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The road to Independence, productivity and Inclusion

When you see the children of Ellison House

on an outing at their favorite restaurant, or

dressed in matching t-shirts at a Spurs game,

or marching along the merry trails that

meander through Fiesta Texas, you might

mistake them for little United Nations good-

will ambassadors. But listen to the laughter,

excited conversation and occasional sibling

bickering and you can see that they are a

family. A proud branch of the Mission Road

Ministries family.

Ellison House is one of five homes on the

MRDC campus — and it is designated for

higher functioning children. It is an honor

to live at Ellison where the responsibilities,

privileges and opportunities encourage

maximum independence … and the choices

offer a mighty alluring perk.

A Color Higher Than Green When Ellison House was founded less than

two years ago, it was an experiment of hope.

Residents in all homes on campus may earn

or lose privileges based on a color level system

of green/yellow/red. Penny Simone, who

serves as liaison with the children’s schools,

said, “We had no color higher than green …

nothing greater for them to strive for.”

Ellison House, she says, “offers a step better

than green.” To live at Ellison is the ideal,

the pinnacle. Kids attain the ultimate

independence within their reach — help-

ing prepare, serve and clean-up after meals;

hanging up clothes and cleaning their rooms;

communicating their needs; and the golden

ring: making choices.

Penny said, “I’ve never seen greater joy

than when we told the kids they

could choose their room color,

ceiling border and bed cover. They

were allowed to design their own

environment … huge, exciting,

wonderful choices.” The colorful

results may stop visitors in their tracks

— Superman blue walls, zooming

racecar borders and other unusual

decorating techniques. But free choices

and bold colors equal happy kids.

Kids Who Volunteer Once a week, they make an outing to the

public library, and on Sundays, the

congregation of University United Methodist

Church embraces them as family. The kids

make frequent field trips to sports events,

retail shops, restaurants and other fun-filled

places. They even volunteer at Morningstar

Ministries — helping feed, water and care for

the animals at the sanctuary.

The Ellison House kids bid farewell to summer during their SOAR 2009

closing program performance. Staff helped the kids create a fun song and

dance with props — encouraging others to “smile while they work.”

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Oppenheimer Project$190,000 to go!With just a few months to go until completion, the Jesse H. and Susan R. Oppenheimer Center is emerging as a star element on the MRDC campus. You can nearly hear the chatter and laughter that soon will be forthcoming from its classrooms, spacious gym and community meeting area.

On schedule and slightly under budget, the entire project, which includes the Oppenheimer Center, the transformation of the old gym-nasium into a covered outdoor pavilion and improvements to campus fencing, gates, lighting and paved surfaces is just $190,000 short of its funding goal … a number that has narrowed from our previous report thanks to generous donations and value engineering to maximize every dollar.

When completed at the end of December, the Oppenheimer Center and related improve-ments will invite children in the neighborhood to join our children for after-school and summer programs — services not currently available to children on the south side who have developmental disabilities. It will also expand and consolidate space for the growing adult day services program, which has soared from 30 to 80 clients.

We can’t wait! We hope you’ll be able to join us for community activities in this wonderful new addition to our campus … and we thank you for gifts that will help us meet the remaining $190,000 budget shortfall.

ShIndIg’S Baaaack!

Cowpokes ‘n’ Cowgirls…

GRAND WESTERN SHINDIG

If you wanna have a boot scootin’ good time, with lip smackin’ fixins, toe-tappin’ tunes and some of the gosh-darndest nice folks you’ll ever meet, then join the MRM family for Shindig 2009. Here’s the when and where …

30th Annual

Presented by Kinetic Concepts, Inc.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Leon Springs Dancehall6:30 to 11:00 p.m.

Music by: The Almost Patsy Cline BandCatered by Page Barteau Complimentary portraits

by Overstreet Studios Live, Silent and Authentic Country

Store Auctions

Shindig’s boastin’ some mighty fine ranch hands — the folks at Kinetic Concepts are presentin’ sponsors and we’re powerful grateful for their support. And Co-Chairs Marty and Denise Landon and Laura and Bill Mason are dustin’ off their boots and jeans, puttin’ on the dog, and hopin’ to lasso in all the folks who care about MRM. So Saddle Up and join the stampede.

We’re aimin’ high for the 702 Mission Road kiddos and adults with develop-mental disabilities who’re countin’ on a whoppin’ $460,000 in net proceeds to see to their needs right now and yonder.

Don’t miss out on the good times. Save the date … and sneak a peek at live auction items at www.shindig.mission-roadministries.org. Downright amazin’. All items are available for online absentee bidding prior to the event. Want to know more? Lend a hand? Make a gift? Be an underwriter? Sherry Mosier’s the one to contact: 210-334-2455 or [email protected].

Construction is underway … and the MRM kids and adults can hardly wait!

Thanks for your help in completing the Oppenheimer Project!

Welcomes New Members

Mary Baguley Organizational Development Specialist, Tesoro Corporation

Betsy BaKer Vice President / Marketing Director, Jefferson Bank

NaNcy Fuller President, Family’s Corporation

e. eugeNe garcia President, Hurd Enterprises, Ltd.

laura JOHNsON Chairman, King & Country

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$190,000 to go!

PaWs-itively Perfect!

Thank YOu!!

Heaps of hugging and unabashed happiness fill the house when PAWS pays a visit. Volunteers from PAWS for Service believe in the transformative power of puppy love to exemplify God’s unconditional love … and so they bring their four-legged friends to visit the children and adults at MRM homes and the Unicorn Center.

