Posted on Jul 21, 2010 | Tagged in: community , charity
(Cypress, TX – July 21, 2010) HomeAid Houston scored with the 2010 Project Playhouse visit to Bridgeland recently, meeting its goal of raffle ticket sales to raise money for the homeless.
“The Vintage Astros Dugout” was on view in Bridgeland July 10, where people could purchase $5 raffle tickets to win the playhouse, built in honor of the Astro’s 45th year as a ball club. The playhouse is the perfect getaway for the young baseball fan, with bench seating from the Astros dugout in Minute Maid Park (complete with cleat marks), a wall-mounted 32-inch HDTV, a Nintendo Wii, a DVD player and an 8,000 BTU air conditioner with remote control.
Event-goers also had a chance to win autographed memorabilia, including signed items by Lance Berkman, Jeff Bagwell, Hunter Pence and Brad Mills. Adding to the fun was a free batting clinic and complimentary hot dogs and refreshments.
Posted on May 12, 2010 | Tagged in: charity
Creativity, concessions, bidding wars and — hopefully — generosity are on tap 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 5, in Bridgeland during the Alessandra’s Angels craft show and silent auction.
Held in remembrance of Alessandra Lopez, who lost her battle with melanoma last year at age 2, the public event will raise money for pediatric melanoma research at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The show is one of several public events Bridgeland is hosting this year. Included on the calendar are soccer and cooking camps for kids, fly tying and kayaking classes and auditions for “Alice in Wonderland” to be performed in Bridgeland this September. Visit www.bridgelandlife.com for a full list of public events and registration details.
Posted on Dec 07, 2009 | Tagged in: charity , builders
After receiving the keys to a new home in Bridgeland in late August, wounded war veteran Capt. Daniel Moran, USMC (Ret.), and his family were treated to another surprise in November, courtesy of the Boy Scouts of America.
The Boy Scouts are teaming up with HelpingaHero.org to partially landscape several homes awarded through the HelpingaHero.org Home Program. Local Scouts from the Sam Houston Area Council transformed Moran’s back patio with a variety of plants and shrubs on Nov. 10, the 234th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Marine Corps and the day before Veteran’s Day.
Posted on Oct 05, 2009 | Tagged in: community , charity
More than 4,000 people found Bridgeland’s second Nature Fest to be a wild adventure, as crowds gathered in the community to learn about birds of prey, watch armadillos race, shop a farmer’s market and much more.
The free event, held Sept. 26, also raised more than$3,000 for two local charities — Habitat for Humanity Northwest Harris County and the Katy Prairie Conservancy.
Posted on Sep 08, 2009 | Tagged in: charity , builders
Wounded war veteran Capt. Daniel Moran, USMC (Ret.), and his family received keys to their new Bridgeland home Monday, Aug. 31, sharing the momentous event with a crowd of well-wishers that included U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, U.S. Congressman Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) and Astros legend Craig Biggio, all on hand to show their support of Moran and HelpingaHero.org.
Builder Perry Homes constructed the Morans’ new home on a homesite donated by Bridgeland, an 11,400-acre development of General Growth Properties in Cypress that was named Master Planned Community of the Year in 2008 by the National Association of Home Builders. This is the seventh of eight homes Perry has built at a substantial discount for the HelpingaHero.org Home Program. Perry will dedicate its eighth HelpingaHero.org home Sept. 14. Houston Rotary District 5890 also has been actively involved in raising money for the project, which was funded by The Strake Foundation, Rex and Marilyn King and the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund.
Posted on Aug 26, 2009 | Tagged in: health and fitness , charity
More than 600 of the area’s most physically fit tested their prowess in Bridgeland recently during the community’s first triathlon.
Sanctioned by USA Triathlon, the Bridgeland event made full use of Bridgeland’s natural resources, with a 482-meter swim in Lake Bridgeland, a 14-mile bike course on Fry Road and a 3.28-mile run throughout the master-planned community and along the Cypress Creek Nature Trail.
Proceeds from the triathlon benefited a variety of local school and community organizations.
Posted on Apr 01, 2009 | Tagged in: charity , builders
Crowds gathered in the Bridgeland community recently to help break ground on the 10th home to be built for a wounded war veteran through the HelpingaHero.org Home Program.
Bridgeland has donated a cul-de-sac homesite overlooking a lake for the project and Perry Homes is building the home. This is the seventh home Perry has constructed at a substantial discount for the HelpingaHero.org Home Program. The home is slated for completion this summer.
