St. Jude's Ranch for Children

DaVita's Efforts Amazing During Volunteer Service Day in Boulder City, NV

You may recall a post awhile back about volunteering opportunities at our Boulder City, NV campus.  We are so grateful to all those who came out to help.  We recently received this video link from DaVita - one of the organizations who came out to the campus to make our surroundings a little better for our precious children.  Take a look at the amazing things they accomplished - congrats on a job well done all and THANK YOU!!

http://vimeo.com/31806570

Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Run - Are You Ready?

Don't forget to come out and participate in this annual tradition in Gruene, TX that delivers on the wonderful sounds of the holidays! This jingle-bell event features a 5K race on a certified course as well as a Family Run/Walk. Awards for the top male and female finisher as well as the top male and female masters. Awards also given to the top three finishers in each age group (5 year increments through 75+), and to the top three wheelchair athletes. Why not get a team together at work and join in the fun!

Night of Lights Silent Auction - Don't Forget to Get Your Phone Ready to Bid!

New this year is the ability to bid on our Silent Auction Items from our Boulder City campus' Night of LIght's event.  Click below for the details including a comprehensive list of times available for bidding - you won't want to miss this - these items are incredible!  Be sure to bid so you don't miss out!

Silent Auction Details and Bidding Instructions

2011 Night of Lights Details

St. Jude's Ranch Featured in Episcopal Diocese of West Texas' Newsletter

Take a look at a great article on our campus that recently appeared in the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas' Newsletter.  Our thanks to the Diocese for their support!

Night Of Lights This Saturday - Bid on Silent Auctions Items On Your Phone!

Don't forget our FREE FREE, OPEN HOUSE HOLIDAY CELEBRATION DECEMBER 10, 2011 FROM 4 – 9 PM on our Boulder City campus.

NEW:  Click here to view and bid on Silent Auction Items!!

St. Jude’s Ranch for Children’s annual Night of Lights event is just days away.  Now in its fifth year, this annual tradition marks a special time on our Boulder City, NV campus for our children.  The event kicks off with Santa's arrival via full detail, Secret Service motorcade (a not to be missed spectacle!) and the evening features an array of activities for children and families including hay rides, games, arts and crafts, hot food, a silent auction, entertainment and much more!  Come sip hot chocolate, enjoy S’mores and hay rides while visiting with our children, volunteers and staff. 

The free event is open to the public and serves primarily as a festive celebration for the children of St. Jude’s Ranch to enjoy the holiday season festivities.  Many of the children on campus have never had a true holiday experience complete with all of the decorations, entertainment, fun, family and friends so this event provides a special opportunity for both them and guests.  It also serves as a fundraiser for St. Jude's Ranch where proceeds from the sale of food and activity tickets go directly into our programs supporting our children.

Attendees are invited to bring the whole family, tour the campus adorned with holiday lights and decorations, and enjoy live music on the main stage from "The Image" with Diahann Hall and Doug Taylor along with featured performances “cirque” performances by our own St. Jude’s Ranch kids and Agassi Prep School kids showcasing the talents they’ve learned through Cirque du Soleil’s Cirque du Monde program.

Visit the Gift Shop and Car Museum, which will host the Silent Auction with some very exciting items including hotel and restaurant packages from places like Mandalay Bay, helicopter rides, framed photography, show and NASCAR tickets, fine jewelry, wine packages, retail items like Christian Louboutin and Ferragamo shoes and a special in home private dinner for ten by top-3 finalist on the “Next Food Network Star” chef Vic Vegas “Mama’s Boy”.  Chef Vic was second runner up on the last Food Network competition.

Join the wonderful children of St. Jude’s Ranch this December 10^th from 4:00 to 9:00 PM and kick off the holiday season with free family fun for a fantastic cause!  Sponsorships, in-kind and monetary donations are now being accepted.  Visit www.stjudesranch.org/event_nol2010.php for additional details, to download an event flyer and view sponsorship information. 

Directions to the Campus:

From Las Vegas/Henderson: Via I-95 south into Boulder City.  Turn left at Buchanan Boulevard.  The campus will be on the left side, down about one quarter mile.  Parking attendants will instruct you where to park.

 

Don't forget - Jingle Bell Run December 10th in Gruene, TX

This annual tradition delivers on the wonderful sounds of the holidays! This jingle-bell event features a 5K race on a certified course as well as a Family Run/Walk. Awards for the top male and female finisher as well as the top male and female masters. Awards also given to the top three finishers in each age group (5 year increments through 75+), and to the top three wheelchair athletes. Why not get a team together at work and join in the fun!

 

Night of Lights Coming to Boulder City in Just a Few Days!

Don't miss our much anticipated annual Night of Lights December 10th from 4pm - 9pm on our Boulder City, NV Campus.  Be there at 4 pm to see the REAL Secret Service deliver Santa and enjoy hay rides, photos with Santa, Silent Auction items (like a private dinner with Food Network's Next Star: Chef Vic Vegas, hotel room, show and dinner packages, jewelry and many more items).  Entertainment - featuring St. Jude's Ranch and Agassi Prep School kids, S'mores, Arts & Crafts and lots more fun!  Sponsorships are available as well - click here for more information on how you can sponsor this exciting evening.  We'll see you at our NIGHT OF LIGHTS - DECEMBER 10TH, 2011!  

 

Here come the holidays! Help our kids from your kitchen by clipping and saving those labels!

Many of you know how fortunate we are to have so many supporters who 'clip and save' labels - for all of you who are doing so - THANK YOU!  For those who may not be aware, this is a perfect time of year to help our amazing children and the best part of all - it doesn't cost anything!  Just save your labels and mail them in to us and we'll take care of the rest.  Earlier this year, we took delivery of a BRAND NEW VAN thanks to all those labels and it's sure helped our transportation needs.  Here's to happy holiday clipping!

There are two different programs we participate in -- Campbells Soup Labels (read the full list of products here) and Box Tops for Education (read the full list of products for this program here).

Don't forget as you prepare all those holiday fixings, check the packages, save the labels and mail them in -- we thank you!

Happy Holidays!

Photos from Yesterday's Corporate Responsibility Project Now Available

Hi Everyone!  Hopefully, you saw the great video in yesterday's post detailing the amazing work that took place on our campus in Nevada (if not, you can view it here).  Now, click here to see the photos of the hard work that took place and the incredible results.  Thank you to all who participated - we are so appreciative!

Tyco Fire and McCarthy Building Companies Join Forces to Make an Impact!

Tyco Fire and McCarthy Building Companies joined forces to bring 150 volunteers to St. Jude’s Ranch today to provide a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Project.  The project is being coordinated by local Las Vegas event company; R&D Events. Take a look at this great video that details the efforts of today - very cool!