Love is the key. The dogs do not judge. They do not ask why a person is in a wheelchair or cannot speak or may look a little different. They only respond to the love they get in abundance from their friends at Mission Road. And the children and adults delight in the acceptance and affection the dogs bring.

Everyone wins. Many thanks to PAWS for spreading joy to our MRM family.

Rainy (the one with the big ears who is not wearing a hat) celebrated her birthday with

cake, presents, music and lots of friends. A regular visitor to Covenant Group Home,

Rainy and her owner are ambassadors with PAWS for Service … and as you can see,

she is beloved.

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Mission Road thanks the AT&T Foundation for their generous grant of $22,369 to install a brand new time and attendance management system for our 340 employees. After a two year process to find and install the best system available for our needs, we are pleased to report the new software and equipment interfaces with Mission Road’s payroll provider and has saved us time and countless resources. From less paperwork, to fewer attendance mistakes, greater efficiency and con-tinuous access, we are pleased with the flexibility and variety in dealing with shift differentials that this new system has provided us! THANK YOU!

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DID YOU KNOW? 340: Total MRM employees

99,800: Meals cooked by the campus kitchen in one year

30: Vans owned by MRM

70: Unicorn clients employed in the San Antonio community

2,500: VIA bus miles traveled by Unicorn customers each day

3,257: Loads of laundry washed in campus facility in one year

6: Campus homes, serving 55 clients

10: Community homes, serving 55 adults

3: Semi-independent apartment complexes, serving 53 adults

48: Children who call Mission Road “home” coming from

23 Texas counties

1,209: Volunteers from Texas, Minnesota, California, Kansas,

Georgia, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Vermont who blessed the

children and adults with their time and talents

702: Total clients with developmental disabilities whose lives

are enhanced by Mission Road each day

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Mission road Ministries

annual report of donorsJuly 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009

gIFTS TO SuppOrT OperaTIOnS, prOgramS & eQuIpmenT$10,000 to $100,000 AMDOCSAT&TBroadway BankFaye L. & William L. Cowden Charitable FoundationMr. & Mrs. Rudy CranFirst Presbyterian ChurchGeorge B. Storer Foundation, Inc.Golf San AntonioH-E-B Tournament of Champions

Charitable Trust

Vicki & John McLaughlinMr. & Mrs. Edward D. MooreNuStar EnergyProfessional Contract Services, Inc.Tesoro CorporationThe Gordon Hartman Family FoundationThe Harvey E. Najim Family FoundationThe John White Family

The Stan & Gerry Sigman FoundationValero Energy CorporationCecilia Young Willard Helping FundZachry Group, Inc.

President’s CircleMs. Sarah E. Harte & Mr. John S. GutzlerMrs. Janet M. PayneMr. & Mrs. Toby SummersMr. & Mrs. George M. Williams, Jr.

$5,000 to $9,999Alamo Kiwanis Club CharitiesAmegyBank of TexasAvnetC.H. Guenther & Son, Inc.Capital One

Catto & CattoCCICME GroupGunn Automotive GroupMcCombs Foundation & Rad WeaverMobius PartnersMr. & Mrs. Joey Peacock

Project Control / Marmon MokSaint Susie Charitable FoundationSt. Luke’s Lutheran Health MinistriesThe Jack H. & William M. Light Charitable TrustTHORN+GRAVES ARCHITECTS

$1,000 to $4,999AT&T Telecom PioneersBeldon Roofing CompanyMr. & Mrs. Philip F. BensonBolner’s Fiesta ProductsMs. Margaret D. Branton“J.R.” CantuCarvajal PharmacyCitizens National Bank, N.A.Mr. & Mrs. Fred J. CuenMr. & Mrs. James R.W. DaniellRev. & Mrs. Jim De HoogDPT LaboratoriesEllison Management, LLCFrost BankMs. Mary Nell FrucellaGerald & Judith Wilson Charitable FundGlass Management Co.GoodwillGrande Truck CenterJohn R. Hannah & Co. LLPSarah E. Harte & John S. GutzlerHarte-Hanks, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Jack HebdonInsco Distributing, IncJefferson BankMr. & Mrs. George W. Johnson IIIMr. & Mrs. John C. KerrMrs. Keith LangfordLuhn-McCain Insurance Agency, IncMr. & Mrs. John M. MalloryMBM Advisors, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Oliver C. McBryde, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Glenn MortimerMotorolaNationwide InsuranceOppenheimer, Blend, Harrison & Tate, Inc.Pape-Dawson EngineersMr. James R. ParkRobert Tucker Hayes FoundationMr. & Mrs. David RogersSan Antonio Kiwanis Charities, IncMerle & Hanes SeglerDr. Melvin L. ShanleySilber & Associates Consulting Engineers

Mr. & Mrs. Bruce A. SmithMr. & Mrs. Richard A. Sparr, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth S. StephensMr. & Mrs. Toby SummersSWBCTech MahindraThe Arch & Stella Rowan Foundation, Inc.The Jesse H. & Susan R. Oppenheimer Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation The Keller-Martin OrganizationThe Trust CompanyToyota Motor Manufacturing TexasUnited Way of Central & Northeastern ConnecticutWachovia FoundationWalthall Perpetual Charitable TrustWeilbacher & AssociatesMr. & Mrs. George M. Williams, Jr.

