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Camper Stats - Summer 2023

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 16:21:28 +0000

Last Updated: 04/10/2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Texas Lions Camp, Inc.

(830) 896-896-8500 | news@lionscamp.com

From the Office of the President & CEO

Stephen S. Mabry

Camper Stats - Summer 2023

Kerrville, TX - August 30, 2023. Following our summers, many Lions and interested parties are interested in how the summer of service went, including how many campers were served through our organization. I have prepared a file for your use that will allow you to lookup certain statistical data regarding select adverbs of 2023. Keep in mind that this is a dynamic file so that you may "slice/dice" the data as it makes sense for your purposes.

Live Data, Filters & Expandable Data Sets

To expand the spreadsheet, please click here

Respectfully yours,

Stephen S. Mabry
President & CEO
Texas Lions Camp, Inc.

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Stephen is President and CEO of Texas Lions Camp, Inc. having began his career in 1989 as the summer horsemanship director. TLC, Inc. is recognized as a 501(c)(3) charitable, organization by the IRC and has a large Board of Directors consisting of 94 voting members and over 300 volunteer members that serve on one of 10 standing committees. As a corporation, TLC has more than 200 full-time and seasonal employees (who are organized into 7 departments) and over 2,000 volunteers per year that are responsible for creating an atmosphere of success for more than 1,500 children with physical disabilities per summer. During his tenure, Stephen has built or renovated every one of the more than 50 structures on the Kerrville campus, and is working to implement the thesis of the Master Plan of Four Camps, One Campus. Stephen has been a Certified Association Executive with the American Society of Association Executives, and a past Certified Fund-Raising Executive with the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Stephen is a father of three and resides on TLC’s Kerrville campus together with his wife Shawn, who as luck would have it, is a professional editor.

Scholarships & Stipends

Wed, 12 Apr 2023 23:03:04 +0000

Last Updated: 04/13/2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Texas Lions Camp, Inc.

(830) 896-8500 | news@lionscamp.com

From the Office of the President & CEO

Stephen S. Mabry

Texas Lions Camp Seeks Scholarship Sponsors to Benefit Summer Staff of 2023

Kerrville, TX - April 13, 2023. Texas Lions Camp (TLC) is pleased to announce that the scholarship sponsor's portal to benefit the summer staff of 2023 is now open. TLC is seeking sponsors to underwrite scholarships which are typically awarded in $500-$1,000 increments to benefit domestic staff members, and travel stipends in any amount to benefit international staff.

Figure 1.Visit us online to register.

I am very proud to offer this scholarship program to our summer staff and will tell you that it is an indispensible component of our ability to maintain and recruit high quality staff members each year. Our Summer Staff members work incredibly hard and the dedication that our staff members put in every day to make a positive impact on the lives of the children we serve is unparalleled in the camping industry. These scholarships and stipends are just one small way that we can show our appreciation and support for them.

I received a scholarship the summer I worked for TLC as a summer counselor, and I can tell you first-hand what a difference that any amount of support can make in the life of a college student. I am grateful to all of the donors who make these scholarships possible for our staff.

Lions Clubs, families, individuals and organizations that are interested in sponsoring and presenting a scholarship or travel stipend can visit https://lionscamp.com/donations.html#Scholarships to learn more about the scholarship program and to make their pledge. The pledge form is simple to complete and allows donors to choose the amount they wish to contribute.

If you have questions that cannot be answered by what has been provided online, please contact Karen-Anne King, Vice-President of Summer Camps or a member of the Program Team at (830) 896-8500.

Respectfully yours,

Stephen S. Mabry
President & CEO
Texas Lions Camp, Inc.

