COMMUNITY EVENTS

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September 2021

Great Grown Up Spelling Bee Literacy Council of Fort Bend County September 9th • 6 pm Quail Valley City Centre 2880 La Quinta, Missouri City, TX

Annual adult spelling bee raises funds for adult education support for GED, ESL and Citizenship.

Ftbendliteracy.org; 281.240.8181 Patchwork of Life OakBend Medical Center October 7th • 6 pm Safari Texas Ranch 11627 FM 1464, Richmond, TX or Virtual At-Home Live Streaming

Patchwork of Life is an annual fundraising event benefitting the last remaining independent non-profit hospital in the Greater Houston Area.

Oakbendmedcenter.org; 281.341.2014

Open House Breakfast at the Barn Reining Strength Therapeutic Horsemanship (RSTH) September 14th • 8 - 9:30 am 7126 FM 359, Richmond, TX

Join their open house to introduce your family, friends and colleagues to RSTH. This is a come and go event with coffee, muffins and fruit. See their staff and clients in action!

reiningstrength.org; 832.451.6874 heather@reiningstrength.org Fall Fun Fest – May the Steam Be With You October 9th • 10 am to 4 pm Rosenberg Railroad Museum 1921 Ave. F, Rosenberg, TX

Featuring the Texas Flyer Ride Steam Train, bounce houses, face painting, model train layouts, fun familyfriendly activities and lots of games and prizes. Food and shopping vendors will also be on site.

RosenbergRRmuseum.org; 281.633.2846

Fort Bend County Fair September 24th – October 4th Fort Bend County Fairgrounds, 4310 Highway 36 South, Rosenberg, TX

The 85th Annual Fort Bend County Fair and Rodeo kicks off September 24th benefitting youth, promoting agriculture and supporting education running for 10 days with activities for all ages including concerts, a carnival, food and more.

FortBendCountyFair.com

Open House Happy Hour Reining Strength Therapeutic Horsemanship (RSTH) September 29th • 5 - 6:30 pm 7126 FM 359, Richmond, TX

Join their our open house to introduce your family, friends and colleagues to RSTH. This is a come and go event with wine and cheese. Watch their staff and clients in action!

reiningstrength.org; 832.451.6874 heather@reiningstrength.org

October 2021

Cowboy Up 10th Anniversary Parks Youth Ranch October 2nd • 7 – 11 pm The Lodge at Safari Texas Ranch 11627 FM 1464, Richmond, TX

Join Parks Youth Ranch as they celebrate in person 10 years of providing a home for today and hope for tomorrow for abused and neglected youth.

Parksyouthranch.org/events/cowboy-2021; 281.392.5794 Santa’s Exchange and Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Flu Shot Toy Drive Families in Need in Fort Bend County October 9th • 8 am to noon Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital 16655 Southwest Freeway, Sugar Land, TX

Participants bring a toy for Santa’s Exchange to Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital and in return, receive a free flu vaccination.

ecsl.org; 281.772.0071; president@ecsl.org

37th Annual Needville Harvest Festival October 15th • 5 to 11:30 pm October 16th • 7:30 am to 11 pm Needville Harvest Park 3001 Violet Street, Needville, TX

Enjoy BBQ Cookoff, talent show, raffle, live auction, car show, Polka music, queens contest, Little Mr. and Miss Contest and racing lawn mowers. Entry is free, but donations are accepted.

Needvilleharvestfest.org; 281.468.9314

Texian Market Days Fort Bend History Association October 23rd • 9 am to 5 pm George Ranch Historical Park 10215 FM 762, Richmond, TX

The 37th annual Texian Market Days is a festival of living history. The festival includes reenactments, music, dancing, hands-on activities, food and craft vendors.

Georgeranch.org/programs-events/texian-marketdays or fbhistory.org; 281.343.0281

November 2021

Sugar Plum Market – 20th Anniversary Fort Bend Junior Service League November 3rd – 6th Stafford Centre Performing Arts Theatre & Convention Center 10505 Cash Road, Stafford, TX

The Sugar Plum Market presented by Memorial Hermann Sugar Land and Fort Bend Junior Service League is a holiday shopping market that will feature over 100 vendors.