$500 to $999Ace Fire Equipment Co.Action PaintingMs. Mary W. AndersonAnn Griffith AshCarneiro, Chumney & Co., L.C.Covenant Presbyterian ChurchMr. Andrew M. GorelikMr. & Mrs. Len R. HarralKaren Keach & Chris KarcherMatera Paper Company Ltd.McMarr Properties, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. C.C. Odom IIDr. Steven R. PliszkaRiver City Christian SchoolSendero Wealth ManagementSt. Matthew’s Catholic ChurchMr. & Mrs. L. John StrieberUnited Way Mr. & Mrs. Graham Weston

Up to $499Ace Mart Restaurant SupplyAdvanced Door ControlAlpha Mini Storage Associates, L.P.Ms. Jessica AndersonMs. Paula AndresMs. Nell BaetenMs. Mary BaguleyCol. & Mrs. Ronald C. BakerMr. & Mrs. Darren BaumanMs. Janet Beauch

We extend sincere thanks to all friends of Mission Road Ministries for your faithful support. You are the extended family that our

clients depend on. Your gifts, prayers and compassion enable us to make a better life for the adults and children in our care.

Motorcycles, classic cars and a grand helicopter entrance by the Blue Santa means one

thing to the Mission Road kiddos … it’s the Blue Knights Christmas ride to the campus!

Thank you to the Blue Knights Chapter XII for spreading Christmas cheer on to the

campus December 13 with Christmas gifts and a $200 donation to the children’s

program. Mission Road children and staff welcomed hundreds of riders led by Parade

Grand Marshals SAPD Chief William McManus, BCSO Sheriff Amadeo Ortiz and

Judge Peter Sakai.



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Ms. Julie BedellMr. Charles BigelowBill Miller Bar-B-Q Enterprises IncBlack Tie Affairs CateringBlue Knights TexasMs. Melissa G. BoldenMr. Jeff M. BolnerMrs. William V. BraleyMr. & Mrs. Alan BrewerMrs. Cynthia S. BrownMr. & Mrs. William T. BurchMr. & Mrs. Franklin W. BurkMs. Patti BurroughsDr. & Mrs. Ronald K. CalgaardMrs. Daniel S. CampbellMs. Esther CantuMs. Kim CatesMr. & Mrs. Michael A. CawthonMr. Eloy G. ChavarriaMr. & Mrs. Joseph Christo IIIMr. & Mrs. Steve R. CokerMr. & Mrs. Kelly CollinsMr. & Mrs. John T. CollinsMrs. Eva Howell CoxMs. Patty CurneyMr. & Mrs. David S. DavisMrs. Cynthia DeHoyosMr. & Mrs. Gary E. DouglasMr. & Mrs. James M. DuffellMs. Wendy EricksonMr. Ray FariasFelix L. & Billie Jo Stehling FoundationMr. & Mrs. Kenneth P. FinchFirst Presbyterian Church – Adult Bible ClassMrs. William W. FlanneryMr. Max FraileyMr. & Mrs. Clarence A. Gerfers, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Michael GrahamMr. & Mrs. Terry GreenMr. & Mrs. William G. GuionMr. & Mrs. Tom GuyMr. & Mrs. Ron HagauerMr. & Mrs. James E. HamerMr. & Mrs. David H. HarteMr. & Mrs. Harvey P. HartenstineMr. & Mrs. John HartyMrs. Mary HenrichMr. & Mrs. Paul HensleyMr. & Mrs. David C. HernandezMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey R. HochenedelMr. Robert B. James

Mr. & Mrs. Vance Johnson, Jr.Rev. & Mrs. Richard R. KannwischerMr. Basil C. KarcherLauren KarcherMr. & Mrs. Shaun D. KennedyMr. & Mrs. Clay KillingerMs. Kim KimbroMr. Dennis LardonMr. Jason LeeMr. & Mrs. Roy F. Leslie IIIMr. & Mrs. Richard LindnerDr. & Mrs. Michael MacNaughtonMr. & Mrs. David G. MakarMr. & Mrs. Albert MarrerMr. & Mrs. Bill MasonMr. Andrew MatjaskoMs. Katherine H. McEwanMr. & Mrs. David McGeeMr. & Mrs. John S. McGregor, Sr.Mr. Albert M. McNeel, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Myron E. Monson, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. MontalboMs. Barbara J. MuellerMr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Munroe, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. David M. MurrayMr. & Mrs. Robert C. MurrayNew Hope Community ChurchNew Life Fellowship Church of Universal CityMs. Virginia NicholasMrs. Elizabeth H. O’NeillMs. Sylvia OvertonMr. & Mrs. Frank W. Patton, Jr.Mrs. Robert E. PerrineMs. Susan PerrineMs. Alexa PersonMr. & Mrs. Mike PolingMr. & Mrs. Jim QueenMr. Abraham D. RibakMs. Wanda L. RichardsonMr. & Mrs. Edwin D. RichmondMr. & Mrs. Delbert J. RowlandMr. & Mrs. J. Maitland RutledgeMs. Judith D. SalmonMr. Scot SalmonSan Antonio Ambulance SalesMr. John L. SantikosDr. & Mrs. George B. SchneiderMrs. Dianne SchickMs. Jeannette SchwartzMr. & Mrs. Tracy SheltonSiemering Lodge, No. 32