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Stephen is President and CEO of Texas Lions Camp, Inc. having began his career in 1989 as the summer horsemanship director. TLC, Inc. is recognized as a 501(c)(3) charitable, organization by the IRC and has a large Board of Directors consisting of 94 voting members and over 300 volunteer members that serve on one of 10 standing committees. As a corporation, TLC has more than 200 full-time and seasonal employees (who are organized into 7 departments) and over 2,000 volunteers per year that are responsible for creating an atmosphere of success for more than 1,500 children with physical disabilities per summer. During his tenure, Stephen has overseen the building or renovation of every one of the more than 50 structures on the Kerrville campus, and is currently working to implement the thesis of the Master Plan of "Four Camps, One Campus". Stephen has been a Certified Association Executive with the American Society of Association Executives, and a past Certified Fund-Raising Executive with the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Stephen is a father of three and resides on TLC’s Kerrville campus together with his wife Shawn, who as luck would have it, is a professional editor.

TLC-4-Families

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 21:54:14 +0000

last Updated: 02/09/2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Texas Lions Camp, Inc.

(830) 896-896-8500 | news@lionscamp.com

From the Office of the President & CEO

Stephen S. Mabry

TLC-4-Families

Kerrville, TX - February 9, 2021. At this time last year, I visited with you about the impact of COVID-19 on TLC’s summer operation and that given Time, Planning and Care, TLC would be back. In the past year, we have learned much about how this virus behaves, and what we can do as individuals to safeguard our own health as well as how to safeguard others.

Also in the past year, there has been much passed by way of public policy as well as research to indicate what has worked in larger settings and what has not been as successful. Given Time, planning and care, the Texas Lions Camp organization has formulated our strategic plan for operations during pandemic conditions and this was recently adopted as our approach during the Semi-Annual Board Meeting held this past Saturday at Texas Lions Camp.

I am excited to announce TLC-4-Families which will be offered during the summer of 2021 to families who find they could benefit from an outing together. Specifically, our facility will be offered to families who have one or more children living under their roof, with a special medical condition of some type. Since parents will remain on campus and in charge of their children our typical scope of services will not be constrained to our typical qualification list, except where we deem it would be unsafe to do so. Moreover, your other children who reside under your roof are welcome to come and participate at what TLC has to offer.

The way this will work and the main condition that will allow for its continued operation, is that families on campus will remain together at all times and socially distanced from others during their stay. They will reside together in their assigned, private unit and will participate as a group in the activities they select for their stay.

Those families with Type-1 Diabetes will be provided programming and housing during the month of July, where the month of June will be set aside for conditions other than Type-1 Diabetes. Dr. Ponder and I, along with his staff and mine, are continuing to develop the program for diabetes, but in addition to outdoor recreation as a family, certainly, med-ed will be a large part of what is offered during your stay if attending the July sessions.

For a long-time camper families, you are already accustomed to making the trek to Kerrville. Now you have a special invitation from me to you to extend that stay and join us for TLC-4-Families. Registration is available at our website, and as you might imagine, space is limited. Where normally TLC is in the large event business, this approach by design spreads out the scope for what will be allowed by pandemic operations.

So, get out your calendar, learn more about the program offering at lions camp.com and make your plans to join us while space remains. Until then, know that we are planning for your arrival and look forward to welcoming you to TLC-4-Families.

Respectfully yours,

Stephen S. Mabry
President & CEO
Texas Lions Camp, Inc.

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Stephen is President and CEO of Texas Lions Camp, Inc. and recently celebrated 30 years ofservice to this 70 year-old, 501(c)(3) charitable, organization in August of 2019. TLC, Inc. has a large Board of Directors consisting of 94 voting members and over 300 volunteer members that serve on one of 10 standing committees. As a corporation, TLC has more than 200 full-time and seasonal employees (who are organized into 7 departments) and over 2,000 volunteers per year that areresponsible for creating an atmosphere of success for more than 1,500 children with physical disabilities per summer. Stephen is a Certified Association Executive with the American Society of Association Executives, a past Certified Fund-Raising Executive with the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Stephen is a father of three and resides on TLC’s Kerrville campus together with his wife Shawn, who as luck would have it, is a professional editor.

Board Meeting

Sat, 18 Jul 2020 13:21:10 +0000

Board Meeting, last Updated: 07/18/2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Texas Lions Camp, Inc.

