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3rd Annual Small Steps Ultimate Wine Classic

Posted: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:33:04 +0000

Please join us for the 3rd Annual Small Steps Ultimate Wine Classic on Thursday, April 26, 2012. We will be honoring John Rathmell, Jr., former Small Steps Board Chair, for his commitment and strong leadership at Small Steps. The Wine Classic is a festive evening filled with opportunities for fellowship with friends and fellow supporters of Small Steps.

Joining us for a second year, Paul Roberts, Master Sommelier and Director at BOND Estates, formerly of Café Annie, The French Laundry, and Per Se, will be leading us in an evening featuring distinctive wines expertly paired with delicious foods and a wine education experience unlike any other. We would greatly appreciate your support of Small Steps Nurturing Center through a sponsorship of this event.

Our Honoree, Mr. Rathmell, served on the Board of Directors of Small Steps for ten years, from 2001 to 2010, including seven years as Board President. During the time that John served on the Small Steps board, the school’s budget tripled. His leadership was critical to the success of Small Steps’ programs and the school’s ability to grow the number of children it serves.

To see more pictures from our 2011 Wine Classic event, please visit our Photo Gallery.

2012 Sponsorship Levels

Champagne Champions – $25,000

· Priority seating for a table of ten · Ten tickets to private underwriter’s reception with Paul Roberts featuring premier wines · Prominent recognition in all event materials and Small Steps’ newsletter · Special appreciation gift for each guest at table

Malbec Masters – $15,000

· Priority seating for a table of ten · Six tickets to private underwriter’s reception with Paul Roberts featuring premier wines · Prominent recognition in all event materials and Small Steps’ newsletter · Special appreciation gift

Sonoma Super Stars – $10,000

· Priority seating for a table of ten · Two tickets to private underwriter’s reception with Paul Roberts featuring premier wines · Prominent recognition in all event materials and Small Steps’ newsletter · Special appreciation gift

Burgundy Beauties – $6,000

· Reserved table for ten · Prominent recognition in all event materials and Small Steps’ newsletter · Special appreciation gift

Charming Chardonnays – $1,000

· Two single seats · Name recognition in all event materials and Small Steps’ newsletter

Ready to sponsor? Sign up here!

Or click on this link to download a copy of our sponsorship form if you would like to fax, email or mail it in.

For more details about this event, please visit our website at http://www.ssnc.org/special-events/small-steps-ultimate-wine-classic/.

For more information about the event, please contact Lindsey Fondren at 713-236-0330 or Lfondren@ssnc.org.

The fair market value of goods and services received in exchange for this contribution is $150.00 per person.
Special Thanks to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo!

Posted: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:54:52 +0000

We are thrilled to announce that the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has awarded a $15,000 grant to Small Steps! The grant will be used to fund Small Steps’ early childhood education program. We are grateful to be a beneficiary of The Rodeo’s continued commitment to education and the Houston community.

Thank you to the Rodeo for promoting Small Steps and the great work we are doing!
New Playground Gardens at Jensen!

Posted: Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:31:40 +0000

Thank you to our wonderful Nature Team and community volunteers for generously giving their Saturday to update our butterfly garden with new plants and stepping stones. They also planted beautiful climbing jasmine, and started an orange tree orchard!

A very special thank you to David and Karen Lail who purchased all of the plants used in our gardens!

We are truly blessed to have a Nature Team who provides and maintains a touch of nature for our staff and students to enjoy. Thank you for all you do to help us reflect the beauty of the outdoors on our campus!
Christmas Program Video

Posted: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 23:25:44 +0000

Students at the Small Steps Nurturing Center held a Christmas program for their families and friends. The two- and three-year-old classes sang Jingle Bells and Feliz Navidad while the Pre-K and Kindergarten enacted “The Night Before Christmas.” The video of the students may be seen by clicking below.

Be sure and view the other Small Steps videos while you are at Youtube.
Christmas for Small Steps Families

Posted: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:03:01 +0000

The families at Small Steps Nurturing Center are feeling especially blessed during this holiday season as so many people around Houston donated Christmas presents for our siblings.