Mr. Rob SimonsMr. & Mrs. David SimpsonMr. & Mrs. Frank SlivaMrs. Jean B. SmithMr. Warfield Smith, Jr.South Texas Money ManagementSoutheast Baptist ChurchSouthwest Research InstituteMr. & Mrs. Thomas StephensDr. & Mrs. Robert E. StevensMr. & Mrs. George L. StierenDr. & Mrs. Norton Stuart IIIMr. Patrick H. Swearingen, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. ThomasCol. & Mrs. Jerry M. TottenUnpainted FurnitureMr. & Mrs. Fred Vanden BoschWilliam O. Walker, Jr.Mr. Durand C. WatersWedding Planners, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Bruce L. WeilbacherMr. & Mrs. Navarra R. WilliamsCol. & Mrs. Walter H. WilliamsMr. & Mrs. James M. WittenMr. & Mrs. James C. WorthMr. & Mrs. George H. WrightMr. & Mrs. Robert YbarraMr. & Mrs. Robert E. ZeiglerRalph F. Ziegler, DVM

OppenheImer $1 MilliON cHalleNgeThe Jesse H. & Susan R. Oppenheimer Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation circle OF careThe Harvey E. Najim Family FoundationValero Energy Corporation

circle OF trustMr. & Mrs. William L. LambertUSAA Federal Savings Bank

circle OF FrieNDsHiPDena & Lawrence Cade Fund of the San Antonio Area FoundationFirst Presbyterian ChurchFrederic J. & Dorothea C. Oppenheimer FoundationGiesecke Memorial Trust Fund of the San Antonio Area FoundationH. E. Stumberg, Sr. TrustMarcia & Otto Koehler FoundationMrs. Jess Y. Womack IIZachry Foundation

King Antonio LXXXVII Stephen Cavender presents Mission Road Ministries

President/CEO Toby Summers with a generous $50,000 check in support of the children

who call Mission Road “home.” The Texas Cavaliers honored Mission Road as the

2009 River Parade charitable honoree. King Antonio proudly displays his handmade

card from the children. - Photo courtesy of Hollimon Photography



circle OF sHariNgMr. & Mrs. Tony CrosbyG.A.C. Halff FoundationHill Family Charitable Trust II of the San Antonio Area FoundationMr. & Mrs. Robert C. JonesMr. & Mrs. John C. KerrMr. & Mrs. Robert W. MasonMrs. Dianne SchickScott Petty FoundationMs. Merle K. SeglerMr. & Mrs. Edward E. Whitacre, Jr.

annual Fund lOs PaDriNOs Grand PadrinosMr. Christopher CheeverL.D. Ormsby Charitable Foundation Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Oliver C. McBryde, Jr.

Guardian AngelsMr. John S. McGregor, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Forrest MillerMr. & Mrs. Bruce A. SmithMr. & Mrs. Joe Van HornMr. & Mrs. David Steves Zachry

PadrinosMr. & Mrs. James R.W. DaniellMr. & Mrs. David S. DavisMr. Burnell GatesMr. & Mrs. David C. HernandezMr. & Mrs. Craig LetchMr. & Mrs. Edward D. MooreMr. & Mrs. Kenneth S. StephensMr. & Mrs. Toby SummersMr. E. T. Summers, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Bruce L. WeilbacherMr. & Mrs. Stephen B. Wilde

BenefactorsDr. & Mrs. Don E. FarrimondMr. & Mrs. James D. GoudgeMr. & Mrs. Jack C. Hebdon, Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Robert S. KlineMr. & Mrs. Allen PierceDr. Steven R. PliszkaMr. & Mrs. Paul H. Smith, Sr.Dr. William O. Walker, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Rad Weaver

PatronsMr. & Mrs. Richard Azar IIMr. & Mrs. Michael J. BolnerMr. & Mrs. Richard E. CooperMr. & Mrs. John P. DunlapMr. & Mrs. Terry Green

Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Lane, Jr.Mr. Dennis LardonMs. Marion LeeMr. & Mrs. Bill MasonMr. & Mrs. Kevin McLoughlinMrs. Cynthia McMurrayMrs. Orvis E. Meador, Jr.Ms. Barbara MeyerMr. & Mrs. Robert C. MurrayMr. & Mrs. Robert RorkMr. Craig StanichMr. & Mrs. L. John StrieberMr. & Mrs. Fred Vanden BoschMr. & Mrs. Michael ViolaMrs. Glenna WhitmarshMr. & Mrs. Gregory A. Wright

FriendsMr. & Mrs. Glen AndersonMrs. Cynthia S. BrownMs. Vernell P. BurchMrs. Sandi CavazosMr. Michael S. CiskowskiMr. & Mrs. Taliaferro CooperMr. & Mrs. Robert C. CrosbyMr. & Mrs. Thomas A. FariasMr. & Mrs. Kenneth P. FinchMs. Missy FinckMrs. Sue GilbertMr. & Mrs. Gerald C. Letch, Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. McMainsMr. & Mrs. Craig SchnuppMrs. Jean B. SmithDr. & Mrs. Paul H. Smith, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. John C. ThomasCol. & Mrs. Jerry Totten

BOB & elOISe murraY eNDOWMeNt FuNDMr. & Mrs. David M. Murray

BIrdIeS FOr charITY tHrOugH tHe ValerO teXas OPeNMr. & Mrs. Stephen P. BallantyneMr. Michael S. CiskowskiMr. & Mrs. John P. DunlapMr. & Mrs. Kenneth P. FinchMr. & Mrs. Martin A. GewertzMr. & Mrs. Jack C. Hebdon, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. David C. HernandezMr. & Mrs. Bill MasonMr. & Mrs. Glenn G. Mortimer III

Mr. & Mrs. Joe R. Peacock, Jr.Dr. Steven R. PliszkaMr. & Mrs. David A. RowleyMr. & Mrs. Richard A. Sparr, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth S. StephensMr. & Mrs. Toby SummersMr. & Mrs. Daniel Tablada, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Joe Van HornMr. & Mrs. Fred Vanden BoschMr. & Mrs. Bruce L. WeilbacherMr. & Mrs. David Steves ZachryMr. & Mrs. William H. ZeschThe gifts from the generous supporters above enabled MRM to receive a gift of $18,087.94 through the Valero Texas Open to support children’s programming.