(830) 896-896-8500 | news@lionscamp.com

From the Office of the President & CEO

Stephen S. Mabry, CAE

Board Meeting - An Open Letter to the Board of Directors

Kerrville, TX - April 20, 2020. Welcome to the ABC Format that saves you time and effort by organizing what I want you to do first versus what I want you to know, in this order: Action, Background, Conclusion. This document will give you additional information concerning TLC's Annual Board Meeting, which will be held in-person and virtually, at your option.(Note: the traditional Board Meeting has been condensed and the standing committees will not meet (unless scheduled for virtual meetings prior the weekend) nor will chairman meet with the Executive Committee. Lastly, the elected directors will not meet during the weekend (but will meet virtually at a later date).

Action- Next Steps

Immediately upon receipt of this communication, log how you will attend TLC's meeting by our convenient, online form, (est. time less than 1 minute).
Visit https://www.lionscamp.com daily and on an on-going basis for updates
Keep your eyes on your email for updates (make sure I am white-listed and added to your address book under any of the following cognomens [I've always wanted to use that word in a sentence]: www.lionscamp.com, news@lionscamp.com or domain of lionscamp.com).
Between now and the meeting, make arrangements to have an internet capable device with you, which will be used throughout the meeting whether attending in person or virtually. In-person attendees will have internet access available through TLC's WIFI or your own cellular device.

Background

Dear friends and TLC family: I call you friends and family because that is what you are to me as a result of our history together that spans more than 30 years(and some of you predate me with your care of Texas Lions Camp). I am writing today to provide you additional information and procedures for TLC's Annual Meeting.

The year 2020 has challenged each of us in ways we had no idea it would and that is true for our beloved organization too! I have often thought that one of the greatest gifts God has bestowed is the withholding of the foreknowledge of the adverbs associated with our future and if you think about this year or some of your own past life's events, you will know this to be true. What I also know about God, is that He has perfect timing and has equipped us with excellence to deal with the times and seasons at hand, also one of the greatest gifts He continually provides as we join Him in His work.

In April of this year, the ExComm and I made the gut-wrenching decision not to open residential camping services to children as all are presumed to have co-morbidity and/or compromised immune systems or the possibility that they could return from camp to a family member who does. Admittedly, this describes many of you as well. To the extent that you believe you might bring a contagion with you to Kerrville or are fearful that you might take one home with you as a result of travel to Texas Lions Camp then STAY HOME with my blessing. Another fact that we are going to have to square with, is the likelihood that CV-19 is going to be with us for sometime and we are going to have to learn to operate in spite of it.

The Executive Committee and I have devised a safety plan, that will be strictly enforced for those who feel comfortable with the manner in which things will operate and would like to attend the golf tournament and/or other events in person. Moreover, now that I have advised you of the officially recognized procedure, your attendance in person signifies your agreement to discharge that procedure in harmony with your legal duties of care and obedience to TLC as a board member. For those who choose not to attend in person, please plan to join us virtually. I am currently devising systems that will allow your virtual attendance, check-in, discussion and voting privileges to occur without your being physically present, so long as you are virtually present at the time of voting.

Ensuring the Show Goes On

The importance of our annual meeting cannot be overstated. The entire next year is in fact predicated upon the decisions made with this agenda and without it, our governance structure will not have exercised one of its most important roles: to limit. Some of the more important agenda items we will undertake, include but are not limited to:

Seating of the 20-21 Board of Directors and their election of Corporate Officers
Adoption of the Annual Budget
Adoption of the coming year's Annual Calendar for Summer Camp
Appointment of our Audit firm to audit last year's Financial Statement & Business Acumen
Disclosure of Current Financial Statement
Capital Improvement and how plans have changed

Deliverables

In either case, whether attending in person or virtually, there are a number of things you can expect from me from now until showtime in order to prepare for the meeting. For those who have served in year's prior, much of this equates to what you typically would have received by mail, which will be provided this year digitally and by internet only:

Safety Plan
Call to Meeting
Agenda
Board Book - containing contact lists of leadership, chairmanships, and minutes (released later this week)
By-laws or other Governing Documents
Executive Brief (new this meeting to the full Board) (released week of 7/26/2020)
Financial Statements
Login to systemsfor the Meeting(released 07/29/2020 and morning of meeting).

