Texas Star Meeting and Event Facility and Texas Sumo participates, donates, and sponsors events for the following local, statewide, and national non-profit organizations:
Agape Manor Home
http://www.agapemanorhome.org/
Agape Manor Home, a Non-Profit Child Placing Agency, founded in 1999, is dedicated to provide high quality care and services to children and families. The agency provides 24-hour residential foster care services to children that are placed by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Division. Agape Manor Home provides a strong family atmosphere that encourages the development of building healthy, life changing relationships and models Christian values in everyday life.
Becky’s Hope Horse Rescue
http://www.BeckysHope.com
Becky’s Hope strives to improve the lives of horses by working with law enforcement and the community for rescuing and rehabilitating abused and neglected horses while educating horse owners. Ultimately placing horses in loving “forever” homes as well as establish a therapeutic riding program.
Dallas Police Association
http://www.dallaspa.org/
The DPA is the original and the largest Police employee group for Dallas Police Officers. The DPA has over 4000 active and retired members and is open to any sworn member of the Dallas Police Department.
Ducks Unlimited
http://www.ducks.org/
Ducks Unlimited is the world’s leader in wetlands and waterfowl conservation. Waterfowl conservation is facing important challenges as wetlands and other habitats are being degraded and destroyed across the continent. Ducks Unlimited has a vision to reverse this trend which also benefits other wildlife and people.
Jacob Fox Foundation
http://www.jacobfox.org/
Avonda Fox is the loving mother of Jacob Fox, for whom the Jacob Fox Foundation was created. Avonda is a devoted mother, who was devastated by the loss of her precious young son in July, 2006. Since losing Jacob, Avonda has become an Advocate for childcare & regulations reform in the state of Texas. Avonda is committed to working with state senators to help ensure that what she had to go through will not happen to other families.
The Jacob Fox Foundation was established to provide some measure of peace to those families who find themselves in the unfortunate position of having to deal with such tragedy, and to give comfort in knowing that they do not have to go through it alone.
Make a Wish Foundation
http://www.wish.org/
Since 1980, the Make-A-Wish Foundation has enriched the lives of children with life-threatening medical conditions through its wish-granting work. The Foundation’s mission reflects the life-changing impact that a Make-A-Wish experience has on children, families, referral sources, donors, sponsors and entire communities. The organization has blossomed into a worldwide phenomenon, reaching more than 250,000 children around the world.
As the Foundation continues to mature, its mission will remain steadfast. Wish children of the past, present and future will have an opportunity to share the power of a wish.
Special Olympics
http://www.specialolympics.org/
The mission of Special Olympics to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in sharing of gifts, skills, and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
Starlight Children’s Foundation
http://www.starlight.org/
When a child is diagnosed with a serious illness, the day-to-day joys of childhood take a back seat to the rigors of treatment and hospitalization. For more than 25 years, Starlight Children’s Foundation has been dedicated to improving the quality of life for children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses and life-altering injuries by providing entertainment, education and family activities that help them cope with the pain, fear and isolation of prolonged illness.
