1st QUARTER 2016

Our Mission: To take what we have been given and give back to make a difference in the lives of others.

Our Vision: To use hunting, fishing, and other outdoor activities to honor our veterans, mentor our youth, nourish those in need, and make dreams come true.

Hero Celebrations

Processing Plant & Dream Trip

H2O Youth Program

Under The Oaks Gala

Trinity Oaks Staff/Board

What’s Inside HAYDEN’S DREAM Pages 5-6

H2O YOUTH PROGRAM

The start of 2016 was great with H2O Youth

Hunts. Uniquely one of these hunts was an all

girls hunt with all three girls named Bailey. They

were first time hunters and were taught gun

safety, parts of the gun, and shooting techniques

before qualifying on the range at a 100 yard

target. All Trinity Oaks sponsored youth hunters

must take part in the safety course and qualify

on the range before they are allowed to hunt an

animal. The weekend was full of new

friendships, giggles, braids, and pink stuff!

Another hunt was an all boys evening hunt (also

their first time hunting) resulting in the harvest of two whitetail does.

Trinity Oaks believes with education and proper initiation of youth we must teach the cultural and aesthetic pleasures necessary to cement the next generation of hunting and fishing.

These 10 kids had an amazing time. They started off with a hunters education class, gun safety and

range time. They hunted for whitetail doe and spikes as part of the ranch management program.

Yesterday afternoon, before the evening hunt, we planted cypress trees in memory of and to honor

Lt. Paul Silber. Thank you to our supporters, sponsors and donors that make all this possible.

Working together we are making a difference. Some of the meat from the youth hunts will be

processed at the Trinity Oaks processing plant . The meat, which is free to recipients, will be

distributed to various orphanages, missions and to the needy.

PROCESSING PLANT NEWS

Almost 750 pounds of venison hamburger was delivered to the Midland soup kitchen Ministry. The meat is from animals harvested at our youth, veteran and Dream trips. It was processed and packaged by volunteers.

World Church in Reynosa, Mexico

Last summer Trinity Oaks in partnership with

Pablo Aquilo of Pointer Wingshooting, Joe

Hosmer, Britt Hosmer and Tom & Nona Snyder

purchased boxes of school supplies for the

underprivileged children at a small rural school

in Argentina. Today we were blessed to receive

these wonderful works of art as a thank you!

Giving back to make a difference in the lives of

others!

We wrapped up another Great Hero Celebration! Based on the pictures it looks like

our guys had an amazing time. Thank you to everyone that helped us make a

difference! Working together we are impacting a lot more lives! We can never do

enough to thank our wounded Heroes for their service and sacrifice!

FOR INFORMATION

Phone: 210-447-0351 Fax: 210-492-0317

E-mail: info@trinityoaks.org www.TrinityOaks.org

UPCOMING EVENTS Benefiting our Veterans Program

IN MEMORY OF

Hayden Smallwood

Hayden’s dream was to hunt a whitetail

buck! In January 2016 Trinity Oaks, with

the help of sponsors and donors, was able

to make this dream come true. This trip

was a huge boost to the family’s morale

and their hearts. In Hayden’s words, “I

was able to forget about the hospitals and

needles… I just want to live normally this

weekend”. 4 years ago Hayden was

diagnosed with Osteosarcoma. In March

of 2016 he was called to be with the Lord.

He was an exceptional young man, wise

beyond his years!

DREAM TRIPS

His Dream was to shoot a big buck and

be able to wake up in the morning

looking up at the big whitetail rack

hanging above his bed. Thanks to The

Ruple Family and our generous

supporters, Trinity Oaks was able to

make this dream a reality!

DREAM TRIPS

Hayden’s determination was strong

and his attitude was positive and

encouraging. He hoped his story could

inspire others battling cancer.

Hayden was also featured in the Texas

Trophy Hunters Magazine (May/June

edition).

To view Hayden’s Inspiring videos,

please visit our Facebook page.

www.facebook.com/trinityoaks.org

David’s Ride July 16th -7:00am Start Time

This ride is in honor of David Eikenburg with part of the proceeds benefiting the camp. There are also different

routes you can register for. Please visit WWW.DAVIDSRIDE.COM for registration and more

information.

Location: Seguin Coliseum 950 Austin St., Seguin, TX 78155

The bathroom slab is down and the plumbing is done. We hope to have them fully completed before the Crawfish Boil on May 21st.

RIVER CAMP GUADALUPE

The Trinity Oaks Guadalupe River Camp is looking GREAT thanks to the generosity of the following businesses. They have contributed materials needed as well as countless hours of labor. THANK YOU!

Soefje Electric AC & Heat Ken’s

Equipment Repair

Mudbug Madness Crawfish Boil May 21st 5:00pm - 11:00pm

This event is FREE. Donations are accepted at the door. Night will include all you can eat crawfish,

refreshments, music and card raffles. Chicken will also be served.

