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Amber and Steve Mostyn Give Record $2 Million Donation to Special Olympics Texas
AUSTIN — Special Olympics Texas has received a $2 million donation—its largest individual gift ever—from Houston attorneys Amber and Steve Mostyn.
The donation, which was made to the SOTX Capital Campaign, will go toward building a new SOTX headquarters in northeast Austin. The contribution joins a $2 million lead gift from the GEO Group, which sponsors a yearly golf tournament benefiting Special Olympics Texas.
The Mostyns’ gift honors Amber’s mother, Christi Stanley, who passed away recently.
Amber Mostyn said, “My mother had a special place in her heart for those with special needs. One of her first jobs was at the Fort Worth State School. I grew up hearing her talk about what a privilege it had been to work there. I cannot think of a better way to honor my mother than to contribute to Special Olympics Texas. I am blessed to be able to do so and to have a husband who shares my mother’s passion for giving to others.”
Mostyn Moreno Foundation Partners with Ritch’s BBQ Cook Team
Red Ritch’s Raiders BBQ Cook Team and the Mostyn Moreno Foundation have formed a partnership to host Ritch’s Little Raiders BBQ Party held Friday morning, February 22nd at 9 am, during the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo’s World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest. For over 20 years, Ritch’s Raiders BBQ Team has entertained a group of 400-500 very special children from various state schools and institutions in Houston and the surrounding area. These special children are known as Ritch’s Little Raiders.
The morning is filled with performances by some very talented singers and clowns. The children also have the opportunity to meet and visit with celebrities such as Bob Tallman, the Voice of the HLS&R, Cactus Jack from 93Q radio station and some of Houston’s finest Firefighters! This year includes an appearance by Houston Texans Cheerleaders and country singer William Michael Morgan! The children dance and sing and have a wonderful time! Every child gets plenty to eat and leaves with a “goodie bag” of stickers, pencils, key chains, coloring books, koozies, etc.
Mostyn Moreno Foundation partners with upcoming Film Festival
Mostyn Moreno Foundation has partnered with ReelAbilities: Houston Disabilities Film Festival 2013. ReelAbilities was initiated in New York in 2007 and is the largest film festival in the nation committed to promoting appreciation and awareness of the lives, stories and artistic expressions of people with various disabilities. ReelAbiilites: Houston Disabilities Film Festival 2013 will present award winning films by and about people with disabilities in multiple locations throughout the city. Post-screening discussions and other engaging programs will bring together our community to explore, discuss, embrace, and celebrate the diversity of our shared human experience.
The Mostyn Moreno Foundation will serve as a collaborating partner and sponsor of this new cultural event in Houston’s arts and human services arena. The festival is scheduled for February 6-13, 2013. Several screening venues will be announced soon.
More information on the first film festival of its kind in Houston can be found at www.houston.reelabilities.org
JISD students hit the stores for the holidays
Special education students from Jacksonville elementary schools visited Wal-Mart Wednesday morning to do Christmas shopping.
Teachers carted small groups of children from aisle to aisle, buying up clothes, toys and whatever else caught the students’ fancies.
Dr. Leslie Brinkman George, director of special education for the Jacksonville Independent School District, said it was the school’s annual shopping trip for its physically and cognitively impaired students.
Special needs children shopping for Christmas
TYLER, TX (KLTV) – Only nine shopping days until Christmas, but dozens of East Texas students are covered.
Tuesday, special needs students from St. Louis School in Tyler checked off their lists for their families and themselves. KLTV 7 photojournalist Philip Stauts went along as their carts filled up with a lot more than just presents.
Click on the video below to see how the trip went.
This is the ninth year St. Louis School has been with the Mostyn-Moreno Foundation. There is one more shopping spree set for Wednesday in Jacksonville.
By Philip Stauts | Posted: December 15, 2009
Mostyn Moreno Foundation Receives Entergy Grant
(Houston, TX) A grant received by Mostyn Moreno Foundation means students with special needs in Jefferson County area public schools will learn needed life skills.
Entergy Texas has awarded a $1,500 grant to the Glenda Jean Mostyn & Joe E Moreno Educational Foundation. The funds will be used by the foundation for its annual “Christmas Lights” program benefiting public school students with special needs in Jefferson County school districts.
“We are grateful to Entergy Texas for their support of our program. For years, the Foundation has focused on empowering children with special needs with the opportunities they deserve,” said Monte Osburn, executive director, Mostyn Moreno Foundation. “With recent cuts in public education funding, programs that serve this special segment of students are urgently needed.”
Snuggles Book Party 2012