TrIBuTe gIFTSIN MEMORY OF:ADELLE Mr. & Mrs. C.C. Odom II

MS. LISA ANDERSON 4001 Council of Co-OwnersMrs. William H. ArlittCol. & Mrs. J.T. BullMs. Madelyn GoldfeinMs. Jane Stieren Lacy

MR. ROBERT ARCHERMr. & Mrs. Thomas L. GoadeMr. & Mrs. Kenneth A. Oleson

MR. BEN CANTU, JR.Mr. & Mrs. Connie L. Orr

MS. JOY CHASEMr. & Mrs. C.C. Odom II

MR. BILL COINERMr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Goade

MR. EUGENE COOPERMr. & Mrs. Albert M. Marrer

MS. ALICE DUBINSKIMr. & Mrs. Gerald C. Letch, Jr.

MS. SALLIE ANNE EMBSMr. & Mrs. Gerald C. Letch, Jr.

MR. JESS ERBENMr. & Mrs. Samuel Earl Maclin

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MRM Development Associate Kate Edwards and MRM Vice President Development &

Public Relations Suzanne Letch accept a $50,000 check from Golf San Antonio’s

volunteer chairman Joe Linson and Golf San Antonio Charity Committee Chairman

Phil Crane in support of the “Connected Campus” technology project to be housed in the

Jesse H. and Susan R. Oppenheimer Center. Thank you Golf San Antonio and the

Birdies for Charity donors that enabled Mission Road to apply for this grant.



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A Mission Road boy takes his turn on the zipline at Camp Aranzazu in Rockport,

TX. Thanks to The Gordon Hartman Family Foundation, 2008 Shindig SOAR

Challenge underwriter, and the Shindig Challenge Match supporters who sent all

Mission Road kids to camp this summer.

MRS. BEE HAMMONDSMs. Merle K. Segler

MRS. ANN HEBDONMr. & Mrs. Gerald C. Letch, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Toby Summers

GEN. ROBERT T. HERRESMr. & Mrs. Robert C. Murray

MRS. CHARLES H. JACKSON, JR.Mr. & Mrs. Gerald C. Letch, Jr.

MR. CHARLES KIMMELLMr. & Mrs. Taliaferro Cooper

MS. KATHY LEWISMr. & Mrs. Robert C. Murray

MRS. ASHER R. MCCOMBMr. & Mrs. Gerald C. Letch, Jr.

MS. ZELA METZGERMs. Vernell P. Burch

MRS. BARBARA MIDDLETONMr. & Mrs. Robert C. MurrayMr. & Mrs. Toby Summers

MR. ROBERT PERRINECapital One Bank - Austin / Mr. Michael PerrineMrs. Robert E. Perrine

MR. PAUL ROEDERMrs. Rose L. Lee

MRS. MARGIE RUSTMr. & Mrs. Gerald C. Letch, Jr.

MR. GEORGE VAUGHANMr. & Mrs. Toby Summers

MR. CARROLL WALLACEMr. & Mrs. Gerald C. Letch, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. George M. Williams, Jr.

MS. RUTH L. WEILBACHERMr. & Mrs. Scott Petty, Jr.

MR. JOE WILKMrs. Yvette L. Kalter

MR. JESS Y. WOMACKMrs. Jess Y. Womack

MRS. JESSE WRIGHTMr. & Mrs. Gerald C. Letch, Jr.

IN HONOR OF:MR. & MRS. ANDREW C. ALLENMr. & Mrs. Drew R. Fuller, Jr.

MR. RICHARD ALWINEMrs. Opal N. GarrettMr. William W. McCormick

MR. GLEN ANDERSONMs. Shona A. Daley

MR. & MRS. RANDY CADWALLADERMr. & Mrs. Drew R. Fuller, Jr.

MR. & MRS. JORGE E. CANSECOMr. & Mrs. Drew R. Fuller, Jr.

MR. & MRS. PLACK CARRMr. & Mrs. Drew R. Fuller, Jr.

MR. & MRS. STEVE CAVENDERSt. David’s Episcopal School

MR. & MRS. STUART L. CAVENDERMr. & Mrs. Drew R. Fuller, Jr.

MELANIE CAWTHON’S 4 YEARS OF SERVICEMr. & Mrs. Keith HamiltonDr. & Mrs. Michael MacNaughton

Ms. Connie P. MunnMr. & Mrs. David A. RowleyMrs. Dianne Schick

MR. & MRS. BERKLEY V. DAWSONMr. & Mrs. Drew R. Fuller, Jr.

MR. & MRS. JAMES DAWSONMr. & Mrs. Drew R. Fuller, Jr.

MR. & MRS. VINCENT M. DAWSONMr. & Mrs. Drew R. Fuller, Jr.

REV. & MRS. JIM DE HOOGMr. & Mrs. Robert L. CristMr. & Mrs. George M. Williams, Jr.

MRS. WALTER C. DUNLAP’S BIRTHDAYMr. & Mrs. Donald G. McCain

MR. & MRS. TROY W. ECKARDMr. & Mrs. Drew R. Fuller, Jr.

