PO Box 787 • Asherton, TX 78837 830-999-3344 • tom@catarosaranch.com
PRESIDENT- TOM AASBO
STATE DIRECTORS / REGION OFFICERS
STUDENT OFFICERS PRESIDENT - KATE MCNEIL VICE PRESIDENT - RYLEE DODSON SECRETARY - SYDNEY BLAIR
JASON UNDERBRINK 520 Phillips Rd • Pleasanton, Texas 78064 210.854.7718 • jasonunderbrink@yahoo.com 3005 Santa Ana St. • Corpus Christi, Texas 78415 361.739.9858 • region8thsra@gmail.com
Region VIII
SECRETARY - CELINA FETTY
KIM NICHOLSON 8434 N. US Hwy 183 • Goliad, Texas 77963 830.570.7302 • kim_nicholson@att.net PO Box 787 • Asherton, TX 78837 830-999-3344 • tom@catarosaranch.com
PRESIDENT- TOM AASBO
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PERFORMANCE REPORT
Rodeo for the Community!
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By Rylee
Howton – Performance Reporter
anuary was chilly but a great opportunity for Rodeo kids to show love to their community. The selfless members of Texas High School Rodeo Association Region VIII wholeheartedly donated items for our community service project. Our enormous gratitude goes to Kate McNeill, who helped in coordinating the project and collecting the items. We managed to donate several things, including saddles, bridles, and clothing. Rodeo, like most sports tasks the body, keeping it strong. Strength of the body, the mind and character form an almost inseparable trio. As members of THSRA, we are privileged to partake of this wholesomeness. The horses are as sturdy as they are gentle, and it is imbued in our conscience that if the beast can be congenial to the less strong human, then much is required of us in our interactions with fellow humans. You can now clearly understand why Region VIII is so endeared to the community. Man has a duty to serve fellow man, in so doing the servant gains immense strength. We as a club are enjoined to those who have realized the gem of
service, the likes of the esteemed Miracle Farm. The TJHRA is committed to the betterment of the community, augmenting the organization’s mission statement to offer the youth of tomorrow in grades 6th – 8th a chance to be competitive student-athletes while expecting the highest of scholastic achievement. Eventually, the kids turn out to sportsmen worthy of a mention in the arena. The club is proud to mentor and guide our members to achieve good morals while learning a work ethic in and out of the arena. With a clear vision of the future, and a successful past we will continue to be a pillar of strength supporting the youth of Texas. As mentioned earlier, the Miracle Farm is our companion in the noble mission of giving a second leaf of life to boys who have faced diverse challenges in their lives. The mission has an extended arm for these boys, beckoning to them where they think that the hurdle is insurmountable. The Miracle Farm has been a valued bosom friend since 1989. Hats off for the Miracle Farm, for it has seen boys who had thereto been hapless become men of strong minds, body and character. THSRA Region VIII is immeasurably privileged to be associated with the Miracle Farm. Little wonder then that the club is never hesitant to join hands with the Miracle Club. Today, the Miracle farm is incorporated as an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit entity. It is also an integral affiliate of the Children at Heart family of ministries.
REPLACE PIC OF NHSRA STUDENT ATHLETE OF MONTH WITH THIS PIC OF REGION VIII SERVING AT MIRACLE FARM
