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   $100,000 Scholarship awarded to local student

RMHC of Greater Houston/Galveston was so proud to have been a part of an event that has never taken place in our great city as we gave out a $100,000 McDonald's HACER Scholarship to a very deserving Houston area High School student.

Spring High School graduate Edmar Ordoñez’s outstanding grades and service to his community have helped him earn a $100,000 scholarship from McDonalds.

He was just one of four Hispanic high school seniors chosen from across the country to receive the scholarship awarded by the Ronald McDonald House Charities’ (RMHC) Hispanic American for Education Resources program (HACER). (Taken from The Spring Observer)

For more information about the 2009 HACER Scholarship winner visit:

http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/08/03/spring_observer/news/32soscholarshipwv.txt

In the backdrop of a cold, and rainy Sunday morning on October 11th, 2009, approximately 180 shooters came out to the 3rd Annual Bobby Fowler Fall Sporting Clays Championship at the Greater Houston Gun Club all to have fun and help raise money for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Houston/Galveston.

The Bobby Fowler Fall Championship, a NSCA Registered Shoot , had participants competing in various courses that tested their sports shooting clays abilities throughout the day.  As part of their registrations, participants also received snacks and beverages.  The three flights were at 9:00 am, 12:00pm, and 3:00pm and participants are required to wear eye and ear protection. 

For more information about the 2010 Bobby Fowler Fall Championship benefeting RMHC of Greater Houston/Galveston go to www.GreaterHoustonGunclub.com or register the day of the shoot. More information to follow.

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THIEVES STEAL FROM RONALD McDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES  

Late Sunday evening, June 1 2008, thieves stole a trailer which contained property used in the Racing for Children Grand Prix event that benefitted RMHC.  Besides the cars pictures below, the trailer also contained a custom painted hot pink tool chest, tools, helmets, gloves and other safety gear worn by the drivers.

If you see anybody with a white trailer that has QT Pi Racing Team on it, or have any information involving this theft, please call 713-974-1217. 

Children's Charity's Trailer, Go-Karts Stolen

By Kym Alvarado-Booth

POSTED: Monday, June 2, 2008 HOUSTON -- Thieves hitched up a box trailer filled with some cargo that helps kids with cancer and other serious illnesses, KPRC Local 2 reported Monday. Patients at the Ronald McDonald House said the heist only hurts kids who are struggling with life-threatening illnesses. "That's just stupid. I don't know why somebody would steal something you know helps out sick kids and stuff," 16-year-old Shawn King said. He has returned to the Ronald McDonald

House on Holcombe Drive for a six-month check up after a double lung and kidney transplant in January. "If you lived here one day, you would understand why this house exists and why things are needed for this house," said Kelly Legrand. She clutched tightly to a pager in her hand that could go off any minute if donor lungs become available for her 13-year-old son, Nicholas, whose first set of transplanted lungs has given out. "People come here and bring meals and there's volunteers that give us activities to keep us very busy," said Nicholas, who has lived at the Ronald McDonald House for the last six months.

Families are provided with rooms and meals during their stay. Donations help furnish the Ronald McDonald Houses with games, TVs and toys. "It hits me right in the gut," said Debbie Adams, director of the Ronald McDonald House Charities. Adams races the go-karts at the Racing for Children Grand Prix event and tours with the cars. Children love the cars -- one is painted black with yellow 'M's and the other is all pink with a leopard-print seat. The large tool chest is at least four and a half feet tall and painted very pink. "I hope somebody realizes that all the equipment, the cars and the gear help raise money to benefit these children. I hope they give it back. Don't trash it, just leave it and we'll be glad to take it back," Adams said. Adams describes the trailer as a 6- by 10-foot, white, single-axle box trailer with pink and yellow lettering. It reads, "Get your pink on" and

"Get ready for a Mac attack," a reference to the McDonald's hamburger, the Big Mac. The trailer was temporarily moved out of the warehouse to make room for records at the new Ronald McDonald House Charities offices at 3664 Walnut Bend Lane at Westpark Drive. Copyright 2008 by Click2Houston.com All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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http://www.click2houston.com/news/16466246/detail.html

 

Thank you to everybody who attended and participated  at this great fundraising event on Sunday, August 10th at Space Center Houston.  Everybody who attended including moms, dads, kids, and Star Wars fans alike all had a great time meeting their favorite Star Wars® characters.  Along with some great food, and an opportunity to enjoy their favorite exhibits at Space Center Houston, fans were able to watch the only Texas premiere of the highly anticipated movie, Star Wars: The Clone Wars movie. Admission included unlimited popcorn, hotdogs, soft pretzels, soda, admission into Space Center Houston and the Star Wars Exhibit. VIP admission included all of the above plus Premium Advanced Seating, an executive Chef prepared 3 course meal seated "under the stars", and more...

Thanks to all of our wonderful Volunteers and Star Wars Characters from the 501st Legion!