MR. & MRS. MEL EICHELBAUM’S RETIREMENTMr. & Mrs. George H. Spencer, Jr.

MR. & MRS. WILLIAM ELLISMr. & Mrs. Drew R. Fuller, Jr.

MR. & MRS. ROGER C. HILL, JR.Mr. & Mrs. Drew R. Fuller, Jr.

MR. & MRS. J.R. HURDMr. & Mrs. Drew R. Fuller, Jr.

MR. & MRS. MAURICE KERN’S ANNIVERSARYDr. & Mrs. Barry Portnoy

MR. & MRS. CHUCK KINGMr. & Mrs. Drew R. Fuller, Jr.

MR. & MRS. GERALD C. LETCH, JR.Ms. Fanny K. BrooksMr. & Mrs. George M. Williams, Jr.

MR. & MRS. A.J. LEWIS IIIMr. & Mrs. Drew R. Fuller, Jr.



MR. & MRS. STEVE LEWISMr. & Mrs. Drew R. Fuller, Jr.

DR. & MRS. BEN MAGSAMENMrs. Alice Lynch

MS. VIRGINIA MARRERMr. & Mrs. Albert M. Marrer

MR. & MRS. JOHN S. MCGREGOR, SR.Ms. Nancy BowenMr. John S. McGregor, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Connie L. Orr

PHYLLIS & MICHAEL MCREYNOLDSMs. Tracie Taylor Ochoa

MR. & MRS. ROBERT C. MURRAYMr. & Mrs. Tim DudichMr. & Mrs. George M. Williams, Jr.

MR. & MRS. JACK NAHOUM, JR.Mr. & Mrs. Drew R. Fuller, Jr.

MR. HARVEY E. NAJIMMs. Melissa MayMs. Nancy F. May

MR. & MRS. JESSE H. OPPENHEIMERH.E. Stumberg, Sr. Trust

MS. JULIE O’TOOLEMr. & Mrs. Larry Stavinoha

MR. & MRS. JOE R. PEACOCK, JR.Mr. & Mrs. Drew R. Fuller, Jr.

MR. JOHN QUEENMr. & Mrs. James M. Caruth

FAMILY OF MICHAEL REDSTONEMr. & Mrs. George M. Williams, Jr.

MR. & MRS. WALLACE ROGERS IIIMr. & Mrs. Drew R. Fuller, Jr.

MR. & MRS. JOHN T. SAUNDERS, JR.Mr. & Mrs. Drew R. Fuller, Jr.

MR. & MRS. BOB SCHIEFFERMr. & Mrs. Paul G. Silber, Jr.

MR. & MRS. GARY SIMONEMr. Dan BullockMr. & Mrs. Larry StavinohaMr. & Mrs. George M. Williams, Jr.

MR. & MRS. BLAIR T. STOUFFERMr. & Mrs. Drew R. Fuller, Jr.

MR. & MRS. TOBY SUMMERSMr. & Mrs. Terry GreenMr. & Mrs. George M. Williams, Jr.

MR. & MRS. CARTER W. THURMONDMr. & Mrs. Drew R. Fuller, Jr.

DR. & MRS. DONALD F. WILLIAMSMr. & Mrs. George M. Williams, Jr.

MR. & MRS. GEORGE M. WILLIAMS, JR.Dr. & Mrs. Arthur J. BahmeMr. & Mrs. Alan Brewer

MS. ANGIE WISKOCIL Hacemos

MR. ROBERT L. WORTH, JR.Mr. & Mrs. Drew R. Fuller, Jr.

In kInd gIFTSBentley Oil & Gas CorporationMr. J. R. Cantu, Jr.Carneiro, Chumney & Co., L.C.First Presbyterian Church Sewing CircleH-E-B #14Ms. Melissa HudsonOperation School BellMr. Bill PetersR.L. Worth & Associates, Ltd.Ms. Merle K. SeglerSisters of Faith / Southeast Baptist ChurchStarbucks Coffee CompanyMs. Pam StikesDr. & Mrs. Karl W. SwannTerra - Genesis, IncMr. & Mrs. Carter W. ThurmondMr. & Mrs. George M. Williams, Jr

SHINDIG LIVE AUCTION DONORSA Regal Affair, Wedding & Event PlannersAcenar

Anne Marie’s CateringBlack Tie Affairs CateringChaffeur Limousine ServiceGrand Hyatt San AntonioJ Green JewelersMrs. B.K. JohnsonJulian GoldPage Barteau CateringThe Sherwin-Williams CompanySouthwest AirlinesThe Candy LoungeThe Lodge Restaurant of Castle HillsMs. Alexandra MB TravassosValentino’s di OlmosYou’re Invited Fine Stationery

SHINDIG SILENT AUCTION & COUNTRY STORE DONORSAcademy Sports & OutdoorsAce Mart Restaurant SupplyActive Sportswear OutletAladdin Cleaning & RestorationAlamo Heights Kennel ClubAlamo Heights OrthodonticsAlamo Heights Pet ClinicAll Seasons FeedersAmegyBank of TexasAmy Kephart PhotographyAnArte GalleryAnne Nails SalonArtistic Images ... Portraits by Elizabeth Homan

Arts Center Enterprises, Inc.Ashley FurnitureAzuca’ Sabor LatinoB Creative JewelryMrs. Darcy BairdCol. & Mrs. Ronald C. BakerBally Total FitnessBarry FramingBasse Nails & SpaBath JunkieBecker VineyardsBejewel by Carroll Dorsey WalkerBell Hydrogas, IncBergheim Campground & River OutfittersBig Burgers of Texas, LLC / Cheesy Jane’sBiga on the Banks

Big’z Burger JointBlue Star Contemporary Art CenterBodies by KrisBody MastersBoerne Gymnastics CenterBolner’s Fiesta Products, Inc.Broadway Daily BreadBurger BoyC.H. Guenther & Son, Inc.Cakes & MoreCamp CAMPCamp Honey CreekCamp LonghornChester’s HamburgersChuy’s Opco Inc.

