We would love to see you and your team at the car wash! Our kids have been working hard to raise money for our buses and they would love your support! Thank you for all that you do for our community!
PRESS RELEASE
“Why can’t we help? Why can’t we raise our own money to fix the buses?” – Maverick kids that overhead staff strategizing solutions for much needed bus repairs.
Teens at Maverick Boys & Girls Club of Amarillo Host Car Wash to Raise Funds for Bus Repairs!
WHO: Maverick Boys & Girls Club of Amarillo
WHAT: Carwash and Lemonade Stand
WHEN: Friday, July 12th
TIME: 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM
WHERE: Burger King 1800 S. Georgia St. Amarillo, TX 79109
CONTACT: Ashley Howard, ashleyh@maverickclub.org, (918) 801-6608
The teens of the Maverick Boys & Girls Club of Amarillo are rolling up their sleeves and putting on a carwash to raise much-needed funds for bus repairs. The event will take place on Friday, July 12, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM at the Burger King located on Georgia Street. Alongside the carwash, the teens will also be running a lemonade stand to refresh those who stop by to support this crucial cause.
“The idea came from the kids! Back when we had a bus breakdown in the school year, United Way was gracious to pay half of that bill with emergency funds. We were trying to think of ways to raise the other half of the bill, which is a little over $4,000. The kids said we can have a car wash! Why can’t we raise our own money?”, said Donna Soria, CEO. “They have been planning since before summer.”
The teens are enthusiastic about the opportunity to contribute to their community and help ensure the continuity of the Club’s services. By washing cars and selling lemonade, they aim to raise the necessary funds to get the buses back in working order. “We hope the community will come out to support us,” said Kai, a teen member of the Club. “Every car washed, and every cup of lemonade sold brings us one step closer to fixing our buses.”
The Maverick Boys & Girls Club relies heavily on its buses for various essential activities, including field trips and transporting children from schools to the main Dykeman Site. Unfortunately, these buses are currently in desperate need of repairs, risking our ability to serve the kids in Amarillo who need us most. “Our buses are a lifeline for the children we serve,” said Donna Soria, CEO/Executive Director of the Maverick Boys & Girls Club of Amarillo. “Without them, we would struggle to provide safe and reliable transportation for our kids, which is why this carwash is so important.”
The Maverick Boys & Girls Club of Amarillo invites all community members to join them at Burger King on Georgia Street this Friday. Your support will help guarantee that the children of Amarillo have the transportation they need to access the enriching programs and activities offered by the Club. Together, we can make a difference and keep our buses running smoothly for the kids who depend on them.
Ashley Howard
Charitable Engagement Director
Maverick Boys & Girls Clubs of Amarillo
[o] 806-372-8393
[c] 918-801-6608
Girls Who Science Program
Girls Who Science program, which is resuming February 5th . We will be bringing in a respiratory and sleep therapist for this FREE program for 10-18 year old girls.
Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you!
Contact: Ady Brady or Sophia Britto
abrady@dhdc.org
sbritto@dhdc.org
DHDC celebrates another year of the Girls Who Science program for 2024
Amarillo, TX – Girls Who Science is a monthly program put on by the Don Harrington Discovery Center, which started in February of 2023. Girls aged 10-18 are encouraged to attend to hear from women in the STEM industry, conduct interactive experiments, and explore career-focused STEM activities at NO COST.
The programs of 2024 are from 4:45 pm to 6:00 pm, the first Monday of every month.
DHDC has brought in professors, surgeons, doctors, a meteorologist from the National Weather Service, and engineers from Pantex to speak at Girls Who Science. Young women in upper elementary school through high school are encouraged to attend.
Follow DHDC on Facebook and Instagram for more information on their community programs. Information can be found on their website as well.
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The Don Harrington Discovery Center is a hands-on science center that makes science exciting, relevant, and interesting to all types of learners by providing interactive exhibits and programs that actively engage children, adolescents, and their families.
Wildcat Bluff Discovery Center is a nonprofit organization that fosters awareness, understanding, and appreciation of nature within the Texas Panhandle and to encourage education in the natural sciences from a current and historical perspective.
Sophia Britto | Marketing Coordinator | 806.355.9547 x 104
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Girls Who Science Program
Girls Who Science program, which is resuming February 5th . We will be bringing in a respiratory and sleep therapist for this FREE program for 10-18 year old girls.
Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you!
Contact: Ady Brady or Sophia Britto
abrady@dhdc.org
sbritto@dhdc.org
DHDC celebrates another year of the Girls Who Science program for 2024
Amarillo, TX – Girls Who Science is a monthly program put on by the Don Harrington Discovery Center, which started in February of 2023. Girls aged 10-18 are encouraged to attend to hear from women in the STEM industry, conduct interactive experiments, and explore career-focused STEM activities at NO COST.
The programs of 2024 are from 4:45 pm to 6:00 pm, the first Monday of every month.
DHDC has brought in professors, surgeons, doctors, a meteorologist from the National Weather Service, and engineers from Pantex to speak at Girls Who Science. Young women in upper elementary school through high school are encouraged to attend.
Follow DHDC on Facebook and Instagram for more information on their community programs. Information can be found on their website as well.
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The Don Harrington Discovery Center is a hands-on science center that makes science exciting, relevant, and interesting to all types of learners by providing interactive exhibits and programs that actively engage children, adolescents, and their families.
Wildcat Bluff Discovery Center is a nonprofit organization that fosters awareness, understanding, and appreciation of nature within the Texas Panhandle and to encourage education in the natural sciences from a current and historical perspective.
Sophia Britto | Marketing Coordinator | 806.355.9547 x 104
Choose Your Discovery:
Empowering Older Adults Conference” Sept.24th 8:30 – 4:30, Region 16
Hi DJ,
We are busy with great educational events! This one is happening next Tuesday and filling up fast.
So if people would like to have a lunch, then we ask that they register by no later than Monday morning 10:00am.
Thank you so much,
Terrie
Registration Link- https://wtamuuw.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_55z13xPGg83HDF4
Terrie Campbell, LBSW
Benefits Counseling Program Specialist
Panhandle Regional Planning Commission
PO Box 9257
Amarillo, TX 79105
Office (806) 331-2227
Fax (806) 350-7896
Girls Who Science Program
Girls Who Science program, which is resuming February 5th . We will be bringing in a respiratory and sleep therapist for this FREE program for 10-18 year old girls.
Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you!
Contact: Ady Brady or Sophia Britto
abrady@dhdc.org
sbritto@dhdc.org
DHDC celebrates another year of the Girls Who Science program for 2024
Amarillo, TX – Girls Who Science is a monthly program put on by the Don Harrington Discovery Center, which started in February of 2023. Girls aged 10-18 are encouraged to attend to hear from women in the STEM industry, conduct interactive experiments, and explore career-focused STEM activities at NO COST.
The programs of 2024 are from 4:45 pm to 6:00 pm, the first Monday of every month.
DHDC has brought in professors, surgeons, doctors, a meteorologist from the National Weather Service, and engineers from Pantex to speak at Girls Who Science. Young women in upper elementary school through high school are encouraged to attend.
Follow DHDC on Facebook and Instagram for more information on their community programs. Information can be found on their website as well.
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The Don Harrington Discovery Center is a hands-on science center that makes science exciting, relevant, and interesting to all types of learners by providing interactive exhibits and programs that actively engage children, adolescents, and their families.
Wildcat Bluff Discovery Center is a nonprofit organization that fosters awareness, understanding, and appreciation of nature within the Texas Panhandle and to encourage education in the natural sciences from a current and historical perspective.
Sophia Britto | Marketing Coordinator | 806.355.9547 x 104
Choose Your Discovery:
Girls Who Science Program
Girls Who Science program, which is resuming February 5th . We will be bringing in a respiratory and sleep therapist for this FREE program for 10-18 year old girls.
Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you!
Contact: Ady Brady or Sophia Britto
abrady@dhdc.org
sbritto@dhdc.org
DHDC celebrates another year of the Girls Who Science program for 2024
Amarillo, TX – Girls Who Science is a monthly program put on by the Don Harrington Discovery Center, which started in February of 2023. Girls aged 10-18 are encouraged to attend to hear from women in the STEM industry, conduct interactive experiments, and explore career-focused STEM activities at NO COST.
The programs of 2024 are from 4:45 pm to 6:00 pm, the first Monday of every month.
DHDC has brought in professors, surgeons, doctors, a meteorologist from the National Weather Service, and engineers from Pantex to speak at Girls Who Science. Young women in upper elementary school through high school are encouraged to attend.
