Pathways will be attending the River Parade on Monday, April 23rd and receiving the grant in person that evening. For more information about The Texas Cavaliers, please visit their web site.

• Carrabba’s-Tony Novelli
• Avon-Jessica Campos
• Oil Change-Maria Catoe
• Transmission Service-Bea Diaz
• A & M-Kelsi Kayser
• Massage-Nikki Mounce
• Karaoke Machine-*Melinda Gallegos
• Sea World-*John Hufft
• Photo Session-George and Eric McCarthy-Zink
• Cross-Carlos Pantoja
• Bass Pro Shop-Matt Mireles
• Video Cam-Yvonne Rodriguez
• $30.00 HEB Gift Cards Donated by the Pena family-Robert Medrano

The Karaoke Machine was raffled in lieu of the movie tickets.

*Lynn Walker (walkerlynn@earthlink.net) won the karaoke machine and then donated back to Pathways
*Danielle Villarreal won the Sea World and then donated back to Pathways

Thanks to everyone for attending the party and helping create wonderful memories.  Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!

If you said YES to any of the above, then mark your calendar for Thursday, October 20th, and come to the Austin Match/Recruitment Event at For the City Center Auditorium anytime between 4:00 - 7:00pm.

Who Can Come
Anyone interested in or already in the process of adopting. All families–from anywhere–are welcome to attend. Children are welcome, too.

Purpose
To bring families and CPS caseworkers together to talk about children waiting for adoption and to provide information to potential families on the adoption process. In addition to child caseworkers being present, the Adoption Coalition partner agencies will be available to discuss the adoption process with interested individuals or families.  You can be anywhere in the adoption process–Please come!

Food
You bet! Snacks, pizza, and drinks provided.
Where: FOR THE CITY CENTER AUDITORIUM
500 E. Saint John’s Avenue, Austin, Tx 78752
(512) 961-5587

RSVP
To help ensure we have enough child profile packets and refreshments available, please RSVP by Friday, October 14th to Amanda Wintenburg at the Adoption Coalition of Texas, amanda@adopttexas.org or 512-301-2825.

Notes
– Handicapped parking is available and the room is wheelchair accessible.
– If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to call us at (512) 301-2825 or email Amanda at amanda@adopttexas.org.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO FORWARD THIS INVITATION TO ANY AND EVERYONE THAT MIGHT BE INTERESTED!

The Foster Family Recruitment Event
Day/Time: Thursday, September 1, 4-7 p.m.
Location: For the City Center located at 500 E. St. Johns Avenue Austin, TX 78752

Pathways 3H Youth Ranch received some special guests this weekend from Tarrytown United Methodist Church. Several envoys traveled down the state capital to be given a grand tour of the facility. In the first of a series of visits, they will be working to improve the Colorado Cabin, which was built through a donation from former San Antonio Spurs player, David ‘The Admiral’ Robinson.

Church members participated in a host of recreational activities with the young men on the ranch including Badminton, Horse Shoes and Washers. Afterwards, the boys took time from their daily routine to cooperate in a ranch beatification project with 3H staff and the visitors from Austin.

Cleaning, painting and sealing the walls of the Colorado cabin together, these young men utilized principles of teamwork and cooperation to finish a four-hour job in barely one hour.

After a festive Mexican inspired dinner of tortillas, refried beans, Spanish rice and chicken fajitas, the guests attended a campfire meeting where 3H residents spoke at length about the power of choices and the decisions they had made in their lives that led them to the ranch.

Discussions were held on the power of God and positive thinking while ingredients were brought over for authentic S ‘mores to be made over the campfire. Melted marshmallows and chocolaty graham crackers were left to roast over the open fire resulting in sticky-faced smiles for the remainder of the evening.

On Saturday, April 16^th ten students from Pathways 3H’s U.T. Charter School Program were granted a rare privilege. These young men were granted a trip to Austin, Texas to attend a University of Texas baseball game at Disch-Falk Field where the Texas Longhorns Men’s Baseball Team took on the Texas Tech Red Raiders. The Pathways boys were granted the trip through a generous donation from Tarrytown United Methodist Church, who staged a meet-and-greet luncheon where they boys dined upon delicious authentic Mexican food and cool refreshments and were gifted with care packages which included Texas Longhorns clothing and sports apparel.

Afterward, Tarrytown Methodist church members accompanied the Pathways 3H youths to Disch-Faulk Field and took them on a tour of the expansive stadium. The boys were awed by rows of jerseys of former players, championship trophies, game balls, and other irreplaceable sports memorabilia. The Chic-Fil-A Cow Mascot even dropped by for a photo opportunity! Shortly thereafter the young students were led to their seats where the real treat lay in store – front row seats along the first base line! Smiles sat broadly upon the boys’ faces as the Texas Longhorns Baseball Team took to the field. The guys really got into the game, cheering for the players and clapping furiously when Texas scored their only run of the game.

At the game’s conclusion Pathways’ campers expressed their sincerest gratitude toward the members of Tarrytown United Methodist Church for enabling the young men to experience something that none of them had ever done before. Each and every boy in attendance was extremely grateful and pleased with the overall experience. They remarked on the generosity and kindness of strangers and how nice it was that people they had never met before in their lives had expressed an interest in them. Even if the Longhorns lost, the field trip was definitely a grand slam.

KXAN ran a story as well - focusing on the need for more families.