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We thank Shindig Honorary Chair and Presenting Sponsor The Harvey E. Najim Family Foundation

for their generosity toward the 29th Annual Grand Western Shindig -- lending leadership that brought

$458,000 NET for MRM children and adults with developmental disabilities.



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SHINDIG SILENT AUCTION & COUNTRY STORE DONORS Mr. Michael S. CiskowskiClay CasaConcord Athletic Club & SpaCreative ChocolatesCulpepper CleanersCurl Up & DyeCypress Breeze Guesthouse, LLCDe Wese’s Tip Top CafeDr. & Mrs. Dirk P. DeKochDouble Dave’s PizzaworksDough Pizzeria NapoletanaDrury Inns, Inc.Dry Comal Creek VineyardsEddie V’s Restaurant Mgmt.Mr. & Mrs. Jared EdwardsEl Chaparral Mexican RestaurantEZ’s Brick Oven & GrillFacelogic SpaFair Oaks Ranch Golf & Country ClubFirestorm Fitness SystemsFlower ForrestForesight GolfFrancesca’s CollectionsFrontier EnterprisesFrost BankGentle Molding Vision CenterGlass Management Co.Godai Sushi Bar & RestaurantGold Tender Jewelry CraftsmanGoldbeck Company Panoramic PhotographyGold’s GymGruene Apple Bed & BreakfastGruene HallGuenther HouseHair by RozHanley-WoodH-E-B #14HEB Central MarketMs. Suzy HollandHot Body YogaHouston Astros Baseball ClubIncredible PizzaJacques InvestmentsJames Avery CraftsmanJason’s DeliMs. Elise JohnsonMrs. Eleanor S. JordanJosephine St. CafeJustin’s on Main

Mr. Kenneth Z. KarcherKate’s FrostingKoi Kawa Japanese Restaurant & Sushi BarMs. Melissa KraftDr. & Mrs. Kenneth R. KruegerLa FogataLa Madeleine French Bakery & CafeLangmore PhotographyMr. David K. LangfordLaserQuest-EmbassyMr. & Mrs. John A. LatimerMr. & Mrs. Roy F. Leslie IIILS Hair DesignsLucchese Boot Co.Madhatters Tea House & CafeMagnolia Pancake HouseMarks Moore PhotographyMs. Mariquita MastersonMastertech A/C & HeatingMs. Jane MayMcNay Art MuseumMission Road Developmental CenterMKS DesignsMr. & Mrs. Austin W. MooreMr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Munroe, Jr.Neiman MarcusNicha’s Comida MexicanaNorsah KnitsNorth Star Barber ShopOrder Restored by LeahOrderupOriental Rug Gallery of TexasPaciugo Gelato San AntonioPainted Pony ClothingPatricia’s Day SpaMr. & Mrs. Frank W. Patton, Jr.Ms. Virginia PenderPetcoPilates to GoMs. Amanda PorterRalph Lauren at La CanteraMr. & Mrs. Fidencio RamirezRanch at the RimReal Ale Brewing CompanyMr. & Mrs. Dan RebmannRetama ParkRic Marmolejo Salon

Richard Ramirez, RMTRistorante GrissiniRivercenter Comedy ClubRob Cary Pet ResortRobert Shaw PortraitsMs. Kate RobinsonRockSan Thai Restaurant & Sushi BarRockin TP CreationsMr. & Mrs. David A. RowleyRTC Floristry Inc.Ms. Pam RymanowskiSAKS Fifth AvenueSan Antonio Adventure Boot CampSan Antonio Children’s MuseumSan Antonio Country Club - Golf ShopSan Antonio Country Club - Tennis ShopSan Antonio Museum of ArtSan Antonio Stock Show & RodeoSantikos Theatres - BijouMr. & Mrs. Stuart A. SealShear Image Hair SalonSilo Restaurant & BarSorrento’s RistoranteSouthwest School of Art & CraftStadia Med SpaMr. & Mrs. Toby SummersSunset Ridge Home & HardwareSuper Suppers @ Huebner CommonsSuzy Bootz JewelryTexas International PageantsTexas State AquariumThe David Robinson FoundationThe Golf Club of TexasThe Home Accessory Co.The Honey Baked Ham Company

The Hotel ContessaThe Magik TheatreThe Mexican ManhattanThe PalmThe Rose ShopThe Synergy StudioThe Wash Tub Car WashTourneauTrevi Hair StudioTurtle Dragon AcupunctureTwin Sisters Bakery & CafeUnicorn Centers, Inc.UTSA’s Institute of Texan CulturesMs. Patricia L. VeraW. D. DeliWarren B. Branch, DDSWater 2 WineDr. & Mrs. David WayMr. Michael WestheimerMs. Rindy WhiteWhole Foods MarketMr. & Mrs. Stephen B. WildeWitte Museum Education DepartmentMr. & Mrs. David YoungquistZelime-pins.com

The unIcOrn cenTerS, Inc.giFts tO suPPOrt PrOgraMs, OPeratiONs & eQuiPMeNtA. S. Gage FoundationRobert AshleyBradley AustPatricia Berry

Mission Road kids, costumed in army camouflage, played Trick or Treat throughout the campus on Halloween.