Location: Guadalupe River Camp

209 Caddell Lane, Seguin, TX 78155

For information call 210-980-6424 or email kenneth@trinityoaks.org

Upcoming Events

WARRIORS ON THE WATER

Warriors On The Water has joined the Trinity Oaks family and is now a division of Trinity Oaks. We

will be scheduling six events for veterans and their families.

Warriors On The Water at Ned’s Backyard works with the Warrior & Family Support Center at SAMMC to bring out warriors from the transition battalion as well as retired military members and their families out for a day on Lake Placid.

UPCOMING EVENTS ° April 30th ° May 14th

*50th Event Celebration* ° June 18th ° July 9th

° August 12th ° September 24th

Contact: 210-789-8998

Facebook Group: Warriors on the Water at “Ned’s” Back Yard

Activities Include Boat Rides, Skiing, Tubing, Jet Ski Riding, Kayaking and fishing along with pool, ping pong and other activities.

Buy your tickets today at TrinityOaks.org/Under-The-Oaks

Table Levels

Corporate Century Oak $5,000

Premier Seating—One Table (10 people per table)

Company Logo featured at Gala, Facebook page, Sponsor Board, Table Signage, Event Program, Special Gifts for you and your guests, Raffle and Door Prize

Tickets and more

Oak $1,750

Reserved Table for 10, Company Logo featured in our Event

Program and Facebook Page

Individual Tickets $200

Sponsor Donation Information

Title Sponsor

$25,000

Colonial Life

Dinner Sponsor $15,000

Premier Seating—One table (10 people per table), Company Logo featured at Gala, Facebook page,

Sponsor Board, Table Signage, Event Program, Special Gifts for you and your guests, Raffle and

Door Prize Tickets and more

To donate items to our Live Auction, Silent Auction or Bucket Raffle, contact us at 210-447-0351 or UnderTheOaks@TrinityOaks.org.

YOUTH: Mentored and made a difference in over 400 children through our hunting and fishing programs. VETERANS: Hero Celebrations hosted 225 live combat and disabled veterans of all generations, branches of the military, and from past and present conflicts. DREAM TRIPS: We hosted 9 Dream Trips ranging from a south Texas trophy whitetail deer hunt to an Alaskan moose hunt. These unique trips are based on the final wishes of the terminally ill participant. MEAT: Distributed over 9,000 lbs. of meat monthly, equating to more than 100,000 lbs. annually, which is over 540,000 individual meals served! This venison goes to faith-based soup kitchens and orphanages throughout Texas and other areas. INCREASED CAPACITY: Since Trinity Oaks’ inception in 2007, every single program has increased in capacity by more than +10% annually thanks to your donations and support.

Working together we are making a difference in a lot more lives!

Because of our generous donors, sponsors, supporters and volunteers, we were able to

accomplish the following in 2015:

The Jewelry Connection

9385 MILLER LN SAN ANTONIO, TX 78266

210.447.0351 WWW.TRINITYOAKS.ORG INFO@TRINITYOAKS.ORG

Thank you everyone who came out for our first pigeon shoot fundraiser!

Special thanks to our amazing volunteers, judges, throwers, bird boys and of course Debbie and Foard Houston of Sandy Oaks Ranch in Devine, TX!!!! You all made the event an amazing success!

See you next spring - we’ll do it again!

TRINITY OAKS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Brittany A. Hosmer, MPS

TRINITY OAKS EXECUTIVE BOARD

Jeff Green Shawn Osborne

Nona Snyder Tom Snyder

TRINITY OAKS ADVISORY BOARD Burton Brillhart Dyana Bullock

Kevin Callender Ryan Cantu

Garrett George Eric Gonzales

Dr. David Lewis Kyle Lindsey

Brian McClure Doug McCune Gary Renick

Wade Rushing Blaine Scott Mike Snyder

Guadalupe River Camp Executive Director

Kenneth Holder kenneth@trinityoaks.org

210.980.6424

Processing Plant Manager Chuck Byrge

chuckb@trinityoaks.org 210.415.4638

Consider making a donation to: Trinity Oaks

A Texas based, 501(c)3 nonprofit charity.

Eric Gonzales of Texas A&E Outfitters, Jay Stine, Executive Director of Park Cities Quail, Covey Rise Magazine, Fernando

“Woody” De Luna of Vintages 2.0 LLC, Ron & Susie Bell of WILD GOOSE MANUFACTURERS, Joshua

Creek Ranch, TABAK-HAUS in Fredericksburg and All Seasons Feeders

Central Texas Wildlife Legacy, Colonial Life, Rebecca Creek Distillery, Ruple Properties, Sandy Oaks Ranch, VK Knowlton,

Mr. Brittingham, Mr. Longoria and Mr. Sibert

First Place Individual: Paul Babaz Second Place: Jack Brittingham Third Place: Jeff Green

First Place Team (overall highest score): Team Longo-

ria a father-son team! Mem-bers included Trevor Britting-ham, Jack Brittingham, Tomas Longoria, Ricardo Longoria