Just one month ago we did not know if we would have Christmas presents for all of our siblings. On November 15th we posted a blog asking for help in supplying our siblings with Christmas presents and the response we received was unimaginable. Thank you so much for all your support and blessings!!

Merry Christmas!

2011 Christmas Family & Sibling Sponsors

Grace Bible Church

Copperfield Church

Bering Dr. Church of Christ

Triad Resources

Spindletop Charities

The Linus Group

HPD Blue Santa Program

Yolanda Castillo

Lieutenant M. Waterwall

Lieutenant H. Gaw

Sergeant H. Hernandez

Sergeant C. Steele

Sr. Police Officer J. Bonnette

Christy Brunton, Fort Bend Mothers of Multiples

Christy Brunton, Texas Children’s Hospital

Hardy & Amy Murchison

John Stillwell

Oswald Scott

Mari Salazar

Kate Walters

Emily Northcutt

Elizabeth James

Stephani Hess

Linda Parker

Barbara Davey

Daisy Ramirez

Alicia Kimmel

Ashley Weathers

Sandy Engel, Bible Study Group

Ryan & Karen Liles

Patty & Ann Noser

Marilyn Pahlavan, Houston Elvis Meetup

Sarah Furbee

Brian & Amy Rogers

Jenny Ferguson

Rachel Anderson

Kyle and Tiffany McCreary

Rebecca Alexander

Sarah Martin

Anna Shaver

Personalized Santa Hats for all SSNC students – Joleen & Allie Evans

Handmade & Filled Stockings – Nancy Hines, Cy-Ranch High School – DePelchin Campus

Special thanks to Grant Wells for being our Santa Claus this year!!

Photos courtesy of Many Parker and Linda Parker. Thank you!
Thank You Invesco for blessing Small Steps Students with Christmas Presents!

Posted: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:05:37 +0000

The students and families at Small Steps Nurturing Center are feeling especially blessed this Christmas season thanks to the employees of Invesco. They adopted all of our 118 Small Steps students for Christmas and delivered gifts this week. Parents will receive a bag of multiple gifts for each student to put under their tree for Christmas morning. Thank you for blessing our students and families and for donating these toys to ensure our students have a Merry Christmas!

Invesco delivered Christmas gifts for our 118 students.

And to top things off, Invesco employees visited both Small Steps campuses in the last two days to throw a Christmas party for our students. The students enjoyed eating cupcakes, opening party favor bags, and talking to the people who donated their Christmas presents! Thank you so much for everything you have done for our students to give them such a special Christmas! We are so blessed!
Turkeys Delivered to Small Steps!

Posted: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:33:04 +0000

Small Steps received a large donation of turkeys today for our families to take home to enjoy a wonderful Christmas meal. Special thanks to Cody Moore who donated 90 turkeys to the families of Small Steps! This donation was part of a larger grass roots effort by 8 families who collected and donated over 2,000 turkeys to many organization all over Houston. Thank you for blessing so many different organizations in our community and thank you for blessing our families!
Thank You Ollie and Friends Pet Care!

Posted: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:48:01 +0000

Thank you Jessica Shannon and Ollie and Friends Pet Care for organizing a pet food drive for the families of Small Steps! So many of our families are pet owners and because of the generosity of Ollie and Friends Pet Care, they were able to take a bag of dog and cat food home with them today.

Jessica Shannon is a buddy at Small Steps and volunteers weekly with our students. We are so grateful for Shannon’s continuous support! Thank you for all your do for our students and families!
100 Coats for Small Steps Students – Thank You Rice!

Posted: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:31:31 +0000

Small Steps Nurturing Center is so grateful for Dustin Priemer and the students at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business. Dustin organized a coat drive for the students at Small Steps Nurturing Center and gathered coats for 100 students.