Conclusion

TLC has one of the largest and most engaged Boards of Directors of any organization in the United States and we are indeed fortunate to have the favor of your support. I look forward to visiting with each of you soon and wish you every safety and good health as we seek to serve our target audience, the kiddos of TLC.

Respectfully yours,

Stephen S. Mabry, CAE
President & CEO
Texas Lions Camp, Inc.

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Stephen isPresident and CEO of Texas Lions Camp, Inc. and recently celebrated 30 years ofservice to this 70 year-old, 501(c)(3) charitable, organization in August of2019. TLC, Inc. has a large Board of Directors consisting of 94 voting membersand over 300 volunteer members that serve on one of 10 standing committees. Asa corporation, TLC has more than 200 full-time and seasonal employees (who areorganized into 7 departments) and over 2,000 volunteers per year that areresponsible for creating an atmosphere of success for more than 1,500 childrenwith physical disabilities per summer. Stephen is a Certified AssociationExecutive with the American Society of Association Executives, a past CertifiedFund-Raising Executive with the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Stephen is afather of three and resides on TLC’s Kerrville campus together with his wifeShawn, who as luck would have it, is a professional editor.

TLC2U - On its Way!

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 13:28:10 +0000

TLC2U: 06/29/2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Texas Lions Camp, Inc.

(830) 896-896-8500 | news@lionscamp.com

From the Office of the President & CEO

Stephen S. Mabry, CAE

TLC2U - On its Way!

Kerrville, TX - June 29, 2020.The staff have made their lists and checked it twice, none were naughty and all were nice. TLC2U is on its way with programs set to open July 5, 2020 and by now, children have received their boxes or soon will. For more information about the schedule, click here.

For the first time in TLC's history, we will have the opportunity to meet as an all-camp, TLC family and participate no matter the session assigned. Families, Lions, staff from around the world and volunteers will also be able to join in the fun as we kick off programs for the summer season.

I want to take a moment to thank the staff of TLC for their very hard work on this project. Their dedication, ingenuity, flexibility, creativity and "Can Do" attitude have been an inspiration to watch. TLC2U has been a collaborative effort between the Marketing and Program Departments, and I would be remiss if I did not also give a shoutout to our two VP's Trish Wilson and Karen-Anne King for leading in this effort.

There have been a number of sponsors who have given both time and financial support for this new program and I could not be more grateful for their continued support of TLC's outreach and programs for the kiddos of TLC. If you would like to learn more about how to support TLC2U, click here. Or if you would just like to give a gift restricted to fund TLC2U, you may also do that online by clicking here.

Lastly, please take a moment to share in the effort by viewing the video our marketing department developed to catalogue some of the many efforts that went into making TLC2U a reality for the kiddos:

Until then, remember: Childen Can...With TLC^TM!

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Stephen isPresident and CEO of Texas Lions Camp, Inc. and recently celebrated 30 years ofservice to this 70 year-old, 501(c)(3) charitable, organization in August of2019. TLC, Inc. has a large Board of Directors consisting of 94 voting membersand over 300 volunteer members that serve on one of 10 standing committees. Asa corporation, TLC has more than 200 full-time and seasonal employees (who areorganized into 7 departments) and over 2,000 volunteers per year that areresponsible for creating an atmosphere of success for more than 1,500 childrenwith physical disabilities per summer. Stephen is a Certified AssociationExecutive with the American Society of Association Executives, a past CertifiedFund-Raising Executive with the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Stephen is afather of three and resides on TLC’s Kerrville campus together with his wifeShawn, who as luck would have it, is a professional editor.