Sugarplummarket.com; 817.239.4455

December 2021

2021 Sugar Plum Market Honorary Co-chairs Lizz Sansone, KK West and Amy West Becker.

Santa’s Exchange Families in Need in Fort Bend County December 18th • 8 am to 4 pm First Colony Church of Christ 2140 First Colony Blvd., Sugar Land, TX

In conjunction with Toys for Tots, Exchange Club of Fort Bend and the Sugar Land Rotary Club, this event provides toys for approximately 4,000 children in need in Fort Bend.

ecsl.org; 281-772-0071; president@ecsl.org

Child Advocates of Fort Bend 2021 Christmas Home Tour December 10th – 11th Friday 10 am to 4 pm and 6 pm to 9 pm Saturday 10 am to 4 pm Various Locations Throughout Fort Bend

A holiday preview inside private homes in the county lavishly decorated for Christmas. Ninety-four percent of the proceeds go directly toward Child Advocates of Fort Bend’s services for children.

Cafb.org; 281.344.5109

March 2022

Reading Between The Wines Literacy Council of Fort Bend County March 25th • 6 pm Safari Texas Ranch 11627 FM 1464, Richmond, TX

The annual wine and author event featuring a national best-selling author, a dessert auction, foods from local restaurants, live music and wine.

Ftbendliteracy.org; 281.240.8181

Fort Bend Junior Service League and Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Announce Partnership for the 2021 Sugar Plum Market

The Fort Bend Junior Service League (FBJSL) is pleased to announce the return of Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital (MHSL) as Title Sponsor for Sugar Plum Market. This year marks a milestone for the Market which has raised over $3.3 million for charitable organizations and scholarship programs.

“We are proud to re-commit our support as Title Sponsor of the Fort Bend Junior Service League’s Sugar Plum Market and look forward to celebrating its 20th Anniversary. We value our partnership and are humbled by our shared responsibility to serve our community,” said Malisha Patel, Senior Vice President and CEO of Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital and Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital.

FBJSL’s 2021 Market will be held in-person this year at the Stafford Centre Performing Arts Theatre and Convention Center with an additional full day of shopping starting Thursday, November 4th running through Saturday, November 6th. The event will kick off with a Preview Night Celebration on Wednesday, November 3rd.

FBJSL is grateful to the community for supporting the Market. In addition to Memorial Hermann Sugar Land, FBJSL is pleased to recognize other sponsors including: City of Stafford, Sterling McCall Toyota Fort Bend, Kendra Scott, Pamela Printing, absolutely! focus media, Amy & Gary Becker Foundation, Newmark Homes, KidzGrub, H-E-B, Trustmark National Bank, The Sansone Group at RE/ MAX Fine Properties, Stewart Title, Johnson Development, Harris Machine Tools, Brandani’s Restaurant & Wine Bar, Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP, Title Partners and PB&J Pavement Marking.

Visit sugarplummarket.com for ticket information. Tickets will go on sale September 1st. Follow @sugarplummarket on Instagram and Facebook.

Fort Bend Hispanic Heritage Forum: The End of an Era

In 2005, five residents of Rosenberg, Ernie Rodriguez, Janie Warstler, Lupe Uresti, Joe Vera and Joe Segura, met to discuss the formation of a Hispanic Heritage organization that would offer scholarships to students within Fort Bend County. In that same year, the Rosenberg City Council had the same idea of celebrating with a Hispanic Community event and appointed Council member Joe Segura to research the project. Councilor Segura joined the group and the Fort Bend Hispanic Heritage Forum (FBHHF), a 501c(3) organization, was formed.

In 2007 the first Cinco de Mayo festival was organized. This was the initial fundraiser for the Fort Bend Hispanic Heritage Forum.

The Fort Bend Hispanic Heritage Forum awarded its first scholarship of $500 to Sierra Garivey. Since then, the FBHHF proudly awarded over $200,000 in scholarships to college bound students, with the final $5,000 being awarded in 2020.

Since the formation and through community and county-wide events, the FBHHF earned recognition from officials at the city, county and state levels. FBHHF is proud of their achievements and remains dedicated to higher education and will continue to support organizations with these same goals.

With the challenges of the past year, the board of directors made the difficult decision to dissolve the organization. The FBHHF takes pride in acknowledging all of the volunteers, sponsors and the community for their continued support and participation at events. Thank you for your time, talents and contributions. You are the “feathers” in our cap.

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