Dustin Priemer is a Buddy at Small Steps and volunteers weekly at our Jensen campus . We are feeling so blessed by Dustin and his school mates as they support the students and families of Small Steps! Thank you!!
Small Steps Students Ready for Cold Weather Thanks to Bright Beginners Preschool!

Posted: Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:13:29 +0000

Small Steps students are now prepared for the Winter season thanks to the families of Bright Beginners Preschool at St. Timothy Lutheran Church. The Bright Beginners’ families collected jackets for Small Steps students at their Thanksgiving Feast. The lovely donation came just in time – the morning of the cold front!

Special thank you to all the families of Bright Beginners preschool! It was such a blessing for our students, many of whom came to school with no jacket on. We were able to provide jackets for an entire campus of students! Thank you for blessing our students with your donation.
Houston Food Bank Gift of Produce

Posted: Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:54:08 +0000

Through the generosity of the Houston Food Bank and its food providers, the families of Small Steps have received the gift of five palettes of carrots, potatoes, zucchini, onions and limes. The Food Bank truck arrived mid-morning on Thursday, December 8th, and unloaded the produce which weighed between four and five tons. Following a class focused on nutrition and healthy food choices, the large group of assembled family volunteers divided the palettes of food into individual bags to be distributed to the families of the Small Steps students. Thank you to the Houston Food Bank and to all of our family volunteers for making this wonderful Christmas gift possible.

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Grace Bible Church’s Women’s Ministry Brings Christmas Cheer to Small Steps!

Posted: Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:46:54 +0000

Thank you to the Women’s Ministry Groups from Grace Bible Church who visited Small Steps this week to put on their annual Trim A Tree Party for Small Steps students! The Bible study group members helped all of our students on each campus create ornaments and then helped the students decorate the school Christmas tree. To top off the festivities, our students were also able to decorate Christmas cookies with all of the trimmings.

We are thankful for the women of GBC for putting on such a special event for our students and for helping decorate Small Steps for Christmas!
Small Steps Celebrates Thanksgiving!

Posted: Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:37:41 +0000

Small Steps’ students, families, staff and board members gathered November 17th to celebrate Thanksgiving with a feast! The students performed multiple Thanksgiving themed songs and afterwards we all enjoyed a wonderful meal prepared for us by the Black-eyed Pea restaurant. Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers and board members who helped us serve food, greet families, and have a great time! A big thanks to the Black-eyed Pea restaurant for donating food for 400 people for our Thanksgiving meal!

Small Steps students and mom enjoy their Thanksgiving meal!

Board members (left to right), Brad Sanders, Kevin Leonard, Greg Stirman, and Mari Salazar serve food to our families.

Small Steps students sing “Turkey, Turkey, Turkey!”

For more pictures from our Thanksgiving Feast visit our Photo Gallery.
Save the Date for 2012 SSEC!

Posted: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:40:58 +0000

Save the date for the 17th Annual Small Steps Energy Classic on Monday, October 29, 2012. We look forward to a great day of golf, first-class business entertainment, and unbelievable door prizes.

For more information about the tournament, please visit: http://www.ssnc.org/special-events/ssec/
Small Steps Clays Classic Registration Open!

Posted: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:13:10 +0000

Registration is now open for the 2012 Small Steps Clays Classic!

Wednesday, February 15, 2012
American Shooting Center

Register your team today!
Visit https://www.ssnc.org/register/

To learn more about the event, as well as sponsorship levels and benefits, visit:
http://www.ssnc.org/special-events/ssnc-clays-classic/

If you have trouble registering online or if you prefer to download our Registration Form to fill out and mail or fax in, please click here.

Thank you for supporting Small Steps Nurturing Center! We are thankful to our generous sponsors!

Questions? Contact Lindsey Fondren at lfondren@ssnc.org or 713-236-0330.

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Posted: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:33:04 +0000

2012 Sponsorship Levels

Champagne Champions – $25,000

Malbec Masters – $15,000

Sonoma Super Stars – $10,000

Burgundy Beauties – $6,000

Charming Chardonnays – $1,000

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