Charity
'Thunder for the Children' Events
Benefitting the Texas Shriners Hospitals for Children
In past years, the highlight and biggest event of our year was the annual ‘Thunder for the Children’ Poker Run, Sailing Regatta and Charity Auction, in September. Over the years, this weekend-long charity event raised $330,000 to benefit the disabled and injured children at the Shrine Children’s Hospitals in Houston (orthopædic) and Galveston (burns).
A tragic and well-publicized 2006 accident at another poker run event, on Lake Texoma, and the legal atmosphere that followed, led us, in 2007, to suspend holding our event.
Other Charitable Activity
Although we are organized as a non-profit social club, not as a charity, our members naturally tend to help, when situations and opportunities arise. In 2008, we:
- donated items to a Mesquite charity that provides single mothers with emergency material assistance, and training in occupational and life skills, within an environment of high accountability.
- threw an 'M' Dock fish fry lunch for the soldiers, fishermen and other participants, in 'Take a Soldier Fishing' Day, and gave soldiers boat rides from their hotel to our marina, or to various restaurants, and back.
- as we do, every year, we collected toy and cash donations for the WFAA 'Santas Helpers Toy Drive'.
Thunder for the Children
Shriners Hospitals for Children
Mission Statement
It is the mission of Shriners Hospitals for Children to:
- Provide the highest quality care to children with neuromusculoskeletal conditions, burn injuries and certain other special health care needs within a compassionate, family-centered and collaborative care environment.
- Provide for the education of physicians and other health care professionals.
- Conduct research to discover new knowledge that improves the quality of life of children and families.
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