Fourth of July
Safety Tips for Pets PG 13
July 2016
Serving San Antonio and the Surrounding Communities Since 2001
VOL.16 — NO. 7
Summer Homesickness It’s normal for kids to get homesick. But what’s the gameplan if yours do? Things to consider when the little ones miss home. PG 7
Local Women Connect to Change Lives Worldwide. BY AMY MORGAN
Moment of Truth Is this it? Is this all there is? Successful businessman inspired to do more from volunteering on the Eastside. PG 9
Beacon Radio in July South Texas Alliance for Orphans, The Sister Project, The Admirals Basketball Academy, Last Chance Ministries and the Growing Love Network. Saturdays, noon on KSLR AM620. PG 17
A Season To Remember Two area high schools (Alamo Heights & Johnson High) reach the UIL state baseball tournament for the first time. PG 19
If one person can change the world, imagine the impact of 100. And what if that 100 were a group of like-minded women whose hearts’ desires are to greatly benefit the lives of other women and children in need? So thought Debbie LeDoux a former grant-writer at the Bexar County Justice Center, when she heard of a group funding local charities. She gathered a few friends and founded another: The Sister Project, a non-profit group of 100 women who commit $1000 each year, pooling $100,000 to annually fund three deserving causes. The group awards a $80,000 grant, and two of $10,000 to causes in the Christian realm, LeDoux said. Since 2011, The Sister Project has granted a total of half a million dollars to five large and 10 smaller projects. Most years, the chosen are a mixture of international and local groups. Past winners include local Jesus Says Love, which befriends and ministers to women working in strip clubs; a New Braunfels day care; and Life of a Single Mom, a ministry supporting single mothers. Others, like Adera, which ministers to women in Ethiopia’s slums; and this year’s first-place winner, Orphan’s Heart, span the world. In their care of Ugandan orphans, they identified a need for a sanitary, indoor feeding facility that will also serve as a community continued on page 2