Big’s Real EstateBrackenridge FoundationSherry BrownJ.R. CantuMargaret CapersChrist Episcopal ChurchCowden FoundationCPS EnergyA.B. CrosbyDena & Lawrence Cade Fund of the San Antonio Area FoundationG.A.C. Halff FoundationThe Genevieve & Ward Orsinger FoundationEdward GironGreehey Family FoundationRosie GuajardoThe Harvey E. Najim Family FoundationDorothy HughesAndrew JonesThe Servants Heart FoundationKocurek Charitable FoundationWilliam Kruyer, M.D.Martin Landon

Helen MackJames MageeFrancis MaldonadoMarjorie T. Walthall Perpetual Charitable TrustEugene MeyerFrancisco Montemayor, M.D.Raul Montemayor, M.D.Lydia MorenoNellie MosesMyra Stafford Pryor Charitable TrustParker FoundationLeah Peart (Aunt Leah)Ray Ellison Charitable Fund of the San Antonio Area FoundationEldon RoalsonKatherine RobertsBill RuhmannSan Antonio Junior ForumM.C. SchneiderheinzShield-Ayers FoundationH.S. SilvusMatthew SperberSt. Luke’s Lutheran Health MinistriesJoe StreetLeroy SurteesPatrick Swearingen

U.P.S.Janice UptmoreUSAA Hon. Marcia WeinerEvelyn WilmotYes, I Can!, Inc.

The unIcOrn cenTerS, Inc. suPPOrteD eMPlOyMeNt recOgNitiON luNcHeONAlhambraApplebee’s Neighborhood GrillAT&T HacemosAT&T PioneersBroadway BankCALAB, Inc.Carneiro, Chumney & Co., L.C.Carvajal PharmacyDavis, Cedillo & MendozaD.P.T. Laboratories, Ltd.Arnold Edelman Maxine FarrimondFrost BankGoodwill IndustriesGordon Hartman Foundation

Grace Lutheran ChurchBetty & Howard HalffDavid HarteHouston HarteH-E-BMr & Mrs. HendinLinda HutchersonJava JockeyJewish Community CenterJoan & Herb KelleherThe Kern FamilyRon/Amy/Steven KernLocke Hill Feed & PetLuhn-McCain Insurance Agency, IncJohn Lupe FamilySusan MacrumGeneral William McBride, Ret.McCombs Foundation, Inc.R.J. McLeanMethodist Healthcare MinistriesMission Road MinistriesThe Harvey E. Najim Family FoundationPizza HutQuantitative GroupR & K Specialized HomesMrs. Linda RorkSan Antonio Credit UnionRichard/Sallyann SchwabGail SmithEllen Snow, Ph.D.Barbara Anne StephensSterling BankLana & Toby SummersThe Garwood FamilyTotalCom ManagementUPSValero FoundationViner & MonroeVIPS (CPS)Wal-Mart, #1198Rad Weaver Zachry Holdings, Inc.

Every effort was made to ensure a complete and accurate listing of our donors. Please forgive any errors or omissions and let us know so we may correct our records. Please call Kate Edwards at (210) 334-2454. Thank you.

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Sincere thanks to Southwest Research Institute employees for spending your United Way Days of Caring at Mission Road! The

SWRI crew painted, mulched and planted gardens to beautify the campus. They brought a petting zoo for the Mission Road kids

to enjoy, along with lunch, games and a balloon release. Wow!

www.missionroadministries.org

8706 Mission roadsan antonio, texas 78214(210) 334.2454

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The eight Ellison House residents range in age from 8 to 17

and all attend school. Most have moderate to mild mental

retardation. Julie O’Toole, Director of Children’s Services, says,

“They hang out like family and engage in ordinary love-hate

sibling relationships like any other family.” She says they learn

from each other and the younger ones look to the older kids for

advice and life-wisdom.

Carrie Returns & Blossoms Carrie, one of the Ellison teens, is a returnee to MRDC. After

enduring bad experiences in foster care and residential treatment,

she ran away and eventually came back to MRDC in an out-of-

control state. She behaved wildly, howling like a cat and requir-

ing frequent restraints for her protection. The staff stabilized

her, guided her behavior and moved her to Ellison where she

has blossomed, found happiness and self-control, and is doing

exceptionally well in school. The teachers and her housemates

love her. O’Toole said, “Here, surrounded by others who

are doing well and behaving appropriately, these kids rise to the

occasion. It’s a positive environment that urges good behavior.”

Brenda — Transformed & Delightful Brenda, eight, is the youngest resident at Ellison. She used to

suffer life-threatening seizures, but was fitted with an implant

that helps monitor and reduce the effect of the seizures. In her

former house, where she was the highest functioning resident,

she had no role models and was a behavioral handful. Today,

she is transformed — funny, affectionate and playful. The

older kids inspire her to do her best. Her school behavior has

improved and she is delightfully verbal — a huge leap from her

previous quiet demeanor.

All eight of the Ellison children exemplify Mission Road’s ideal —

they are fulfilling their potential, gaining independence, learning

to function in society and preparing for future success. To find

out how you can help children like Carrie and Brenda, contact

Suzanne Letch at 210-334-2453 or e-mail [email protected].

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