00.
Christmas Home Tour Delights Guests with Holiday Visions. The 2008 CASA Christmas Home Tour raised more than $200,000 to help abused
children in Fort Bend County. Benefiting Child Advocates of Fort Bend, this
year
’s tour featured six spectacular homes filled with a myriad of holiday visions
including a candy tree, a safari tree, a tree of wooden Mexican toys and
instruments and a Boston Red Sox-themed room complete with a tree adorned with
Red Sox baseballs and candy canes, as well as miles of garland, lights and
ribbon.
The tour is one of the major sources of funds for Child Advocates of Fort Bend. “I never cease to be amazed by the incredible success of the tour,” said Susie Moseley, CAFB executive director. “Every year I think that the tour can’t get any better, but once again the committee, homeowners, decorators,
florists, entertainers and many others involved have found ways to make it new
and special.
”
“It is truly heartwarming to see thousands of volunteers, entertainers, tour
guests and sponsors join together to ensure that the abused and neglected
children of Fort Bend County have a chance to recover from their trauma,
” added Moseley. “We touch the lives of more than 400 abused children each month. Without the
tour, this work would not be possible.
”
Child Advocates of Fort Bend is a nonprofit agency dedicated to advocating on
behalf of abused and neglected children through the use of specially trained
community volunteers and staff. These efforts ensure that children who have
been abused have a better chance to grow up in a safe, permanent and loving
home.
For more information on CAFB and how you can help these small victims, go to www.cafb.org or call 281-341-9955, ext. 5171.
NRG Texas Raises $31,000 to Benefit the Rainbow Room Christmas Project. At its third annual charity golf tournament, the NRG Texas WA Parish Plant
raised $31,000 for the Rainbow Room
’s Christmas Project. The donation was used to purchase Christmas presents for
the children in the care of Fort Bend County Children
’s Protective Services program, which provides emergency and transitional
supplies for unmet material needs of children and families in crisis in Fort
Bend County.
“We extend our sincere gratitude to NRG Texas for once again organizing this golf
outing and helping Santa deliver presents to our children this Christmas,
” commented Wende Lewis, president of Rainbow Room in Fort Bend County.
Over the three years the Parish plant has run the tournament, NRG Texas has
collected a grand total of $71,000. In addition to raising money for the
Rainbow Room Christmas Project, the WA Parish Plant employees shop for, wrap
and deliver the Christmas presents to the children.
“The holiday season is always a time of increased need for those less fortunate
and the generosity of our employees and the participants in this golf
tournament is extraordinary,
” said Kevin Howell, president, NRG Texas. “NRG’s donation will make the season much brighter for many children in Fort Bend
County.
”
W.A. Parish employees (l-r, back row) Barbara Macha, Karen Lightfoot,
Steve Cook and Drew Anderson
present a check for $31,000 to
Wende Lewis (front), president of the Rainbow Room in Fort Bend County.
(L-R) Director of fine arts Ramiro Estrada, Josh Roberts, Patsy Burleson from
United Environmental Services, and Lamar CISD Superintendent Dr. Thomas Randle.
Lamar CHS Artist Featured on UES Holiday Card. Artwork by Lamar Consolidated High School sophomore Josh Armstrong was featured on this year’s Christmas card sent out by United Environmental Services, a heating and air
conditioning company.
Josh received a framed print of his card and $200 gift card to Best Buy for his
artistic efforts.
Bobcat Pride wins chili cookoff. Bobcat Pride was named the winner of Sugar Land Town Square’s second-annual Chili Cook-Off. The friendly competition raised $2,260 for the
Fort Bend County
Women’s Center.
Houston Rockets take children on shopping spree for holidays. Houston Rockets players, basketball operations personnel and their families took
children from Houston
’s Casa de Esperanza on a Toys R Us shopping spree as part of the team’s Season of Giving activities.
volunteers needed at brazos bend state park. The Brazos Bend State Park is currently seeking maintenance volunteer help.
Volunteers should be available on weekdays, particularly Tuesdays and
Thursdays.
Maintenance tasks vary and may include trail maintenance, vegetation control
such as tallow tree clearing, minor carpentry, facility and structural repairs,
routine equipment maintenance, tree clearing and special projects.
Maintenance volunteers do not need to undergo the training required to be a
member of the Brazos Bend State Park Volunteer Organization.
Maintenance volunteers will work along side current members and park staff.
Interested parties must pass a criminal background check and sign a liability
waiver.
Contact Sharon Hanzik at 979-553-5123 or go to www.brazosbend.org.
(L-R, front row) Rockets player Shane Battier flanked by Patience and Andre
Lang; (back row) Heidi Battier, Rockets mascot Clutch and Katherine Scalise.
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