St. Jude's Ranch for Children

Buckaroo Ball is Almost Here - May 30, 2009!

Be sure to mark your calendars for the annual signature event for our Texas campuses.  It's a grand, kick-up-your-heels kind of night - Texas Style! You won't want to miss this one slated for Rio Cibolo Ranch in Marion, Texas.  Put on your dancing shoes and join us for an evening of fun to support our little guys and gals! Sponsorship opportunities as well as individual tickets and tables are available by contacting Erika Curtis, Community Relations Coordinator, Texas, at 830-629-0659 or via email at ecurtis@stjudesranch.org.

17th Annual TCA Car Show a HUGE Success!

Hello everyone!  As has occurred in the last 17 years, this year's Texas Corvette Association Annual Open Car Show took place in Boerne, TX.  This year's show was a bit of a story teller though thanks to some interesting weather.  I'll start by telling you the day prior to the show, it was thundering and pouring...I don't mean raining, I mean..buckets!  The kind of weather no one would want to drive in, never mind the exposure of a show winning car!  Discussion on alternate locations, etc. began taking place.  The morning of the show, it was raining..still!  Those who worked the show however, don't give in easily and we trudged ahead..and boy what a day we had!  By 8 am the sun was out and the crowds were pouring in -- due to the wet weather, we weren't able to park on the square as we had in years past, so we used the streets and ran out of room!  Over 260 registered cars and thousands of people!  Live music, a silent auction and much, much more.  As an Official Fiesta Event, we are also part of the Fiesta activities that take place in San Antonio, TX each year.  We are so grateful to everyone who volunteered, donated time, items and/or services and of course, to our hundreds of registrants and thousands of visitors - THANK YOU!  You can view photos here on our blog in our album or at the Fiesta-SA website.  Don't forget to mark your calendars for next year's show - Saturday, April 17, 2010.

The Nickels Have Been Counted!!

The results are in and a huge thank you goes out to each of you who donated to the cause - we really appreciate it !  We raised $398 -- that's over 7900 nickels!!  That's A LOT of nickels!  WOW!  We'll be uploading more pictures soon.  Be sure to check back next week as we post results from the 17th Annual Texas Corvette Association's Open Car Show coming up this Saturday in Boerne, TX.

SJRC to be Featured on KNBT/KGNB Radio Texas

Don't miss SJRC Community Relations Coordinator Erika Curtis and Campus Director Kimberly Chavis on The Comments Show on KNBT/KGNB Radio New Braunfels this weekend.  Recorded for their long running public affairs program, the show features issues effecting New Braunfels and Comal County, TX.

The topic this month is Child Abuse Awareness Month and the efforts various agencies undertake on this front. Be sure to catch the very nice conversation about what each agency does and how all agencies work together for the betterment of the children in our care and the community.

Be sure to catch it live at either of the times below or if you are outside the New Braunfels area you can stream the Sunday episode live on KNBT.

KGNB 1420 AM station:  8-9am Saturday, April 12, 2009

KNBT 92.1 FM station:  9-10am Sunday, April 13, 2009

Don't Forget to Bring Those Nickels Out Tomorrow !!

The New 94.1 KTFM’s The Woody Show with Woody and Robynne asked 94.1 KTFM listeners and the South Texas community to collect as many nickels as they can for a chance to win a Grand Prize Concert Package for the upcoming Nickelback concert in San Antonio, with all proceeds benefiting St. Jude’s Ranch for Children - Texas.  Well.....it's that time!!

The contest will come to its exciting conclusion tomorrow Friday, April 10, 2009, at Capital One Bank on the corner of 1604 and Blanco Road in San Antonio.

The Woody Show will broadcast live at Capital One Bank between 6:00a.m. - 10:00a.m., at which time listeners will bring their collected nickels and bank officials will count all of the coins. All contestants must be at the bank by 10a.m. to have a chance to win. Once all of the money has been officially counted the person with the highest total of amount of money will win the Nickelback Grand Prize Concert Package.

The Nickelback Grand Prize Package includes: Two (2) tickets to the Nickelback concert on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio; Two (2) backstage passes to the April 14 Nickelback concert at the AT&T Center in San Antonio; and dinner for two (up to $100 value).  More details can be found here.

Be sure to check back here for the results - good luck everyone!  We'll see you there!

 

Transitional Living Facility Now Open!!

What an incredible week!  This past Friday, April 3rd, we opened our first Transitional Living Facility in San Antonio and it was a tremendous success!  SJRC's CEO Christine Spadafor was on the "Woody in the Morning Show" on KTFM as well as KSAT 12 news to talk about this wonderful new offering. (We hope to have links to this soon.)  We had a great turnout and are already hitting the ground running!  A huge thank you to all our supporters who continue to bless us as we work to give our amazing children opportunities and hope. Read more about the opening here.

 

Listen to the Nickels for Nickelback Promo

Keep saving those nickels!!  Listen to the latest on air promo from The New 94.1 KTFM for Nickels for Nickelback here (Download Nickelback-Woody-Promo) and we'll see you at the Capital One Bank located at 18460 Blanco Road (corner of 1604 and Blanco) in San Antonio, TX beginning at 6 am on Friday, April 10, 2009 (Please note you must be in line by 10am).  Good Luck!!

Keep Saving Your Nickels!! - Nickels for Nickelback Drop Off Location Announced

Keep saving those nickels for the Nickels for Nickelback campaign and once you've rounded them up - in bags, jugs or however you can hold ‘em - bring them to the Capital One Bank located at 18460 Blanco Road (corner of 1604 and Blanco) in San Antonio, TX beginning at 6 am on Friday, April 10, 2009 (Please note you must be in line by 10am). We will have a money counting machine there to count everything and after all of the loot is counted... the person with the highest total of amount of money (as determined by the machine) will win the Nickelback Grand Prize Package comprised of two (2) tickets to the Nickelback concert on April 14, 2009 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, two (2) backstage passes to the same concert and dinner up to a $100 value!!