Follow DHDC on Facebook and Instagram for more information on their community programs. Information can be found on their website as well.
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The Don Harrington Discovery Center is a hands-on science center that makes science exciting, relevant, and interesting to all types of learners by providing interactive exhibits and programs that actively engage children, adolescents, and their families.
Wildcat Bluff Discovery Center is a nonprofit organization that fosters awareness, understanding, and appreciation of nature within the Texas Panhandle and to encourage education in the natural sciences from a current and historical perspective.
Sophia Britto | Marketing Coordinator | 806.355.9547 x 104
Choose Your Discovery:
Girls Who Science Program
Girls Who Science program, which is resuming February 5th . We will be bringing in a respiratory and sleep therapist for this FREE program for 10-18 year old girls.
Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you!
Contact: Ady Brady or Sophia Britto
abrady@dhdc.org
sbritto@dhdc.org
DHDC celebrates another year of the Girls Who Science program for 2024
Amarillo, TX – Girls Who Science is a monthly program put on by the Don Harrington Discovery Center, which started in February of 2023. Girls aged 10-18 are encouraged to attend to hear from women in the STEM industry, conduct interactive experiments, and explore career-focused STEM activities at NO COST.
The programs of 2024 are from 4:45 pm to 6:00 pm, the first Monday of every month.
DHDC has brought in professors, surgeons, doctors, a meteorologist from the National Weather Service, and engineers from Pantex to speak at Girls Who Science. Young women in upper elementary school through high school are encouraged to attend.
Follow DHDC on Facebook and Instagram for more information on their community programs. Information can be found on their website as well.
###
The Don Harrington Discovery Center is a hands-on science center that makes science exciting, relevant, and interesting to all types of learners by providing interactive exhibits and programs that actively engage children, adolescents, and their families.
Wildcat Bluff Discovery Center is a nonprofit organization that fosters awareness, understanding, and appreciation of nature within the Texas Panhandle and to encourage education in the natural sciences from a current and historical perspective.
Sophia Britto | Marketing Coordinator | 806.355.9547 x 104
Choose Your Discovery:
Ron Teal Ministries: The Gathering Meeting December 13
The Gathering will be meeting Friday, December 13, at 4521 Bobcat Springs, Amarillo, at 6:30 PM.
It will be the last meeting of this year so please come and join us. We will worship together and dig into the Word.
It will be a powerful time because Holy Spirit will be leading the way! Come expecting and God will meet you there!
Blessings,
Trisha
Texas Panhandle War Memorial Center: Wreaths Across America
Wreath Laying Ceremony
Texas Panhandle War Memorial and Education Center
4111 S. Georgia
806-350-8387
Tim Reid
Executive Director
This year the Texas Panhandle War Memorial, together with Wreaths Across America, is sponsoring a wreath ceremony at the Texas Panhandle War Memorial Center on Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 10:00 am. The ceremony will honor and remember our Veterans from each of the service branches who have passed from this life.
The ceremony will take 15 to 20 minutes. This will give time to travel to either Llano Cemetery or Memorial Park Cemetery to participate in laying wreaths on Veterans graves. Both will start wreath laying at 11:00 am.
The ceremony is being planned to be outside, weather permitting. If the weather is too severe then we will move inside the Education Center.
Thank you for supporting the Texas Panhandle War Memorial Center and Wreaths Across America and helping us to fulfill our missions to Remember, Honor, and Teach.
Tim Reid
Executive Director
Texas Panhandle War Memorial
4111 S. Georgia
Amarillo, TX 79110
806-350-8387
The mission of the Texas Panhandle War Memorial is to “Honor, commemorate and memorialize the service and sacrifice of Veterans through education and public events.”
To Remember Every War, To Remember Every Service Member, To Remember is to Honor
Christian Women’s Convention
Amarillo to Host Christian Women’s Convention
The Historic Texas Northwest Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction presents the 45th Annual Women’s Convention, March 12-14, at Temple of Praise, 1900 West Amarillo Boulevard. Bishop John C. Brown, host pastor.
This power-packed convention will include dynamic speakers during day and night services, prayer, praise and worship and much more!
Wednesday, March 12th, – 10am Mission outreach ministries. This will include nursing homes’ visitation, and partnering with local social service agencies to help meet the needs of the homeless population, women with children, and others who are less fortunate. Also, “Civic Night,” evening service will begin at 7pm and will feature anointed congregational singing, various choirs, psalmists and musicians. During this time, both city and county officials will be acknowledged for their service.
