Our Volunteers Make a Difference

The San Antonio Sports Foundation has many advantages when we bid against other sports commissions and cities to host major amateur athletic events. We have a popular destination city and a hospitality industry that embraces visitors, terrific facilities, supportive public officials and a generous corporate community. However, our ace-in-the-hole is our dedicated and talented corp of volunteers.

In the last week, we hosted a Big 12 Soccer Championship and the San Antonio Sports Foundation Golf Classic – two events that rely heavily on volunteers. And once again, they were enthusiastic and dependable. Sports Foundation volunteers come from all walks of life, all ages and bring a variety of talents that help to insure the success of our events. Some volunteer every week in the Sports Foundation office, others put in a few hours at events, but all are appreciated.

Time and time again, organizations from the NCAA to the US Olympic Committee compliment the Sports Foundation on having found such capable volunteers. We’re just grateful that they find us!

If you have time and talent to spare, we could use your help. Call Nancy Christensen at 820-2191 or just click here to become a valued part of our team.




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The Big 12 Women’s Soccer Championship was a great success November 7,8 and 10 at Blossom Soccer Stadium. The University of Nebraska beat Texas A&M in the finals to earn the championship title and an automatic trip to the NCAA Women’s College Cup next month in Austin as the Big 12 Conference representative.

Congratulations also go to two local youth soccer teams who won the Sports Foundation’s drawing to attend the Women’s College Cup. First place tickets to the Championship were awarded to a team sponsored by Phil Miner, the second place tickets went to the Churchill High School team.

The Sports Foundation will host the Big 12 Soccer Championship again for the seventh year in 2003. It’s not too early to reserve your 20-ticket team package for $89!

For information on how to purchase these packages e-mail Jenny Carnes or call 210-820-2104 today!

Nathan Schreiber had to make a choice--football or diving. He chose diving and is now a nationally ranked member of the Sports Foundation's Community Olympic Development Program, a partnership with the US Olympic Committee. Nathan, a 15-year-old Holmes High School student is also a member of the Alamo Area Aquatics travel team and part of their national team. Currently ranked 20th in the nation and climbing, Nathan's goal is to earn an athletic or academic scholarship to the University of Notre Dame. "I'm motivated to be the best I can be," says Nathan. With that attitude and determination, he's sure to succeed.

In their own words…

As chairman of the San Antonio Sports Foundation’s individual membership committee, Dan Stewart’s passion for the Dreams for Youth program fuels his drive to enlist new members.

“The reason I joined the Sports Foundation is to help inner city children in individual Olympic sports. The Sports Foundation funds the ongoing coaching and equipment for these kids. Dreams for Youth requires the children to maintain a good GPA and helps to keep them out of trouble after school. The children are given the opportunity to better themselves while being surrounded by positive role models. Many of these role models are Olympic athletes themselves. Dreams for Youth tracks these children and can demonstrate their progress and success.”

Dan Stewart
Frishberg Jordan and Stewart Advisors

Learn more about the benefits of becoming an individual or corporate member or how to sponsor a specific Sports Foundation event or program. Contact Mary Japhet at 210-820-2123 or mjaphet@sanantoniosports.org.

NEW AND RENEWING INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS

Marietta Alba; Andres Andular; Ann Griffith Ash; Randall Bell; William Bradley; Sally Brooks; Rick Cavender; Nancy Christensen; Allen Cornell; Harry Forbes; Margret Forbes; Tom Frost; James Growney; Joseph Johnson; Paula Larson; Bill Latham; Leonard Lawrence; John Likovich; David Little; Michael Lynd; Mr. & Mrs. Jean McPherson; Jose Menendez; James Mickey; Gregg Muenster; Ruskin Norman; Jim Norwood; Marie Pauerstein; Jeanna Piper; Charles Plummer; J.R. Reed; Walter Straub; Victor Vela; Senator Jeff Wentworth; Paul Wiegand; Steve Wilson; Robert Wright; Wayne Witt

CORPORATE MEMBERS

PRESENTING: City of San Antonio; SBC Communications Inc.

Platinum: Clear Visions, Inc.; IKON Office Solutions; San Antonio Express-News

Gold: Adecco; American Airlines; Cavender Auto Family; Creative Link; The Dominion Country Club; HealthSouth; PacifiCare; San Antonio Coca-Cola Bottling Co; San Antonio Spurs; Valero Energy Corporation

Silver: Michael and Pam Berlanga; Cingular Wireless; Matthews & Branscomb; Maverick Video Production; NuMedia: Paladin IT Services; Mark Phariss; USAA Real Estate Company; Whataburger

Bronze: George Becknell; Bender & Associates; Ed Benninger; Chase Bank of Texas, N.A.; Clever Endeavors; Creative Ads of Texas; Frost Bank; HMS Host Corporation; Institute of Liver and Gastrointestinal Diseases; Methodist Children's Hospital; Dr. David and Teresa Schmidt; Southwest Business Corporation; Trinity University; Zachry Hospitality, Inc.;

Champion: Cox & Smith, Inc.; Grande Communications; Holiday Inn Select Airport; Lyda Constructors, Inc.; Dr. Susan A. Marenda; Racquetball & Fitness

All-Star: Armour Swift-Eckrich; Bank One; Block Distributing Company, Inc.; BudCo., Inc.; Catering by Don Strange; Contemporary Constructors, Inc.; Eichlitz, Dennis, Wray & Westheimer Agency, Inc.; Exposure, Inc.; Gallagher's Steak House; Gunn Automotive Group; Initial Security; Marmon Mok; Metropolitan Contracting Co.; Padgett, Stratemann & Co.; Pape-Dawson Consulting Engineers, Inc.; The RK Group; San Antonio Automobile Dealers Association; Soules & Wallace; Sterling Bank; Sterling Foods, Inc.; Tesoro Petroleum; Yantis Company

Grants/Foundations: Bexar County Health & Human Services CDBG; Bexar County Woman's Bar Foundation; Brown Foundation; Charity Ball Foundation; Coleman Foundation; Criminal Justice Division JJDP Grant; Criminal Justice Division Safe and Drug Free Schools Grant; Light Foundation; David & Betty Sachs Foundation; Salomon Smith Barney; Women’s Sports Foundation;

Founding Sponsors: City of San Antonio; H-E-B; USAA Foundation, A Charitable Trust; Valero Energy Corporation