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TLC Hosts 2025 Tivy Prom

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:17:47 +0000

Tivy Prom, last Updated: 04/15/2025

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 Hosts 2025 Tivy Prom

KERRVILLE, TX - April 15, 2025. TLC was the host site for the Tivy Prom again this year, which was held onsite Saturday, April 13, 2025. Transforming the Dining Hall into an “after 5:00” venue was very well done and made for an inviting atmosphere for all. Hats off to KISD, the Tivy Faculty, and the many volunteers who worked tirelessly to make the night a great success.

2025 Tivy Prom

”It was our great pleasure to offer the facility and resources of Texas Lions Camp to KISD for their prom again this year. Anytime we can assist the school district or individual schools, we are happy to do so. Not only does the District provide valuable services to our community and our area youth, but they are fantastic neighbors to the Texas Lions Camp”, said Stephen Mabry, President and CEO.

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 begun his career at TLC 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, grandfather of one, and resides on TLC’s Kerrville campus together with his wife and partner in service, Shawn.

Stephen is President and CEO of Texas Lions Camp, Inc. having begun his career at TLC 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, grandfather of one, and resides on TLC’s Kerrville campus together with his wife and partner in service, Shawn.

Bark'n Brew Funds TLC

Tue, 24 Oct 2023 14:43:48 +0000

ReplaceTopic, last Updated: 10/24/2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Texas Lions Camp, Inc.

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

From the Office of the President & CEO

Stephen S. Mabry

Bark'n Brew Funds TLC

Kerrville, TX - October 24, 2023. Anyone who has ever ran an event to raise funds, knows how much work is involved without any guarantee of success. I can assure you that for everything that is seen, there are hundreds of things behind the scene that went into driving the event where it would not otherwise have gone. Thank you for a job very well done!

A big TLC shoutout to District 2-X2 and Terry Hawkins, who produced and administered their annual Bark-n-brew @TwoDocs to raise money for charity, including @TexasLionsCamp. Learn more here: https://t.co/5tfm3YNuXL andhttps://t.co/AGRpC72ziY
— Stephen Mabry (@ssmabry) October 24, 2023

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. 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.

Mo-Ranch, Friends of TLC

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 12:55:46 +0000

Polar Bear Challenge, last Updated: 01/05/2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Texas Lions Camp, Inc.

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

From the Office of the President & CEO

Stephen S. Mabry

Mo-Ranch, Friends of TLC

Kerrville, TX - January 5, 2021. Words seem inadequate to express our appreciation to Mo-Ranch for having selected TLC as the beneficiary of the 2021 Polar Bear Challenge. The Hill Country Community has much to celebrate in the character of this great organization who has operated the Polar Bear Challenge for more than 28 years now. Clearly, there is nothing forcing Mo-Ranch to offer a fundraiser for other charities when they themselves are a charitable organization. So, in addition to accomplishing their own mission, Mo Ranch has been lending their good-name and facilities for the sole purpose of helping others and they are to be commended.

I am also very proud of TLC, the Polar Bear Court, Texas Lions and the many generous donors who responded to our invitation to become involved. TLC began work on the PBC in December of 2019 (when it was just a possibility), before Covid-19 made it to our shores and at that time, we set a goal of $250,000 in support of TLC’s Building Fund, should we be selected. To date, TLC has raised $230,037.45 an amazing feat considering the pandemic that prevented most fundraisers from being held as planned.

Since the planned slide was unable to occur due to Covid concerns, the Crowned King & Queen, Kent Basinger and Terry Hawkins, will be taking a dip in TLC's pool during the semi-annual, Board Meeting at TLC. The event will be live-streamed on TLC's Facebook page on February 6, 2021. Our fundraising efforts will remain open until that time in hopes of reaching our goal of $250,000.

In our fundraising approach, we saw some very creative and overly generous things being done to raise these funds, including but not limited to: cash gifts during uncertain times, gifts of appreciated stock, online concerts from Country Music recording artist Eric Paslay, the World Piano Man, Martyn Lucas and a Lion who took pledges and ran back-to-back marathons (53 miles) in one day, just to name a few. In all, approximately 275 gifts ranging from $10 to more than $23,000 were given to support the effort. These funds have been given for and are restricted to TLC’s Building Fund, to help replace buildings that were severely damaged during the March and May thunderstorms at TLC.

If you would like to be apart of the final push to reach the goal of $250,000 it's not too late. Join us by clicking here and giving online or send your tax-deductible gift to Texas Lions Camp | PO Box 292047 | Kerrville, TX 78029 and write "Polar Bear Challenge" on the envelope.

Respectfully yours,

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

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