Thursday thru Friday Day services – 10am: Daily Prayer and Consecration; 11am – Educational Institute, followed by praise and worship day service speakers.
Thursday, March 13th (7pm) Official Night. keynote speaker: Bishop W.H. Watson III, (Lubbock, Texas) Jurisdictional Prelate and 2nd Vice Chairman of the Board of Bishops of the Church of God in Christ, Inc.
Friday, March 14th- 9:30 Prayer Breakfast (tickets are $30). 11Am Educational Institute, 12pm – day service
7pm keynote speaker is Renee Winston. Winston is an international evangelist and shepherdess in the Church of God In Christ. She is a mother, singer, and entrepreneur. Additionally, Renee is known for reaching the multitudes because of her passionate love for God and people. In 2017, Renee released a song titled “Only God Can Do It.” It continues to inspire both secular and Christian audiences via a myriad of platforms. In 2018, Renee released a book titled “Only God Can Do It,” the story being the song, that depicts her testimony. Also, in 2017, Renee was the first female Regional President of Evangelism in the United States of America. She pastors Abundant Remnant Ministries Church of God in Christ – San Francisco.
More than 200 are expected to attend the convention throughout the week. “We have
conventions to train, educate, inspire and uplift women for ministry for better homes, better communities and ultimately a better world,” said Mother Mary Barnes, Jurisdictional Supervisor.
Moving forward, Mother Barnes’s vision for the women’s department is to see anointed women of God equipped to wage warfare “against the devil to the saving of souls for the
Kingdom of God.” To do this, she said, “each one must reach one, so that no woman is left behind. I do believe that everybody is somebody in the work of the Lord.”
Bishop W.H. Watson, III, who oversees approximately 70 churches in the TXNWJ, said, “I believe our country is on a precipice of complete moral decay. The family structure is being weakened; marriage as defined in the bible is being redefined by our government.” He went on to say, “Many people are being guided by opinions of the crowd versus the Word of God.” Watson added that he is glad there are praying women of God who are “are maintaining and even lifting the standard. Mother Mary Barnes (supervisor of the Texas Northwest Women’s Department) is doing a tremendous job of leading the department in this millennium. I am looking forward to the Texas Northwest Women’s Convention because I believe both women and men alike will be encouraged and energized and trained to win souls for Christ and foster holy living in this day and time.”
Mother (Jurisdictional title) Mary Barnes’s Biography
Mother Barnes was saved and filled with the Holy Ghost in February 1973 while attending a revival, under the anointed preaching of the late Superintendent Sylvester Colter of Phoenix Arizona.
She was installed as the Jurisdictional Supervisor of Texas Northwest Jurisdiction,
Church of God in Christ, Inc. on November 6, 2009 in Memphis, TN by the International
General Supervisor Mother Willie Mae Rivers. She is seventh in succession of Supervisors for Texas Northwest Jurisdiction, succeeding the retired Supervisor Emeritus, Mother Victorine Mackey.
Mother Barnes received her license as an Evangelist Missionary in 1978 in the Arizona Jurisdiction, under the leadership the late Bishop Felton King and the late Mother Ola H. Garner, State Supervisor. She also served seven years as the State Young People Willing Workers Chairlady of the Arizona Jurisdiction, until moving to Texas in 1986. Mother Barnes began her career in mortgage banking in February, 1972, and has worked in all facets of mortgage banking including management of a National Mortgage
Lending Operation; former Vice President of Underwriting in the corporate offices of Allied Home Mortgage Corporation in Houston, TX, until the Lord lead her to start her own business in March 2002. She was then named Executive Branch Manager of Allied Home Mortgage Capital Corporation with offices in Brownwood and Buda, Texas.
She attended Arizona State University, Phoenix College and the Institute of Financial Education majoring in Financial Education and business. She is a Certified Mortgage Banking Underwriter, FHA Direct Endorsement Underwriter, VA Automatic Underwriter, and a certified IFA Residential Appraiser. She also has education in the medical field as an EKG Technician, Emergency Medical Technologist, Nursing Assistant and Medical Transcriptionist. Mother Mary Barnes and her husband (now resting in the arms of Jesus), Deacon Rudolph Barnes, Sr., have two sons and two daughters (one daughter is deceased). Additionally, she is a grandmother and great grandmother.